April 29, 2016

California rejects "John Wayne Day"

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John Wayne's negative views about tribes resurface in California debate Was John Wayne Racist? California Democrats Refuse to Honor Fi...

Clinton's "off the reservation" remark

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Hillary Clinton went off-script with an off-the-cuff remark about Indians: Hillary Clinton’s “Off the Reservation” Comments Raises Eyebrow...
April 25, 2016

Webb defends Jackson's genocidal actions

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Following up on the decision to put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill , former senator Jim Webb tried to defend Andrew Jackson. Jim Webb clai...

Republican: Natives "predisposed to alcoholism"

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'I Am Very Sorry': House Rep. Apologizes for Comment About Native Americans, Alcoholism By Simon Moya-Smith A Republican in Oklaho...
April 20, 2016

Tubman replaces Jackson on $20

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The news that the US would place Harriet Tubman on the front of the $20 bill and move Andrew Jackson to the back triggered a variety of resp...
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Lottery ad portrays uninhabited Oregon

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Coquille Tribe slams 'Lewis and Clark' campaign for Oregon Lottery The Coquille Tribe is calling on the Oregon Lottery to stop runni...
April 19, 2016

Redskins in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

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After its dubious Native plotline of Season 1, The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt returned with another Native plotline in Season 2: Kimmy Sch...
April 18, 2016

Pow Wow Fried stereotypes Indians

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Bandon's Pow Wow Fried name causes controversy. Should it? Food truck owner threatened with lawsuit because name could be offensive to...

Winged monkeys = Indians?

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Winged Monkeys According to some writers, the Winged Monkeys of Oz represent Native Americans in the West in the late 1800s. Baum himself h...
April 13, 2016

Natives = last category on Jeopardy

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A tweet from April 12 that I and many others retweeted: Retweeted Martie Simmons (@msimmons444): Last category on @Jeopardy b/c no one kn...
April 09, 2016

Trump and his supporters are racists

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Donald Trump has dropped the GOP’s mask: Conservatism and racism now officially the same thing Post-civil rights GOP is our largest white ...
April 08, 2016

Ralphie May backtracks and apologizes

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Continuing our look at Ralphie May's Rant Against Indians and No Excuse for Ralphie May's Rant . After blaming everyone but himsel...
April 07, 2016

No excuse for Ralphie May's rant

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A Facebook discussion of Wreck-It Ralphie's diatribe against Indians . It occurred before we knew exactly what May had said: I'm ...
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April 06, 2016

Ralphie May's rant against Indians

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A round-up of articles about Ralphie May's anti-Indian rant: Comedian Ralphie May Creates Twitter Firestorm After Rant on Indians The ...
April 02, 2016

Malheur standoff = white supremacy

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A good analysis of Ammon Bundy's occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in January: White Supremacy and Property Rights: T...
April 01, 2016

"Hostile tribes" illustration in Portland Monthly

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An Apology From Portland Monthly The combination of an illustration and a headline in our April issue caused justifiable offense. By Zac...
March 31, 2016

Students protest UNM seal

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Protesters: Native American-made seal not native enough The students are accusing the school of racism because the seal shows a frontiersm...
March 28, 2016

Powwows are "magic" at Dictionary.com

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Dictionary.com: A Pow Wow Is An Event Where Indians Practice 'Magic' By Simon Moya-Smith Dictionary.com, a popular website of defi...
March 23, 2016

"Indians bring firewater" in All in the Family

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In The Little Atheist episode of All in the Family (airdate: 11/24/75), neighbor Irene Lorenzo attends Thanksgiving at Mike and Gloria...
March 22, 2016

Seeing is believing in movies

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Someone asked me the following via e-mail: Q--Do you think people believe more what they see in the movies than actual history? Braveheart ...