Jeanette Centeno

Opinion By now, we’ve all seen the news of Dominique (Arapaho/Cheyenne) from Clinton, Oklahoma, who was allegedly attacked by two other boys who cut off several inches of his hair. The story sent shockwaves throughout Indian Country. The young boy expressed he was traumatized by the event and initially did….

More than one in five indigenous adults smoke, compared to 13.7 of adults overall. And according to the CDC, indigenous people have the highest prevalence of commercial tobacco users, compared to other ethnic groups. As a result, Native Americans are widely plagued by cardiovascular disease, lung cancer, diabetes, low birth….

The moment you turn on FX’s new comedy, “Reservation Dogs,” you realize you’re watching something special. The show was co-created by Sterlin Harjo (Seminole/Muscogee Creek) and Taika Waititi  (Maori), who plucked many of the storylines from their own experiences. It’s the second show to debut this year with an all-indigenous….

Critical Race Theory has firmly cemented its place among the most discussed topics of 2021, with many members of the media and the academic community sharing their thoughts on how American racism has shaped our history, policies, laws and education. The core idea of the theory is that race is a social….

Fifty indigenous athletes are headed to Japan to compete in the Tokyo Olympics—the most ever selected in Olympic history. Only 3 indigenous athletes competed at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Sixteen of these athletes are members of the Australian Olympic Team looking to fulfill their lifelong dreams of competing on an….

“Escape to Alcatraz,” the new documentary series by Hulu, gives us an up-close look at the 19 months in which Native Americans occupied the abandoned prison on Alcatraz Island. And it’s something everyone—Native or not—should check out. The story starts with the tumultuous summer of 1969. Reservations across the U.S…..

Leonard Peltier has been called everything from an activist, militant, warrior and hero to a criminal and murderer. His legacy is as controversial as it is murky. Who is Leonard Peltier? Born Sept. 12, 1944, Peltier grew up on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. He is of Dakota, Lakota and….

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo) announced a new initiative at the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) that will not only protect sites where students were buried but uncover some of the dark history that has caused generational trauma for so many indigenous people. According to Haaland, the Interior….

One of the most painful truths in the history of Native Americans is the forcible removal the children. Sadly, indigenous children are disproportionately represented in the United States foster system—1.9 percent of indigenous children wind up there, compared to just 1.3 percent of the general minor population. Those numbers are….

The news sent shockwaves across North America and beyond. The remains of 215 children have been uncovered inside the grounds at Canada’s largest indigenous residential school, Tk’emlups te Secwépemc First Nation in Kamloops, British Columbia, confirmed. The heartbreaking news quickly traveled across Indian Country, leaving many tribal leaders searching for ways….

Indige-Nurse is a column published by Powwows.com and written by Jeanette Centeno, a Registered Nurse (RN) and Case Manager (CM) who holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN). Centeno (Taíno) draws on her experience in the medical field and her own indigenous background to educate Native communities on the….

“Rutherford Falls,” Peacock TV‘s binge-worthy new show, manages to do something few ever have: bring multi-dimensional indigenous characters into an American sitcom. While Native Americans have historically been portrayed as monolithic in American film and TV, “Rutherford Falls” breaks the mold, taking Native Americans out of the box they’re so….