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

U.S.

This week in Indigenous news: June 3-10
June 10, 2015 By Andrea Perkins
Great hoop dance videos, Seahawks' Sherman, food before 1492, Coquille tribe regains lands, truth and reconciliation in Canada
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U.S.

Indigenous news: May 27 to June 3
June 3, 2015 By Andrea Perkins
A recent event at Oak Flat Campground featured Apache rhymers and their colleagues from Dine (Navajo), Ogala Lakota, Sicangu Lakota, and Yaqui cultures.
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U.S.

This week in Indigenous news: Memorial for fallen Native warriors
May 27, 2015 By Andrea Perkins
Here are some of the memorials honoring our fallen Native warriors across the country.
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U.S.

This week in indigenous news: protests, fashion, discrimination
May 20, 2015 By Andrea Perkins
Bethany Yellowtail's work is a vibrant, elegant melding of classic style and the staples of her Native upbringing.
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U.S.

This week in Indigenous news: May 6-13
May 13, 2015 By Andrea Perkins
The Idle No More movement is being attacked and called "bacteria that spread across the country."
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World

This week in Indigenous news
May 8, 2015 By Andrea Perkins
Among other news, suicide has arrived in waves on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
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Opinion

Indigenous people walk off set of Adam Sandler film “Ridiculous Six”
May 1, 2015 By Andrea Perkins
Reducing a whole group of people down to stereotypes further dehumanizes Native people.
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World

Report: Indigenous women in Canada face high murder rate
January 22, 2015 By Andrea Perkins
A new report exposes how indigenous women in Canada are being murdered and are disappearing at alarming rates.
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