Category Archives: science

Busting Myths

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

I’m ready to make good on a promise. It all started in graduate school. My myths were busted my first term at Cornell when my professors destroyed our stereotypes of mass media influences.

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Perspective

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

Writing to agencies to beg for grant money means putting myself under scrutiny. You keep telling yourself, it’s not about you: it’s about the work. But when I’m occupied with issues that impact Indians, then it is personal.

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Indian as Suitcase

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

As I was preparing for this week’s campus-wide lecture, I realized the histories and narratives of Indians in North America are like the content s of a suitcase.

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Skulls and Baseballs

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

I started thinking about bones when grad student Erin Dysart Hanes and I began following the news coverage of Kennewick Man.

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What if it’s Not There?

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

How can you study something that’s not there?

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It’s a Dream

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

My head is wrapped around grant applications for my work in science communication: so much so that I’m dreaming about it. Serves me right.I read an article on learning and teaching that pointed out Indian ways-of-knowing embrace dreams as part … Continue reading →

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Where Are You From?

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

One of my mentors, Jack McLeod at the University of Wisconsin, told a crew of new doctoral students to dig deep into theory and understand its roots.

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Dumb Rules

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

Kevin Gover, head of the National Museum of the American Indian, was addressing staff members at the museum over the summer and remarked that he likes rules.

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No Word for Science

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

I’ve been listening to Osage language tapes since I returned from Greyhorse this summer.

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Community Values

Posted on November 14, 2010 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

I’m in a muddle this week pondering over community and individual values.

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