Kerri J. Malloy
@kerrijmalloy.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Native American and Indigenous Studies at SJSU. (Yurok/Karuk)
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November 2, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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Proud to share my co-authored article
“Survivance of Native American and Indigenous Students at a Four-Year Hispanic-Serving Institution.”
Exploring survivance, belonging, and resilience at HSIs.
🔗 doi.org/10.1080/0951...
“Survivance of Native American and Indigenous Students at a Four-Year Hispanic-Serving Institution.”
Exploring survivance, belonging, and resilience at HSIs.
🔗 doi.org/10.1080/0951...
Survivance of Native American and Indigenous students at a four-year Hispanic-Serving institution
Utilizing Brayboy’s Tribal Critical Race Theory and Vizenor’s theory of Survivance, the researchers, who are members of the Native and Indigenous faculty and staff affinity group, partnered with th...
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October 28, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Proud to share my co-authored article
“Survivance of Native American and Indigenous Students at a Four-Year Hispanic-Serving Institution.”
Exploring survivance, belonging, and resilience at HSIs.
🔗 doi.org/10.1080/0951...
“Survivance of Native American and Indigenous Students at a Four-Year Hispanic-Serving Institution.”
Exploring survivance, belonging, and resilience at HSIs.
🔗 doi.org/10.1080/0951...
The Indigenous Peoples Day gathering on Alcatraz honors generations of resistance and renewal. Yet, the absence of acknowledgment for the Ohlone, the Indigenous people of these homelands, reveals how erasure persists even within acts of remembrance.
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‘Honor truth in history’: Native Americans gather on Alcatraz with clear message
Native Americans gathered for prayer and singing on Alcatraz on Monday, in a tradition known as the Indigenous Peoples Day Sunrise Gathering. Current events and the weight of history were top of...
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October 15, 2025 at 3:00 AM
The Indigenous Peoples Day gathering on Alcatraz honors generations of resistance and renewal. Yet, the absence of acknowledgment for the Ohlone, the Indigenous people of these homelands, reveals how erasure persists even within acts of remembrance.
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Honored to join KCBS Radio Ask an Expert with Steve Scott yesterday to discuss #IndigenousPeoplesDay, why it matters, and why 27 states still omit Native/Indigenous peoples from K–12 curricula.
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Listen here: www.audacy.com/stations/kcb...
October 14, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Honored to join KCBS Radio Ask an Expert with Steve Scott yesterday to discuss #IndigenousPeoplesDay, why it matters, and why 27 states still omit Native/Indigenous peoples from K–12 curricula.
Listen here: www.audacy.com/stations/kcb...
Listen here: www.audacy.com/stations/kcb...
Honored to contribute to @npr.org's coverage of the ongoing debate over #ColumbusDay and #IndigenousPeoplesDay. As I noted, “You can’t tell a story without telling both sides of it.”
The legacy of Columbus must be examined through truth, not myth.
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The legacy of Columbus must be examined through truth, not myth.
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Trump issues a Columbus Day proclamation to 'reclaim' the explorer's legacy
President Trump said "left-wing radicals" have tried to tarnish Columbus' legacy, and the proclamation is a way to preserve it. Some experts say it's a way to erase the heritage of Native Americans.
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October 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Honored to contribute to @npr.org's coverage of the ongoing debate over #ColumbusDay and #IndigenousPeoplesDay. As I noted, “You can’t tell a story without telling both sides of it.”
The legacy of Columbus must be examined through truth, not myth.
share.google/M1mNORWxc8y1...
The legacy of Columbus must be examined through truth, not myth.
share.google/M1mNORWxc8y1...
Congress’ $1B+ cut to CPB puts dozens of #NativeRadio stations at risk of going dark by Oct 1. For tribal communities, these are lifelines for local news, languages, emergency alerts, cultural continuity. Harm lands on sovereignty and safety first. www.kqed.org/news/12052335
Radio Stations Serving Indigenous Communities Face Challenges From Federal Cuts | KQED
Dozens of Native American radio stations are at risk of going off the air.
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August 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Congress’ $1B+ cut to CPB puts dozens of #NativeRadio stations at risk of going dark by Oct 1. For tribal communities, these are lifelines for local news, languages, emergency alerts, cultural continuity. Harm lands on sovereignty and safety first. www.kqed.org/news/12052335
Call it what it is: budget warfare. After years of underfunding, the White House wants ~90% cuts to Tribal Colleges and flirting with “pocket rescission” to withhold already approved funds. This is settler-colonial chaos, not governance.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/u...
Tribal Colleges Rely on Federal Funding. Their Leaders Fear the Trump Years.
www.nytimes.com
August 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Call it what it is: budget warfare. After years of underfunding, the White House wants ~90% cuts to Tribal Colleges and flirting with “pocket rescission” to withhold already approved funds. This is settler-colonial chaos, not governance.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/u...
Demanding the return of a racist team name isn’t about “tradition”—it’s #settler-colonial nostalgia. The need to assert dominance by resurrecting slurs is how empire justifies its stolen place. White supremacy isn’t subtle. It’s branded.
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#NotYourMascot
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#NotYourMascot
Trump calls for Commanders to return to old name, threatens stadium deal
Though a recent poll shows fans are warming to the name of Washington’s NFL team, the president said the franchise should change it “immediately.”
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July 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Demanding the return of a racist team name isn’t about “tradition”—it’s #settler-colonial nostalgia. The need to assert dominance by resurrecting slurs is how empire justifies its stolen place. White supremacy isn’t subtle. It’s branded.
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
#NotYourMascot
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
#NotYourMascot
Just published in Journal of History: My latest article explores how #California’s early statehood was primed for #genocide and what this reveals about systemic violence and prevention today. utppublishing.com/doi/10.3138/...
University of Toronto Press
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June 4, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Just published in Journal of History: My latest article explores how #California’s early statehood was primed for #genocide and what this reveals about systemic violence and prevention today. utppublishing.com/doi/10.3138/...
A lawsuit alone won’t bring justice for survivors of Indian boarding schools. True #transitionaljustice demands truth-telling, institutional accountability, and structural repair—not just legal remedies.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...
Native Tribes Sue U.S. Over Abuse and Deaths at Boarding Schools
www.nytimes.com
May 23, 2025 at 3:27 AM
A lawsuit alone won’t bring justice for survivors of Indian boarding schools. True #transitionaljustice demands truth-telling, institutional accountability, and structural repair—not just legal remedies.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...
The Thomas Indian School photos aren’t just archival—they’re settler-colonial artifacts. Images of “order” and “assimilation” mask the violence of #Indigenous dispossession. These aren’t memories to preserve uncritically—they're evidence.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/n...
What It Looked Like Inside the Thomas Indian School
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May 21, 2025 at 4:31 AM
The Thomas Indian School photos aren’t just archival—they’re settler-colonial artifacts. Images of “order” and “assimilation” mask the violence of #Indigenous dispossession. These aren’t memories to preserve uncritically—they're evidence.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/n...
#NAGPRA isn’t just about compliance—it’s about justice. Returning ancestors and cultural items is a legal duty and a moral reckoning. #Repatriation
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Native ancestors’ return to rest: A paperwork-laden process under way in Illinois
Illinois museums and universities are working to repatriate Native American remains, but the process is slow and emotionally complex under new federal rules.
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May 20, 2025 at 1:28 PM
#NAGPRA isn’t just about compliance—it’s about justice. Returning ancestors and cultural items is a legal duty and a moral reckoning. #Repatriation
www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article...
www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article...
Calling Native crops “sleeping” reinforces settler colonial erasure. These plants endure through #Indigenous care and ecological knowledge. This is not dormancy—it’s survivance: living, adapting, and resisting in ongoing relationship with land.
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www.technologynetworks.com/applied-scie...
"Sleeping" Native American Crops Could Bolster US Agriculture
This “sleeping” agricultural system could become a source of alternative crops and methods in an era of rapid climate change.
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May 19, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Calling Native crops “sleeping” reinforces settler colonial erasure. These plants endure through #Indigenous care and ecological knowledge. This is not dormancy—it’s survivance: living, adapting, and resisting in ongoing relationship with land.
www.technologynetworks.com/applied-scie...
www.technologynetworks.com/applied-scie...
New York's history of Native boarding schools demands more than words—it requires truth, accountability, and reparative justice.
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Hochul to apologize for New York state's actions at ex-Native American school
The state owned and operated the facility from 1875 to 1957.
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May 18, 2025 at 4:20 AM
New York's history of Native boarding schools demands more than words—it requires truth, accountability, and reparative justice.
spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-...
spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-...
#MMIP isn’t a mystery—it’s a systemic crisis rooted in settler-colonialism. Native women go missing at alarming rates, met with silence, scarce resources, and jurisdictional chaos. This is not a gap. It’s a design.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/u...
Who Is Searching for Emmilee Risling?
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May 17, 2025 at 4:52 AM
#MMIP isn’t a mystery—it’s a systemic crisis rooted in settler-colonialism. Native women go missing at alarming rates, met with silence, scarce resources, and jurisdictional chaos. This is not a gap. It’s a design.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/u...
Boarding schools are not just history—they are a legacy still felt today. Survivors remind us that the trauma endures across generations. We must listen, learn, and reckon with this truth.
www.uppermichiganssource.com/2025/05/15/s...
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A survivor shares the dark truth of Native American boarding school life
On Wednesday, Tom Biron was at Ishpeming Carnegie Library to tell his story.
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May 16, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Boarding schools are not just history—they are a legacy still felt today. Survivors remind us that the trauma endures across generations. We must listen, learn, and reckon with this truth.
www.uppermichiganssource.com/2025/05/15/s...
www.uppermichiganssource.com/2025/05/15/s...
Settler colonialism depends on erasure—of names, bodies, and stories. The Indian boarding school system was designed to erase Indigenous identity through forced assimilation—a cornerstone of settler colonialism. #BoardingSchoolTruth
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The Fight to Repatriate Indigenous Students Who Died at Boarding Schools
Trump’s funding cuts are stalling efforts to heal the wounds of this country’s tragic experiment in forced assimilation.
www.yesmagazine.org
May 15, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Settler colonialism depends on erasure—of names, bodies, and stories. The Indian boarding school system was designed to erase Indigenous identity through forced assimilation—a cornerstone of settler colonialism. #BoardingSchoolTruth
www.yesmagazine.org/social-justi...
www.yesmagazine.org/social-justi...
The return of bison to #Native lands is more than conservation—it's #decolonization in motion. Tribal-led restoration restores ecosystems, revives culture, and reclaims #sovereignty. This is Indigenous leadership in action.
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Reintroduction of bison by Native American tribes reinvigorates environment, creatures, culture
“Anyone can love the mountains, but it takes a soul to love the prairie,” wrote Willa Cather, author of “O Pioneers!,” the saga of early westward struggles and the kind
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May 14, 2025 at 6:20 AM
The return of bison to #Native lands is more than conservation—it's #decolonization in motion. Tribal-led restoration restores ecosystems, revives culture, and reclaims #sovereignty. This is Indigenous leadership in action.
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gazette.com/life/reintro...
Recommendations for #Canada’s new neurotech guidelines nod to #Indigenousrights —but recognition without #Indigenous jurisdiction is just settler oversight. True regulation must be grounded in Indigenous #sovereignty, not framed by colonial tech ethics.”
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New recommendations for regulating neurotechnology in Canada include protecting Indigenous rights
UNESCO’s approach to regulating neurotechnology considers future applications and current privacy and consent concerns.
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May 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Recommendations for #Canada’s new neurotech guidelines nod to #Indigenousrights —but recognition without #Indigenous jurisdiction is just settler oversight. True regulation must be grounded in Indigenous #sovereignty, not framed by colonial tech ethics.”
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theconversation.com/new-recommen...
#Indigenous data #sovereignty demands more than consent; it requires dismantling the settler-colonial structures that steal, distort, and profit from Indigenous knowledge.
www.theverge.com/features/664...
www.theverge.com/features/664...
Indigenous scientists are fighting to protect their data — and their culture
They’re worried about the loss of their research.
www.theverge.com
May 13, 2025 at 5:12 AM
#Indigenous data #sovereignty demands more than consent; it requires dismantling the settler-colonial structures that steal, distort, and profit from Indigenous knowledge.
www.theverge.com/features/664...
www.theverge.com/features/664...
Tribal #libraries are more than books—they’re vital centers of culture, language, and #sovereignty. As funding cuts loom, these lifelines for Native communities are at risk.
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www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Tribal communities risk losing local libraries and the history they hold amid DOGE cuts
Federally recognized tribes say the Trump administration cut the grant money they use to sustain the local libraries that serve as anchors in their most rural communities.
www.nbcnews.com
May 12, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Tribal #libraries are more than books—they’re vital centers of culture, language, and #sovereignty. As funding cuts loom, these lifelines for Native communities are at risk.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
The “flood the zone” strategy imposes federal control under the guise of crime prevention—sidelining tribal #sovereignty and self-determination. True safety in Indian Country must come from within, not through colonial policing logics.
www.startribune.com/as-trump-adm...
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As Trump administration floods the zone to combat crime in Indian Country, wariness prevails
Advocates welcome additional resources while some remain skeptical until they see results.
www.startribune.com
May 11, 2025 at 5:36 PM
The “flood the zone” strategy imposes federal control under the guise of crime prevention—sidelining tribal #sovereignty and self-determination. True safety in Indian Country must come from within, not through colonial policing logics.
www.startribune.com/as-trump-adm...
www.startribune.com/as-trump-adm...
#NativeAmericans serve in the U.S. military at the highest rate of any group—an enduring legacy of honor and sacrifice. The Warrior Spirit exhibit offers educators and students a vital lens into Native military traditions, resilience, and service.
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Community Calendar - WFMZ-TV 69News
Community events happening around the 69News viewing area.
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May 10, 2025 at 5:23 AM
#NativeAmericans serve in the U.S. military at the highest rate of any group—an enduring legacy of honor and sacrifice. The Warrior Spirit exhibit offers educators and students a vital lens into Native military traditions, resilience, and service.
www.wfmz.com/community/ca...
www.wfmz.com/community/ca...
Native America Calling spotlights the ongoing fight for #Indigenous students' rights to celebrate their identity on their own terms. #decolonize
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Thursday, May 8, 2025 – Graduation ceremonies are a battleground over regalia » Native America Calling
New Mexico is the latest of more than 20 states to formally recognize Native American students’ right to express their cultural heritage at graduation ceremonies. Those expressions are typically in th...
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May 9, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Native America Calling spotlights the ongoing fight for #Indigenous students' rights to celebrate their identity on their own terms. #decolonize
www.nativeamericacalling.com/thursday-may...
www.nativeamericacalling.com/thursday-may...
From the #boardingschool era to today, undermining #Native self-determination through #education policy remains a colonial tactic. Native education must be protected and empowered.
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Trump Is Taking a Wrecking Ball to Indigenous Education
After mass layoffs and scholarship freezes, students and tribal leaders are suing the Trump administration for violating treaty obligations.
www.thenation.com
May 8, 2025 at 1:08 PM
From the #boardingschool era to today, undermining #Native self-determination through #education policy remains a colonial tactic. Native education must be protected and empowered.
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
www.thenation.com/article/soci...