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 […]

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 […]