My “wicked” scheme to scare the crow: alongside Scattered Corn, I, Turtle, prepare balled skins of deer, clad in a kirtle. Two gangly sticks for legs I pound across the hills of bean and squash.

Alaskan Native poet Joan Naviyuk Kane’s poems grow from one word. In the case of the poem “Compass,” that word is “Uaałukitaaqtuq,” an Inupiaq word that describes the feeling of being “in a boat, and ...

In honor of Indigenous People’s Day this past Monday, I thought it would be fitting to share an English translation of this excerpt of the exquisite lyric poem, “Hatuey”, written by the Cuban Yiddish ...

How do we center, in this postcolonial experience, not the perspective of the western European colonizer but the perspective of the indigenous, black, and people of color who were colonized? Even the ...

A Delicious Discussions luncheon with Connecticut author Megan Collins to celebrate the release of her debut novel, “The Winter Sister,” will take place March 6, from noon to 1:30 p. m. at Michael ...

The May 15 column discussed an early 18th century Conestoga Indian chief whose “Christian” name was Civility. His Conestoga name was “Taghuttalesse,” or another of several variations on what white ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The Mexican Consulate of Fresno is using poetry to celebrate the country's rich history. The group is hosting an indigenous poem contest that runs now through March 16.

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one of a series of Saturday profiles of area residents and their stories. To suggest a profile, contact features editor Burton Cole at [email protected]. AUSTINTOWN — One day ...