#rej0ice

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[sarahvsalcedo]

Hey, I know you're working on a documentary about indigenous peoples in America. I'm not to familiar about this topic. As a Canadian, I have focused on Canadian indigenous people in my undergrad and understand many of the social problems they can become exposed to. Do you have any resources specific to American indigenous people that I can read up on? Thanks!

Hi Jo (rej0ice!) 

I’m sorry it took me so long to respond. Here are some of the books we are referencing in the film (and the professors who have worked with us:)

Native Seattle: Histories from the Crossing-Over Place by Coll Thrush

Chinookan Peoples of the Lower Columbia by Robert T. Boyd (Editor), Kenneth M. Ames (Editor), Tony A. Johnson (Editor)

Recognition, Sovereignty Struggles, and Indigenous Rights in the United States by Amy E. Den Ouden (Editor), Jean M. O'Brien (Editor)

Invisible Indigenes: The Politics of Nonrecognition by Bruce Granville Miller

Some other great ones to check out, not referenced in the film, but good to read if you want to get into American indigenous topics:

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West by Dee Brown (this is the oldest book on the list, and one of the most iconic stories that encapsulates the relationship between Native Americans and the Manifest Destiny delusions of the East.)

An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States (ReVisioning American History) by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz 

Facing East from Indian Country by Dan Ricter

Jacksonland: President Andrew Jackson, Cherokee Chief John Ross, and a Great American Land Grab by Steven Inskeep (this just came out, and is on my list to read. Here’s a great review up at Indian Country Media Today.)

Of course, these are just a few. If you give me a region, I can give you more to add to your reading list. If you’re interested, I can also add on poetry, lit, and myth to the lists, which is a great way to supplement anyone’s understanding of indigenous issues, in how these communities articulate their issues through their stories. 

[trader2699]

Re: Pet Peeve #229

rej0ice said: “What if we don’t know when?! MAYBE I WILL BE HUNGRY IN A LITTLE BIT BUT IS THAT TWENTY MINUTES?! Who knows?! Not me. I will let you know when though.”

Seriously? Don’t act incapable of using that big brain of yours to express your desire in a format we can all understand. Maybe something like:

“At least 20 minutes, no longer than 2 hours.”

YMMV, modify as necessary to your needs. You can do it. ;)

[monkeygosmash]

rej0ice replied to your post: TGID - Jackie V.

I am enjoying this series very much, except it reminds me of my extremely ~*awkward*~ years.

It's gonna get a lot worse before it gets better, so you have that to look forward to!