The more you know. This is an interesting short video about the history of broken treaties and reservations for Indians (Native Americans). I wish the true history of this country to be taught so ALL students grow up learning and understanding.
Dig this? Check out this talk by educator MartÃn Alberto Gonzalez
This is a print of a recent painting I made for the 16th anniversary art show of the “Trust Your Struggle Collective” in Sacramento California. I am a product of Ethnic Studies as I was able to take classes in it at Berkeley High School (California) and at San Francisco State University.
What is Ethnic Studies? To me, it is a chance to learn about history and cultural from a people of color perspective. Typically US and world history is Eurocentric and leaves out a tremendous amount of stories and history from Black, Indigenous Native Americans, Asians, and Latin@s. I believe very strongly that every school from elementary school up to college should have mandatory ethnic studies classes to educate all students.
After being a student, I had the privilege to be a presenter as part of the Trust Your Struggle Collective in the late 2000’s Ethnic Studies Conferences held at SFSU.
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Did you take classes in Ethnic studies? If so comment with your experience.
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The first time I saw Adam was in Smoke Signals. An amazing film by Sherman Alexie. Although I have only seen a few of Adam’s films (Wind Talkers, Suicide Squad, Four Brothers) Adam has acted in over 80 TV shows and films. In fact his career began almost a decade before Smoke Signals came out and he’s still acting today. That is nearly 30 years. He’s been nominated for and has won several acting awards. And In addition to acting Adam has been vocal about many issues affecting people of color in the film industry and some time ago founded a film institute to bring in native and aboriginal youth. Through this institute young folks can learn about how to make films and hopefully get them distributed.
Sources: Imdb, Wikipedia, ABFI
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Susan was the first Native American woman to be recognized by US school standards as a doctor. I say recognized because women and men have been caring for and looking after the health of their families and tribes way before the term MD (Medical Doctor) was a title here in the US. Susan was from the “Omaha” tribe and was born in what is now known as Nebraska in1865. She was raised in a family that encouraged her to pursue her education. In 1884 she attended the Hampton Institute, which was founded to educate freed slaves. Her parents also encouraged her to learn about both the Native American and White world, which were crashing, rapidly changing, and mixing. When she finished, she returned to her reservation where she served her people, ding her best to stop outbreaks of smallpox, diptheria, and influenza. She owned and operated her own clinic in Nebraska and was instrumental in founding a hospital that is now a national landmark in her name. As an advocate for health she also participated in political efforts to protect Native Americans.
Sources: nrcprograms.org (site), biography.com/news/susan-la-flesche-picotte-biography-facts (site)
Neither boy or girl, or both? Maybe Transgender, not sure. But definitely an indigenous kid styling on em. Indigenous people’s day, all day!
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