American Indian Culture and Research Journal: Vol. 40, No. 1 (2016) Settler Colonialism and the Legislating of Criminality Guest Editor: Luana Ross In Memoriam: Patrick Wolfe (February 18, 2016) by Mishuana Goeman Introduction by Luana Ross Articles (click on the links below to view abstracts) The Violent Legacies of the California Missions: Mapping the … Read more
The Settler Complex: Recuperating Binarism in Colonial Studies By Patrick Wolfe The essays in this volume confront the assimilationist agendas in settler-colonial states around the world that seek to erase the distinct histories and current status of Indigenous peoples as sovereign peoples. In the introduction, editor Patrick Wolfe provocatively asks whether the repudiation of binarism … Read more
Drafting and adopting a constitution is a collective journey of self-discovery and reflection for any nation, Indigenous or non-Indigenous. This book is a guide for communities engaged in the process of drafting a constitution and for students who are studying that process. It draws on research, firsthand experience with constitution writing and constitutional change, and … Read more
By Angela Aleiss Once again, the debate over the alleged tintype photo of Crazy Horse has surfaced. True West magazine in its January 2015 issue features “100 Best Historical Photos of the American Indian,” and photo number 97 includes the tantalizing caption, “Is This Crazy Horse?” The privately owned Custer Battlefield Museum in Garryowen, Montana, … Read more
By Angela Aleiss One hundred years ago, Winnebago actress Lillian St. Cyr became the first Native woman to star in a feature film. Cecil B. DeMille’s The Squaw Man was released to American audiences on February 23, 1914, and marked the first time a feature Western was made in what is now Hollywood. Lillian St. … Read more
Drafting and adopting a constitution is a collective journey of self-discovery and reflection for any nation, Indigenous or non-Indigenous. This book is a guide for communities engaged in the process of drafting a constitution and for students who are studying that process. It draws on research, firsthand experience with constitution writing and constitutional change, and … Read more
By Mary MacVean August 8, 2013, 2:00 p.m. “If I Ever Get Out of Here,” Eric Gansworth’s first novel for young people, rings true with a sophisticated look at what it’s like to be an outsider and what it takes to be a true friend. Lewis Blake has precious little going for him in school; … Read more
By Angela Aleiss “With his acting experience and technical know-how, Young Deer soon advanced to one of Pathé’s leading filmmakers. His Indian identity served him well: no one in the cast or crew at that time would have taken orders from a black man.” Click here to read the full article (PDF)
Abstract: As indigenous peoples have become actively engaged in the human rights movement around the world, the sphere of international law, once deployed as a tool of imperial power and conquest, has begun to change shape. International human rights law is now serving as a basis for indigenous peoples’ claims against states and even influencing … Read more
By Razmig Sarkissian March 8, 2013 Mishuana Goeman, assistant professor of gender studies, has written a new book, “Mark My Words: Native Women (Re)mapping Our Nations.” The book examines the role of 20th-century native women’s literature in remapping settler geographies. “Mark My Words” traces settler colonialism as an enduring form of gendered spatial violence, demonstrating … Read more