Rob Schmidt (Blue Corn Comics)
robschmidt.bsky.social
Rob Schmidt (Blue Corn Comics)
@robschmidt.bsky.social
Freelance writer focused on Native American, social justice, and pop culture issues; publisher of Blue Corn Comics; host of Creative Spirit Screenwriters
Coming in 2026 from Blue Corn Comics!
November 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Blue Corn Comics presents an exciting new anthology of Native superhero stories. Coming to you in 2026!
November 21, 2025 at 2:30 AM
For Native American Heritage Month, "consider turning your focus to reclaiming Native truth. These ten books, spanning genres, keep this objective in mind by spotlighting Indigenous nations, peoples, and cultures." earlybirdbooks.com/books-for-na...
November 19, 2025 at 4:00 AM
New superhero anthology coming from Blue Corn Comics in 2026.
November 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
November 10, 2025 at 9:31 AM
"Vail cancelled Ms. SeeWalker's artist-in-residency because of the viewpoint of her speech. This action follows a long pattern of suppressing and censoring the voices of Native American people, but Ms. SeeWalker bravely said 'Not this time.'" www.cpr.org/2025/08/21/v...
August 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
If Trump were a REAL MAN, he'd give a two-hour speech in the freezing cold like William Henry Harrison.
January 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Has anyone told Dumbass Donald that Greenland is 88% brown-skinned Inuit? Is that why he doesn't want Puerto Rico or Cuba? Because he thinks Greenland is mostly white ice, white bears, and white people?
January 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
"Many individuals and tribes view such [mascot] uses as disrespectful toward their customs and culture. They see a level of contempt in the same way African Americans saw blackface minstrel shows decades ago as contempt for their race." https://buff.ly/3YB5V35
October 25, 2024 at 3:00 PM
This year is the fifth anniversary of Governor Gavin Newsom's formal apology to Native Americans for a war of calculated genocide beginning with the call by our first governor, Peter Burnett, for a war of extermination "until the Indian race becomes extinct." https://buff.ly/3Y3oPPG
September 28, 2024 at 11:20 PM
"One of these sacred places that Project 2025 calls for developing for energy is the Greater Chaco Region. In particular, it calls for removing a moratorium on oil and gas extraction within a 10-mile radius of Chaco Culture National Historical Park." https://buff.ly/3BdEX8q
September 20, 2024 at 9:05 PM
As far as an exchange goes, Florida State "does not provide any financial support" to the tribe, said university spokesperson Amy Farnum-Patronis. Though some Seminole clubs and chapters sponsor student scholarships, the school does not offer one. #exploitation https://buff.ly/47xMsDe
September 20, 2024 at 6:00 PM
"The logo is a point of pride and represents the rich Native American history that helped make our nation great, and it should be enthusiastically celebrated across our culture." #racist #r*dskins https://buff.ly/4daviwD
September 18, 2024 at 2:00 PM
From 1492 to 1619 to 1865 to 2024, the imagined "savagery" of nonwhites is a constant of American history.
September 16, 2024 at 7:00 PM
The Founding Fathers' "merciless savages" are today's pet-eating immigrants.
September 15, 2024 at 10:12 PM
"Native American rights activist Leonard Peltier, who has been in prison for nearly 50 years, is turning 80 on Thursday ― and Amnesty International USA is appealing to Joe Biden to finally release him before his presidency comes to an end."
September 10, 2024 at 1:00 PM
The tribes contribute heavily to the agriculture, tourism, recreation and hospitality industries and support more than 12,500 jobs. "Their footprint is large enough that if you waved a wand and their activities disappeared, Idaho would likely be thrown into a recession." https://buff.ly/3ADDlV7
August 27, 2024 at 10:10 PM