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Signifying Beyond the Rez: Breaking Colonial Borders through Native Hip Hop in Education

The progressive history of Native hip hop has encompassed the multiple genres of hip hop culture.Trip hop, breakdance, graffiti, and MCing are only some examples of forms explored by Native hip hop artists to connect tribal identity with contemporary culture.

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Media Day at the IHHBA, Episode 8

Media Day at the IHHBA. This episode shares the new WordPlay for the Day and Tracks 4 D Day. Listen to the analysis, the sounds, the humor, and the insight.

Colonization, Thank You For Letting Me Be Myself”: An Open Letter To Colonization

This is a critical Native/Indigenous theoretical response to colonization. The article inverts the trauma of colonization through an active decolonial Native/Indigenous critical analysis.

TALK TO ME, SISTER:TRIXIE MATTEL AS A POP SOCIAL LINGUIST

In an era where banned books are up 30–40% nationwide overall (1,477 instances of banned books affecting 874 titles, PEN America 2023), the importance of contemporary cultural language — its use, dialectic,

When the hoodie talks and the hijab walks, thoughts of social resistance arise — Trayvon Martin and Mahsa Amini

Trayvon Martin wore his hoodie, and he died. Mahsa Amini removed her hijab, and she died. Each of these actions sparked calls to action and civic

Would You Still Go?” : Alligator Alcatraz And Indian Activism, Part 2

This is the second article in a short series analyzing the new immigration detention facility coined as Alligator Alcatraz. This article explores the location and Native activism.

A Track for the People – A reading of the Hip Hop track People by Classified

After watching the video People (Classified, People 2023, https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=rAYcky8VpMk), and assessing the reactions that immediately follow, this track just begs to be reviewed……..

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Alan Lechusza

Alan is known for his books, “See no Indian, Hear no Indian, Don’t Speak about the Indian: Writing Beyond the i/Indian Divide,” and “Are You (Still) Ready For W.O.R.?”