Posts Tagged ‘Native Americans’

When Political Sensitivities and Science Collide with Religion

A decade ago, controversy erupted after it was revealed that a creationist book was being sold in six bookstores at the Grand Canyon National Park. It was a biblical explanation of the Grand Canyon. As Cornelia Dean reported in the New York Times, the book says God created the heavens and the earth in six…Continue Reading…

Avatar's Cardboard Cutouts

It’s the 21st century and we’re still getting simplistic, cliched depictions of natives in Hollywood movies like Avatar. How is it possible that people are enthralled with this one-dimensional, sci-fi clunker?  I succumbed to the hype last night, mainly because I wanted to see what a $260 million dollar movie looks like. Aside from the…Continue Reading…