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Diné/Dakota writer living in Portland, Oregon. My 2021 book, Standing Rock, the Bundy Movement, and the American Story of Sacred Lands, was called by Kirkus Reviews " an eye-opening narrative of two standoffs with the U.S. government.”
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These issues never end. Now Trump is using the federal education department to fight American Indian mascot bans? #NotYourMascot youtu.be/7fjEw29okzY?...

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“We will never stop fighting — nothing will deter us from protecting Oak Flat from destruction,” Wendsler Nosie Sr, Apache elder & leader of Apache Stronghold said “We urge Congress to take decisive action to stop this injustice while we press forward in the courts.” www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

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A study published last month found that emissions of major oil companies led to $14 trillion in worldwide economic losses. Yet in Sacramento, the science of making “polluters pay” is losing momentum in an unfavorable political environment. capitalandmain.com/push-to-make...

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Sometimes satire is the only way to deal with frauds? #Pretendians 🤭 www.instagram.com/reel/DG9Uzpb...

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Native Americans are also concerned about being racially profiled.

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BREAKING: Trump's new exec. order directs the US AG to intervene to stop state climate laws & lawsuits, incl. the climate superfund laws in VT & NY & state climate accountability suits against fossil fuel co's Comes after #BigOil execs complained about liability issues at a WH meeting w/ Trump

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In Poland, judges led the fight against authoritarianism to educate the public regarding the value of democratic institutions. SCOTUS do better. slate.com/news-and-pol...

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'Betrayal': Indian Country slams closure of Department of Education indianz.com/News/2025/04...

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The Empire Strikes Back, smh. #WaterisLife #DAPL apnews.com/article/gree...

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“Navajo code has absolutely nothing to do with DEI because Navajo code was a weapon,” Navajo Code Talker Peter MacDonald said in response to the removal during an interview with the Arizona Mirror. azmirror.com/2025/03/19/m...

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Smh. hyperallergic.com/996221/trump...

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Lease terminations at the 20 BIA locations listed on doge.gov as of March 5 are saving only about $4.35 million in government funds. The IHS terminations total about $1.94 million w/most of that coming from a $1 million lease on the Arizona portion of the Navajo Nation. indianz.com/News/2025/03...

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Huh. Bluffy won’t admit she committed ethnic fraud and callously stole and monetized the experiences of First Nation and Native American adoptees? Can we say Pretendians are sick people? youtu.be/bZedSUBmSqY?...

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Think the Dakota Access Pipeline fight is long over? A SLAAP lawsuit against Greenpeace brought by DAPL builder Energy Transfe. If Greenpeace loses, it could bankrupt the organization and set a terrible precedent for activists and journalists in the future. northdakotamonitor.com/2025/02/26/e...

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Bravo to UC Native folks for standing up against ethnic fraudsters. #Pretendians www.latimes.com/california/s...

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“As the first two semitrucks hauling uranium ore in silver trailers covered by a tarp rolled down Highway 89 toward Cameron around 10:30 a.m. on Feb. 12, they were directed to a designated area for inspection by the Navajo Nation EPA.”

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One now-former staff member estimated that about 30% of faculty and staff were laid off. There will be students on campus whose classes have no instructors when school resumes Tuesday, sources on campus said Friday. The university’s accreditation could also be at risk, as it cannot support

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NEW: Musk is trying to shut down his likely regulator. He's got an eager collaborator with Project 2025 architect Russell Vought. Inside the war on CFPB...

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Brilliant!! “Trump’s most prominent racist online trolls were already spitting that it was a “DEI halftime show” which was more pathetic than upsetting. They are pieces of soggy Wonder bread, reduced to attacking brilliance because it exposes their mediocrity.” www.thenation.com/article/soci...

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Have we made progress? Eleven years after we trended #NotYourMascot we face another Super Bowl marred by Native mascotry and backpedaling on DEI. jacquelinekeeler.substack.com/p/has-the-nf...

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Can you believe this? www.nytimes.com/athletic/611...

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“Trump rescinded several of Biden's orders that established key supports for colleges and universities serving marginalized students… He also nixed Executive Order 14049, which outlined the same types of assistance for tribal colleges and universities.” www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...

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Wow! “Former Interior Secretary and New Mexico Congresswoman Deb Haaland (D) has announced her intention to run for Governor in New Mexico in 2026. Haaland (Laguna Pueblo) will run to replace Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) who is term limited.”

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“I felt racially profiled. It was mostly Hispanics who were taken, and I’m Navajo. Several people got taken: there was probably about 10 of us, maybe 12.” #immigration #nativeamerican searchlightnm.org/some-of-them...

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Scary. Are we on the path of fast track autocracy ala Viktor Orban in Hungary? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

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“State Sen. Theresa Hatathlie informed the council about a Navajo citizen who was detained for nine hours, underscoring the urgent need for emergency protocols. She emphasized that many tribal members face challenges with documentation.” www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

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The life expectancy among Native Americans in the western United States has dropped below 64 years, close to life expectancies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Haiti. “This is like comparing very different countries,” said an author of the study. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

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Wow. So I might lose my citizenship? Both my parents are tribal citizens, as were all my grandparents, and all my great-grandparents. www.salon.com/2025/01/23/e...

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My latest, a tough and important article to write. @rollingstone.com On Carter's death and the Trump resistance. “Racist, sexist, misogynistic, transphobic ideology. It’s violent, and we have to name the violence. We have to stop the violence. That’s our task.” www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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What a momentous period for Indian Country. Thank you for your service Madam Secretary!! Now what does the next four years hold? A state by state fight to retain gains? www.npr.org/2025/01/19/g...

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Wow. 😢 www.instagram.com/reel/DEjiZ_h...

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“In the House, only 3 tribal citizens Rep. Josh Brecheen (R-OK) Choctaw, Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) Chickasaw & Rep. Sharice Davids (D-KS) Ho-Chunk. Rep. Mary Peltola (D-AK) the 1st Alaska Native did not win re-election. In the Senate, Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) Cherokee.” indianz.com/News/2025/01...

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As with everyone, the prospect of a New Year brings some circumspection. What will it bring? As you can read in my latest Substack newsletter some hopes for the future demise of Pretendianism. And the launch of a new Substack! Last Real Pretendians. open.substack.com/pub/jacqueli...

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We developed a way to use light to dismantle PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ alaskabeacon.com/2024/12/27/w...

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My family, like many Native families, has a history with US-run boarding schools that is largely unexplored and unspoken about — even in our own families.  www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...

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Setting aside Warren’s own awkward ancestral claims, van Schilfgaarde said that AI imagery represents Indigenous people as an amalgamation of racist tropes. www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-m...

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Biden launches a national plan for Indigenous language protection and revitalization southdakotasearchlight.com/2024/12/10/b...

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So he’s calling the cops on me for trying to verify his tribal claims? Who is the #Karendian here? When fact-checking and your real ancestors are such a threat to you? Smh. Still no retraction from NPR. Please write to them! #npr #nprcodeswitch #pretendians nypost.com/2024/12/10/u...

submitted 186 days ago • 0 comments

Finally watched the Anna Mae Aquash documentary. I’ll be discussing it on KBOO Wednesday Talk Radio at 8 am this morning. Call in if you wish to be part of the conversation. (503) 231-8187 www.hulu.com/series/vow-o...

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Writing an article about President Biden‘s recent designation of Carlisle Indian school as a national monument. As you can see here, my great-grandfather Fred Barber left the institution on not such great terms! #nativeamericanboardingschools

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Watching now. Live! #WhiteHouseTribalNationsSummit www.youtube.com/live/fCCKDp_...

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