My book, ‘See no Indian, Hear no Indian, Don’t Speak about the Indian: Writing Beyond the i/Indian Divide,’ is a collection of essays where I address the socio-political imperative to challenge existing power structures. I examine the historical and contemporary aspects of tribal sovereignty, cultures, customs, traditions, knowledge, and expressions.

My book, “Are You (Still) Ready for W.O.R.?” focuses on the Native Hip Hop group Without Reservation (W.O.R.) and their use of the cultural signifiers and Elements of Hip Hop. A critical reading of selected works by W.O.R. reveals new epistemological discourse and the ideological flexibility of Native identity.  Hip Hop’s vernacular and expressive elements are deconstructed and narrated from a contemporary Native perspective. 

This updated edition of the original 2009 research includes BONUS TRACKS that illustrate the progress movement of a Native Hip Hop canon.  The added analysis reviews the original scholarship to see how those proposed Native critical theories have evolved and remain central to a Native center artistic expression.  This updated edition argues for socio-linguistic pedagogical theories that articulate the dynamics of tribal sovereignty and self-determination.