A report on Ward Churchill
American author, scholar and political activist.
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University of Illinois Springfield
0 linksPublic university in Springfield, Illinois.
Public university in Springfield, Illinois.
Ward Churchill - former University of Colorado professor, social critic, activist (1974 B.A. Communications, 1975 M.A. Communications)
Guenter Lewy
0 linksGerman-born American author and political scientist who is a professor emeritus of political science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
German-born American author and political scientist who is a professor emeritus of political science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
The paper is highly critical of Ward Churchill, particularly in regards to his attributing the word "genocide" to the destruction of American Indian civilization.
American Indian Movement of Colorado
0 linksBreakaway group from the American Indian Movement.
Breakaway group from the American Indian Movement.
Notable activists associated with AIM of Colorado have been Russell Means and Ward Churchill.
Russell Means
0 linksOglala Lakota activist for the rights of Native Americans, libertarian political activist, actor, musician, and writer.
Oglala Lakota activist for the rights of Native Americans, libertarian political activist, actor, musician, and writer.
In 1993, the organization divided officially into two main factions: "AIM Grand Governing Council", based in Minnesota, which copyrighted the name "American Indian movement"; and American Indian Movement Confederation of Autonomous Chapters, based in Colorado and allied with Means and Ward Churchill.
COINTELPRO
0 linksSeries of covert and illegal projects actively conducted by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) aimed at surveilling, infiltrating, discrediting, and disrupting domestic American political organizations.
Series of covert and illegal projects actively conducted by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) aimed at surveilling, infiltrating, discrediting, and disrupting domestic American political organizations.
Authors such as Ward Churchill, Rex Weyler, and Peter Matthiessen allege that the federal government intended to acquire uranium deposits on the Lakota tribe's reservation land, and that this motivated a larger government conspiracy against AIM activists on the Pine Ridge reservation.
Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free Speech
0 links2009 documentary film about freedom of speech and the First Amendment in the United States, directed by Liz Garbus.
2009 documentary film about freedom of speech and the First Amendment in the United States, directed by Liz Garbus.
The documentary prominently features First Amendment attorney, Martin Garbus, who talks about the past and present state of free speech in the United States, and the case of Ward Churchill.
Suzan Shown Harjo
0 linksAdvocate for Native American rights.
Advocate for Native American rights.
Harjo has criticized author Ward Churchill's controversial claim of Native American ancestry, which is unsupported by documentation.
Cultural imperialism
0 linksCultural imperialism (sometimes referred to as cultural colonialism) comprises the cultural dimensions of imperialism.
Cultural imperialism (sometimes referred to as cultural colonialism) comprises the cultural dimensions of imperialism.
The policies of these schools, as described by Ward Churchill in his book Kill the Indian, Save the Man, were to forcefully assimilate students who were often removed with force from their families.
Black Robe (film)
0 links1991 historical drama film directed by Bruce Beresford, adapted by Brian Moore from his 1985 novel of the same name.
1991 historical drama film directed by Bruce Beresford, adapted by Brian Moore from his 1985 novel of the same name.
Political activist Ward Churchill, after highly praising the film-making, criticized historical inaccuracies.
Howard Zinn
0 linksAmerican historian, playwright, philosopher, socialist thinker and World War II veteran.
American historian, playwright, philosopher, socialist thinker and World War II veteran.
From a Native Son: Selected Essays in Indigenism, 1985–1995 by Ward Churchill (1996) ISBN: 978-0-89608-553-4.