Stop Making Excuses: Why Parodies Like the “#RidiculousSix” Must Be Rejected

Photo source: instagram.com/lorenanthony  Updated 9 May 2015: the reality is, Sandler and Netflix are not going to stop filming this movie or not release it when its finished despite the protests. Editing out the most strongly offensive by majority is probably the best reality of what might/is happening. We can make it a learning experience […]

Healing Relationships 2

Originally posted on Awakening the Horse People:
Though we may experience intense feelings of loneliness that are very real, We are never actually “alone”. Though it may feel like we are isolated without relationships in the world, the reality is very different. We are descended from recent ancestors, as well as our original peoples of…

Taking Action

Originally posted on Elisabeth de Mariaffi:
***Please be aware that this post discusses a recent violent crime. Details may be upsetting. As a woman in this country, sometimes I think the real question is: When do we start rioting? Earlier this week Ontario resident Bradley Barton was acquitted in the murder of Cindy Gladue, an Aboriginal sex worker.…

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 […]

At ICTMN “Naked Faux Savages and Neo-Racism in Berlin”

“At the Ethological Museum’s Humboldt Lab in Berlin, the play Captain Jacobsen recently premiered, featuring a performance by the group Das Helmi that culminated with brightly painted and masked dancers provocatively presenting what was supposed to be Natives of the Northwest during a potlatch feast. The dancers writhed intertwined and rode on each other’s backs […]