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Digest #2528

NativeLand Humor -- Skeeter's Vacation Pictures by "Bill/Bear Bark" bear_bark

Chickadee by Louise Erdrich 08/07/2012 by "fslafountaine" fslafountaine

"Dangerous Astronomy" poem by Sherman Alexie by "fslafountaine" fslafountaine

Native American Playwright Festival a hit by "fslafountaine" fslafountaine

Diane Wilson's "Spirit Car: Journey to a Dakota Past" makes second r by "fslafountaine" fslafountaine

Garrison Keillor and Diane Wilson to headline Minneapolis community by "fslafountaine" fslafountaine

The censoring of Rosalie Little Thunder by "fslafountaine" fslafountaine

LuAnn de Lesseps, Tonight’s ‘Real Housewives’ Features M by "fslafountaine" fslafountaine

Red Hen Press Readings: Natalie Diaz by "fslafountaine" fslafountaine

‘Real Housewives of New York’ LuAnn De Lesseps Addresses Car by "fslafountaine" fslafountaine

Thriza De Foe, Grammy winner returns to Lisbon park event by "fslafountaine" fslafountaine

LuAnn de Lesseps, Tonight’s ‘Real Housewives of New York Cit by "fslafountaine" fslafountaine

Other Things Said About American Indians on ‘Real Housewives of by "fslafountaine" fslafountaine

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1 NativeLand Humor -- Skeeter's Vacation Pictures

Tue Aug 7, 2012 6:26 am (PDT) . Posted by:

"Bill/Bear Bark" bear_bark

Native land returns with vacation photos --
they way they should be. Funny.
http://skeetersvaca tion.weebly. com/

Bill
The Mattabesic People

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2 Chickadee by Louise Erdrich 08/07/2012

Tue Aug 7, 2012 6:36 am (PDT) . Posted by:

"fslafountaine" fslafountaine

In the fourth book in Erdrich's award-winning Birchbark House
series, the focus moves to a new generation. In 1866, when Omakayas'
son, Chickadee, eight, is kidnapped, his twin, Makoons, and his family
take off across the cold, snowy Great Plains to find Chickadee, who
escapes his captors and then encounters white English settlers,
including a kind priest who wants to save Chickadee's soul, and
racist Christians, who view Indians as pagan "filthy savages."

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Chickadee.
Erdrich, Louise (author).
Sept. 2012. 208p. Harper, hardcover, $15.99 (9780060577902)
<http://worldcatlibr aries.org/ wcpa/isbn/ 9780060577902> . Grades 4-7.
REVIEW. First published August, 2012 (Booklist).
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In the fourth book in Erdrich's award-winning Birchbark House
series, the focus moves to a new generation. In 1866, when Omakayas'
son, Chickadee, eight, is kidnapped, his twin, Makoons, and his family
take off across the cold, snowy Great Plains to find Chickadee, who
escapes his captors and then encounters white English settlers,
including a kind priest who wants to save Chickadee's soul, and
racist Christians, who view Indians as pagan "filthy savages."
Best for those familiar with the series, the story includes a huge,
multigenerational cast of characters, and some readers may have trouble
keeping track of who's who. As always, the focus is on the
way-of-life details as much as the adventure and on the daily,
logistical drama of how the family moves from all that they have known
to the Great Plains. Most affecting are the descriptions of Makoons'
loneliness without his brother; even in the crowded cabin, "There
was empty space that could be filled only by Chickadee."

HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: Erdrich's literary clout makes any new
release a notable event, and the Birchbark House series has a large and
growing following.
— Hazel Rochman

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3 "Dangerous Astronomy" poem by Sherman Alexie

Tue Aug 7, 2012 7:50 am (PDT) . Posted by:

"fslafountaine" fslafountaine

While he's probably most famous for his fiction and prose (most
recently, Alexie's novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
<http://www.shmoop. com/absolutely- true-diary- part-time- indian/> won the
National Book Award for Young People's literature in 2007
<http://www.national book.org/ nba2007.html# .T8UneHlYuec> ), his poetry is
just as awesome, and "Dangerous Astronomy" is no exception. "Dangerous
Astronomy" is typical for Alexie in the sense that it's an accessible
poem with a friendly, conversational tone—much like his friendly,
hilarious novels. But unlike most of his poetry, this one is written in
a traditional form—the villanelle. It seems like nothing is too big
of a task for this guy. He's definitely not afraid to give a new twist
to the old classics.

http://www.shmoop. com/dangerous- astronomy/
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Dangerous Astronomy In A Nutshell
Shmoop's gonna go out on a limb (ugh, don't we always?) and say that
Sherman Alexie <http://www.poets. org/poet. php/prmPID/ 395> can write
just about anything. Poet, novelist, screenwriter, and basketball
enthusiast, Alexie picks up awards like a hiker picks up ticks.

As a Spokane <http://www.spokanec ity.org/> /Coeur d'Alene
<http://coeurdalene. org/> Native American who grew up in the Northwest
of the United States, Alexie often writes about Native American culture
and the plight of contemporary Native Americans within white America.
And that makes for some pretty compelling stuff. No wonder he's racking
up the accolades.

While he's probably most famous for his fiction and prose (most
recently, Alexie's novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
<http://www.shmoop. com/absolutely- true-diary- part-time- indian/> won the
National Book Award for Young People's literature in 2007
<http://www.national book.org/ nba2007.html# .T8UneHlYuec> ), his poetry is
just as awesome, and "Dangerous Astronomy" is no exception.

"Dangerous Astronomy" is typical for Alexie in the sense that it's an
accessible poem with a friendly, conversational tone—much like his
friendly, hilarious novels. But unlike most of his poetry, this one is
written in a traditional form—the villanelle. It seems like nothing
is too big of a task for this guy. He's definitely not afraid to give a
new twist to the old classics.

In this poem, he writes about humility with such ease and honesty, it
feels as if we're right there in the room with the speaker, listening to
his every thought. And that's part of what makes Alexie so great. No
matter what he writes about, he somehow makes it seem relevant to
everyone.

Why Should I Care?
Let's see. A formal poem about a crying baby in a dark bedroom? Fun?
Hardly.

Don't worry, Alexie's <http://www.poets. org/poet. php/prmPID/ 395>
magical poetry skills can turn even the most depressing or mundane
experiences into awesome poems, which speak to everyone, even you.

See, Alexie's speaker, like any father, wants to be a big deal to his
family. Like a big, big deal. But, as it turns out, life spoon-feeds the
speaker a slice of humble pie. Unfortunately, that'll happen to all of
us from time to time, and Alexie uses this experience to draw the reader
into the poem. By showing his narrator's vulnerability, he reveals a
little bit about what makes all of us human.

Through a few humbling moments in a bedroom, Alexie's narrator realizes
that he can't be everything to his wife and son. No duh, right? But that
moment of realizing there are limits to being a human are what awaken us
to how wonderful and mysterious life can be. Like trying to love the
people in your life but realizing that means you'll have to put them
before yourself sometimes. And that can be hard, but that's what this
poem is all about.

And as it turns out, humble pie is kind of tasty. Not gonna lie.

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4 Native American Playwright Festival a hit

Tue Aug 7, 2012 8:00 am (PDT) . Posted by:

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The stories of Native playwrights came alive in a small art gallery in
Arlee, Mont., last week thanks to a diverse set of actors.

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Julie Cajune and Jennifer Greene answer audience questions following the
reading of Greene's play Friday at the Hanging Art Gallery in Arlee.
(Photo by B.L. Azure/Char-Koosta News)

As Bernie Azure, of the Char-Koosta News reports
<http://www.charkoos ta.com/2012/ 2012_08_02/ NA_Playwright_ festival- 2012.h\
tml> , the "Old Stories — New Voices" the Native American
Playwright Festival allowed several plays to be enjoyed.

"This is a great way to tell stories, to push forward the historical
narrative of Indian people," said educator Julie Cajune. This is the
second year Cajune has been involved in bringing the American Indian
theater effort to local audiences. "People won't always be
inclined to read the history books but they may be inclined to view a
play. It is a different approach to getting our message out there."

Cajune said the end product of the effort is to guide and nurture a long
lasting American Indian theater festival on the Flathead Indian
Reservation.

Salish author Jennifer Greene's play based on the 1855 Treaty of
Hellgate was one performed during the festival. Reader/actors included a
group of students from the Middle East and North Africa. The group is
studying at Montana State University as a part of the Middle East
Partnership Initiative, or MEPI.

Kevin Brustuen of the MSU Office of International Programs said there
were 19 Muslim students from 15 countries involved in the month long
summer educational endeavor. The focus of the MEPI is to foster better
relationships with future leaders of the Middle East countries. It
focuses on leadership, human rights, democracy and cultural awareness.
All the students have never been to America before. The MEPI is in its
fifth year and is funded by a U.S. State Department program grant that
has to be renewed every two years.

"We try to give them a real picture of America," Brustuen said,
adding that many of the Muslim students didn't realize that American
Indians still existed as a sovereign entity within the borders of
America. "They only knew what they saw on television, the old
Western movies. The sovereignty of Indians in America is completely new
to them. We want to expose them to the vibrant American Indian cultures
that have a lot of similarities with their cultures. We made a
connection with Julie and it has been an excellent experience. It opened
the students eyes and they made connections with the similar issues that
American Indians and Middle East Muslims are facing."

Jenna Cederberg

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5 Diane Wilson's "Spirit Car: Journey to a Dakota Past" makes second r

Tue Aug 7, 2012 11:26 am (PDT) . Posted by:

"fslafountaine" fslafountaine

The City of Minneapolis, Hennepin County Library and Minneapolis Public
Schools are launching the second round of "One Minneapolis One Read
<http://oneminneapol isoneread. com/> ," in which students and adults are
encouraged to read the same book and join in a community conversation.
This year's selection is Diane Wilson <http://www.wilsonwo rds.com/> 's
"Spirit Car: Journey to a Dakota Past," a book of stories she wrote to
honor her Dakota family, starting with the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862.

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he-arts/archive/ books/>

The City of Minneapolis, Hennepin County Library and Minneapolis Public
Schools are launching the second round of "One Minneapolis One Read
<http://oneminneapol isoneread. com/> ," in which students and adults are
encouraged to read the same book and join in a community conversation.

This year's selection is Diane Wilson <http://www.wilsonwo rds.com/> 's
"Spirit Car: Journey to a Dakota Past," a book of stories she wrote to
honor her Dakota family, starting with the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862.

[SpiritCar.jpg]

Starting September 19, neighborhood groups, book clubs, libraries,
literary centers and others will hold public discussions of the book.

One Read week will culminate in a conversation with Garrison Keillor and
Diane Wilson at 7 p.m., Monday, Sept. 24 at the Minneapolis Convention
Center.

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6 Garrison Keillor and Diane Wilson to headline Minneapolis community

Tue Aug 7, 2012 11:29 am (PDT) . Posted by:

"fslafountaine" fslafountaine

One Read week will culminate in a conversation with Garrison Keillor and
Diane Wilson at 7 p.m., Monday, Sept. 24 at the Minneapolis Convention
Center. The evening will also feature music and hoop dancers.Tickets are
$10; $5 for seniors, students or limited income (for those tickets,
select the $10 option and choose "apply discount" before
purchasing). Tickets are available at www.ticketworks. com
<http://www.ticketwo rks.com/> or 612-343-3390.

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lor-and-diane- wilson-to- headline- minneapolis- community- read/
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City of Minneapolis News: Garrison Keillor and Diane Wilson to headline
Minneapolis community read Posted on August 6, 2012
<http://site. webbercamden. org/2012/ city-of-minneapo lis-news- garrison- kei\
llor-and-diane- wilson-to- headline- minneapolis- community- read/> by Mary
Ann <http://site. webbercamden. org/author/ maryann/>
Minneapolis City leaders are launching the second round of One
Minneapolis One Read, a citywide "read" where the entire
community is encouraged to read the same book and join in a community
conversation. The book is "Spirit Car: Journey to a Dakota
Past," a book of vignettes author Diane Wilson created to honor the
lives of her Dakota family.

One Read week will culminate in a conversation with Garrison Keillor and
Diane Wilson at 7 p.m., Monday, Sept. 24 at the Minneapolis Convention
Center. The evening will also feature music and hoop dancers.Tickets are
$10; $5 for seniors, students or limited income (for those tickets,
select the $10 option and choose "apply discount" before
purchasing). Tickets are available at www.ticketworks. com
<http://www.ticketwo rks.com/> or 612-343-3390.

Read the book

Wilson grew up in a Minneapolis suburb and then followed questions about
her family's past to South Dakota and Nebraska, where she tracked
down information about her maternal relatives through five generations.
The result of Wilson's quest for discovery is "Spirit Car:
Journey to a Dakota Past." The story of Wilson's family begins
with a vivid account of the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862 in Minnesota and
then follows her family members' nomadic travels across South Dakota
and Nebraska in their struggle to survive.

"The community response to our first One Minneapolis One Read was
overwhelming, " said Minneapolis City Council Member Elizabeth
Glidden. "I've already read `Spirit Car,' and I'm
looking forward to conversations about the effects the war has had on
people over time as well as the role of race and culture in our shared
history."

"We take pride in serving over 33,000 wonderfully diverse students
in our schools," said Minneapolis Public Schools Superintendent
Bernadeia Johnson. "It's a chance for students to join with
their peers and community to deepen their understandings of themselves
and others, as well as take learning beyond the classroom."

"Books are incredible tools for self-discovery, " said Hennepin
County Library Director Lois Langer Thompson. "The library is
pleased to again be a partner in celebrating our community through
reading and discussion."

"Spirit Car" is available in paperback at local independent and
chain bookstores, online booksellers and www.mhspress. org
<http://www.mhspress .org/> . It's also available through Hennepin
County Library and as an e-book.

Join the conversation

Months of community conversations will begin with One Read week Sept.
19-24. Neighborhood groups, book clubs, libraries, literary centers and
others will hold public events where folks can come together to discuss
the book. People are also encouraged to start their own conversations
with family, friends, coworkers or neighbors. You can find a host of
ideas online for how to be a part of One Minneapolis One Read
<http://www.oneminne apolisoneread. com/> .

The City of Minneapolis, Hennepin County Library and Minneapolis Public
Schools are jointly leading One Minneapolis One Read with a goal of
promoting literacy and respectful public dialogue. At its heart, One
Minneapolis One Read is a community-driven effort with individuals,
neighborhood groups, educators, businesses and nonprofits all coming
together to make this a truly citywide read. Minneapolis residents can
play a positive role in their communities and explore important –
sometimes difficult – issues that they face as a community by
reading "Spirit Car" and getting involved.

The previous One Minneapolis One Read was also supported by Tom C.
Braun, Clear Channel Outdoor, Comcast, GoKart Labs, Gray Plant Mooty,
Guthrie Theater, kreativesmith, McFarland Cahill Communications, Metro
Transit, The Minneapolis Foundation, Minneapolis Parks and Recreation
Board, Minnesota Public Radio (MPR), Sophia.org and The YWCA of
Minneapolis.

Garrison Keillor is the host and writer of A Prairie Home Companion and
The Writer's Almanac heard on public radio stations across the
country and the author of more than a dozen books, including Lake
Wobegon Days, The Book of Guys, Love Me and Homegrown Democrat. He was
born in Anoka.

For more information and to get involved, visit the One Minneapols One
Read website <http://www.oneminne apolisoneread. com/> , Facebook
<http://www.facebook .com/OneMinneapo lisOneRead> , Twitter
<http://www.twitter. com/minneapolisr ead> , or contact One Minneapolis
One Read via email
<http://www.ci. minneapolis. mn.us/news/ oneread@minneapo lismn.gov> .
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7 The censoring of Rosalie Little Thunder

Tue Aug 7, 2012 12:01 pm (PDT) . Posted by:

"fslafountaine" fslafountaine

The powerful Native American women's voices censored by Tucson public
schools includes the voice of Rosalie Little Thunder, in, "The Sacred
Buffalo." Little Thunder's letter describes the massacre of buffalo at
Yellowstone National Park. It includes a personal family story of
massacre and survival and her arrest at Yellowstone.

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Monday, August 6, 2012 The censoring of Rosalie Little Thunder
Tucson schools banned books: Just what was so provocative, so dangerous,
about Rethinking Columbus?

By Brenda Norrell
Censored News
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TUCSON -- Still delirious from the relentless heat, I stumble into the
university bookstore, in search of cold air. Then, I see them. Spread on
a table near the front door, neatly arranged, are the banned books I've
been searching for.

Picking up 500 Years Anos del Pueblo Chicano, 500 Years of Chicano
History in pictures, I then see that my long search is over. I've
finally found a copy of Rethinking Columbus, The Next 500 Years, among
the first seven books banned by the Tucson Unified School District. The
list of banned books was bloated into dozens of books when
Mexican-American Studies was forbidden in January. The books in the
classrooms were placed on the extricating cart and doomed for the
depository.

So, just what was so naughty, so provocative, so dangerous, in
Rethinking Columbus?

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Rosebud, S.D.
Rethinking Columbus is packed full of famous Native American authors.

The powerful Native American women's voices censored by Tucson public
schools includes the voice of Rosalie Little Thunder, in, "The Sacred
Buffalo." Little Thunder's letter describes the massacre of buffalo at
Yellowstone National Park. It includes a personal family story of
massacre and survival and her arrest at Yellowstone.

Above all, Little Thunder's letter describes the significance of the
slaughter of buffalo. For the colonizers, the buffalo must die to
eradicate Indians, just as in the minds of Tucson public school
officials, the voices of Lakota survivors must be banned and silenced.

Little Thunder writes in Rethinking Columbus, "Just as I am a survivor
of massacre, so too are the Yellowstone buffalo survivors of massacre."

Here, too, in Rethinking Columbus, is the powerful account of
"Resistance at Oka," by Mohawk author Peter Blue Cloud Aroniawenrate.
The censorship of Aroniawenrate by Tucson public schools was so powerful
that the publisher of his book of poetry re-released it in response.
Gary Lawless at Blackberry Books, re-released Back Then Tomorrow.
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Meanwhile, the dramatic photos in the book of 500 Years of Chicano
History, reveal plenty of photos to inspire. There are photos of farm
workers being beaten bloody, and photos of the Southwest Organizing
Project, fighting toxic dumping on Indian lands and elsewhere in the
Southwest.

History, you see, is dangerous.

In 500 Years of Chicano History, there are also photos from southern New
Mexico, where the wives of miners picked up the picket signs and manned
the picket lines of the famous mining strike. The women faced brutality,
while striking for running water and decent housing. Even their children
were jailed.

Here, the past and present come together. When the movie about the
mining strike, Salt of the Earth, was filmed in Silver City, N.M., in
1953, with the real life heroes of this strike, McCarthyism struck, and
the filming went underground. In the next 10 years, only 12 theaters
showed the film.

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og/s1600/saltofthee arth1.jpg> Wikipedia states about Salt of the Earth,
"Director Herbert Biberman was one of the Hollywood screenwriters and
directors who refused to answer the House Committee on Un-American
Activities
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on questions of CPUSA <http://en.wikipedia .org/wiki/ Communist_ Party_USA>
affiliation in 1947. The Hollywood Ten
<http://en.wikipedia .org/wiki/ Hollywood_ Ten> were cited and convicted
for contempt of Congress
<http://en.wikipedia .org/wiki/ Contempt_ of_Congress> and jailed.
Biberman was imprisoned in the Federal Correctional Institution
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a> at Texarkana <http://en.wikipedia .org/wiki/ Texarkana> for six
months. After his release he directed this film.[3]
<http://en.wikipedia .org/wiki/ Salt_of_the_ Earth#cite_ note-2> Other
participants who made the film and were blacklisted by the Hollywood
studios include: Paul Jarrico, Will Geer, Rosaura Revueltas, and Michael
Wilson."

Today, those miners and the movie have survived the tentacles of
McCarthyism. The attacks to banish Salt of the Earth only served to
cement it as legend.

The banning of Rethinking Columbus, 500 Years of Chicano History, and
all the other books banned by Tucson public schools, reserves their
place in history. The voices of Rosalie Little Thunder, Lakota, Peter
Blue Cloud, Mohawk, and all the others, are now assured of standing the
tests of time.

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Also see:
Heatstroke: Scrounging for banned books in Tucson, with list of banned
books and Censored News videos with Tucson students:
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8 LuAnn de Lesseps, Tonight’s ‘Real Housewives’ Features M

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This is not to say that LuAnn Lesseps, who says on her website she was
raised by "her Algonquin father and a French mother"
<http://www.countess luann.com/ Biography/> , doesn't commit any
"racially insensitive faux pas." The
"woo-woo-woo- woo-woo" she lets out while patting her mouth with
her hand wasn't a good idea. But it's a wonder that nobody asks
the Indians how they feel about "Indian." Perhaps it would even
be a good topic for our own column

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Tonight's `Real Housewives' Features Misinformed Debate Over
Un-Racist Remark By ICTMN Staff August 6, 2012 [LuAnn de Lesseps]
source: Wikimedia Commons LuAnn de Lesseps' official biography mentions
"her Algonquin father."
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Spoiler alert.

Tonight, on the reality TV series The Real Housewives of New York City,
LuAnn de Lesseps will use the term "Indian." According to
reports, this will greatly upset Carole Radziwill, who says that the
term is racist, and tells LuAnn that "anyone over the third grade
knows not to say `Indian.'"

Oh, really?

We here at Indian Country Today Media Network beg to differ. Although
there are a variety of opinions throughout Indian country as to which
term—Native American or American Indian—is preferable, this
debate seems to concern non-Natives more than culturally-committe d
members and descendants of specific nations. Certainly one would be hard
pressed to find too many who would go so far as to call the word Indian
"racist." An ancient misnomer? Sure.

Unfortunately, it seems there are plenty of non-Indians who feel they
know better. It's not just Carole Radziwill—an article at
Examiner.com
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rk-and-upsets- cast-members> about the spat uses the headline
"`Real Housewives' LuAnn makes racist remark and upsets cast
members." Within the text, the word Indian is simply called a
"racist remark," and the article says without explanation that
"In fact, using the word `Indian' is politically
incorrect." Examiner cites RadarOnline. com
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-racist-carole- radziwill> as its source—there, the word
"racist" is put in quotation marks in the headline, but the
article presents as fact that the word Indian is "a racially
insensitive faux pas."

This is not to say that LuAnn, who says on her website she was raised by
"her Algonquin father and a French mother"
<http://www.countess luann.com/ Biography/> , doesn't commit any
"racially insensitive faux pas." The
"woo-woo-woo- woo-woo" she lets out while patting her mouth with
her hand wasn't a good idea.

But it's a wonder that nobody asks the Indians how they feel about
"Indian." Perhaps it would even be a good topic for our own
column, "Ask N NDN," written by Sonny Skyhawk.
<http://indiancountr ytodaymedianetwo rk.com/ask- n-ndn> The topic might
even make for a good panel discussion at the upcoming Santa Fe Indian
Market or a lecture series at the Smithsonian' s National Museum of
the American Indian.

Should any Real Housewives fans or political-correctne ss enthusiasts
really want to address the Indigenous people of Turtle Island in their
preferred manner, our advice is: Find out their tribal affiliation. The
Lakota love to be called Lakota; the Apache love to be called Apache;
the Choctaw love to be called Choctaw, for a simple reason: It's
what they are.

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9 Red Hen Press Readings: Natalie Diaz

Tue Aug 7, 2012 1:58 pm (PDT) . Posted by:

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Natalie Diaz, a member of the Mojave and Pima Indian tribes, attended
Old Dominion University on a full athletic scholarship. After playing
professional basketball in Austria, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and Turkey
she returned to ODU for an MFA in writing. Her publications include
Prairie Schooner, Iowa Review, Crab Orchard Review, among others. Her
work was selected by Natasha Trethewey for Best New Poets and she has
received
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10 ‘Real Housewives of New York’ LuAnn De Lesseps Addresses Car

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11 Thriza De Foe, Grammy winner returns to Lisbon park event

Tue Aug 7, 2012 2:10 pm (PDT) . Posted by:

"fslafountaine" fslafountaine

The art of traditional storytelling and knowledge of the Ojibwe language
was passed down to Thirza De Foe by her Ojibwe grandmother. She shares
her culture and it's history through performances and presentations to
students in elementary schools, high schools and colleges throughout the
United States. She interacts closely with the audience while introducing
them to Iroquois social songs, traditional flute music, storytelling,
solo hoop dancing and people hoop dancing, uniting all in the circle.

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Grammy winner returns to Lisbon park event
By Kelly Smith <mailto:ksmith@jcpgroup. com>

Posted: Aug. 7, 2012 1:48 p.m.

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Kelly Smith/ksmith@ jcpgroup. com Thriza DeFoe will again perform Native
American hoop dances during Heritage Weekend on Saturday and Sunday at
the Town of Lisbon Community Park. De Foe, whose parents are from the
Lac Du Flambeau and Red Cliff reservations, is a Grammy-award winning
artist.
Town of Lisbon - A Grammy-winning Native American musician and actress
who dazzled local audiences last year with her graceful and athletic
hoop dancing, and dramatic stories of Native American lore, is returning
to the Heritage Weekend historical event at Lisbon Community Park on
Saturday and Sunday.

Although Thriza De Foe, 30, of the Lac Du Flambeau Reservation, performs
at major entertainment and cultural venues around the world, she is
carving out time from her busy schedule to perform at the Community Park
because, "it is extremely important to me to give back to communities. "

"I have a special interest in attending because my roots are in
Wisconsin. I have family throughout the state and some are not able to
travel much any more," she added.

"I think it is wonderful that the Lisbon parks department makes a huge
effort to bring the best they can to their small community. Events like
these abolish discrimination and barriers. I have seen the warmth from
the presenters, patrons and youth. It is a ritual that hope
continues…" De Foe said in an email to Lake Country Publications.

She will perform at 10:15 a.m., 12:45 p.m. and 2:30 on Saturday and at
11:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Sunday.

In 2009, De Foe performed on the Grammy award-winning album "Come To Me
Great Mystery," a collection of traditional Native American songs. Also
in 2009, she was nominated as Best Supporting Actress by the American
Indian Film Institute for portrayal of Sally, a boarding school runaway
in the film "The Only Good Indian," which premiered at the Sundance Film
Festival.

Her acting credits also include the starring role and narrator in the
Emmy award-winning Public Broadcast System production "People of the
Forest."

She also performed at the opening ceremonies of the 1992 Olympic Games
in Barcelona, Spain; the Millennium celebration in Cairo, Egypt and the
National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.

She is presently a musical theater fellow at the John Tesch School of
Arts at New York University. She is a graduate of the California
Institute of the Arts and earned a master's degree in writing from
Goddard College in Vermont.

De Foe will be among the more than 65 individuals dressed in
costumesreenacting the lifestyles of various periods of history in 25
different exhibits and campsites that will be located at the north end,
lower level of the 125-acre park near Lake Five and Oakwood roads.

The annual event provides park visitors with information and exhibits
about various periods of history including the Roman Empire, Scottish
Highlanders, Colonial America, the Civil War, and World Wars I and II
and the Korean War.

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12 LuAnn de Lesseps, Tonight’s ‘Real Housewives of New York Cit

Tue Aug 7, 2012 2:17 pm (PDT) . Posted by:

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But before all of the attention is placed on Ramona, LuAnn de Lesseps
begins talking about her "American Indian" parents. Harmless
enough, right? Nope. Enter the battle of "Native American"
versus "Indian," starring Carole Radziwill and LuAnn de Lesseps.

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When I asked for a return to normalcy, I didn't mean for the ladies
(or their husbands) to go around in circles, bickering about some issue
that happened episodes ago. Why can't there be a happy medium?
Either my jaw is on the floor with surprise or I'm poking myself,
trying to stay awake.

This week's episode of The Real Housewives of New York City proved
to be nothing out of the ordinary. Then again, I guess that's a lot
better than hearing about George's sexual escapades (Ew). The show
kicks off with a meeting between Sonja and Heather to discuss
Sonja's brand. But no branding discussion is complete without the
lovely Ramona. Why Sonja invited Ramona to take part in the meeting is
beyond me. It has been made clear that the two don't get along.
It's as if she's trying to make the situation as uncomfortable
as possible. And indeed, it is. Between Ramona criticizing the logo that
had been agreed upon and answering her phone in the middle of the
meeting, I almost expected Heather to lunge across the table to strangle
her.
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Unfortunately, the Ramonacoaster doesn't end there, as she invites
all of the ladies (aside from Heather, of course) to a fancy dinner at
Le Cirque. But before all of the attention is placed on Ramona, LuAnn
begins talking about her "American Indian" parents. Harmless
enough, right? Nope. Enter the battle of "Native American"
versus "Indian," starring Carole Radziwill and LuAnn de Lesseps.
Now, I'm not sure what the exact protocol is when it comes to the
political correctness of the term, but I'm with Carole on this one
(and apparently Mario is too). Want to hear my argument? Ha, as if you
had a choice: the only reason Native Americans were called Indians in
the first place is because Columbus believed that he landed in India
when he discovered America. He was wrong. So logically, Native American
would be the proper term, right? It seems to me that the Countess needs
to brush up on her history. She also needs to crack open the etiquette
book, particularly after her "hold onto your scalp, baby"
comment. I am so happy that other people's suffering can give you a
reason to crack a joke. How classy.

As it turns out, the ladies aren't the only one squabbling at
dinner. Pulling out his $1400 bottle of Chateau Margot (that's not
pretentious at all), Mario confronts Jacques about what happened at the
wine event. But don't count on LuAnn to have Jacques back, as she
quickly excuses herself to go to the ladies' room (perfect timing,
huh?). Without the darling Countess by his side, Jacques looks like a
deer in headlights as Mario berates him for trying to trick Ramona. Wait
a minute. I thought women were the ones who held on to trivial b.s.?
Have I missed something? Mario, I understand that you are trying to
defend your wife, but bringing up the issue long after it has happened
makes you look foolish (particularly when your wife is sitting by your
side without saying a word).

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favorite part of the episode is the Christmas party LuAnn hosts for Life
and Style Magazine (it also happens to be a coat drive for the
homeless). It seems that Mario's feelings about the wine event have
rubbed off on Ramona, as she makes clear to LuAnn. "The fact that
I'm not screaming and throwing this wine in your face is a pretty
different Ramona," Ramona says. Wow. We should all be so proud.
Fearing that the conversation will escalate, Ramona busts out a phrase
that is sure to go down in housewives history: "I'm holding the
fifth." Words cannot describe my amusement. Just when I thought
Ramona couldn't possibly put her foot in her mouth any farther, she
manages to swallow the entire thing. Maybe LuAnn isn't the only one
who needs to brush up on her studies (and etiquette).

But no Christmas party is complete without singing a few Christmas
carols. LuAnn invites all of the girls to join her on stage to sing
Jingle Bells with her band. After a horrible rendition of the tune
(courtesy of the ladies), one of the members of the band takes it upon
himself to exclaim "I want to f*** you in the ass!" over and
over again into a megaphone. Talk about putting the cherry on top of a
perfect evening. But I suppose that's what you get when you hire a
bunch of guys with four-foot, multi-colored Mohawks to play music at a
charity event. With an ending like that, I'm wondering what will be
in store for next week's episode. I just pray that it doesn't
get any more bizarre than it already has (but that's only wishful
thinking).

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13 Other Things Said About American Indians on ‘Real Housewives of

Tue Aug 7, 2012 4:25 pm (PDT) . Posted by:

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Luann De Lesseps, who herself claims Native heritage, gets credit for
not suffering from Carole's incorrect political correctness; but
many Natives would not find this a pleasant scene to watch.

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Luann De Lesseps may be correct on terminology, but this move never goes
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—specifically the belief held by Carole Radziwill that Native
American is the proper term and Indian is "racist."

While that strange discussion was an opportunity for us to shine a light
on something that confuses some non-Indians, other moments of the scene
(which you can watch at BravoTV.com
<http://www.bravotv. com/the-real- housewives- of-new-york- city/season- 5/vi\
deos/native- american- vs-indian> ) were not so teachable. Luann De
Lesseps' smacking her lips with her hand while emitting a
"woo-woo-woo- woo-woo" is an insulting gesture that (to
paraphrase Carole) "everyone over third grade" knows not to do.

The discussion continued:

Sonja Morgan: "But her family didn't scalp. They only burned
down your house."

LuAnn: "Jacques always calls me his wild Indian."

Now we're out of the realm of semantics and back into the sadly
familiar one of stereotypes. Luann De Lesseps, who herself claims Native
heritage, gets credit for not suffering from Carole's incorrect
political correctness; but many Natives would not find this a pleasant
scene to watch.

Celebuzz.com has posted a statement
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nn-de-lesseps- declares- shes-not- racist%E2% 80%99-exclusive/> released by
Luann in which she addresses the controversy. Her comments kick off with
today's de rigeur non-apology apology, shifting the burden to the
aggrieved and taking a shot at anyone who disagrees: "If anyone
thought that something I did on last night's episode was offensive,
I'm sorry. To insinuate that I am insensitive or racist is insulting
and flat out, not true."

It is too much to expect the more straightforward "I said something
wrong and I'm sorry" these days—although her statement is
really only about the semantic debate, not the hand gesture or "wild
Indian" crack. The rest of the statement isn't too bad, and even
cites a reference book and the U.S. Census Bureau.

In a different cut (posted to Celebuzz
<http://www.celebuzz .com/2012- 08-07/real- housewives- of-new-york- star-lua\
nn-de-lesseps- declares- shes-not- racist%E2% 80%99-exclusive/> ), the
ladies discuss "aborigines" (Sonja had to look it up): What they
are (Australia, yes; Canada up for debate) and what the word means
(LuAnn's boyfriend Jacques Azoulay ventures that "it's a
kind way to say `savage'").

The Real Housewives of New York City didn't have a monopoly on
Indian-related news yesterday; Teresa Giudice of The Real Housewives of
New Jersey also had a brush with Native culture, donning a feather
headdress for a picture she Tweeted. A blogger at WetPaint.com
<http://www.wetpaint .com/real- housewives- of-new-jersey/ articles/ teresa-g\
iudice-fools- around-in- a-feather- headpiece- hot-or-not> described the
normally sacred item as a "Pocahontas- inspired accessory." And
careful with that hand, Teresa…
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