Tag Archives: rhetoric

Home is Where the Heart is

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

Responses to my conversations about place yielded comments from friends about home being where you find your heart. When I read Native scholars like Vine Deloria Jr. I am struck by his thoughts that culture—“behavior, beliefs, values and symbols” quite … Continue reading →

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Porn and the Eye of the Beholder

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

An information campaign raised public ire when it produced a billboard that shocked some viewers. The poster shows a woman without clothing, her breasts (all four) hooked to a pump. She’s on her hands and knees, reflecting the imagery of … Continue reading →

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Pack my Suitcase with Rocks

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

Know how sometimes you can hear something a million times but it doesn’t resonate until, one day, it connects? As an academic I’ve been studying the meaning of “place” in American Indian ways-of-knowing from a distant, theoretical perspective. Trying to … Continue reading →

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How do Indians Reclaim Science?

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

A handful of scholars—many of them American Indians—have been writing about science from an indigenous perspective, offering ammunition to counter the charge that Indians are anti-science. It comes as no surprise that some American Indians distrust approaches endorsed by science. … Continue reading →

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Indian Sovereignty: Worthwhile?

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

An illuminating article discusses Indian sovereignty and gambling at the White Mountain Apache Tribe, and defines sovereignty as equal to the entities of the federal government, individual states and tribes. The article from this week’s Economist (a British publication) does … Continue reading →

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A Vulgar Display of Power

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

Truth is we didn’t know what to expect. But we found out what happens when heavy metal meets classical sensibilities. Magic.

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Jonesing for Leftovers

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

My pooch was jonesing for leftovers this morning, hoping for a bite of muesli or a lick of almond milk. I realize he was just being a mutt, fulfilling his animal nature to be noticed, front and center. For my … Continue reading →

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Sex Acts and Censorship

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

The Oregonian’s decision to demure over carrying the Doonesbury strip on its printed pages this week took another turn when the newspaper revealed it reported a lie over the details of Bob Caldwell’s death. Caldwell, an editor with the newspaper, … Continue reading →

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The Republican Brain, the Indian Brain

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

An intriguing talk at a recent conference I attended discussed the Republican Brain. Seems that scientists have been studying how people respond to different scenarios and then measure their responses, both on a written questionnaire and by looking at brain … Continue reading →

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Poetry of Science

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

When my kids were little we loved the irreverent storybooks by Jon Scieszka, particularly the Stinky Cheese Man. So I was delighted to discover at Powells, the best-bookstore-ever, that Scieszka and Lane Smith penned a book called Science Verse. The … Continue reading →

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