Indian Comics Irregular #209

Occupy Wall Street and its "We Are the 99%" slogan have dominated the news the
last couple of months. Indians have noted that Americans are occupying their
land, and have tried to shift the message from "Occupy" to "Decolonize."

http://newspaperrock.bluecorncomics.com/2011/11/tipis-in-occupy-movement.html
Tipis in the Occupy movement

http://newspaperrock.bluecorncomics.com/2011/11/occupiers-join-national-day-of-m\
ourning.html
Occupiers join National Day of Mourning

http://newspaperrock.bluecorncomics.com/2011/11/occupy-toronto-exposes-anti-indi\
an.html
Occupy Toronto exposes anti-Indian racism

http://newspaperrock.bluecorncomics.com/2011/11/indians-occupy-umatilla-tribal-c\
enter.html
Indians occupy Umatilla tribal center

http://newspaperrock.bluecorncomics.com/2011/11/will-rogers-on-wall-street.html
Will Rogers on Wall Street

http://newspaperrock.bluecorncomics.com/2011/10/occupy-albuquerque-renamed.html
Occupy Albuquerque renamed

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Critiquing the "Decolonize" posters

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Occupiers aren't Decolonizers

http://newspaperrock.bluecorncomics.com/2011/10/occupy-denver-joins-columbus-pro\
test.html
Occupy Denver joins Columbus protest

http://newspaperrock.bluecorncomics.com/2011/10/decolonize-wall-street.html
"Decolonize" Wall Street

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Indians say "Unoccupy America"

Heritage and Stereotype Month

November gave us Native American Heritage Month and Thanksgiving. With the
recent protests over faux Native fashions and costumes (ICI #208), the month
offered an odd mix of cultural events and mistakes.

http://newspaperrock.bluecorncomics.com/2011/12/dukes-pilgrims-and-indians-party\
.html
Duke's "Pilgrims and Indians" party

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42nd National Day of Mourning

http://newspaperrock.bluecorncomics.com/2011/11/addams-family-values-thanksgivin\
g.html
"Addams Family Values" Thanksgiving

http://newspaperrock.bluecorncomics.com/2011/11/oneida-float-in-macys-parade-201\
1.html
Oneida float in Macy's parade 2011

http://newspaperrock.bluecorncomics.com/2011/11/thanksgiving-dinner-in-suburgato\
ry.html
Thanksgiving dinner in "Suburgatory"

http://newspaperrock.bluecorncomics.com/2011/11/pilgrims-indians-theme-party-can\
celed.html
"Pilgrims & Indians Theme Party" canceled

http://newspaperrock.bluecorncomics.com/2011/11/robotics-pilgrims-indians-theme-\
party.html
Robotic's "Pilgrims & Indians Theme Party"

http://newspaperrock.bluecorncomics.com/2011/11/chamberlain-joins-oneida-thanksg\
iving.html
Chamberlain joins Oneida Thanksgiving float

http://newspaperrock.bluecorncomics.com/2011/11/thanksgiving-pageant-in-new-girl\
.html
Thanksgiving pageant in "New Girl"

http://newspaperrock.bluecorncomics.com/2011/11/pocahotass-party-canceled.html
"PocaHotAss" party canceled

http://newspaperrock.bluecorncomics.com/2011/11/bedlams-pocahotass-party.html
Bedlam's "PocaHotAss" party

Kardashians Do It Again

Kris Jenner, the Kardashian family's mother, got herself in trouble by using the
term "Indian giver." She apologized in a message first posted in Newspaper
Rock.

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Media covers Jenner's apology

http://newspaperrock.bluecorncomics.com/2011/11/jenner-responds-to-indian-giver.\
html
Jenner responds to "Indian giver" controversy

http://newspaperrock.bluecorncomics.com/2011/11/kardashians-mom-hates-indian-giv\
er.html
Kardashian's mom hates an "Indian giver"

I also got some exposure for my critique of the "Hidden America: Children of the
Plains" TV documentary. Indian Country Today published it and the Native
America Calling radio show interviewed me about it.

http://newspaperrock.bluecorncomics.com/2011/11/white-journalists-on-native-amer\
ica.html
"White Journalists" on Native America Calling

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"Poverty porn" column in ICTMN

More Quileute Werewolves

"Breaking Dawn, Part I" premiered in November to the delight of "Twilight" fans
everywhere. This led to more discussion of the movies' cultural and casting
blunders.

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tml
"Multi-ethnic" Jones on "Twilight"

http://newspaperrock.bluecorncomics.com/2011/11/gyasi-ross-on-breaking-dawn.html
Gyasi Ross on "Breaking Dawn"

http://newspaperrock.bluecorncomics.com/2011/11/indians-as-werewolves-and-spacem\
en.html
Indians as werewolves and spacemen

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Taking issue with Rene Haynes

http://newspaperrock.bluecorncomics.com/2011/11/truth-vs-twilight.html
Truth vs. "Twilight"

http://newspaperrock.bluecorncomics.com/2011/11/actors-turn-out-for-breaking-daw\
n.html
Actors turn out for "Breaking Dawn"

http://newspaperrock.bluecorncomics.com/2011/09/no-indians-in-breaking-dawn-post\
ers.html
No Indians in "Breaking Dawn" posters

Rob Schmidt
Blue Corn Comics