There is a phrase that makes every Indigenous person cringe. "Get over it, it's in the past." And yet each and every one of us had heard it or read it, whether it was directed at us or indirectly. Colonizers tend to think that the horrid past all Indigenous share in the name of greed [...]read more
Jodi Rave Spotted Bear
(Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation)Founder & Editor in Chief
Spoken Languages: English
Topic Expertise: Federal trust relationship with American Indians; Indigenous issues ranging from spirituality and environment to education and land rights

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