Day 19: More Current Issues
Choose one thing to read, watch, listen to, do, or engage with today. Try to mix it up each day between the categories!
READ
Why Native Americans took Covid-19 seriously: “It’s our reality” Coronavirus is novel to the world, but the impact on native communities is anything but a new experience. by Nina Lakhani The Guardian (2020)
What Does McGirt vs Oklahoma Mean For Me? The Supreme Court’s ruling is highly significant as it serves to preserve sovereign interests and prevents the State of Oklahoma from bringing charges against Native Americans for alleged crimes committed on Native Land. Cannon & Associates Criminal Defense - Family Law
Q&A: What does McGirt ruling mean? Thursday's US Supreme Court decision involving the Muscogee (Creek) Nation was quickly hailed as a win for tribal sovereignty, but it also raised questions about potential impacts. Indian Country Today - ITC and The Associated Press (2020)
Native Americans, State Leaders Grapple With Legal Uncertainty in Oklahoma An exploration of why emotions are running high in Oklahoma one year after the most important Indian law decision in a century. by Cecily Hilleary Voice of America (2021)
WATCH
Native American Food Sovereignty, Explained Tai Leclaire (Kanien'kehá:ka Mohawk and Mi'kmaq) explains how many Native Americans live in food apartheid and insecurity, and what an extreme contrast it is to Native food history. PBS: A People's History of Native America (2024) 9 minutes T CC
What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Native America Tai Leclaire (Kanien'kehá:ka Mohawk and Mi'kmaq) explores films old and new, and asks how far Indigenous media representation has come and where is it headed. PBS: A People's History of Native America (2024) 12 minutes T CC
Justice for Aboriginal Peoples: It’s Time A short history of Indigenous life before first contact. PSAC-AFPC (2011) 6 minutes T CC
Maui Rising: The Fight for Hawai'i's Future In the wake of the deadly Maui wildfires, Hawaiians transform a tragedy into a grassroots movement for change fighting for a more equitable and sustainable environment. ABC (2024) 43 minutes CC
“The Police Killings No One Is Talking About”: Native Americans Most Likely to be Killed by Cops Native Americans are more likely to be killed by police than any other group, including African Americans. It also finds that cases of African-American police deaths tend to dominate headlines, while killings of Native people go almost entirely unreported by mainstream U.S. media. Democracy Now (2016) 15 minute segment / start at minute 44 T CC
LISTEN
Supreme Court Rules Tribal Police Can Detain Non-Natives, But Problems Remain About the ongoing legal and day-to-day complexities surrounding the issues of tribal jurisdiction over non-Native domestic and sexual abusers who offend on tribal land. NPR: Morning Edition (2021) 3 minutes T
Breakdances with Wolves Podcast, hosted by Gyasi Ross [Blackfoot/ Suquamish], Wesley [“Snipes Type”] Roach (Lakota Sioux), and Minty LongEarth (Santee/ Creek/ Choctaw), “a few Natives with opinions and a platform.” Breakdances with Wolves Podcast (2020) Pick an episode. 60 minutes each
Good medicine from two top Indigenous medical professionals An exploration of the challenges and the opportunities to fix a broken healthcare system that too often harms Indigenous people. Unreserved with Rosanna Deerchild (2023) 49 minutes
BRING IT HOME
Check out this article. The story behind Princess Leia's hairstyle
21 Day Questions
Is this information new to you?
Does it fall into the category of cultural appropriation?
Why does it matter?
Keeping the Fire Burning, 2024 (photo by Claudia A. Fox Tree)
DO
Prepare yourself to interrupt racial jokes about Indigenous Peoples. Click HERE for some advice about how.
Check out and/or follow these hashtags:
#MMIW
#NODAPL
#Idlenomore
#NativeVoices
#N8VVoices
# IndigenousOutLoud
# Indigenouspeoplesday
# Indigenousart
# Indigenouslanguages
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#twospirit
#twospiritpride
EXPLORE & REFLECT
21 Day Questions
Does anything about this
surprise you?
challenge you?
make you curious to learn more?
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