At Indian Country Today Media Network: “Karl May Museum Refuses Return of Native 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. My latest article at Indian Country Today Media Network covering the […]

The Difference of Indians: Addressing Elitism

“If my ancestors did not hide their identity then I wouldn’t be here today. My band of Apache was killed down to only 30 at one time…. So how can you say those who gave up their identity did not suffer any hardship from being native and their descendents are undeserving?”— A comment on native […]

“CORE”-A Book of Selected Poems by Red Haircrow

Poetry » American poetry » Native American Published by Flying With Red Haircrow Published: Available March 17, 2014 Words: 5,340 Language: American English ISBN: 9781311903570 Price: $.99 “CORE is a poetry collection with themes of suicide, loss and grief, but also of courage, joy and deeply passionate love. It is a journey of healing and survival that has taken […]

The Same Story, the Same People: Cultural Misappropriation

To try to help some natives place this in perspective, and the vehement hobbyist deniers or passive dismissive others: Replace the references, and the message is the same and its the same people doing the indigenous or cultural misappropriation. From the article, “Why I Can’t Stand White Belly Dancers” by Randa Jarrar. “(European Indian hobbyists) […]

“A Star Trek Convention For Native Enthusiasts…” My Article at Indian Country Today

Published on 24 February at Indian Country Today Media Network, it’s based on observations from myself and my son when visiting the “native inspired” event called the “Winter Pow-wow 2014” that took place in Berlin, Germany just over a week earlier. As usual, there are hobbyists who take offense to any critique of their activities, […]