A California social media influencer is facing backlash for having a “decolonized Christmas” as she bucks traditional foods and presents for native and indigenous recipes and gifts. Elise Bonilla-Myers, who goes by “glutenfree_girlfriend” on social media shared tips to her TikTok and Substack subscribers on the ways she is “decolonizing” this holiday season. She shared … Read more
From the Maritimes to British Columbia, there are nearly 650 First Nation communities in Canada — each with their own distinct indigenous history and traditions. And many are eager to share their unique ways of life with travelers from across the globe. Whether visiting a traditional indigenous heritage site or indulging in an indigenous-based restaurant … Read more
What a difference two years makes, at least if you’re Ezra Miller. The once-troubled “Flash” star was in legal hot water in June 2022 for allegedly assaulting people in Hawaii and Iceland. Miller was also in the crosshairs of the parents of a Native American girl — who accused the actor, who uses they/them pronouns, of … Read more
Emma Stone’s Best Actress win at the 2024 Oscars prevented “Killers of the Flower Moon” star Lily Gladstone from making history as the first Native American woman to win in the category. Stone, 35, tearfully accepted the award for “Poor Things,” although she, too, appeared stunned by her win. She also suffered a wardrobe malfunction … Read more
Lily Gladstone is doubling down on her criticism of the Kansas City Chiefs after speaking out about Native American “misrepresentation” at Super Bowl LVIII. The “Killers of the Flower Moon” star, who is the first-ever Native American to be nominated in the Best Actress category at the Oscars, explained on Variety’s Awards Circuit podcast that both … Read more
“Killers of the Flower Moon” actress Lily Gladstone has always felt comfortable using the she/they pronouns in an effort to “decolonize gender.” “I remember being 9 years old and just being a little disheartened, seeing how often a lot of my boy cousins were misgendered because they wore their hair long,” Gladstone, 37, told People … Read more
Prepare to have your Thanksgiving history turned on its head this holiday season! If you thought Plymouth, Massachusetts was the birthplace of the first Thanksgiving, think again. According to late Florida historian Michael Gannon, the true origins of this beloved feast trace back to a surprising location: sunny St. Augustine, Florida, a confounding 56 years … Read more
Freddy is still the king of the box office. “Five Nights at Freddy’s” remained at the No. 1 spot in its second week in theaters. The supernatural horror flick raked in $5.45 million, according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo. It is slated to surpass the $100 million mark in a total of just eight days, according to … Read more
Native American actress Lily Gladstone slammed the Kevin Costner-led series “Yellowstone” last week, calling the show “deplorable” and “delusional.” Gladstone, who currently stars in Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon,” said that despite the shortcomings of the Western show, she does not fault those Native American actors who were cast in Taylor Sheridan’s show. … Read more
One of Hollywood’s leading Native American figures is being accused of faking her claims of Cherokee heritage, The Post can reveal. Award-winning Heather Rae, 56, serves on the Academy of Motion Pictures’ Indigenous Alliance, previously headed up the Sundance Institute’s Native American program and claims “my mother was Indian and my father was a cowboy.” … Read more
As one of the most memorable figures in the history of the Oscars — Will Smith notwithstanding — Sacheen Littlefeather is virtually assured a spot in the In Memoriam segment when the show airs Sunday, March 12, on ABC. But her family would rather the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences just forgot about … Read more
A Montana hotel worker has gone viral on TikTok after she appeared to be mocking a Native American woman’s accent during a heated exchange. Jaylynn Mitchell, a hotel guest at the Great Falls Inn in Butte, Mont. was recording an altercation she was having with Kathryn Carrette, a housekeeper at the hotel, over the checkout … Read more
This “razor sharp” discovery points to new evidence of America’s earliest encounters with Asia. Archaeologists in Idaho have unearthed 13 projectile points that date back roughly 15,700 years — making them the oldest weapon heads ever documented in the Americas, according to a new study published in the journal Science Advances. Similar stone points found … Read more
Like 85 million other television viewers around the world, Rosalind Cruz wasn’t expecting to see her sister onstage at the 1973 Oscars when Marlon Brando won Best Actor for “The Godfather.“ “Hello, my name is Sacheen Littlefeather. I’m Apache and I’m president of the National Native American Affirmative Image Committee. I’m representing Marlon Brando this … Read more
Just weeks after Native American activist Sacheen Littlefeather’s death, her sisters are revealing her “lie.” Trudy Orlandi and Rosalind Cruz claimed that Littlefeather — who famously refused Marlon Brando’s Oscar on his behalf in 1973 — was an “ethnic fraud.” The two spoke separately to the San Francisco Chronicle recently, claiming that Littlefeather did not … Read more
CNN — Sacheen Littlefeather, the Native American actress and activist who made history when she declined the Best Actor Oscar on behalf of Marlon Brando, has died at the age of 75. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced her death on Monday in a post shared on Twitter. The tweet, accompanied by … Read more