“The conduct of these individuals goes far beyond what is appropriate and proper in political discourse. The use of stereotypical ‘war whoop chants’ and ‘tomahawk chops’ are offensive and downright racist.”Think Progress reports:
Baker called on Brown to “apologize for the offensive actions of his staff and their uneducated, unenlightened and racist portrayal of native peoples,” and said, “A campaign that would allow and condone such offensive and racist behavior must be called to task for their actions."
Warren’s Cherokee and Delaware Native American ancestry has been a frequent line of attack for Brown, with the campaign even running ads on the topic. The Senator did say Tuesday, however, that he did not “condone” their actions.Scott is being a frat boy about this. He needs to get this mess under control because this foolishness will become his legacy.
The Tribal Council voted unanimously Monday to change the law, the Kitsap Sun, of Bremerton, Wash., reported.Congrats to all of Heather's hard work.
Heather Purser, 28, has been spearheading the campaign to get the tribe to change its law since she came out as a lesbian about four years ago, the newspaper said.
"I wanted to feel accepted," she said. "The Suquamish Tribe has always been my home."
She spoke in March at the tribe's general council meeting, asking for recognition for same-sex couples and requesting a vote of the entire audience.
Purser was surprised by the amount of support she received.
"I was expecting a major fight. I didn't think anyone would support me," she said, adding that she did not hear any voiced dissent.
"Really it was the Suquamish people who approved this," she said. "The general council is really what made everything happen."
Two Spirits, a documentary directed by Lydia Nibley and produced by Say Yes Quickly Productions, received a standing ovation from a sell-out crowd of more than five hundred people at its world premiere on Saturday, November 21 at the Starz Denver Film Festival.
Members of the Two-Spirit Society of Denver performed honor songs before and after the screening to bless the film's work in the world and honor the memory of Fred Martinez. The film was followed by a panel discussion and reception hosted by the Matthew Shepard Foundation.
Fred Martinez was nádleehí—someone who possesses a balance of masculine and feminine traits—a special gift according to his traditional Navajo culture. But his determination to express his truest identity tragically cost him his life. At age sixteen, he was one of the youngest hate-crime victims in modern history when he was murdered in Cortez, Colorado.
In a ruling dated June 25 and first circulated Thursday, U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly ruled that the youngest of the seven Native American plaintiffs waited too long after turning 18 to file the lawsuit that attempts to revoke the Redskins trademarks.
The lead plaintiff, Suzan Shown Harjo, president of the Washington-based Morning Star Institute that advances Native American causes, is going to appeal.
They initially won - the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office panel canceled the trademarks in 1999 - but Kollar-Kotelly overturned the ruling in 2003 in part because the suit was filed decades after the first Redskins trademark was issued in 1967.
I understand there's money involved with these teams, but the name still upsets and stings. They should look at the emotional and cultural damage this foolishness have caused. After all the Native Americans have been through, this should not be an issue. But it is, and heartbreaking to see this madness continue on.
