by lindaoppenheim | Jan 30, 2018 | Article
“Their captive forbears were Native Americans–slaves frequently known as Genízaros . . . who were sold to Hispanic families when the region was under Spanish control from the 16th to the 19th centuries. Many Indian slaves remained in bondage when Mexico...
by lindaoppenheim | Jan 29, 2018 | Article
Major League Baseball announced that the Indians will discontinue the use of the divisive logo on their uniforms after the 2018 campaign. The decision was made mutually by MLB and the team, which had been working together to come up with an appropriate timeline and...
by lindaoppenheim | Nov 22, 2017 | Documents
Standing up for Racial Justice (SURJ) provides several ways to initiate and sustain conversations about race and what Thanksgiving means to Native Americans, including a holiday hotline. Click here to get the hotline link, a discussion guide, and a placemat with...
by lindaoppenheim | Oct 15, 2017 | Documents
Diversity Best Practices, a division of Working Mother Media, has curated a list of key organizations serving the Native American community. Click here to see them.
by lindaoppenheim | Oct 2, 2017 | Opinion
Christine Sleeter explains her decision to give to the Ute Nation her inheritance that derived from the sale of her family’s homestead. “By starting our family story with white settlers, we usually do not ask whose land the U.S. government took to...
