The following is a response to Niigonwedom Sinclair’s critical review of Disrobing the Aboriginal Industry: The Deception Behind Indigenous Cultural Preservation by one of its co-authors, Frances Widdowson. I appreciate Niigonwedom Sinclair’s efforts in reviewing the book I co-wrote with Albert Howard. Although I find most of Sinclair’s opposition to our work to be rooted […]
Yesterday, I posted a video from a Chicago television station wherein a sports anchor implied that the logo for the Chicago Blackhawks does not inspire the “fury” among Aboriginal people that other logos do. Well, wouldn’t you know it, non-Aboriginal sports columnist Damien Cox went and recently branded the logo as “racially insensitive.” Judging from […]
Just came across this catchy video for ‘Everybody Knows’ by Indigenous Intrudaz, which in turn led me to news of the recently-celebrated tenth anniversary of Stylin’ Up, “Australia’s largest indigenous hip hop and R&B event,” according to The Courier-Mail. The duo have played at every single festival, an “annual celebration of indigenous music, art and […]
A story from WLS-TV about how the Chicago Blackhawks logo has supposedly “avoided much fury from Native American groups” — note the absence of irony in the sportscaster’s use of the word ‘fury’ — upset over the use of such ‘Aboriginal’ iconography and nomenclature by sports teams. A follow-up post will explore the various contours […]
NPR’s “Talk of the Nation” has a great interview with Osage photojournalist Steven Clevenger, author of America’s First Warriors: Native Americans and Iraq. Among the topics discussed in the interview, why do Native American people serve in such high numbers for a country that historically treated them so badly? Have a listen and check out […]
