Tag Archives: literacy

Telling the Story Indian Style

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

Last week I heard Indian storytellers unfurl their tales when the Northwest Indian Storytellers Association gathered in Portland. I was enlightened and humbled to listen to Native storytellers weave their magic. We heard tales of coyote and raven, Lakota and … Continue reading →

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Bizarre Month

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

A bizarre intersection occurs when October 31 greets November 1. We leap from All Hallows Eve to Native American Heritage Month just by turning a page on the calendar. Halloween agitates some of my American Indian brethren. Native regalia aren’t … Continue reading →

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Break the Rules

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

Students and scientists gathered in Seattle last week to talk about how to succeed in their careers—not only as scientists—but as American Indians and Hispanic individuals. So I was honored to speak about science communication that impacts Indian tribes and … Continue reading →

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Penny for your Thoughts

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

Context is everything. Take beauty for example. An attractive woman may look gorgeous in a sea of homely men. But lumped together with a hundred other beautiful women, it is much more difficult to single her out as the most … Continue reading →

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When Research Creates Origami

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

The New England Journal of Medicine went out on a limb with an editorial that advised readers to let the data speak for themselves. And ignore the funding source. Jeffrey M. Drazen’s September 20 editorial says that a study’s “validity … Continue reading →

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Vagina, Male Style?

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

The Economist carried a review of Naomi Wolf’s new book, Vagina: A New Biography, and I remarked to my honey that the British news magazine has a male voice. How can you tell, he asked? You can just tell, I … Continue reading →

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Organic vs. Conventional Food: No Difference

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

Media folks are buzzing this week over a Stanford study about the nutritional differences between organic and conventional foods. The study found almost no differences.

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When Indians are invisible in science

Posted on August 25, 2012 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

When are American Indians invisible? As a critic of mass media and Indian representations, I am mindful of the gross caricatures that persist. Pocahontas. Chief Wahoo. The Land O’Lakes butter maiden. These are memorable images of Indians.

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Rez Life: What standards do we use?

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

My colleague John Sanchez (Apache) has studied the ABC TV documentary that aired in October called Children of the Plains, which focused on life at Pine Ridge. Sanchez reported his findings this past week in Chicago at the annual conference … Continue reading →

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How the Press Covered the Sea Lion Controversy in Indian Country

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

Next week we present results of our study at a national conference in Chicago, sharing details of how the press covered the salmon and sea lion conflict at the Columbia River. Local Indians have a great stake in the salmon … Continue reading →

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