By Julia Yarbough — 2021
The pandemic was rough for Black and Latina families, but many women in these communities met the challenges head on.
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What are the ecological implications of Christianity? There’s a story that has has played out all over the world. First come the missionaries doing good. Indigenous communities split apart and connections to land, ancestors and spirits of place weaken—not everywhere, but almost everywhere.
Maintain traditional self-care during these challenging times. Continue to wear your mask, continue to physical distance. #itsnotover #selfcare #navajotradition
Zachariah George is a twenty-five-year-old Native American living in the rural outcrop of White Rock, New Mexico. Going by the moniker Mr.
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Geo Neptune explores the history of the term “Two-Spirit” and who it pertains to. Does it mean two genders? Can anyone use it to describe themselves? InQueery is the series that takes a deeper look at the meaning, context, and history of LGBTQ+ vocabulary and culture.
Two generations, two truths: Dr. Reg Crowshoe, a well-known Piikani Blackfoot Nation Elder in Calgary, is joined by Johnny Caisse, a young volunteer that helps run the Diamond Willow Youth Lodge.
Traditional Lakota Sioux prayer-song, sung by Unci Rita & Unci Beatrice Long Visitor Holy Dance & Unci Rita's son, Nathan Blindman, from a speaking engagement, in 2012.
This is a series of excerpts from Unci Rita Long Visitor Holy Dance., at a speaking engagement, in 2012. and a few other video clips & photos, from Unci Rita. Sisters Rita and Beatrice Long Visitor Holy Dance are Oglala Sioux and live on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.
This movie is a tribute to Grandmother Beatrice Long Visitor Holy Dance, a recently departed member of the International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers; A feature-length film documenting their journey around the world, For the Next 7 Generations.
Grandmother Mona Polacca believes that her origins are as important as her name, Polacca, which means butterfly in the Hopi language. On her father's side, she a Hopi-Tewa from the Sun and the Tobacco Clans. It was her paternal grandfather who named her.