Andrea Perkins

"I am a stay at home parent and grad student. I work as a freelance writer. I write about subjects that matter to me or I find interesting. I'm Indigenous and Black and sometimes I will write about topics that impact my community."

LATEST ARTICLES BY Andrea Perkins

Opinion

Indigenous Rising: The Prayers of our Grandmothers
March 8, 2017 By Andrea Perkins
We are asked to stop what we are doing and march in the footsteps of our grandmothers. Women will continue to rise.
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U.S.

Indigenous News: treaty rights, logos, Oak Flat, mascots
November 12, 2015 By Andrea Perkins
Change the Mascot says about a dozen schools have dropped Native mascots over the past two years and another 20 are considering a change.
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World

Indigenous news: First Nations MPs elected, Day of the Dead history
November 2, 2015 By Andrea Perkins
Last Monday's election was historic for Canada's First Nations community.
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U.S.

Indigenous News: chicken feathers, solidarity, Trudeau, Siksikas
October 23, 2015 By Andrea Perkins
"To totally excuse the fact that you are mocking and making fun of every woman I have ever looked up to in my life is total disrespect."
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U.S.

Indigenous News: talking to daughters, Navajo midwives, rappers and saints
October 14, 2015 By Andrea Perkins
Mare Advertencia Lirika, an indigenous Zapotec, has made a name for herself on the Latin American hip-hop scene.
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U.S.

Indigenous news: Junípero Serra, Marvel Comics, Doctrine of Discovery
September 25, 2015 By Andrea Perkins
A Native second-grader was sent home because his traditional Mohawk hairstyle was "too distracting" to teachers and students.
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U.S.

Indigenous News: Cree woman wins beauty pageant, challenges Harper
September 4, 2015 By Andrea Perkins
Canadian Ashley Burnham of the Cree Nation set the political sphere ablaze when she called on Indigenous people to vote out Prime Minister Harper.
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U.S.

Decolonize the land: Native people welcome Mt. Denali name change
September 3, 2015 By Andrea Perkins
President Obama announced that his administration would change the name of Mt. McKinley to its original Indigenous name, Denali, a word that means "High One" in Athabascan.
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