Category: Culture

Covering Berlinale 2015: “Kuma Hina-A Place in the Middle”

Photos were taken by me at the premiere of “Lone Ranger” here in Berlin, 2013. For more information, please read my article at Indian Country Today Media Network. 2015 is the 65th year for the film festival, and I’ll be covering the premiere of “Kuma Hina: A Place in the Middle” a documentary by Emmy […]

“Against the Myths”: My Workshops at an Indigenous Film Fest in Rostock, Germany

This Sunday, 16 November 2014 in Rostock, Germany I’ll be giving two workshops at the “Tages des Indigenen Films”, a multicultural event to help spread understanding and knowledge of indigenous peoples speaking for themselves using the medium of feature film and documentary. “Elements EV, will be presenting several feature films, documentaries and children’s films created […]

At Ex-Berliner Magazine: My Commentary on “Cowboys and Indianer”

I was interviewed by journalist Rachel Glassberg on the topic of native culture appropriation, the phenomenon of German hobbyists, and the perspectives of some Native Americans who live in Germany. At Ex-Berliner Magazine, online and in print, July/August 2014 issue. “Respect, admiration or cultural appropriation? A visit to Brandenburg’s Wild West theme park raises questions […]

Seeing the Indigenous Clearly

Originally posted on Awakening the Horse People:
Healthy seeing of the Indigenous begins by learning and untangling our own stories of displacement, domestication, colonization, settlement, and forgetting. This historical and ongoing trauma suppresses our imagination and disconnects our hearts from truly seeing and knowing ourselves. Coming to terms with our own loss of culture and…

Interview at Deutsche Welle TV: Karl May Museum Adamantly Refuses to Return Scalps

Update 2017: The Karl May continue refusing return of all of the remains. They only agreed to return ONE human remains to a tribe. The others they consider themselves caretakers of, and refuse to respect multiple requests to return our relatives for respectful burial. Viewable online HERE, my interview by Deutsch Welle TV, the largest […]