Simon Moya-Smith
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Coronavirus places Indian Country on pause
Summer is the season of powwows, oodles of art fairs, and traditional ceremonies. But with the spread a pandemic, everything — even courting — has come to a halt. From business to dating to ceremony, Natives are hunkered down, faces covered, as COVID-19 sweeps its way through Indian Country. → Read More
Coronavirus places Indian Country on pause
Summer is the season of powwows, oodles of art fairs, and traditional ceremonies. But with the spread a pandemic, everything — even courting — has come to a halt. From business to dating to ceremony, Natives are hunkered down, faces covered, as COVID-19 sweeps its way through Indian Country. → Read More
Coronavirus places Indian Country on pause
Summer is the season of powwows, oodles of art fairs, and traditional ceremonies. But with the spread a pandemic, everything — even courting — has come to a halt. From business to dating to ceremony, Natives are hunkered down, faces covered, as COVID-19 sweeps its way through Indian Country. → Read More
Coronavirus places Indian Country on pause
Summer is the season of powwows, oodles of art fairs, and traditional ceremonies. But with the spread a pandemic, everything — even courting — has come to a halt. From business to dating to ceremony, Natives are hunkered down, faces covered, as COVID-19 sweeps its way through Indian Country. → Read More
Coronavirus places Indian Country on pause
Summer is the season of powwows, oodles of art fairs, and traditional ceremonies. But with the spread a pandemic, everything — even courting — has come to a halt. From business to dating to ceremony, Natives are hunkered down, faces covered, as COVID-19 sweeps its way through Indian Country. → Read More
Coronavirus places Indian Country on pause
Summer is the season of powwows, oodles of art fairs, and traditional ceremonies. But with the spread a pandemic, everything — even courting — has come to a halt. From business to dating to ceremony, Natives are hunkered down, faces covered, as COVID-19 sweeps its way through Indian Country. → Read More
america's real 'savages' were presidents, generals, priests, and, yes, even nuns
How Native Americans were systematically stripped of their culture, and why it's invaluable that the youth reconnect. → Read More
Guest Commentary: Red dresses are a stark reminder of violence against indigenous women
It’s Tuesday on the Auraria Campus in Denver. Suspended from a branch is a red dress, fluttering in the frigid morning breeze. → Read More
america's real 'savages' were presidents, generals, priests, and, yes, even nuns
How Native Americans were systematically stripped of their culture, and why it's invaluable that the youth reconnect. → Read More
Guest Commentary: The oil and gas bill doesn’t go far enough when the land and people are getting sick
Pipes leak (that’s why we have plumbers), but when oil and gas pipes break and bleed people get sick and people die. → Read More
Simon Moya-Smith: Marijuana legalization must make War on Drugs' victims whole before companies profit
The Whole Foods CEO said he expects the company to sell marijuana as soon as its legal. But let's get all the marijuana consumers out of prison first. → Read More
100 Ways to Support—Not Appropriate From—Native People
Don't even think about calling anyone/anything your spirit animal. → Read More
I am a Native American. I have some questions for Elizabeth Warren
Simon Moya-Smith, a Native American and Chicano journalist, asks: Elizabeth Warren, where have you been on the many issues that plague our communities? Why only now come around? This latest disclosure lets her save face without having responsibilities to the Native community she's claiming to share heritage with. → Read More
I am a Native American. I have some questions for Elizabeth Warren
Simon Moya-Smith, a Native American and Chicano journalist, asks: Elizabeth Warren, where have you been on the many issues that plague our communities? Why only now come around? This latest disclosure lets her save face without having responsibilities to the Native community she's claiming to share heritage with. → Read More
Trump's disrespect for Native Americans is nothing new
From joking about Pocahontas to honoring Andrew Jackson, Donald Trump exacerbates what is already a difficult season for Native Americans, writes Simon Moya-Smith. → Read More
Trump's disrespect for Native Americans is nothing new
From joking about Pocahontas to honoring Andrew Jackson, Donald Trump exacerbates what is already a difficult season for Native Americans, writes Simon Moya-Smith. → Read More
Ugly Precursor to Auschwitz: Hitler Said to Have Been Inspired by US Indian Reservation System
Ugly Precursor to Auschwitz: Hitler Said to Have Been Inspired by U.S. Indian Reservation System → Read More
Moya-Smith: Fox News Pundit Repulsively Compares Native Americans to ISIS
“This is Indian country. This is enemy country," a Fox News pundit said comparing Native Americans to ISIS. → Read More
Moya-Smith: A Zombie Pipeline Worth Only 35 Jobs and a Pissed, Rich GOP
The Keystone XL Pipeline is slated to transport nearly a million barrels of dirty oil per day from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. → Read More
Hip-Hop Artist Taboo, Noted Native American Environmentalists Share Stage in NYC
Taboo, along with grammy-award winning artists, esteemed Native Americans raise awareness of climate change, racial injustice. → Read More