Manning: 'The Feminine Magic That is Us,' a Poem Honoring Women's History Month

Sarah Sunshine Manning
3/3/16
The Feminine Magic That is Us We dance in shawls of resilience, We build nations, with our love Steadily unearthing our power, And the feminine magic that is us Our progression of ...

Zas (“Snow” in Navajo) - A Winter Poem

Vincent Schilling
1/20/16
Since most of Indian Country is currently in the throes of winter weather, a poem on snow, or ‘Zas’ as it is called in Navajo, seemed appropriate. Thanks to Mikayla J...

New Video 'Harvard' Is a Scene From the Miseducation of Gyasi Ross

ICTMN Staff
7/28/15
Attorney and ICTMN editor-at-large Gyasi Ross continues to make waves in his latest persona -- a rapper and spoken word artist...

Poem: 'Cast Out Your Net, Billy Frank'

Melanie Studley
3/2/15
In May 2014, Indian country lost a hero with the death of Billy Frank, Jr ...

A 3-Minute Must-Hear Poem: 'Love You Some Indians' Says It All

ICTMN Staff
1/6/15
Natives on the frontiers of the culture wars have a host of issues to contend with, just some of which are appropriation, sports mascots, and redface portrayals—and to borrow a phr...

Our Native Children Are Not Poverty Porn: 'If One Succeeds, a Hundred Are Coming After' (a Poem)

Gyasi Ross
12/25/14
“We know how to survive...

A Martyr’s Crown: For My Grandmother During Domestic Violence Month (Poem)

Richard Walker
10/15/14
Richard Walker, Mexican/Yaqui, is a newspaper editor in Kitsap County, Washington, and a correspondent for Indian Country Today Media Network...

'Indian Holocaust': A Poem for Columbus Day

Brian Vallie
10/13/14
After a very long trip, we've finally made it to your shores, we bring with us greed, corruption and disease by the spores...

Video: Maya Angelou Reads Inaugural Poem for President Bill Clinton

ICTMN Staff
5/28/14
Poet, author, actress, civil rights activist and professor Dr. Maya Angelou, whose works resonated with themes of unity, liberation and moving forward, has walked on at age 86...

The Payment: A Poem in Honor of Cinco de Mayo

ICTMN Staff
5/5/14
Richard Walker, Mexican/Yaqui, is a newspaper editor in Kitsap County, Washington, and is a correspondent for Indian Country Today Media Network...

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