May 2012
Groundbreaking Mag Celebrates Native Women; Now in... →
indiancountry:
To create Native Daughters magazine, Jordan Pascale, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) journalism student, stepped into a Pine Ridge, South Dakota sweat lodge in the fall of 2009 hoping to figure out a world he longed to understand.
Vern Traversie and the Worst Place to Be an Indian →
indiancountry:
In western South Dakota, it’s all about perception. If you are Indian, or appear to be Indian, you are routinely judged by the color of your skin regarding the content of your character. If you are white, there is also a set of assumptions made by those standing on the other side. Not everyone sits firmly on one side or the other, but that doesn’t always matter much, because there...
Fat on Fat Crime: 5 phrases that are offensive →
While sitting in the car with a friend recently my friend made a comment about someone that I viewed as offensive. When referring to a passerby she said, “now that’s just too big, don’t you agree?” At first I acted like I didn’t know what she was talking about so she pointed to the man in front of us and said, “HIM.” She continued, “It’s okay for women to be that big but not men.” I was quiet for...
So the settler state is presumed within queer theory, while (as mentioned...
– Queer Theory and Native Studies: The Heteronormativity of Settler Colonialism - Andrea Smith (via enumerate)
So the settler state is presumed within queer theory, while (as mentioned...
– Queer Theory and Native Studies: The Heteronormativity of Settler Colonialism - Andrea Smith (via enumerate)
Sunlight Foundation has a site that tracks tweets... →
joshsternberg:
Enjoy.
(h/t @Mathewi)
vinegar williams: Former Christian Problems:... →
I’m not a Christian anymore, but sometimes I still find myself praying? Is that weird? I guess when you grow up in a church some things just don’t leave.
pyromantix:
theatheistincognito:
atheistme:
bladeofthebunny:
hopefulheathens:
atheistme:
I keep wanting to sing “This is my fathers world”
I always get “Our God is an Awesome God” stuck in my head.
Jeez, I have a...