INDIGENOUS

Indigenous Survivance

My Muwekma People’s Journey of Reawakening and Being Heard (1 of 2)

Joey Iyolopixtli Torres shares how his Muwekma mother and diverse Native American relatives taught him the ways of his people and how Indigenous fellowship and support has been an integral part in the Muwekma’s journey to being formally recognized.

Indigenous Knowledge-Technologies-Practices

Topological Basketry: Weaving Together Cherokee Technologies and Pedagogy (1 of 2)

Kim Shuck counters the reductionist, colonizing notions of Euro peoples who have deemed basket-weaving to be primitive by teaching her invention, topological basketry, which weaves in a myriad of disciplines, including mathematics, engineering, biology, materials science, chemistry, sociology, and art.

Indigenous Retelling & Telling

Eloy Martinez: Activism, Unions, and the Occupation of Alcatraz (1 of 6)

Eloy Martinez talks about participating in the occupation of Alcatraz (1969-1971) and its seminal role in bringing together diverse Native Americans asserting their rights, ending the United States termination policies, returning land to tribes, and galvanizing other Native American movements.

Indigenous Survivance

No Dogs No Indians Allowed: Coming of Age in Colorado (1 of 6)

Despite facing racism, poverty, and repeated incarceration in 1940s Colorado (United States), in the ‘No Dogs No Indians’ era, 19-year-old Eloy Martinez got two jobs and took custody of his younger siblings to prevent their being taken to Boarding Schools.