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Issue
6.2 - April/May/June 2003
By
Steve
Elm Several
weeks ago I received a call from a ninth grade Social Studies
teacher here in Manhattan asking me to come in and lead a
discussion with his class. The topic was "American Expansion
in the Nineteenth Century and Its Lasting Affect on American
Indian Politics". No stranger to spirited political discourse
I jumped at the chance....
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Trying
to Write Indian Style |
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By
Vicki Ramirez I
started writing plays when the "Native" voices I
heard onstage and on-screen didn't sound anything close to
the Indians I knew. My first attempt, back in the early 90's,
was with Chuka Lokoli Native Theater Ensemble. I had been
lucky enough to find a group of like-minded skins, and our
first piece, a collaborative free-form offering called "In
The Spirit" attempted to address issues we felt needed
more attention, (i.e. - what defines an "Indian",
Urban Indian vs. Reservation Indian, racism between Indian
nations, etc.) Cochise Anderson ("Goat Cheese" to
his pals) was our fearless leader and together Kim Basset,
Irene Bedard, Elisa Cato, Steve Elm and I attempted to introduce
everyone to our perspective of Indians....
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Native
Art Still Misunderstood |
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By
Mifaunwy Shuatona Hines
My people, Native American Indians,
have among the non-Indian American people almost as many stereotypes
as we have tribes: The Stoic, The Drunk, The Savage, The Nobel
Red man, The Meek "Squaw", The Proud Princess, The
Pathetic Indian: all of these types drawn against the image
of a nickel Indian profile or a dream world valiant Pocahontas.
We
suffer from being asked stereotypical questions also: Are
you a real Indian? How do you say something in Indian? Why
can't you Indians get together and unite? Can you do the Indian
dance? These stereotypes imply that we Native American Indian
people are all one and the same. We are not....
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Don't
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