http://www.firstpeoplesnewdirections.org/blog Just another WordPress site Wed, 16 May 2012 16:18:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 http://www.firstpeoplesnewdirections.org/blog/?p=5242 http://www.firstpeoplesnewdirections.org/blog/?p=5242#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 15:53:18 +0000 abby http://www.firstpeoplesnewdirections.org/blog/?p=5242 Reimagining Indian Country: Native American Migration and Identity in Twentieth-Century Los Angeles, Nicolas Rosenthal reorients our understanding of the experience of American Indians by tracing their migration to cities, exploring the formation of urban Indian communities, and delving into the shifting relationships between reservations and urban areas from the early twentieth century to the present. In this guest post, Rosenthal discusses American Indians’ involvement in the Hollywood film industry and their attempts to challenge inauthentic and stereotypical depictions of Indian history.]]> http://www.firstpeoplesnewdirections.org/blog/?feed=rss2&p=5242 0 http://www.firstpeoplesnewdirections.org/blog/?p=5227 http://www.firstpeoplesnewdirections.org/blog/?p=5227#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 15:21:07 +0000 Natasha http://www.firstpeoplesnewdirections.org/blog/?p=5227 http://www.firstpeoplesnewdirections.org/blog/?feed=rss2&p=5227 0 http://www.firstpeoplesnewdirections.org/blog/?p=5148 http://www.firstpeoplesnewdirections.org/blog/?p=5148#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 15:44:26 +0000 abby http://www.firstpeoplesnewdirections.org/blog/?p=5148 Songs of Power and Prayer in the Columbia Plateau: The Jesuit, the Medicine Man, and the Indian Hymn Singer by Chad Hamill explores the role of song as a transformative force in the lives of Indigenous peoples of the interior Northwest. In particular, it traces a cultural, spiritual, and musical encounter that began in the mid-nineteenth century and culminated in the twentieth century. Today we feature an excerpt, in which Hamill provides context.]]> http://www.firstpeoplesnewdirections.org/blog/?feed=rss2&p=5148 0 http://www.firstpeoplesnewdirections.org/blog/?p=5171 http://www.firstpeoplesnewdirections.org/blog/?p=5171#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:33:04 +0000 Natasha http://www.firstpeoplesnewdirections.org/blog/?p=5171 http://www.firstpeoplesnewdirections.org/blog/?feed=rss2&p=5171 0 http://www.firstpeoplesnewdirections.org/blog/?p=5129 http://www.firstpeoplesnewdirections.org/blog/?p=5129#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:46:51 +0000 Natasha http://www.firstpeoplesnewdirections.org/blog/?p=5129 http://www.firstpeoplesnewdirections.org/blog/?feed=rss2&p=5129 0 http://www.firstpeoplesnewdirections.org/blog/?p=5026 http://www.firstpeoplesnewdirections.org/blog/?p=5026#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:39:43 +0000 Natasha http://www.firstpeoplesnewdirections.org/blog/?p=5026 http://www.firstpeoplesnewdirections.org/blog/?feed=rss2&p=5026 0 http://www.firstpeoplesnewdirections.org/blog/?p=5065 http://www.firstpeoplesnewdirections.org/blog/?p=5065#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:22:18 +0000 abby http://www.firstpeoplesnewdirections.org/blog/?p=5065 Red Medicine: Traditional Indigenous Rites of Birthing and Healing, Patrisia Gonzales addresses "Red Medicine" as a system of healing that includes birthing practices, dreaming, and purification rites to re-establish personal and social equilibrium. The book explores Indigenous medicine with a special emphasis on how Indigenous knowledge has endured and persisted among peoples with a legacy to Mexico. Today Gonzales talks with us about Indigenous knowledge, personal connections, and links to Mesoamerican codices...]]> http://www.firstpeoplesnewdirections.org/blog/?feed=rss2&p=5065 0 http://www.firstpeoplesnewdirections.org/blog/?p=5019 http://www.firstpeoplesnewdirections.org/blog/?p=5019#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:51:27 +0000 abby http://www.firstpeoplesnewdirections.org/blog/?p=5019 http://www.firstpeoplesnewdirections.org/blog/?feed=rss2&p=5019 0 http://www.firstpeoplesnewdirections.org/blog/?p=4882 http://www.firstpeoplesnewdirections.org/blog/?p=4882#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:30:01 +0000 Natasha http://www.firstpeoplesnewdirections.org/blog/?p=4882 http://www.firstpeoplesnewdirections.org/blog/?feed=rss2&p=4882 0 http://www.firstpeoplesnewdirections.org/blog/?p=4856 http://www.firstpeoplesnewdirections.org/blog/?p=4856#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:32:43 +0000 Natasha http://www.firstpeoplesnewdirections.org/blog/?p=4856 http://www.firstpeoplesnewdirections.org/blog/?feed=rss2&p=4856 0