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The Navajo Nation outbreak reveals an ugly truth behind America's coronavirus experience
Via: Steve Ott • Anishinaabe - The First People • 10 Comments • 1 Like • 4 years ago
“In Diné Bizaad, the Navajo language, COVID-19 is fittingly called Dikos Ntsaaígíí-19, the "cough that kills." ”
But while higher rates of preexisting conditions and insufficient infrastructure are certainly compounding factors, they do not tell the whole story of why coronavirus is so deadly to the Diné. The conditions of the Navajo Nation are, rather, symptoms of the historic exploitation and federal...
‘They Did Not Realize We Are Human Beings.’
Via: Steve Ott • Anishinaabe - The First People • 8 Comments • 1 Like • 4 years ago
The half-dozen Marshall Islanders wandering this outdoor farmer’s market in a tight pack, more than 6,000 miles from their tropical, nuclear-scarred homeland, stick out with their colorful dresses, their banter in a foreign language, even their flip-flops on this cold, rainy morning. They’re...
It's Time to Finally Listen to Native Journalists
Via: Steve Ott • Anishinaabe - The First People • 5 Comments • 1 Like • 5 years ago
“It’s a daily, ongoing struggle to ensure that Native voices are included in the obvious spaces, let alone in a prominent enough place to be heard...”
So rather than waiting around for another outlet to stick a headdress on the Capitol like The Economist, I sought out a handful of the Native journalists showing the mainstream how to cover their people and their culture, regardless of whether those outlets listen or not. The idea was not to list...
The Nation That Sits Astride the U.S.-Canada Border The American Indian community that is upending our understanding of borders—and what makes a country in the first place.
Via: Steve Ott • Anishinaabe - The First People • 6 Comments • 6 years ago
"Sir, can you take your hands out of your pockets, please?” I complied, sitting uncomfortably on a metal bench as a Customs and Border Patrol agent flipped through the pages of my passport. This was the second time in less than 12 hours I had been asked to get out of my car and...
Coming Back
By: Steve Ott • • 13 Comments • 6 years ago
Snarkiness is still here. I hope I have gotten over my own snarkiness. It is why I took some time away from here. I do find it interesting that those who bemoan the loss of civility, are themselves most guilty of non-civility. It isn't just here, it is everywhere. So go on. Keep being the...
Anywhere But Here
By: Steve Ott • Anishinaabe - The First People • 5 Comments • 6 years ago
“I hope I play better than last night,” she said at her grandmother’s, where she lives with her kid sister and four younger cousins. “I really hope.” Mya hates the day after off games, when time drips by and all she can think about is a lopsided loss and missed shots and missed opportunity....
'Buried history': unearthing the influence of Native Americans on rock'n'roll
By: Steve Ott • Anishinaabe - The First People • 1 Comments • 7 years ago
'Buried history': unearthing the influence of Native Americans on rock'n'roll I found this to be very cool. But then, I love my music. Stevie Salas’ research has led to the documentary Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World, which traces the impact of Native people on America’s rich musical...