Geronimo’s (Goyahkla) grave was robbed and his bones stolen
Here’s the first.
Heritage Month was inaugurated in 1990 by President George H. W. Bush, the same year he signed NAGPRA.
While National Native American Heritage Month was designed to honor American Indians by sponsoring special events in schools and cities, NAGPRA legislation was intended to protect Indian remains and belongings. Continue reading
Musings on Native Science (by Cynthia-Lou Coleman)
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Is it true?
One of my students asked me if it’s true that American Indians don’t believe in the land bridge hypothesis.
The student is enrolled in a critical race theory class, taught by an American Indian scholar, who told the class the Bering Strait thesis is a “very sensitive” topic in Indian Country.
True that many Native creation stories emerge from a place—a place we call home. Continue reading
Kumeyaay man
Unlike Kennewick Man—which has yet to be returned—a judge decided the California remains should be restored under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. Continue reading
Stand on your head
I will be urging them to view communication through a wide lens.
Most of us find it more fun to examine life through the prism of individuals.
We love stories of heroes, from Geronimo to Wonder Woman. Continue reading
American Progress
My father-in-law combed through papers, photographs, trinkets, cabinets and boxes at our relative’s house, while neighbors sorted through memories to save and give away.
We found many treasured books–including first editions–that we tucked away for the journey home, now saved for the grandchildren–who found a treasure for me. Continue reading
A news article on chronic tardiness struck a chord.
Seems that being late isn’t necessarily a character flaw.
Or passive-aggressive behavior. Continue reading
Does this look like an indigenous American?
Local tribes bristled at the naming, preferring to call the skeleton The Ancient One, or Oyt.pa.ma.na.tit.tite, according to scholar David Hurst Thomas.
Thomas says naming is critical: “The power to name reflects an underlying power to control lands, Indigenous people, and histories,” he writes. Continue reading
Turns out American Indians were right all along.
A bitter conflict of values, race, sovereignty and politics began two decades ago when a pair of Washington State college students unearthed a skeleton in the Columbia River.
Local Indian tribes wanted the skeleton—which was more than 9,000 years old—returned to the native community as required by federal laws that protect Indian remains and objects. Continue reading
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