Articles by Kurly Tlapoyawa
[ mexika.org ] via Truthout Under the reign of Donald Trump, politics has become an extension of war and death has become a permanent attribute of everyday life. Witness the
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November 3, 2017 // 1 Comment
[ mexika.org ] Dr. Jennifer Raff recently gave an excellent lecture at Skepticon regarding Native DNA and the use of pseudohistory and conspiracy fetishism to promote
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November 2, 2017 // 0 Comments
[ Kurly Tlapoyawa ] A recent blog post by Aya de Leon regarding Dia de Muertos and colonization has been making its rounds on social media. In it, she lambasts white people
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November 2, 2017 // 3 Comments
[ Kurly Tlapoyawa ] Afrocentric “scholars” are notorious for promoting a false version of world history, in which all civilizations were birthed by black people.
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November 2, 2017 // 1 Comment
[ mexika.org ] Smoke from burning buffalo sage and red cedar circles over a recently carved totem pole. Indigenous tradition says wherever there is sage, evil spirits cannot
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November 1, 2017 // 0 Comments
[ Kurly Tlapoyawa ] Prior to the Spanish invasion, Mesoamerican traditions of honoring the dead were celebrated with two specific feasts: Mikailwitl (feast of the dead), and
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November 1, 2017 // 2 Comments
[ Kurly Tlapoyawa ] In recent years, I have noticed that many Chicano-Mexicanos are openly antagonistic and resentful towards those who choose to identify themselves as
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October 28, 2017 // 2 Comments
[ mexika.org ] Canada, as a society, is still in denial about its historical and current colonialism when it comes to Indigenous peoples, and how the country is still largely
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October 26, 2017 // 0 Comments
[ mexika.org ] Turquoise is an icon of the desert Southwest, with enduring cultural significance, especially for Native American communities. Yet, relatively little is known
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October 26, 2017 // 0 Comments
[ mexika.org ] Welcome to our digital collection of surviving Pre-Kuauhtemok codices. Below you can find links to these codices in PDF format. We are updating this collection
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October 25, 2017 // 0 Comments
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