Civil and human rights histories and media attention often neglect Native American issues. The following #SaturdaySchool discussion was co-hosted by Native News Network, and our goal was to share resources and information — and that we did!
#SaturdaySchool: Native Americans & Indigenous Rights
Each week @ProfRagsdale gathers loyal followers around the twitter hearth to spread knowledge, build community, and create change. (April 28, 2012)
Storified by FunkNBeans · Mon, Apr 30 2012 23:14:12
#SaturdaySchool 2day is discussion of Native American rights – thruout day I will tweet & use that tag, join in if u wanna!Rhonda Ragsdale
#SaturdaySchool is informal discussion on diff topic each week, distributing resources & connecting tweeps of common interestsRhonda Ragsdale
Discussions of civil & human rights often ignore struggles of native peoples & we must address this! #SaturdaySchoolRhonda Ragsdale
Histories of civil rights groups usually include mentions of NAACP, LULAC, SNCC, SCLC, they often leave AIM out #SaturdaySchoolRhonda Ragsdale
I will b tweeting resources, links, questions & info about Native American rights 2day 4 #SaturdaySchoolRhonda Ragsdale
2day’s #SaturdaySchool will be joined by @Native_NewsNet & others – Just follow the hashtag or check my TL thru out the dayRhonda Ragsdale
@profragsdale that’s great. Btwn poverty, alcoholism & rape incidents on reservations it’s a shame more ppl know about Kardashians thanElma Placeres Dieppa
@profragsdale native Americans. Even with the immigration problem I wonder why no one really talks about this.Elma Placeres Dieppa
Although we will b discussing Native American rights broadly, it’s important 2 understand diversity is great #SaturdaySchoolRhonda Ragsdale
@profragsdale LULAC Is considered a Mexican American Generation civil rights organization in contrast to Chicano Power orgs of 1960s…xicano007
@xicano007 Yes — Neither group realize the power of collaborating w Native Americans tho – IMO #SaturdaySchoolRhonda Ragsdale
@xicano007 Most rights histories look at non-violence&’any means’ n Latin@ & Af Am groups but ignore Native Am #SaturdaySchoolRhonda Ragsdale
@profragsdale La Alianza of New Mexico led by Reies Lopez Tijerina & his wife Patty are usually omitted from the civil rights discourse…xicano007
Jodi Gillette Named as Senior Policy Advisor for Native American Affairs. http://www.nativenewsnetwork.com/jodi-gillette-named-as-senior-policy-advisor-for-native-american-affairs.htmlNativeNewsNetwork
Nature Was the Pharmacy to Indigenous People of This Continent. http://www.nativenewsnetwork.com/nature-was-the-pharmacy-to-indigenous-people-of-this-continent.htmlNativeNewsNetwork
@mzelma All day 2day I will be tweeting about Native American rights & recourses #SaturdaySchoolRhonda Ragsdale
@profragsdale it’s important to consider the Mexican American student struggle of 1940s w/ the emergence of MAM (Mexican American Movement)xicano007
Indian Country Today Media Network http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/ #SaturdaySchoolRhonda Ragsdale
Native News Network – Connecting Native American Voices http://www.nativenewsnetwork.com/ #SaturdaySchoolRhonda Ragsdale
American Indian Movement http://www.aimovement.org/ #SaturdaySchoolRhonda Ragsdale
@profragsdale we should consider redefining civil rights orgs bc if we don’t it omits groups such as Lemon Grove Parents Committee (1931)xicano007
Native Vote —>> http://www.nativevote.org/ #SaturdaySchoolRhonda Ragsdale
Check out the Gathering of Nations #GON hashtag 2 connect 2 Native Americans #SaturdaySchoolRhonda Ragsdale
Touted as World’s Largest Gathering of Native Americans is Underway http://www.nativenewsnetwork.com/worlds-largest-gathering-of-native-americans-is-underway.html #SaturdaySchoolRhonda Ragsdale
@mzelma @profragsdale I think alot of highlighted issues r east coast dominated esp w/ the major news hubs bein over here & we dont see itMadame Ubuntu
@urbanrezlife You r right now! It’s here all day, come & go as u like – no dress code & play ur own music! #SaturdaySchoolRhonda Ragsdale
“@profragsdale: Native Vote —>> http://www.nativevote.org/ #SaturdaySchool”This is a must folks!Cruze
@profragsdale Good topic. A college friend has been fighting for the rights of the Shinnecock Indian Nation for years. #SaturdaySchool.South Jersey Bro
Complex & Tragic RT @mzelma @profragsdale native Americans. Even with the immigration problem I wonder why no one really talks about this.william
Book Rec: When Jesus Came, the Corn Mothers Went Away: Marriage, Sexuality & Power http://www.amazon.com/dp/0804718326/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_31.Mpb0Q64P00 #SaturdaySchoolRhonda Ragsdale
Last night’s Grand Entry -Gathering of Nations ! @loveshaina ‘s photo http://instagr.am/p/J8f2dyN5-e/ #GON #SaturdaySchoolRhonda Ragsdale
What resources, books, films, music do u recommend2 raise awareness of Native American rights? #SaturdaySchoolRhonda Ragsdale
@urbanrezlife What resources, books, films, music do u recommend2 raise awareness of Native American rights? #SaturdaySchoolRhonda Ragsdale
@Native_NewsNet What resources, books, films, music do u recommend2 raise awareness of Native American rights? #SaturdaySchoolRhonda Ragsdale
@brownboyrocks What resources, books, films, music do u recommend2 raise awareness of Native American rights? #SaturdaySchoolRhonda Ragsdale
@blakeellis What resources, books, films, music do u recommend2 raise awareness of Native American rights? #SaturdaySchoolRhonda Ragsdale
@urbanrezlife Here r some of the #SaturdaySchool posts from previous weeks –> http://funknbeans.com/category/funkademics/saturdayschool/ :)Rhonda Ragsdale
@profragsdale When I TAed for Native history, students read Mary Crow Dog’s LAKOTA WOMAN, Edmunds’ biography of TECUMSEH.Jessica Luther
@profragsdale I used PBS’ 500 NATIONS, Richter’s FACING EAST FROM INDIAN COUNTRY, Calloway’s textbook FIRST PEOPLES.Jessica Luther
@scATX Thanks so much 4 the #SaturdaySchool tweets – love these resources ! Keep ’em coming ! :-)Rhonda Ragsdale
Book Rec: The Color of the Land: Race, Nation & the Politics of Landownership http://www.amazon.com/dp/0807871060/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_BmaNpb048SPYF #SaturdaySchoolRhonda Ragsdale
@profragsdale For primary sources: Calloway’s THE WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN: INDIAN VOICES FROM EARLY AMERICA.Jessica Luther
Check out @profragsdale TL. Her #SaturdaySchool every week is awesome.Jenn Diaz
@JenMeanIt Thank u ! Thank u !!! #SaturdaySchoolRhonda Ragsdale
13,230 days in Prison 4 a crime he did not commitWho is Leonard Peltier#SaturdaySchool#NativeAmericanhttp://www.whoisleonardpeltier.info/Cruze
@Kiki_Liki it’s all day, come & go – no set time – informal — and no dressCode !! #SaturdaySchoolRhonda Ragsdale
@Kiki_Liki just follow my TL or the #SaturdaySchool hashtagRhonda Ragsdale
@RussContreras good morning Russ ! Thanks 4 joining us 4 #SaturdaySchoolRhonda Ragsdale
AIM Song performed by our YouthKeeping our song alive#SaturdaySchool#NativeAmericanCruze
Some more music for your soulPretty Funny#SaturdaySchool#NorthernCreehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fJX_QczU5wCruze
Alcatraz-The Rock that hit the Water-Trailer#StrongNativeWomen#Alcatraz#SaturdaySchoolhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPNdm6y6XrkCruze
@profragsdale For Native American rights & awareness, one 1st needs to know the history. A good book is "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee".NativeNewsNetwork
@profragsdale Once aware of the history, the how, when, & why, then you can look into current issues w numerous websites run by natives.NativeNewsNetwork
@profragsdale We post & write articles on numerous issues current & past, @lastrealindians is a great source too. #SaturdaySchoolNativeNewsNetwork
I’m answering questions from @profragsdale #SaturdaySchool on #NDN rights & awareness from @Native_NewsNet w others. Follow along ya’ll!Patricia E. Stein
@profragsdale On awareness, everyone should watch Aaron Huey’s talk on #PineRidge from #TEDTalks http://www.ted.com/talks/aaron_huey.html #SaturdaySchoolNativeNewsNetwork
@profragsdale Great source w a comic spin, @the1941s, ♬, poems, videos, & some hilarious comedy bringing issues to light. #SaturdaySchoolNativeNewsNetwork
Walking in 2 Worlds #NativeAmerican#SaturdaySchoolhttp://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/04/27/what-are-the-challenges-of-walking-in-two-worlds-99206Cruze
RT @urbanrezlife: Some more music for your soulPretty Funny#SaturdaySchool#NorthernCreehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fJX_QczU5wRhonda Ragsdale
RT @urbanrezlife: AIM Song performed by our YouthKeeping our song alive#SaturdaySchool#NativeAmericanRhonda Ragsdale
Native America hate crimes & violence continue 2 go on w out appropriate follow up or investigation #SaturdaySchoolRhonda Ragsdale
Water rights remain constant struggle 4 many Native Americans – Navajo r still fighting 4 ancestral waters #SaturdaySchoolRhonda Ragsdale
@profragsdale #Lakota elder goes in for open heart surgery, comes out a victim of a #KKK hate crime. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxrYQ0mFFQs&feature=player_embedded #SaturdaySchoolNativeNewsNetwork
@profragsdale Its been 7mnths & no sign or step towards justice for him. #Lakota elder #KKK hate crime. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxrYQ0mFFQs&feature=player_embeddedNativeNewsNetwork
@profragsdale An important book about Native American rights is Conquest by Andrea Smith. http://owl.li/azSnC #SaturdaySchoolJaime Puente
@profragsdale NDN women are 2.5x’s more likely to be raped or sexually assaulted than other women in the USA. http://www.amnestyusa.org/our-work/issues/women-s-rights/violence-against-women/maze-of-injusticeNativeNewsNetwork
@profragsdale More than 40% of Navajo residences across the 27000 sq-mile reservation still do not have running water. #SaturdaySchoolNativeNewsNetwork
@ProfRagsdale Another important Native American history is Ned Blackhawk’s Violence Over The Land http://owl.li/azSBi #SaturdaySchoolJaime Puente
Join @Native_NewsNet while me & @_bbyoungblood answer Q’s on #NDN rights & awareness w @profragsdale #SaturdaySchoolPatricia E. Stein
@profragsdale Great article regarding #Navajo water rights. http://m.indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/ict_sbc/letter-to-the-editor-regarding-navajo-water-rights #WaterIsLife #SaturdaySchoolNativeNewsNetwork
@Native_NewsNet @profragsdale This is a fact I wish to speak to the United Nations they can not talk to the Right people of NDN Country!Julienne Xene Cross
@Native_NewsNet @profragsdale 12-7 Turtle Mountain Reservation 33,000 members death everyday here. People drinking poison water!Julienne Xene Cross
I love this young ladies photographyNadya Kwadibeans#SaturdaySchool#NativeAmericanhttp://www.redworks.ca/Cruze
@profragsdale SPLC.2006. http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-report/browse-all-issues/2006/winter/indian-bloodNativeNewsNetwork
@ndnstyl @native_newsnet thank u so much 4 joining n the #SaturdaySchool discussion 2day !Rhonda Ragsdale
@Native_NewsNet @profragsdale your link to @the1491s didn’t work – maybe due to the comma following too closely. They do exist.James M. Roy
@profragsdale We have to beware of how terms Aztlan & mestizo r used 2 account 4 violence against NatAm’s & not reproduce it #SaturdaySchoolJaime Puente
@Native_NewsNet water rights r often minimized — but they should b our 1st & most basic rights! #SaturdaySchoolRhonda Ragsdale
@Native_NewsNet the systematic disconnection of people from the land & it’s resources is America’s original sin #SaturdaySchoolRhonda Ragsdale
@profragsdale you couldn’t have known this but I am currently editing the "American Indian" encyl. entry. Right on time! :Dtressie mc
@tressiemcphd great !!!Rhonda Ragsdale
Thank you for having us! "@profragsdale: @ndnstyl @native_newsnet thank u so much 4 joining n the #SaturdaySchool discussion 2day !"NativeNewsNetwork
@ProfRagsdale The Comanche Empire by Pekka Hammalainen is an important book about Native American history. http://owl.li/azTkuJaime Puente
RT @urbanrezlife: 13,230 days in Prison 4 a crime he did not commitWho is Leonard Peltier#SaturdaySchool#NativeAmericanhttp://www.whoisleonardpeltier.info/Psych Geek
@profragsdale 42.9 % of Navajo live in extreme poverty. Institutionalized poverty is a tool used to turn focus towards day to day SURVIVAL.NativeNewsNetwork
@ProfRagsdale DeLay’s War of a Thousand Deserts discusses violence of state building, borders & U.S Expansion in 1830s…FunkNBeans
RT @urbanrezlife: Walking in 2 Worlds #NativeAmerican#SaturdaySchoolhttp://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/04/27/what-are-the-challenges-of-walking-in-two-worlds-99206Rhonda Ragsdale
RT @urbanrezlife: Alcatraz-The Rock that hit the Water-Trailer#StrongNativeWomen#Alcatraz#SaturdaySchoolhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPNdm6y6XrkRhonda Ragsdale
#SaturdaySchool Book Rec: Brian DeLay’s War of a Thousand Deserts http://owl.li/azTMV (cc: @ProfRagsdale)FunkNBeans
@_bbyoungblood so glad u r part of #SaturdaySchool & @Native_NewsNet — we need as much discussion & education as we can get !Rhonda Ragsdale
@urbanrezlife I wrote him a letter many years ago … My heart still aches 4 him #SaturdaySchoolRhonda Ragsdale
BookRec: Guidotti-Hernandez’s Unspeakable Violence: Remapping U.S. and Mexican National Imaginaries http://owl.li/azTVe #SaturdaySchoolJaime Puente
Secrets of the Dead – Aztec Massacre from @pbsvideo http://to.pbs.org/fzQC21 #SaturdaySchoolRhonda Ragsdale
@profragsdale When existence, the most BASIC right, is a battle. WE STILL FIGHT. http://www.permacultureguild.us/pine-ridge-statistics/NativeNewsNetwork
I’m loving these recommendations from #saturdayschool with @profragsdale and @native_newsnetPsych Geek
#SaturdaySchool follows –>> @Native_NewsNet @brownboyrocks @xicano007 @tressiemcphd @PsteinNDRhonda Ragsdale
Great conversations going on now with @profragsdale & numerous others on #NDN rights & awareness issues. Check out her tweets & join in!Patricia E. Stein
@PsteinND @n4tiv34m3ric4n yes ! Join the #SaturdaySchool discussion on Native rights & resourcesRhonda Ragsdale
How can we facilitate a new relationship w native peoples of this continent? Where do we even start? #SaturdaySchoolRhonda Ragsdale
Boycotts! Petitions! Education! We must b heard! There is a Gathering of Nations that goes far beyond Albq! #GON #SaturdaySchoolRhonda Ragsdale
PLS SIGN THIS PETITION –>> http://www.change.org/petitions/justice-for-hate-crime-against-lakota-sioux-elder-vernon-traversie #SaturdaySchoolRhonda Ragsdale
@profragsdale Other resources: @JessYee @NativeApprops @BeyondBuckskinArturo R. Garcia
Thx Art! @aboynamedart @jessyee @nativeapprops @beyondbuckskin & hello all! Nice 2 meet u thru #SaturdaySchoolRhonda Ragsdale
@profragsdale Raising awareness is a good start, & not just from Natives. The world needs to realize we are all related in the end.NativeNewsNetwork
@Native_NewsNet This is KEY — Native American issues R American issues, essential 2 all human rights #SaturdaySchoolRhonda Ragsdale
@SHAdEDAddY if you have time check out @profragsdale tweets I’m sure you have something to say!Patricia E. Stein
@PsteinND @shadedaddy Hello ! #SaturdaySchool connections!Rhonda Ragsdale
#SaturdaySchoolSEND CARDS AND LETTERS:LEONARD PELTIER #89637-132USP COLEMAN IU.S. PENITENTIARYP.O. BOX 1033COLEMAN, FL 33521Cruze
@n4tiv34m3ric4n @native_newsnet suppression is good point -we must mobilize connections &work 2ward strong online presence #SaturdaySchoolRhonda Ragsdale
@n4tiv34m3ric4n @native_newsnet Issues like Lakota elder being branded n medical care should b Global news! #SaturdaySchoolRhonda Ragsdale
We know the power of sm 2 bring issues 2 global attn #TrayvonMartin & more – Lakota elder’s hate crime needs 2 trend #SaturdaySchoolRhonda Ragsdale
@n4tiv34m3ric4n @native_newsnet we must continue 2 use sm & collaborate across national & racial lines #SaturdaySchoolRhonda Ragsdale
@profragsdale @n4tiv34m3ric4n @native_newsnet If it were not for three Native News Organizations. Would we know Mr. Traversie’s story?!amanda berlin
@_bbyoungblood @n4tiv34m3ric4n @native_newsnet exactly!!! This is outrage & NO other sources have found fit 2 discuss it? #SaturdaySchoolRhonda Ragsdale
@n4tiv34m3ric4n @native_newsnet #IamWilling #SaturdaySchool I hear this call & I answer it ! I hear these drums !Rhonda Ragsdale
Thru my own womb have passed many nations- my children carry the blood of many nations – I AM A GATHERING OF NATIONS #GON #SaturdaySchoolRhonda Ragsdale
One great story of collaboration across national & racial boundaries is Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca’s Account of his travels. #SaturdaySchoolJaime Puente
Cabeza de Vaca’s story is useful to think about embracing alterity rather than conquest. @profragsdale #SaturdaySchool http://owl.li/azVJ9Jaime Puente
@profragsdale @n4tiv34m3ric4n @native_newsnet Building relationships between communities&cultures & sharing in the fight to be heard.amanda berlin
@profragsdale @_bbyoungblood @n4tiv34m3ric4n NNN & followers are responsible 4 #VernTraversie YouTube vid going viral & 4 #RawStory pic upNativeNewsNetwork
Cabeza de Vaca’s story is useful to think about embracing alterity rather than conquest. @profragsdale #SaturdaySchool http://owl.li/azVJ9Jaime Puente
RT @n4tiv34m3ric4n: @profragsdale #trayvonMartin #Verntraversie #WorldPeace 🙂 #SaturdaySchool #140sw @Native_NewsNetRhonda Ragsdale
@_bbyoungblood @profragsdale @n4tiv34m3ric4n will keep reinforcing our values & our cultures/languages so our kids know who they really areNativeNewsNetwork
One thing that is in need of serious change is access to Native American records being held by the U.S. Govt. #SaturdaySchool @profragsdaleJaime Puente
@profragsdale I feel immigration is also a Native Issue. To label a human being,indigenous to their (cont) http://tl.gd/h6l87hamanda berlin
@profragsdale @_bbyoungblood Borders that we enforce now were created with the help and erasure of Native Americans. #SaturdaySchoolJaime Puente
Immigration is absolutely a Native American issue. Dr. Guidotti-Hernandez’s Unspeakable Violence discusses this @_bbyoungblood @profragsdaleJaime Puente
@brownboyrocks @profragsdale As well as access to records of infiltration of any cultural movement. AIM. Panthers. Young Lords. et. al.NativeNewsNetwork
@profragsdale @_bbyoungblood Borders that we enforce now were created with the help and erasure of Native Americans. #SaturdaySchoolJaime Puente
RT @winterthur: did the Smithsonian give all the Native American bones back 2 the tribes that claimed them, yet? #saturdayschool…Jaime Puente
@winterthur That I do not know. I wonder if anyone else at #SaturdaySchool can help answer this question. (cc: @profragsdale)Jaime Puente
Similarly, San Antonio, Texas would not exist without the protection & subsequent genocide of Comanches @Asani @profragsdale #saturdayschoolJaime Puente
@_bbyoungblood The brutal history of border creation & enforcement complicates Native American reactions to SB1070. cc: @ProfRagsdaleJaime Puente
@_bbyoungblood Mexicans [Americans] & Native peoples were in conflict w each other as much as they were in conflict w/ Anglos. @ProfRagsdaleJaime Puente
RT @winterthur: did the Smithsonian give all the Native American bones back 2 the tribes that claimed them, yet? #saturdayschool…Jaime Puente
@winterthur That I do not know. I wonder if anyone else at #SaturdaySchool can help answer this question. (cc: @profragsdale)Jaime Puente
RT @native_newsnet: @winterthur Repatriation of ancestral remains hasnt been honored by all who hold them http://www.ucsdguardian.org/component/k2/item/25598-ucsd-sued-over-human-remains @ProfRagsdaleJaime Puente
@brownboyrocks @profragsdale tell the truth and shame the devil. There are 3 rezzes in Texas & few Texans can name them.Asani Charles
@BJTuininga ARe you following @ProfRagsdale’s #SaturdaySchool? Do you have resources to share about Native American issues & rights?Jaime Puente
RT @bjtuininga: Legitimate organizations for your donations to South Dakota reservations http://bit.ly/fbACGr #saturdayschool @ProfRagsdaleJaime Puente
I Heart this Native American Fashion Blogger#SaturdaySchool#NativeAmerican#WeAreStillHerehttp://beyondbuckskin.blogspot.com/Cruze
Autumn Hawk New YorkNative American doing her thing – designing clothes#SaturdaySchool#NativePridehttp://autumnhawknewyork.com/Cruze
Some great Native American literature that EVERYONE should read is practically anything by @sherman_alexie. #SaturdaySchool @ProfRagsdaleJaime Puente
1 of my favorite stories is @sherman_alexie "Because my father was the only Indian who saw Jimi Hendrix play" #SaturdaySchool @ProfRagsdaleJaime Puente
And, if you haven’t seen "Smoke Signals" you’re missing out on one of the best movies of the last 20years. #SaturdaySchool @ProfRagsdaleJaime Puente
Some great Native American literature that EVERYONE should read is practically anything by @sherman_alexie. #SaturdaySchool @ProfRagsdaleJaime Puente
Smoke Signals (1/12) Movie CLIP – The Oral Tradition (1998) HD: http://youtu.be/kBEhz8vw2AM – I love this scene. #SaturdaySchool @ProfRagsdaleJaime Puente
Part of Native American rights discussion should be their representation in popular culture. #SaturdaySchool @ProfRagsdaleJaime Puente
One of the greatest leaders I have metGreat friend to my grandmotherLehman Brightman – Amazing#SaturdaySchoolhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccoVAHgaL8kCruze
I Heart this Native American Fashion Blogger#SaturdaySchool#NativeAmerican#WeAreStillHerehttp://beyondbuckskin.blogspot.com/Cruze
Bay Area Native American ArtistJeremy Goodfeather#SaturdaySchool#WeAreStillHerehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kfpde2YWTnICruze
@brownboyrocks @Sherman_Alexie @profragsdale favorite book by @Sherman_Alexie is #ReservationBlues followed by the bold #IndianKiller.Asani Charles
@brownboyrocks @profragsdale @Sherman_Alexie is banned in Arizona. Soy una libro traficante.Asani Charles
Neyom FridayAnother postiive role model for our people-doing her thing#SaturdaySchool#NativeAmerican#WeAreStillHerehttp://www.neyomfriday.com/Cruze
I love them too! @Asani @brownboyrocks @profragsdale fave book by @Sherman_Alexie is #ReservationBlues followed by the bold #IndianKiller.Psych Geek
This is an awesome Music VideoThe Storm#SaturdaySchool#NativeAmericanhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QawQyLTH7N0Cruze
Here is another young native american fashion blogger#SaturdaySchoolhttp://theurbangirlsclub.wordpress.com/Cruze
“@profragsdale: @PsteinND @shadedaddy Hello ! #SaturdaySchool connections!” A’ho Ya’at’eeh.SHAdE
Is Johnny Depp as Tonto in the new Lone Ranger movie a form of colonialism? #SaturdaySchool @ProfRagsdaleJaime Puente
Or is JohnnyDepp as Tonto a respectful re-imagination of a once harmful cultural icon? #SaturdaySchool @ProfRagsdale http://owl.li/aA0qRJaime Puente
Here is another young native american fashion blogger#SaturdaySchoolhttp://theurbangirlsclub.wordpress.com/Cruze
“@profragsdale: @PsteinND @shadedaddy Hello ! #SaturdaySchool connections!” A’ho Ya’at’eeh.SHAdE
Here is a photo of my mom and my aunt and my sisers & I waiting for the ferry to go back to Alcatraz#SaturdaySchoolhttp://www.ilkahartmann.com/indian-america/the-occupation-of-alcatraz-19691971/10101884Cruze
@profragsdale Hashtags to watch #NoPipeline #WaterIsLife #FreeLeonardPeltier #NDN & the newest edition #VernTraversieNativeNewsNetwork
RT @urbanrezlife: Who is Leonard Peltier#FreeLeonardPeltierhttp://www.whoisleonardpeltier.info/Rhonda Ragsdale
RT @Jehuniko1: @PsteinND @profragsdale that one is so sad, brought tears to my eyes!@TheSiouxDream shared itRhonda Ragsdale
@SHAdEDAddY u must be done dancing — thanks 4 the greeting ! #SaturdaySchool @Native_NewsNetRhonda Ragsdale
BTW, #LongestWalk4: Return to Alcatraz, begins on July 15th, 2012 in #DC http://returntoalcatraz.com/ @brownboyrocks @ProfRagsdale #SaturdaySchoolCarlos in DC
HOW A HARD CORE KKK’r Reinvented himself as a wise Native American best selling author http://www.skyvalleychronicle.com/FEATURE-NEWS/HOW-A-HARD-CORE-KU-KLUX-KLANNER-br-Reinvented-himself-as-a-wise-Native-American-best-selling-author-br-I-And-how-no-one-found-him-out-I-976592#.T5xU4nirrkw.twitter #SaturdaySchool @profragsdaleJaime Puente
@pbs has many resources on Native American history such as Indian Removal Policies http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2959.html #SaturdaySchoolRhonda Ragsdale
The Library of Congress also has many Native American history resources http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/Indian.html #SaturdaySchoolRhonda Ragsdale
Teachers of all levels must stop making colonialism n2 sweet pilgrim hats & help students understand legacy of conquest #SaturdaySchoolRhonda Ragsdale
Schools all over the US hold ‘colonial days’ where colonists r glorified & native & enslaved peoples r ignored #SaturdaySchoolRhonda Ragsdale
Follow –>> @AmerIndianNYC #SaturdaySchoolRhonda Ragsdale
check out #indigenous for discussions of Native American issues #SaturdaySchool @Native_NewsNetRhonda Ragsdale
What hashtags do u watch 4 discussions of Native American issues, news, resources? #SaturdaySchool @Native_NewsNet @SHAdEDAddYRhonda Ragsdale
What hashtags do u watch 4 discussions of Native American issues, news, resources? #SaturdaySchool @LATISM #Latism @ergeekgoddessRhonda Ragsdale
What hashtags do u watch 4 discussions of Native American issues, news, resources? #SaturdaySchool @AmerIndianNYCRhonda Ragsdale
@atallbro thx so much 4 tweeting the beautiful #GON pics – we r sharing them at our online #SaturdaySchoolRhonda Ragsdale
Native American philosophies & spiritualities have been ignored by a country who need them desperately #SaturdaySchoolRhonda Ragsdale
Native American Social Movement Resources http://culturalpolitics.net/social_movements/indian #GON #SaturdaySchoolRhonda Ragsdale
‘Alcatraz is not an Island’ http://www.pbs.org/itvs/alcatrazisnotanisland/nativeland.html #GON #SaturdaySchoolRhonda Ragsdale
American Indian Film Institute http://americanindianfilminstitute.com/ #GON #SaturdaySchoolRhonda Ragsdale
O my gosh! This has been a great #SaturdaySchool !! I’m going to keep going with this later 2day & follow up on some tweetsRhonda Ragsdale
@profragsdale Yes, please! And thank you! I am really enjoying #SaturdaySchool! Learning so much. It’s great! :-)Кαt
RT @urbanrezlife: “@profragsdale: Native Vote —>> http://www.nativevote.org/ #SaturdaySchool”This is a must folks!MulticulturalFamilia
I have met so many new tweeps via #GON & #SaturdaySchool who r also passionate about Native American issues – so thankful !Rhonda Ragsdale
#NativeEdu by @NIEAdotorg. MT @profragsdale: Hashtags abt Native American issues, news, resources? #SaturdaySchool #Latism @ergeekgoddessEric Felix
via @Native_NewsNet Hashtags 2watch #NoPipeline #WaterIsLife #FreeLeonardPeltier #NDN & new #VernTraversie #SaturdaySchoolRhonda Ragsdale
RT @profragsdale: American Indian Film Institute http://americanindianfilminstitute.com/ #GON #SaturdaySchoolCruze
I see Native American issues being brought up all over my TL 2day ! #SaturdaySchool #GON @mculturalfam :-)Rhonda Ragsdale
RT @nativemedia: Fans across the nation, watch "Native Waters" Sun 4/29 on @World_Compass. Check your @PBS listings for times http://ow.ly/ayLtfRhonda Ragsdale
@Jehuniko1 @profragsdale @TheSiouxDream Thanks for spreading! Sad as it is, this needs to be heard. :DPatricia E. Stein
“@profragsdale: @SHAdEDAddY u must be done dancing — thanks 4 the greeting ! #SaturdaySchool @Native_NewsNet” A’ho Welcome.SHAdE
RT @profragsdale: The Library of Congress also has many Native American history resources http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/Indian.html #SaturdaySchoolJenn Diaz
@profragsdale @PsteinND @Native_NewsNet @brownboyrocks Thank You for #SaturdaySchool! Look forward to building with you soon!!amanda berlin
I would love to hear more about how we can focus on #GreenEnergy on rez & establishing solid economic independence. #SaturdaySchoolMulticulturalFamilia
@SHAdEDAddY @native_newsnet more pics ! More pics ! 😉 #GON #SaturdaySchoolRhonda Ragsdale
@AmerIndianNYC sure! @profragsdale’s #SaturdaySchool always gives me great ppl to meet, follow, RT and learn from! :)Jenn Diaz
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