Indigenous – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com Thu, 09 Apr 2026 02:51:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://brewminate.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cropped-BrewBLogo01-32x32.jpg Indigenous – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com 32 32 Indigenous Astronomy in the Americas: Knowledge Written in Sky and Land https://brewminate.com/indigenous-astronomy-americas/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:01:00 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=272076 Indigenous astronomy across the Americas reveals a sophisticated, place-based science in which celestial observation shaped agriculture, architecture, navigation,

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]]> A Government of Conquest: How the U.S. Used Killing and Kidnapping against Native Americans https://brewminate.com/a-government-of-conquest-how-the-u-s-used-killing-and-kidnapping-against-native-americans/ Tue, 13 Jan 2026 15:46:11 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=268832 Across four centuries, the violence inflicted on Native Americans by the United States reveals a consistent architecture rather

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]]> Ancient and Indigenous Spiritual Traditions Are Rising again Worldwide https://brewminate.com/ancient-and-indigenous-spiritual-traditions-are-rising-again-worldwide/ Fri, 12 Dec 2025 15:06:44 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=266834 The continued growth of these movements indicates that ancestral traditions hold relevance for communities seeking cultural continuity and

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]]> Empire of Blood and Water: Cocoliztli, Disease, and Colonialism in 16th-Century Mesoamerica https://brewminate.com/empire-of-blood-and-water-cocoliztli-disease-and-colonialism-in-16th-century-mesoamerica/ Mon, 21 Jul 2025 14:25:18 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=258724 The Spanish did not simply impose their will upon a static world. They disrupted a delicate ecological and

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]]> Colonial Contagion: The Role of Disease in the Collapse of Indigenous American Societies https://brewminate.com/colonial-contagion-the-role-of-disease-in-the-collapse-of-indigenous-american-societies/ Fri, 30 May 2025 14:02:48 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=255025 European colonization unleashed epidemics that devastated Indigenous populations, accelerating societal collapse and reshaping power across the Americas in

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]]> Weaving the Sacred: A History of Two-Spirit Identity in Native American and LGBTQ+ Contexts https://brewminate.com/weaving-the-sacred-a-history-of-two-spirit-identity-in-native-american-and-lgbtq-contexts/ Mon, 19 May 2025 15:00:06 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=254205 Two-Spirit roles were not merely tolerated – they were frequently venerated. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction Long

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]]> Two-Spirited Indigenous Youth Face Heightened Challenges with Trump Slashing Rights https://brewminate.com/two-spirited-indigenous-youth-face-heightened-challenges-with-trump-slashing-rights/ Mon, 19 May 2025 14:59:26 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=254213 Two-Spirited Indigenous youth find themselves navigating multiple layers of marginalization. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction In Indigenous

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]]> Christian Imposition and Death in Mid-20th Century Indigenous Ecuador https://brewminate.com/christian-imposition-and-death-in-mid-20th-century-indigenous-ecuador/ Fri, 04 Oct 2024 14:05:51 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=241908 The government had auctioned off Waorani territory to multinational oil companies. By Nemonte NenquimoAuthor and Indigenous Activist It

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]]> First Nations of Canada: Indigenous Forest Gardens Help Bolster Land Rights Arguments https://brewminate.com/first-nations-of-canada-indigenous-forest-gardens-help-bolster-land-rights-arguments/ Mon, 19 Aug 2024 14:13:11 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=234159 First Nations of Canada point to evidence of cultivated gardens among the forests to show long-held claims to

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]]> Indigenous Brazilians Mobilize for Land Demarcation and Tribal Rights https://brewminate.com/indigenous-brazilians-mobilize-for-land-demarcation-and-tribal-rights/ Mon, 19 Aug 2024 14:11:54 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=234054 Participants in the 20th Free Land Camp demanded the president deliver on his promises to Indigenous people. Thousands

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