Deb Haaland, the Native woman just elected to represent the Albuquerque area in Congress, has a great piece on how the nation simply ignores the plight of Native people. In a few short weeks, I will b
This is the grave of Taza. A leader of the Chiricahua Apache, Taza was born around 1843, the son of the legendary Cochise. He grew up in a period where the life for his people was in complete collapse
This is the grave of Richard Henry Pratt. Born in Rushford, New York in 1840, Pratt had a bit of a tough childhood. He survived smallpox in 1847. Then his father went to California as part of the gold
Jennifer Graber’s new book is an outstanding look at the white conquest of the West, examined through the lens of the various religious ideas and traditions involved in the conflict. Focusing on
In our long history with Native Americans, there is much we should be ashamed of. First and foremost, it’s that even today and even on the left, Native issues simply don’t get the attentio
One of my hobbyhorses is how frustrating it is that our public discussion of race in this country exists primarily on a black-white binary. At least at one university I know very, very well, diversity
This is the grave of Lawrence La Monte. Information on La Monte is not that easy to find. He is known for one thing–he was a member of the American Indian Movement killed at Wounded Knee, on the
This is the grave of Michael Green and the future grave of Theda Perdue. Pioneering historians of Native America, both Green and Perdue have had impressive careers. Green finished his PhD from Iowa in