In light of Thanksgiving’s imminent arrival, I, The Sarcastic Sauvage of the Kiowa and Apache peoples, will be Custering the Newspaper Cowboy, and taking over this edition of Alt-Facts. Get ready for some Indigenous truths, direct from Indian Country. Wiyot Tribe Wins “Indian Island” (could settlers think of a lazier name?) lies on the California […]
The beloved traditions surrounding Thanksgiving are one of the reasons why Americans hold on to the myth of this most iconic American holiday, despite the inaccuracies. The first Thanksgiving as an official holiday was in 1637 when Governor John Winthrop of the Massachusetts Bay Colony declared a day of thanksgiving to celebrate the massacre of […]
Your voice is your superpower. That is a truth I believe and practice every day in my work and as an Indigenous woman, mother, sister, friend and daughter. I bring our voices to the table in every room I step into. I work to find spaces and places to bring the Indigenous people of RI to the forefront of our […]
Dawn Spears is a talented artist who helps other artists in her community find their footing through her work with Northeast Indigenous Arts Alliance and NEFA. She described our cover art as “an intersection of a few of my different styles” and said she uses her art as “a way to share stories with my […]
Me Tarzan A local athlete you might not have heard of (outside his community) is Ellison Brown, born on the Narragansett Reservation in 1914. A mind-boggling distance runner, Brown was known publicly as “Tarzan,” although members of the tribe called him “Deerfoot.” Tarzan won the 1936 and 1939 Boston Marathons, and was on the historic […]
A recent forum I attended got me thinking about the critical relationship between local media, collectors and preservationists in developing a broad and authentic understanding of a locale’s history. The discussion, part of Trinity Repertory Company’s Context and Conversation series, featured an array of prominent panelists and attendees in journalism, arts and politics and was intended […]
This time of year doesn’t just mean insufferable family gatherings and awkward workplace gift swaps. November 1 marked the start of the open enrollment period in Rhode Island. Li’l Rhody’s uninsured population is in the single digits. Head on over to healthsourceri.com/open-enrollment-2019 to check out plan options and get quote. Remember you have until DecEMBER […]
Rhode Island may not strike you as a place of great migration, but for three Indigenous women hailing from distinct communities across the country, life in this corner of Turtle Island (North America) brings unique challenges and discoveries. And it’s not simply Indian Country vs. settler land; each Indigenous community has its own cultures and […]
It’s been a hell of a year for Deer Tick guitarist Ian O’Neil. He released three albums with three different projects — Deer Tick, Happiness and his solo record, Ten Years Of It. This year also marked O’Neil’s 10th year in Deer Tick; however, his solo album title doesn’t refer to this, rather to the […]
Content coming soon