3 May 2023 in Kiel – In cooperation with Culturitical

Talk with Red Haircrow, May 3, 2023, 8pm, Kiel, Hansa 48 Culturitical “Award-winning writer, educator, psychologist and filmmaker D.S. Red Haircrow joins us to critically discuss how Germans are loving Native Americans the wrong way, inter-generational historic trauma of marginalized and minoritized groups and GLBTIIQ needs. The entry is free.” You are welcome to read […]

Racism as Culture: Carnival Costumes, #CulturalAppropriation & #Germany – #Faschingskostüme #KulturelleAneignung

VIDEO – This week on (link) MDR’s “recap” – Faschingskostüme: Ist Rassismus vielen egal? Myself and several others on the topic of racism, cultural appropriation, carnival, rassimus, Faschingskostüme, Kulturelle Aneignung. How do you create meaningful dialogue and create change to educate upon and end racist practices? Like the title of our documentary (“Forget Winnetou! Loving […]

On #NativeMascots, Harry Potter Games & Transgender Violence – Ignoring the harm to others for self-gratification

AS TRUE AS EVER: “The same mentality that ignores Indigenous rights to self-representation are often those who also stereotype and gaslight GLBTIIQ people, women (of all kinds), the disabled or economically challenged, especially people of color just for desiring change and equality. It is basically saying, ‘My gratification is more important than your dignity, your […]

Just in time for Fasching & Karneval the article: “Silly clichés have an impact on the lives of real people” #NativeAmerican #Stereotypes #Germany

“Absoluter Geheimtipp auf Disney+ bekommt eine dritte Staffel!” by Kristina Kielblock at kino.de. (In German)  A new article on some of the current and upcoming shows centering Native American, First Nations and Indigenous peoples that (most importantly) were made by Natives for everyone. Natives also working in healthy cooperation and collaborations with other peoples and groups […]

“Two-Spirit” – Fiction, Facts & Misuse

My original post on the topic was way back in 2010, “Two-Spirit-Tradition, History & Future”, so I wanted to do an updated version because my knowledge expanded also, from the wisdom of Native/Indigenous scholars, elders and elders-to-be. This is information I share and include in some workshops or presentations if applicable, or if someone asks […]