Indige-Nurse is a column published by Powwows.com and written by Jeanette Centeno, a Registered Nurse (RN) and Case Manager (CM) who holds a Bachelor of
Opinion: CNN Should Replace Rick Santorum With An Indigenous Commentator
Posted By Jeanette Centeno May 24th, 2021 Last Updated on: May 24th, 2021 shares
As the deafening silence of CNN’s inaction echoed through Indian Country, several indigenous organizations including the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), pressured the station to cut ties with a former Republican senator, Rick Santorum.
For four years, CNN allowed him to expound his narrow-minded racist views and remained silent. According to Santorum, Judeo-Christians “birthed a nation from nothing” and that although “there were Native Americans, there isn’t much Native American culture in American culture.” Those words cut through the very core of who we are, our past, and how many people including some at CNN have tried to erase us.
Opinion: Rick Santorum’s Words Aren’t Just Ignorant They’re Self-Contradictory
Posted By Jeanette Centeno May 7th, 2021 Last Updated on: May 9th, 2021 shares
By now, you ve probably heard former senator Rick Santorum s nauseating preamble in which he not only denied the historic atrocities committed to indigenous people but also proudly white-washed American history in stating, “We birthed a nation from nothing.”
To CNN and many who share Santorum’s views: indigenous people are far too often labeled as “something else” or nothing at all. For indigenous people to be seen, we have to be acknowledged for who we are, what was done to our ancestors, and the fact that we re still here. As Santorum fumbled through his words, he candidly added, “I mean, yes we have Native Americans, but there isn’t much Native American culture in American culture.”
Indige-Nurse: Obesity is an Indigenous Health Crisis. So What Can We Do?
Posted By Jeanette Centeno April 28th, 2021 Last Updated on: April 28th, 2021 2 shares 2
Indige-Nurse is a column published by Powwows.com and written by Jeanette Centeno, a Registered Nurse (RN) and Case Manager (CM) who holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN). Centeno (Taíno) draws on her experience in the medical field and her own indigenous background to educate Native communities on the health issues that matter most.
Native American communities face major health concerns that have disproportionately affected them for generations. Poor health choices, lack of proper medical interventions, minimal food alternatives, and access to healthy foods have placed many indigenous people in a perpetual health crisis.
‘Rutherford Falls’ Takes Native Americans Out of the Box in Hysterical Fashion
Posted By Jeanette Centeno April 28th, 2021 Last Updated on: April 28th, 2021 2 shares 2
“Rutherford Falls,” Peacock TV‘s binge-worthy new show, manages to do something few ever have: bring multi-dimensional indigenous characters into an American sitcom.
While Native Americans have historically been portrayed as monolithic in American film and TV, “Rutherford Falls” breaks the mold, taking Native Americans out of the box they re so often forced into. But beyond that, the show s just downright brilliant.
Created by Michael Schur (“The Office,” “Parks and Recreation,” and “Brooklyn Nine Nine”), Ed Helms, and Sierra Teller Ornelas (Navajo-Mexican), “Rutherford Falls” is equal parts clever and heartwarming and provides two unique perspectives of the Native American experience.