Deep Roots Magazine

Roots Music and Meaningful Matters

We Must Protect Our Sacred Lands

'I close this letter with a sincere prayer and a reminder that life is precious.' A message from Hopi artist-activist Clark Tenakhongva.

by David McGee

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History, Addiction and Community

A Q&A with Pulitzer Prize-nominated author TOMMY ORANGE about his new novel, WANDERING STARS.

by David McGee

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The Many Narratives of the Buffalo

In his new project, Richard Two Bulls documents the buffalo's restoration and a language's revival.

by David McGee

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Ken Burns on ‘The American Buffalo’ and Indigenous Histories

KEN BURNS discusses his latest production with NICK MARTIN, a senior editor for HIGH COUNTRY NEWS' Indigenous Affairs desk.

by David McGee

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Jennie Ross Cobb: Indian Territory Trailblazer

Remembering JENNIE ROSS COBB, the first-known Native American female photographer, who put her subjects at ease for uniquely candid images from early 1900s Indian Territory.

by David McGee

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The Everyday Violence of Indian Country’s ‘Bordertowns’

Red Nation Rising is the first book to investigate and explain the violent dynamics of bordertowns and the long tradition of Native resistance. Review by KALEN GOODLUCK from Deep Roots media partner HIGH COUNTRY NEWS.

by David McGee

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In Conversation: Larissa FastHorse, MacArthur Grant Fellow

In NATIVE AMERICA NEWS, an interview with playwright LARISSA FASTHORSE of the Sicangu Lakota Nation, who has been awarded a MacArthur Grant; and news of two Native groups honored with Ford Foundation grants as American Cultural...

by David McGee

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Joseph FireCrow Jr. Walks On

Remembering JOSEPH FIRECROW, cultural ambassador and GRAMMY winning Northern Cheyenne flute player, who walked on at age 58.

by David McGee

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Trump Gives Finger to Native Americans

Chief Red Cloud, late 1800s: 'They made us many promises, more than I can remember, but they never kept but one: they promised to take our land, and they took it.'

by David McGee

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