tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52929522011-04-21T15:39:07.829-04:00Reflections of an Outlaw Indian Lawyer"By focusing on hair, Alexie implied something about the absurdity of the question."Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621132663926752450noreply@blogger.comBlogger371100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292952.post-1101530435440869022004-11-26T23:29:00.000-05:002004-11-28T01:47:11.250-05:00"Out of Control": Alexie’s Mullet ExaminedAfter associating Alexie’s hairstyle with mullet No. 16 on the mulletsgalore.com website, the The Stranger proudly proclaimed, “Mullet Power!"Indian writer Sherman Alexie recently shed a ray of sunshine on an issue that has for years puzzled everyone from literary critics to the casual observer of American Indian literature: Having achieved semi-fame in Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621132663926752450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292952.post-1087178262999289062004-06-13T21:50:00.000-04:002004-06-14T23:24:17.076-04:00A Small Town Remembers: Reagan as "Chief Buffalo Boy"A View From Above: This black and white satellite photo of Cut Bank perhaps serves as a metaphor for the grim economic realties waiting belowIt turns out that the late President Ronald Reagan had a little secret in the form of a semi-secret Indian name. But it wasn't just any Indian name that makes this story special. Reagan's Indian name Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621132663926752450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292952.post-1082513584334079162004-04-20T22:13:00.000-04:002004-04-20T22:45:56.280-04:00The Face of a Butcher?: Rogers is all smiles for his Local 6 News broadcast debutLocal 6 News Exclusive: Area Indian Skins Bald EagleAccording to a story posted on the Local 6 News website, Florida authorities arrested area Indian Michael Rogers for skinning the head of a bald eagle after allegedly catching Rogers in the act. Rogers reportedly told authorities that the skinning was in Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621132663926752450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292952.post-1077387736937497392004-02-21T13:22:00.000-05:002004-02-22T09:24:47.436-05:00I'm with LandhamA Man in Full: Landham and me after several glasses of whisky at the Bally's casino loungeLast weekend, none other than the real life Billy Bear himself, Sonny Landham, graced me and several of my rude friends with his presence for a three-day stint in Las Vegas. Half bachelor party (mine) and half vacation, the gathering turned out to be pretty much as expected: rife with Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621132663926752450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292952.post-1074225839807357272004-01-15T23:03:00.000-05:002004-01-18T00:24:27.903-05:00Those Masked Men Like Their Smokes: Mohawk Militants Burn, Lay Siege Proving that ski masks never really went out of fashion, Mohawk militants lie in wait outside the police stationThe Mohawk Indians of Canada once again proved that pretty much any political objective can be realized with the help of some friends from the neighborhood, some ski masks and a little something we in the states call Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621132663926752450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292952.post-1072727125631885182003-12-29T14:45:00.000-05:002003-12-29T22:43:47.873-05:00Dreamkeeper Premieres to Mixed ReviewsPart one of ABC’s apparently not so eagerly awaited miniseries Dreamkeeper debuted last night to some decidedly mixed reviews.
In a review bearing the headline “How Indians Would Dream (if Indians Had Special Effects),” New York Times critic Virginia Heffernam administered a well placed jab at the film’s dizzying imagery and storyline – or lack thereof.Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621132663926752450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292952.post-1071384874191129812003-12-14T01:54:00.000-05:002003-12-14T02:03:35.373-05:00Finally, a Skinny One: Cameron Diaz Part IndianDefinitely Not New York: A recent survey revealed that the Blackfeet Reservation is home to some 3500 junked cars According to a story in the New York Daily News, plucky film actress and Very Bad Things star Cameron Diaz claims to have American Indian ancestry and recently celebrated her culture with a shopping spree in – where else? – Manhattan.Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621132663926752450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292952.post-1069638806531751542003-11-23T20:53:00.000-05:002003-11-23T21:22:17.340-05:00Exam Interrupted: Student Attacks Indian Studies Class with Suction Cup Arrows Exhibit A?: Johnson’s choice of weaponry may have resembled the plastic archery set pictured aboveWhat may have been intended as some good natured seasonal hijinks turned into a misdemeanor criminal charge for one State University College at Oswego student.
According to a story in The Post Standard, SUNY Oswego Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621132663926752450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292952.post-1068005175113043692003-11-04T23:06:00.000-05:002003-11-07T11:02:24.930-05:00World Back to Normal: Jared Parko Puts Away His FeathersWeekend Warrior: Sporting a slight farmer tan, Parko lets it all hang out during a CMU football gameAmericans on both coasts can breathe a sigh of relief now that Central Michigan University freshman Jared Parko has decided not to wear a feather headdress and his homemade pasta breastplate to any more CMU football games.
According to a Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621132663926752450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292952.post-1067628608542111442003-10-31T14:30:00.000-05:002003-10-31T16:50:08.966-05:00Coda: Beauty Queen ResignsUNC-Pembroke officials announced this week that Aja Locklear, the school’s embattled beauty queen who a judge found guilty last week of assaulting a pregnant teenager, has resigned as Miss UNC-Pembroke. As noted in previous posts, the assault stemmed from an ongoing feud between Locklear and victim Victoria Lowry over a boyfriend.
“Ladies, there’s plenty of me Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621132663926752450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292952.post-1067393224604270742003-10-28T21:07:00.000-05:002003-10-29T12:26:13.320-05:00Update: Beauty Queen Found Guilty of AssaultA judge threw North Carolina’s version of the book at reigning Miss UNC-Pembroke Aja Locklear, finding the Lumbee beauty queen guilty of misdemeanor assault for savaging a pregnant teenager with fists and feet last month at a rural intersection.
According to a story posted on a local television station website, Judge Stanley Carmical found Locklear Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621132663926752450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292952.post-1065064886847779202003-10-01T23:21:00.000-04:002003-10-01T23:40:10.213-04:00Beauty Queen Beat Down: Trouble in LumbertonAssault with a deadly tiara?: Locklear will keep her crown pending resolution of the criminal chargesThe pride and joy of the Lumbee Indians of North Carolina found herself in a heap of trouble this past weekend in a sequence of events recalling the 1999 film Drop Dead Gorgeous -- with a little bit of Girlfight thrown in for good measure. According Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621132663926752450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292952.post-1060823345901037912003-08-13T21:09:00.000-04:002003-08-14T11:19:05.393-04:00“You can tell they want it”: The Suicide Race celebrates its 70th anniversaryDie, Hippie Scum, Die: Representatives from animal rights groups have been known to be roughed up by Omak locals while attempting to disrupt the Suicide RaceAside from the newly opened Super Wal-Mart, this past weekend marked perhaps the only sign of life in the bleak, NAFTA-decimated economy of Omak, Washington. Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621132663926752450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292952.post-1058925777096279312003-07-22T22:02:00.001-04:002003-07-23T09:11:33.790-04:00The Way of the Buffalo Gun: A Lesson in Indian Justice from Baptiste AndrewWalk Softly and Carry a Big Gun: “Stoic,” “old red man” and “dignified” were but a few of the adjectives the media used to describe Baptiste AndrewMost residents of the Colville Indian Reservation in 1937 knew sixty-eight year old Colville tribal member Baptiste Andrew as a quiet, kindly father of seven who avoided Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621132663926752450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292952.post-1057890529237073772003-07-10T22:28:00.000-04:002003-07-12T23:26:34.333-04:00In Memoriam: "Chief" Halftown Passes at Age 86In all his splendor: Chief Halftown, 1917-2003There’s now one less Indian on children’s television. Traynor “Chief” Halftown, host of the long running Philadelphia children’s show Chief Halftown, died this past weekend from complications from diabetes. He was 86.
According to a story in The Press of Atlantic City, Chief Halftown, a full-bloodedBrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621132663926752450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292952.post-1057021507557925972003-06-30T21:05:00.000-04:002003-07-01T13:56:27.590-04:00Dreamkeeper Preview: The road to Santa Fe seems well travelledDreamkeeper will air December 28th and 29thThe legends of the Native American nations come to life in this epic new miniseries from Hallmark Entertainment as two generations – a century-old storyteller and his grandson, a troubled 17-year-old boy – embark on a cross-country journey toward self-discovery.
So reads the tagline for Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621132663926752450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292952.post-1056248162636597912003-06-21T22:16:00.000-04:002003-06-27T21:16:23.920-04:00Billy Bear Explains His DecisionAll Eyes on Billy Bear: In announcing his withdrawal from the race at his press conference, Landham referred to Democratic candidate Ben "Slappy" Chandler as "a dishonorable man and the worst attorney general this state has ever had."
I spoke with Sonny Landham yesterday about his withdrawal from the Kentucky gubernatorial race. It turns out he announced the big Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621132663926752450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292952.post-1056074958498777602003-06-19T22:09:00.000-04:002003-06-20T00:07:03.240-04:00
In a disappointing turn of events, Sonny Landham has withdrawn from the Kentucky gubernatorial race. I received the news via e-mail from former Jessie Ventura campaign manager Doug Friedline, who indicated that the decision to withdraw rested entirely with Landham. Landham sent an e-mail to his “Landham Team” members explaining his decision, which is reprinted below in its entirety:
Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621132663926752450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292952.post-1055627260739017992003-06-14T17:47:00.000-04:002003-06-14T17:55:24.930-04:00Everybody Loves Ramon: Part IIEmbattled Municipal Court Judge Ramon Reid went on the offensive last week and filed an answer to the litany of allegations leveled against him by the Washington State Commission on Judicial Conduct. Among other counter-allegations, Reid claims that all of the charges should be dismissed because the Commission is biased against him. In an ironic twist, Reid adoptsBrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621132663926752450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292952.post-954639372003-06-09T10:00:00.000-04:002003-06-13T19:53:22.146-04:00First published in 1954, Indian Crafts and Lore surely remains a favorite of young braves everywhereThe Complete Book of Indian Crafts and Lore: Thousands of Exciting Indian ActivitiesW. Ben Hunt’s The Complete Book of Indian Crafts and Lore contains strong evidence that one of the qualities of an erstwhile youth organization during the Eisenhower administration was the ability of its members toBrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621132663926752450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292952.post-953564752003-06-06T00:21:00.000-04:002003-06-06T08:58:30.000-04:00
It seems Billy Bear’s campaign recently received its first endorsement by an Indian tribe. Well, sort of. As noted in Landham’s guestbook, “Principal Chief Tawodi” of the “Eastern Kentucky Chickamauga Cherokee Bird Clan” weighed in with some kind words for Landham. Tawodi stated that “[i]t is an honor to live and have our Tribal offices in the same city as such a great man as Sonny Landham. Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621132663926752450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292952.post-950658162003-05-30T00:27:00.000-04:002003-05-31T20:17:36.000-04:00Everybody Loves RamonWell, maybe not everybody. Last week the Washington State Commission on Judicial Conduct initiated disciplinary proceedings against Ramon P. Reid, a part-time judge of the Toppenish and Wapato Municipal Courts in Washington State. Nestled on and around the Yakama Indian reservation, the towns of Toppenish and Wapato are just a hop and a skip from the City of Yakima – a cityBrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621132663926752450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292952.post-947137152003-05-21T21:33:00.000-04:002003-05-22T15:38:27.000-04:00Cockfight (Indian) Nation?If Steve Turner gets his way, the homeland of the Ute Indians in Utah will soon host a unique brand of family entertainment: cockfighting. A story in the Salt Lake Tribune details how Turner is busily promoting the opening of a “multipurpose” cockfighting facility on Indian lands home to the Ute Indians on various websites and online message boards. Turner, a member Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621132663926752450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292952.post-946676902003-05-20T23:51:00.000-04:002003-05-20T23:51:47.893-04:00Attorney General Ben “Slappy” Chandler won the Kentucky Democratic primary for governor tonight, beating House Speaker Jody Richards. With 97 percent of precincts reporting, Slappy had 51 percent and Richards had 45 percent. Someone named Otis Hensley received 9,219 votes, or 3 percent.
In conceding defeat, Richards, referring to Slappy, said "I have no doubt Democrats across the state will Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621132663926752450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292952.post-945141382003-05-17T18:53:00.000-04:002003-05-31T20:13:49.000-04:00
In a shocking turn of events in the Kentucky gubernatorial race, Bruce Lunsford, a millionaire businessman turned Democratic politician who sank $8 million dollars of his own money into his campaign, abruptly dropped out of the race yesterday. Lunsford cited a lead pipe attack ad recently unveiled by his chief rival, Kentucky Attorney General and front runner Ben Chandler, as the reason for hisBrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621132663926752450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292952.post-942015922003-05-12T09:40:00.000-04:002003-05-12T09:40:59.753-04:00Pemmican Beef Jerky: It’s What’s for DinnerDelicious, nutritious, and packaged in a convenient resealable pouchTo truly understand the significance of Pemmican Natural Style Beef Jerky requires a consumer to look beyond the none-too-subtle Indian logo on the front of the package to the fine print nestled in the upper right corner of the flipside. There, Goodmark Foods, Inc., lays out the secretBrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621132663926752450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292952.post-939613492003-05-07T21:22:00.000-04:002003-05-07T22:17:21.000-04:00This ad, which ran last week in the Lewis County Herald, pretty much speaks for itself. I understand the overt display of weaponry by Sonny and his running mate (and one of their campaign volunteers) was a cause for celebration among the residents of Lewis County, Kentucky, a county named after Merriweather Lewis that lies sleepily in the Bluegrass region of the State...
Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621132663926752450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292952.post-938153532003-05-05T14:57:00.000-04:002003-05-07T09:58:23.000-04:00Red Man’s Greed: Observations on South Park Episode 707The “Three Feathers Casino” looks a lot like a certain Indian casino in Milwaukee …Few half hour comedy programs capture the gritty tension, the cultural chasms, and the violent confrontations that often characterize the relations between an Indian casino and its non-Indian neighbors. Bucking this trend, the latest episode of South Park, Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621132663926752450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292952.post-936831352003-05-02T21:50:00.000-04:002003-05-02T23:30:20.000-04:00Unlike the stoic looking gentleman above, I don't have an Indian Name.TM But if I did -- and if for some reason my Indian NameTM turned out to be “Thunder Bear” -- I’d sure as hell ask for a new one ... maybe from here.
Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621132663926752450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292952.post-935712602003-04-30T23:00:00.000-04:002003-05-01T09:39:56.000-04:00Sonny Landham called yesterday to thank me for my campaign donation. We had a pleasant chat about his campaign, the finer points of Section 1983 lawsuits, and the state of Kentucky’s economy – which apparently consists “mostly of welfare and minimum wage jobs.” On a brighter note, Kentucky stands head and shoulders above its peers in one respect: “Anyone who says Louisiana is the most corrupt Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621132663926752450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292952.post-934482782003-04-29T01:31:00.000-04:002003-04-30T18:00:25.000-04:00One night each month, Charlie Bright and his daughter, 7-year-old Kelsey, don vests and headbands adorned in feathers and beads, transforming themselves into "Running Deer" Looks innocuous enough, but …and "Little Deer" -- chief and princess of the "Lummi Tribe” … The "tribe" -- 10 pairs of fathers and daughters named after the real-life Indian nation of Northwest Washington -- opens each meetingBrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621132663926752450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292952.post-933129582003-04-26T17:41:00.000-04:002003-04-28T12:55:37.000-04:00On the highway to the gold mines at Bodie, Calif., we pull over so that Tabitha can take a picture of an abandoned trailer home. As she steps onto the property beside the metal carcass to get a closer look, a pickup truck roars madly down the hillside. In it are two swarthy men with long jet black hair. They screech to a halt beside her and introduce themselves as a pair of Indians. My wife has Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621132663926752450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292952.post-932153792003-04-24T22:31:00.000-04:002003-05-01T01:13:34.000-04:00Received Sonny Landham's campaign flyer in the mail today. As promised, the flip side has still photos of his character "Billy" (I've come to realize all movie Indians are named "Billy"...) in Predator, which he autographed. He generously included two flyers, each autographed. What a guy. It’s probably a good move that the flyer included photos from Predator, as opposed to, say, Naked Came Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621132663926752450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292952.post-931481062003-04-23T21:27:00.000-04:002003-05-04T00:59:19.000-04:00I sent a check for $250.00 to the "Sonny Landham for Governor" fund, as well as a check for $15.00 to Sonny personally for an autographed photo. Sonny said he was also going to send me an autographed campaign flyer, complete with photos of him from Predator. Also, when I spoke with Landham yesterday, he seemed to have more than a layperson's knowledge of the law, which makes sense, since he's aBrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621132663926752450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292952.post-930617362003-04-22T14:48:00.000-04:002003-04-23T21:27:50.000-04:00I just got off the phone with Sonny Landham, a/k/a Billy Bear (see post below). Wow, where to start? We spoke for about an hour and I'm looking forward to getting involved in his campaign. Cool revelations: (1) Landham publicly refers to the Kentucky Attorney General as "Slappy"; (2) Landham and his running mate have pledged to furnish their own cars if elected (not use state vehicles), and Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621132663926752450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292952.post-929223782003-04-20T02:26:00.000-04:002003-04-30T17:57:39.000-04:00The Big Indian from the East Bay: A Tribute to Billy Bear and the Man who Portrayed HimWith the possible exception of Tom Laughlin’s Billy Jack, Cherokee/Seminole Indian actor Sonny Landham's portrayal of Billy Bear in Walter Hill's 1982 classic 48 Hrs. stands out as among "This white man will die soon" the best Indian characters in American film. Maybe it was the hard edged name that, until Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621132663926752450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292952.post-928467622003-04-18T13:22:00.000-04:002003-05-04T01:00:01.000-04:00"This is a world gone crazy! Doesn’t anybody give a shit about the rules?"
Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621132663926752450noreply@blogger.com