Laura Evans
@lauraevans.bsky.social
Poli Sci prof at University of California, Riverside. I write and teach about the politics of Native Nations, Indigenous peoples, federalism, and race. I am both a dog person and a cat person.
Is it that I’m supposed to be bitchy and hysterical on even-numbered days but overly concerned about other peoples’ feelings on odd-numbered days? Because I’m told I’m both and I really can’t keep this straight.
That Andrews piece is one of the purest distillations of internalized misogyny I‘ve ever come across. what a wretched way to view the world.
October 31, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Is it that I’m supposed to be bitchy and hysterical on even-numbered days but overly concerned about other peoples’ feelings on odd-numbered days? Because I’m told I’m both and I really can’t keep this straight.
Our melon-collie baby wishes you a very Happy Halloween!
October 31, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Our melon-collie baby wishes you a very Happy Halloween!
So it’s bad if students publicly shame professors, but it’s good if professors publicly shame their students for publicly shaming them?
If you don’t respect students’ privacy, maybe you’re bringing this on yourself.
If you don’t respect students’ privacy, maybe you’re bringing this on yourself.
This is an absolutely incredible thing to say. As someone in Ivy-ish (Duke) classrooms from 2016-2022… I call bull.
Or she was saying offensive shit.
Or she was saying offensive shit.
October 31, 2025 at 4:56 PM
So it’s bad if students publicly shame professors, but it’s good if professors publicly shame their students for publicly shaming them?
If you don’t respect students’ privacy, maybe you’re bringing this on yourself.
If you don’t respect students’ privacy, maybe you’re bringing this on yourself.
Good news poli sci profs, we have a new example to teach of cueing racial bias.
ROB SCHMITT: People are using SNAP benefits to get their nails done, to get their weaves and their hair. This is a really ugly program.
SEN. RON JOHNSON: That program needs to be dramatically reformed.
SEN. RON JOHNSON: That program needs to be dramatically reformed.
October 31, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Good news poli sci profs, we have a new example to teach of cueing racial bias.
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The government shutdown revealed a major flaw in how the U.S. funds Native American Tribes.
@robmaxim.bsky.social and co-authors outline why reform is needed—and what Congress can do to ensure stability.
@robmaxim.bsky.social and co-authors outline why reform is needed—and what Congress can do to ensure stability.
The government shutdown shows the need to reform how the federal government funds Native American Tribes and communities | Brookings
This piece summarizes the challenges that the congressional funding process and government shutdowns present to Tribal Nations, citizens, and communities.
www.brookings.edu
October 31, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The government shutdown revealed a major flaw in how the U.S. funds Native American Tribes.
@robmaxim.bsky.social and co-authors outline why reform is needed—and what Congress can do to ensure stability.
@robmaxim.bsky.social and co-authors outline why reform is needed—and what Congress can do to ensure stability.
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Per tht 2018 legal opinion, the precedent of undeclared wars set w Indigenous nations has been used to justify military actions agnst Korea, Vietnam, Libya, Somalia, Bosnia, Haiti, Kosovo, Sudan, Afghanistan, Yemen, & Iraq. Congress has only declared war 11 times.
October 31, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Per tht 2018 legal opinion, the precedent of undeclared wars set w Indigenous nations has been used to justify military actions agnst Korea, Vietnam, Libya, Somalia, Bosnia, Haiti, Kosovo, Sudan, Afghanistan, Yemen, & Iraq. Congress has only declared war 11 times.
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In 1 battle w the Miami Confederacy, 88% of US soldiers died, effectively wiping the American army out. War 1 Indigenous nations is why we have a standing military & why it is so big.
That war w the Miami Confederacy was cited by the Trump admin in 2018 to justify bombing Syria.
That war w the Miami Confederacy was cited by the Trump admin in 2018 to justify bombing Syria.
October 31, 2025 at 3:48 PM
In 1 battle w the Miami Confederacy, 88% of US soldiers died, effectively wiping the American army out. War 1 Indigenous nations is why we have a standing military & why it is so big.
That war w the Miami Confederacy was cited by the Trump admin in 2018 to justify bombing Syria.
That war w the Miami Confederacy was cited by the Trump admin in 2018 to justify bombing Syria.
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As Trump bombs more boats from Venezuela & moves warships to the Caribbean, even Republican lawmakers are arguing he can’t order such military actions w/o Congressional approval. But did you know U.S. presidents going back 2 George Washington, have fought undeclared wars?
October 31, 2025 at 3:48 PM
As Trump bombs more boats from Venezuela & moves warships to the Caribbean, even Republican lawmakers are arguing he can’t order such military actions w/o Congressional approval. But did you know U.S. presidents going back 2 George Washington, have fought undeclared wars?
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Reposted by Laura Evans
The state of Oklahoma is attacking tribal hunting & fishing rights, saying that tribal citizens who hunt & fish without a permit from the state will be charged with a crime.
Do tribal citizens need state-issued hunting, fishing licenses off trust lands? Oklahoma officials say yes
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation shared a press release on Wednesday, drawing disapproval from several tribal leaders of the five largest tribes in Oklahoma and tribal lawyers. It…
www.kosu.org
October 15, 2025 at 5:42 PM
The state of Oklahoma is attacking tribal hunting & fishing rights, saying that tribal citizens who hunt & fish without a permit from the state will be charged with a crime.
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Months before catastrophic floods swept through an Alaska Native village on Sunday, the Trump administration canceled a $20 million grant meant to protect the community from extreme flooding. At the time, the EPA administrator said he was eliminating "wasteful DEI and Environmental Justice grants."
E.P.A. Canceled $20 Million Flood Protection Grant to Alaska, Parts of Which Just Flooded
The remote village of Kipnuk planned to use the money to protect against flooding. On Sunday, it was inundated.
nyti.ms
October 15, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Months before catastrophic floods swept through an Alaska Native village on Sunday, the Trump administration canceled a $20 million grant meant to protect the community from extreme flooding. At the time, the EPA administrator said he was eliminating "wasteful DEI and Environmental Justice grants."
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I am introducing a resolution today that the Seahawks never passed the ball on the 1 and now Tom Brady has one fewer Super Bowl
Rep. Buddy Carter: "Donald Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. That's why I'm introducing a resolution today that will honor him with the Nobel Peace Prize."
(It doesn't work like that lol)
(It doesn't work like that lol)
October 10, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I am introducing a resolution today that the Seahawks never passed the ball on the 1 and now Tom Brady has one fewer Super Bowl
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Practice job talks are critical but often impossible for students who are remote from their programs. I'm offering up to FOUR free pol sci practice job talks in Oct (mutually agreeable dates/times) for remote students. It can either be student and me alone, or we can invite others. #polisky #psjobs
October 4, 2025 at 6:02 PM
When I hit puberty, I was caught up in debates over who was the hottest member of Duran Duran, but you do you.
“Russ Vought, the OMB director, has been dreaming about this moment—preparing this moment—since puberty."
trib.al/BLgoiIE
trib.al/BLgoiIE
GOP Senator: Project 2025 Creator Has Dreamt About This Since Puberty
Republicans all know the havoc Russell Vought is about to unleash this shutdown.
trib.al
October 4, 2025 at 6:49 PM
When I hit puberty, I was caught up in debates over who was the hottest member of Duran Duran, but you do you.
PRIEC is now on Bluesky! 💙💛. Be sure to follow!
What's going on in the Dakotas? Christian Castillo
UC Riverside presents work co-authored with @lauraevans.bsky.social
The politics of extractive markets gets even more complex when layering sovereignty.
"Green Mining: The Politics of Lithium and
Indigenous Peoples"
#UCRPRIEC20
UC Riverside presents work co-authored with @lauraevans.bsky.social
The politics of extractive markets gets even more complex when layering sovereignty.
"Green Mining: The Politics of Lithium and
Indigenous Peoples"
#UCRPRIEC20
October 4, 2025 at 12:01 AM
PRIEC is now on Bluesky! 💙💛. Be sure to follow!
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1/13 Forced Sterilization Is Not History in Canada
In 1928 Alberta passed the Sexual Sterilization Act, giving a government board power to sterilize people it deemed unfit to reproduce. Indigenous women and girls were heavily targeted.
In 1928 Alberta passed the Sexual Sterilization Act, giving a government board power to sterilize people it deemed unfit to reproduce. Indigenous women and girls were heavily targeted.
September 29, 2025 at 1:43 AM
1/13 Forced Sterilization Is Not History in Canada
In 1928 Alberta passed the Sexual Sterilization Act, giving a government board power to sterilize people it deemed unfit to reproduce. Indigenous women and girls were heavily targeted.
In 1928 Alberta passed the Sexual Sterilization Act, giving a government board power to sterilize people it deemed unfit to reproduce. Indigenous women and girls were heavily targeted.
What do they think happened to the bodies of all the kids who died at boarding schools?
so fucking tiresome to get emails like this whenever I write about residential school history, truly. people who believe that graves don't exist if they can't see the bodies with their own two eyes possess the critical thinking skills of a baby playing peekaboo.
September 29, 2025 at 9:01 PM
What do they think happened to the bodies of all the kids who died at boarding schools?
We all need (and deserve!) some news that offers joy and comfort, so here’s one for today:
A kickass new cookbook will be available in time for Christmas.
ictnews.org/news/sioux-c...
A kickass new cookbook will be available in time for Christmas.
ictnews.org/news/sioux-c...
‘Sioux Chef’ book erases colonial borders, shares Indigenous recipes - ICT
Sean Sherman, Oglala Lakota, explores Indigenous cuisine from Alaska to Mexico in new book, ‘Turtle Island: Foods and Traditions of the Indigenous Peoples of North America’
ictnews.org
September 29, 2025 at 7:21 PM
We all need (and deserve!) some news that offers joy and comfort, so here’s one for today:
A kickass new cookbook will be available in time for Christmas.
ictnews.org/news/sioux-c...
A kickass new cookbook will be available in time for Christmas.
ictnews.org/news/sioux-c...
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This is a must-read for anyone in academia. While it focuses on administrative positions in certain parts, it's such an excellent resource with stats and critiques of all the indigenization/reconciliation rhetoric that it's got something for everyone. Highly recommend.
September 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
This is a must-read for anyone in academia. While it focuses on administrative positions in certain parts, it's such an excellent resource with stats and critiques of all the indigenization/reconciliation rhetoric that it's got something for everyone. Highly recommend.
As one considers whether a university has created a hostile learning environment for Indigenous students, it may be of interest to consider how that university has profited from the theft of Indigenous lands and bodies.
www.landgrabu.org/universities...
projects.propublica.org/repatriation...
www.landgrabu.org/universities...
projects.propublica.org/repatriation...
Cornell University — The Repatriation Project
Find out whether Cornell University still has Native American remains using our database.
projects.propublica.org
September 29, 2025 at 4:34 PM
As one considers whether a university has created a hostile learning environment for Indigenous students, it may be of interest to consider how that university has profited from the theft of Indigenous lands and bodies.
www.landgrabu.org/universities...
projects.propublica.org/repatriation...
www.landgrabu.org/universities...
projects.propublica.org/repatriation...
Highly recommend ICT’s coverage of the Wounded Knee massacre medals, which links to the academic research. The scholarship shows that key military observers at the time argued the massacre violated US military regs on protecting non-combatants lives.
ictnews.org/news/mountai...
ictnews.org/news/mountai...
September 28, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Highly recommend ICT’s coverage of the Wounded Knee massacre medals, which links to the academic research. The scholarship shows that key military observers at the time argued the massacre violated US military regs on protecting non-combatants lives.
ictnews.org/news/mountai...
ictnews.org/news/mountai...
Cluelessness that what matters is whether your child will choose the name. It’s now acceptable for tweens/teens to select a new name and for teachers, peers, etc. to use that chosen name exclusively.
If the name doesn’t have emotional meaning, why should they stick with it?
If the name doesn’t have emotional meaning, why should they stick with it?
"'It’s kind of like how everyone wants their house to look like HGTV...A lot of people say they want a name that’s unique or individual. But, when it comes right down to it, they really don’t.'"
I may have made a mistake reading this
www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/b...
I may have made a mistake reading this
www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/b...
Meet the San Francisco woman who charges $30,000 to name your baby
Her bespoke naming services include a “baby name branding” campaign, a genealogical investigation designed to ferret out old family names and even a think tank to discuss the top naming options.
www.sfchronicle.com
September 28, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Cluelessness that what matters is whether your child will choose the name. It’s now acceptable for tweens/teens to select a new name and for teachers, peers, etc. to use that chosen name exclusively.
If the name doesn’t have emotional meaning, why should they stick with it?
If the name doesn’t have emotional meaning, why should they stick with it?
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Military service is about courage and sacrifice. That’s what my father, a Marine, and my mother, a Navy veteran, taught me.
But awarding medals for the massacre at Wounded Knee is cruelty, not honor. And reaffirming them today only deepens the injustice. (1/2🧵)
But awarding medals for the massacre at Wounded Knee is cruelty, not honor. And reaffirming them today only deepens the injustice. (1/2🧵)
September 26, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Military service is about courage and sacrifice. That’s what my father, a Marine, and my mother, a Navy veteran, taught me.
But awarding medals for the massacre at Wounded Knee is cruelty, not honor. And reaffirming them today only deepens the injustice. (1/2🧵)
But awarding medals for the massacre at Wounded Knee is cruelty, not honor. And reaffirming them today only deepens the injustice. (1/2🧵)
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