The Military Nation and the Militarized University Some rare, sober notes from the halls of power in Washington D.C.--from four decades ago, and because so many have learned so little, with the only change witnessed being one of magnitude, the words retain their resonance today: "When the university turns away from its central purpose and makes itself an appendage to the Government, concerning itself with techniques rather than purposes, with expedients rather than ideas, dispensing conventional orthodoxy rather than new ideas, it is not only failing to meet its responsibilities to students; it is betraying a public trust." And, from Senator Fulbright's book, The Pentagon Propaganda Machine (1971), page 11, some observations on the transformation of a nation into a military nation, where war is an end in itself: "It seems to me we have grown distressingly used to war. "Violence is our most important product. "The military has been operating for years in that Elysium of the public relations man, a seller's market.
Spring's least-wanted fashion trend: The co-opting of Aboriginal dress I often feel invisible. When I tell people that I grew up on an Aboriginal reserve, they look at me like I’m a mythical unicorn, even though more than a million people in Canada identify themselves as First Nations, Métis or Inuit. I probably wouldn’t have thought we existed either if I hadn’t grown up on the Six Nations reserve in Southwestern Ontario. Back then, I only saw people who vaguely looked like me on CBC’s North of 60 . It was slim pickings as far as cultural references were concerned. But today, instead of homages rooted in realism like the CBC offered in the ’90s, all I see in the mass market is a shiny commercial version of “Native Americans” rooted in stereotypes from westerns, Disney cartoons and sports mascots. Controversial fashion trends: Fashion's obsession with ASIA Last November, No Doubt released their “Looking Hot” video, which showed Gwen Stefani writhing in a teeny buckskin outfit and headdress.
Home: SSOAR Search our database of 28022 full texts: Welcome to the Social Science Open Access Repository (SSOAR)! On our website you will find a steadily growing collection of full-text social-science documents which you can access freely. To search for documents, you can use either the simple or advanced search option or the browse and search function. If you, as an author, wish to make your texts available, please click here to find out about the benefits to be gained from archiving your work in SSOAR and the steps to be observed when doing so. Depp to Native Youth: 'You're Still Warriors, Man' And so the magazine-cover onslaught is underway. Expect to see Johnny Depp's Tonto-fied face (and bird-ified crown) all over your local newsstand—today, it's Rolling Stone. In the extensive cover story, Depp ruminates on his Hollywood success and his future, and addresses the role at hand: Tonto in The Lone Ranger. ON THE COSTUME: "I wanted him to be no joke. ... ON MOTIVATION: "I wanted to maybe give some hope to kids on the reservations. ... The article also contains brief comments from LaDonna Harris, who adopted Depp into the Comanche Nation. The story is in the July 4 issue, which is currently on sale.
Social Science Research Network (SSRN) Home Page 8 Songs by Native American Rappers That Deserve to Be Heard When hip-hop was born in the Bronx in the 1970s, it offered an unprecedented and powerful voice for the voiceless. The movement has since gone global, lending a vocabulary to people struggling for liberty and safety in places as far-reaching as Palestine, China and Russia. Hip-hop still has work to do in the States, though, and nowhere do hip-hop's stories of liberation and resistance resonate with greater urgency than with the country's longest oppressed group: its indigenous population. "Native Americans grasp that culture of hip-hop because of the struggle," Crow rapper Supaman told NPR. To this day, Native American reservations still make up some of the poorest regions in the country. 1. Hip-hop lore holds that Litefoot is the first Native American rapper to hail from a federally recognized reservation. Litefoot's response was to build his own label, Red Vinyl Records. 2. 3. In his 17th hour, RedCloud rapped the names of every one of the missing women. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Anthropology Matters Profile: A young aboriginal woman’s mental health struggles Jessica Dinovitzer is 21 and of Mohawk descent. She works in the Native Circle at the Youth Services Bureau. She is one of the 310 participants in a Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health study that produced startling findings, reported by the Citizen last month, about aboriginal youth mental health in the Ottawa region. Reporter Anaïs Voski sat down with Dinovitzer to put a human face on the report. Q: How did you come to participate in Wabano’s survey on aboriginal youth mental health? A: I come from a Mohawk background from my mother’s side and I was born in Ottawa, so I am part of the more than 43,000 native people who live in the Champlain LHIN area. Q: Tell me a little more about yourself. A: I was born in Ottawa in 1993 into a Mohawk-German-Irish-Scottish family. Q: What do you know about your birth mother, who, as you said, was Mohawk? A: I don’t know much about her, but what I do know is that after she lost us she went into a downhill spiral and unfortunately passed away in 2009.
Imponderabilia - the international student anthropology journal Indian Status: 5 more things you need to know - Aboriginal - CBC A status card is government ID that identifies someone as a "status Indian" as defined by the federal Indian Act. Although a status card allows "registered Indians" access to some benefits, it's not a credit card and it's not a free pass. Let's clear up some myths around status cards — as simply as possible. Not all Aboriginal Peoples are status card-carrying 'Indians' The Indian Status card is not a credit card. (Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada) Not all indigenous people in Canada are eligible for a status card. In the case of Daniels v. In 2014, the Federal Court of Appeal upheld part of the decision. Supreme Court to hear landmark case for off-reserve Aboriginal Peoples There are "Indians" who don't qualify for a status card but are still indigenous to this country. Let's just say that if you are a card-carrying "status Indian" and you have a child with a non-status person. ANALYSIS | Indian status: Why Lynn Gehl's court challenge matters It's an income tax free-for-all
Open Anthropology Cooperative Aboriginal Sign Project Aims To Reclaim And Rename The word Canada comes from the Iroquois word kanata meaning village, settlement or land. There are currently over 60 First Nations languages in Canada grouped into 12 distinct language families, according to Statistics Canada. Before European Settlers came to Canada, it was not uncommon for Aboriginal women to hold equal power to men, and even had to ability to take the power away from the chief, reports UBC.
New Sacred » So you say you’ve got white privilege. Now what? White privilege. It’s the phrase bigots hate to hear and progressives love to denounce. If you are white and clicked on this blog to be congratulated for naming your privilege, you can stop reading in a few characters. Thank you for naming your privilege. It’s a good starting point of solidarity with people of color (POC) to name that your privilege exists. But naming your privilege is not the same thing as taking actions to reject it and dismantle white supremacy. White allies are quick to remind others that social change couldn’t happen without them, while not focusing much time on rejecting the oppressive systems and behaviors that necessitated the social change in the first place. Talking about privilege while not doing anything to dismantle white supremacy is like seeing a fire and never calling 911. Many white allies focus on calling out overt racism while not focusing on the more subtle ways they may perpetuate the racism they condemn. Here’s my call to you, anti-racism allies.