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...there are some children who aren't really children at all, they're just pillars of flame that bur

About Me


Lessee, i was an adjunct college professor for 4 years at Ivy Tech and Indiana University NW in Gary teaching sociology courses about relationships and dead white guys, and sometimes taught American Indian Studies classes elsewhere. I am of multiethnic descent: Tsalagi (Cherokee)/ Mvskoke (Creek)/Irish, an activist for Indigenous peoples and grant writer/researcher for the Council for Indigenous Arts and Culture [CIAC]. More info here: http://ciaccouncil.org/
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My Interests

I'd like to meet:


Joy Harjo [an astounding poet and musician], Noam Chomsky, John Trudell, Howard Zinn, Indigenous activists, activists in general, people interested in cultural "revitalizations" and "revisionist" history, racial/ethnic representations, imagery and identity, religion, THINKERS, American Culture folks, Sociology folks, poets, writers, artists, musicians...
Please send a note if you want to befriend me, okay?
BTW: What’s With the virtual Harems on here?

My Blog

Questions: Evil and the Collective Conscious

I really should be finishing up my grading and starting on more writing but this has been buggin' me all night and wanted to toss it out for further discussion. Perhaps the person with whom i was havi...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 06:07:00 GMT

Rambling into a big question

Was quite ill for most of the day, and thus desultory about working on my required writing, although i am doing it . . . just slowly. . . Something about applying theory and method to write one last p...
Posted by on Thu, 31 May 2007 17:10:00 GMT

The power of an image

Been looking for this photo for 2 days to add to a friends lecture. Thought i would share it . . .George Gillette, Council chairman of the Three Affiliated Tribes -- Hidatsa (called Gros Ventre by whi...
Posted by on Tue, 08 May 2007 13:07:00 GMT

Walking the Walk We Talk

Yesterday i reposted an particularly offensive, or rather, disgusting, ad for a tee-shirt that Bunky had bulletined. It is not unusual to see such things, we see them every day, even among our own fol...
Posted by on Thu, 15 Jun 2006 01:02:00 GMT

A Day In the Life of an NDN Art Gallery Gofer

My boss decided to get more display space at an upscale location where all the bourgeoisie residents and tourists shop. I was selected to help set up the displays, presumably because i have some ...
Posted by on Fri, 24 Mar 2006 21:22:00 GMT

Contemplating Life

I sat and listened to a wonderful young man today talk about his dreams and regrets, his joys and sadnesses and loves . . . i adore his delightful personality and admire his hunger and ...
Posted by on Mon, 20 Feb 2006 22:02:00 GMT