colonialism, racism, sexism

Centuries of genocide and humanity have yet to right all the horrors of all the pain and loss incurred. Yet not enough conversation and collaboration is being done. Even after Trumpians recently made so much of it glaringly abhorrent. 

Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World 2017

After watching the rock documentary "Rumble" - the profound and blatantly overlooked contribution of American Indians in the music world - I am left raging at yet another heart wrenching tale of undeniable prejudice and bias. 

Rumble Ulali Project - Idle No More

Available on YouTube and Amazon Prime, Rumble tells the tale of an incredible group of talented native musicians who rocked their music loud and strong. It is a rare, essential, and lost chapter in the history of American music - that profound Indigenous influence that shaped the soundtrack of our lives.

Redbone, Los Angeles 1974

Worse even than slavery the plight of Native Americans is a long and wounded horror that has yet to be honorably acknowledged or addressed. They are a living testament to the survival, resilience, and persistence of the human spirit.

Frances Densmore with Blackfoot chief, Mountain Chief, 1916

We rejoice over the OPB news about 148 acres of ancestral land reclaimed by the Nez Perce tribe in Eastern Oregon. Yet we question why they were required to purchase their own land ceded by the US government from an 1855 treaty broken in 1877. Or why currently First Nations tribes have to be federally recognized to have any legal claim. Did we not force and steal this all from them?

Rumble wishes you a happy Aboriginal Day