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America First? How About First Americans First?

Indian Country is now a target and so many Trump supporters are emboldened by an administration that does not know how to say no to those who would trample on constitutional rights.  This will be true for many who run federal agencies, state governments, oil, gas, and coal producers, and the Congress. In their mind: Indian Country has had it too good for too long.  Imagine that.  Native journalist Mark Trahant is keeping track of t-rump HERE

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Indigenous-Led Pipeline Resistance Camps Spread Across the U.S.* Direct opposition to fossil fuel extraction projects continues to spread throughout the USA. Resistance camps mirroring the #NoDAPL …

READ: Indigenous-Led Pipeline Resistance Camps Spread Across the U.S.* | Hwaairfan’s Blog

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Remarkable for New England! I know Pequot Museum Research Director Kevin Mc Bride (wearing glasses in left photo)! (Top Photo: NY Times)

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He is the first Indigenous student to serve in that role in the organization’s 104-year-old history.

READ: SpearChief-Morris Becomes First Indigenous Student President of Harvard Law School’s Legal Aid Bureau | Harvard University Native American Program (HUNAP)

At Sundance 2017: A World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Masterful Storytelling was presented to: RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked The World

(Directors: Catherine Bainbridge, Alfonso Maiorana) — This powerful documentary about the role of Native Americans in contemporary music history—featuring some of the greatest music stars of our time—exposes a critical missing chapter, revealing how indigenous musicians helped shape the soundtracks of our lives and, through their contributions, influenced popular culture. Cast: Robbie Robertson, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Martin Scorsese, Tony Bennett, Steven Tyler, Iggy Pop.

I just ran into Cherokee poet-historian Ron Welburn last weekend and he didn’t mention he was in this movie – what a humble guy.

Director Alfonso Maiorana, Producer Christina Fon, Filmmaker Chris Eyre, Musician Ricky Medlocke, Rapper Taboo, Executive Producer Ernest Webb, Executive Producer Tim Johnson and Director Catherine Bainbridge attend the World premiere of RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked the World by Alfonso Maiorana and Catherine Bainbridge, an official selection of the World Cinema Documentary Competition at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. © 2017 Sundance Institute | photo by Abbey Hoekzema.