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By Sarah Viren May 25, 2021 … J. Kehaulani Kauanui had just woken up. She was reading a story on her phone in bed, a confession written by a woman named Jessica Krug, when, quite suddenly, it yanked her into the past. “To an escalating degree over my adult life, I have eschewed my lived experience as a white Jewish child in suburban Kansas City,” wrote Krug, a history professor who had for years identified — and published — as a Black and Latina scholar. “I have thought about ending...

The Native Scholar Who Wasn’t https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/25/magazine/cherokee-native-american-andrea-smith.html Andrea SmithCredit...Photo illustration by Joan Wong. Source photograph by Tom Zasadzinski/Cal Poly Pomona; Alamy. Sections The Native Scholar Who Wasn’t More than a decade ago, a prominent academic was exposed for having faked her Cherokee ancestry. Why has her career continued to thrive? Andrea SmithCredit...Photo illustration by Joan Wong. Source photograph by ...

Academic Left-Wing Bias in Canada Threatens Dissenting Voices Some three-quarters of Canadian academics describe themselves as being on the political left, leaving right-wing professors quiet about their contrary views. The U.S.-based Centre for the Study of Partisanship and Ideology surveyed academics and PhD students at universities in Canada, the United States, and the UK. In a recent report, it found that 73 percent of Canadian social sciences and humanities (SSH) academics identify with th...

Updated May 18 at 8:00 PM All autumn leaves and red brick, the town of Rutherford Falls is an idealized but embattled Northeastern backdrop for the new Peacock original comedy series bearing the same name. Also fictional are the Minishonka, the Indigenous nation adjacent to the town. Invented tribal people aside, Rutherford Falls star and staff writer Jana Schmieding still feels the dynamics of her Oregon youth resonating throughout the new show, created by Ed Helms, Sierra Teller Ornelas a...

Winnipeg Free Press Indigenous graduating-class size at U of M a remarkable achievement; new provincial legislation a big step backward By: Niigaan Sinclair | Posted: 7:00 PM CDT Monday, May. 10, 2021 Opinion The University of Manitoba graduated 510 Indigenous students on Saturday, the largest cohort in its history. The University of Manitoba graduated 510 Indigenous students on Saturday, the largest cohort in its history. Comparatively, ...

Exhibit on view at Missoula Art Museum showcases entirely new work by Aaniiih artist Sean Chandler portrait, 2021. MISSOULA, MONT .- Sean Chandler (Aaniiih) presents his first solo exhibition at a Montana museum and first significant exhibition in over a decade. His work infuses experiences from his childhood in Eastern Montana, including his love of Major League Baseball, and the history of Native assimilation into white culture, as well as teachings from his father. His father, Al Chandler, g...

Exhibit opening at Missoula Art Museum showcases entirely new work by Aaniiih artist, first in over a decade Sean Chandler: New Works is on view at Missoula Art Museum from May 7 to August 8 Author: (Photo: courtesy Missoula Art Museum) Sean Chandler: New Works is on view at Missoula Art Museum from May 7 to August 8 News Release Missoula Art Museum Sean Chandler, Aaniiih, presents his first solo exhibition at a Montana museum and first significant exhibition in over a decade. His work infuses ...

In March, OU honored five Native American ballerinas from Oklahoma with the opening of the "Five Moons Lounge" in Copeland Hall, which was intended to serve as a "source of representation and inspiration for all." OU Native American students, however, said they still feel underrepresented at OU and by education surrounding Native American studies.  OU Press Editor Joseph Brandt and OU President William Bizzell sought to construct an American Indian institute at OU, according to the Native Am...

Gov. Kristi Noem asks Biden administration to allow July 4 fireworks at Mount Rushmore South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem — marking Thomas Jeffersons birthday — sent a letter to President Joe Biden on Tuesday, April 13, asking the federal government to reconsider its decision to cancel this coming Independence Days fireworks at Mount Rushmore National Memorial in the Black Hills. Written By: Christopher Vondracek | × President Donald Trump spoke at Mount Rushmore on ...