A Man Assaults a Native Woman—and Never Sees a Day in Jail
Seeing these crimes go unpunished can make indigenous communities feel hopeless. But in dark times, I take inspiration from our grandmothers.
Terese Marie Mailhot
Terese Mailhot is from Seabird Island Band. She graduated with an MFA from the Institute of American Indian Arts. She is the author of the New York Times bestselling Heart Berries: A Memoir. She serves as faculty at the Institute of American Indian Arts and she's a Tecumseh Postdoctoral Fellow at Purdue University.
Why Do Native Women Keep Disappearing?
North America is still not safe for indigenous women—and we need all the support we can get.
Marginalized People Don't Need Lessons in Civility
The rhetoric of civility and civilization continue to serve as cover for barbaric policy.
Surviving Racism
A Native writer struggling against the ignorance of white culture finds that her stories are her lifeline, her wounds are her power, and though the scales have been weighted against her in almost every way, there are many reasons to survive.