Red Haircrow

Red Haircrow
Born Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Occupation Poet, writer, filmmaker
Nationality American (Native)
Period 1980-Present
Genre Poetry, Contemporary, Non-fiction, Native American
Notable works Silence Is Multi-Colored In My World, The Agony of Joy
Notable awards Rainbow Award 2012, Best LGBT Biography/Memoir, Global E-Books Awards 2013, Best LGBT Fiction
Website
redhaircrow.com

Red Haircrow (born 1972) is a writer, educator and filmmaker with Chiricahua Apache, Cherokee and African American heritage. His work includes poetry, short stories, novellas and full-length books. His novel The Agony of Joy won Best LGBT Fiction in Global Ebooks Awards 2013, and the biography Silence Is Multi-Colored In My World about a young deaf, gay Russian, was a winner of a Rainbow Award 2012 in the category, Best Biography/Memoir. His non-fiction and current events articles are often on Native American issues and concerns, intercultural relations, family and living and working in Germany. Their current documentary film project Forget Winnetou is about Native stereotypes in Germany, and the continuing harmful effects of colonial and racism on both Native and non-Native communities and societies, which has been covered by some of Germany's largest new sources such as Deutschlandfunk Kultur,[1] Der Freitag [2] and Süddeutsche Zeitung.[3]

Life and career

Red Haircrow was born in Frankfurt, Germany to American parents, and whose father was in the US Army. He is also a chef, selective counselor (holding a BSc Psychology from Columbia Southern University), and owns and operates the multimedia production company Flying With Red Haircrow, which opened on 31 October 2010.

Regarding native current events, history or culture, Red Haircrow appeared in a Deutsche Welle video broadcast,[4] explaining why indigenous peoples in general would wish the return of human remains kept by the Karl May Museum in Radebeul, Germany, and other European museums and organizations. A video of the interview is also available on YouTube.[5] Since the end of 2013, Native American tribes had been lobbying for the repatriation of native scalps alleged to be kept at the museum.[6]

Haircrow has been asked to comment in Germany on Native cultural appropriation in pop culture and fashion, which has been the source of controversy and debate. Magazine and news sources include Global Post: "Dressing Up As Cowboys and Indians is Big in Germany"[7]", which was republished in the Arizona news source Tucson Sentinel.[8] DeinPULS for "Indianerfedern als Modeaccessoire Hirnloser Trend oder bewusste Provokation?",[9] also included a detailed interview with Red Haircrow,[10] which was broadcast by Bayerischer Rundfunk. Ex-Berliner Magazine featured commentary by Red Haircrow.[11] Mother Jones magazine included a mention on the Indian hobbyist sub-cultures in "[12]", and in Stern, one of Germany's top news magazines, included an interview by Michael Streck on the topic of Indian Hobbyism in Europe.

As a writer and educator, primarily on the topics in the social sciences, Red Haircrow occasionally speaks at workshops and lectures such as at "Tages des Indigenen Film[13]" in Rostock, Germany, Humboldt University in Berlin, BREBIT, Saarbrücken University and several others. In 2018, Red Haircrow completed the documentary, "Forget Winnetou! Loving in the Wrong Way" [14] "Forget Winnetou! Loving in the Wrong Way", one of the only films of its kind, which addresses the widespread stereotyping and appropriation of Native cultures in Germany from Native perspective. Red appeared earlier in 2018 in the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation film, "Searching For Winnetou", a documentary by Drew Hayden Taylor, a First Nations writer, playwright and journalist. Red's article, "Native Hobbyism is Modern Day Colonialism" [15], also at the CBC website, was a critical response to the humorous viewpoint.

Bibliography

Fiction

  • Variance: A Short Story Collection Flying With Red Haircrow, 2013. ISBN 9781301063123
  • The Agony of Joy Flying With Red Haircrow, 2013. (Winner of the Global Ebooks Awards Best LGBT Fiction 2013, Finalist Best LBT Contemporary Fiction Rainbow Awards 2013.) ISBN 9781301334520
  • The Caravaggio & The Swan (Originally by Dreamspinner Press. Republished by Flying With Red Haircrow 2013).
  • The Angel of Berlin Flying With Red Haircrow, 2011. ISBN 9781452441665
  • The Coat: Secrets of a Hatcheck Boy Flying With Red Haircrow, 2011. ISBN 9781452438702
  • The House of Doom Dreams and Desire Flying With Red Haircrow, 2011. ISBN 9781452436586
  • Katrdeshtr's Redemption, The Night Cat, Book 1 Flying With Red Haircrow, 2010. ISBN 9781452470849
  • Night Shift (Originally on Nov. 7, 2010 at JMS Books LLC.) Republished by Flying With Red Haircrow, 2012. ISBN 1611520223
  • A Lieutenant's Love (Originally on June 9, 2010, at Dreamspinner Press.) Republished by Flying With Red Haircrow, 2013. ISBN 9781301752157

Non-Fiction

  • CORE: A Poetry Collection Flying With Red Haircrow, 2014. ISBN 9781311903570
  • Silence Is Multi-Colored In My World Flying With Red Haircrow, 2012. (Winner Rainbow Awards 2012, Best Gay Biography/Memoir). ISBN 9781476164861
  • Songs of the Universal Vagabond Flying With Red Haircrow, 2011. ISBN 9781465874139

Contributor

  • Threatened by Beads & The Color of your Skin in "Geschichte Schreiben" Neue Rundschau 2018/2, S Fischer Verlag. Published July 2018.
  • The Mountains are my Kingdom in Red Rising Magazine, Red Rising. Published May 13, 2016.
  • Big Mama's Pears in Sword & Saga Press cultural magazine, Front Porch: American Athenauem. Published April 1, 2013. ASIN: B00C4K2UK2
  • Poetry in Sibling Rivalry Press'Assaracus Literary Magazine, Issue 09 (Published January 10, 2013) ISBN 1937420361
  • Varney the Vampire: A Literary Remix by GalleyCat (Dec. 2012). ISBN 9781301952861
  • We, The Dead a short story in Danse Macabre Literary Magazine 59 {Notturno} (July 2012)
  • "The Shannon", a flash memoir at Suburban Fool, a subliterary magazine (Jan. 2011).
  • "Spring in Berlin", a flash memoir at Suburban Fool], a subliterary magazine (Nov. 2010).
  • Convenience Store Romance a short story in StarBooks Press'[16] anthology (June 2010).

Articles

  • Native Hobbyism is Modern-Day Colonialism (Published January 26, 2018 at CBC) [17])
  • The Challenges of Indigenous Studies: A Voice From Both Sides of the Desk" (Published August 2, 2016 at Red Rising Magazine[18])
  • The Challenges of Indigenous Studies in “Mixed Company” (Published July 24, 2016 at K.I.N. Knowledge in Indigenous Networks) [19])
  • Dues Paid”: A Navajo Metal Band in Denmark (Published July 11, 2016 at Red Rising Magazine[20])
  • Naked Faux Savages and Neo-Racism in Berlin (Published October 20, 2014 at Indian Country Today Media Network[21])
  • Meet Wiggle Tooth, Germany's Stereotypical Native of Hygiene (Published July 2, 2014 at Indian Country Today Media Network[22])
  • An Agreement Is Reached Regarding Scalps at the Karl May Museum (Published June 14, 2014 at Indian Country Today Media Network[23])
  • Tribes Demand Return of Native Scalps From Karl May Museum in Germany (Published March 25, 2014 at[24])
  • A Star Trek Convention for Native Enthusiasts: Inside a German Pow Wow (Published February 24, 2014 at[25]
  • Germany's Obsession With American Indians Is Touching-And Occasionally Surreal[26] and March 25, 2013 at TulalipNews.com)

Book Trailers & Videos

Interviews

Awards

  • Forget Winnetou! Loving in the Wrong Way:[27]
  • Silence Is Multi-Colored In My World:[28]
  • The Agony of Joy:[29]

References

  1. ↑ DeutschlandRadio Kultur
  2. ↑ Der Freitag
  3. ↑ Süddeutsche Zeitung
  4. ↑ The Battle Over An Ojibwe Scalp
  5. ↑ The Battle Over An Ojibwe Scalp
  6. ↑ Other news sources sharing Haircrow's articles on the topic at Indian Country Today: "Native scalps kept by German museum may lead to protest" The Buffalo Post], Democratic Individuality by Alan Gilbert, "Germany and Scalps."
  7. ↑ Dressing Up As Cowboys and Indians is Big in Germany
  8. ↑ Tucson Sentinel
  9. ↑ "Indianerfedern als Modeaccessoire Hirnloser Trend oder bewusste Provokation?"
  10. ↑ Interview with Red Haircrow
  11. ↑ "Cowboys and Indianer" Ex-Berliner Magazine
  12. ↑ Last of the Munichans
  13. ↑ Tages des Indigenen Films 2014
  14. ↑ "Forget Winnetou"
  15. ↑ "Native Hobbyism is Modern Day Colonialism"
  16. ↑ Boys Getting Ahead
  17. ↑
  18. ↑ Red Rising Magazine
  19. ↑ K.I.N. Knowledge in Indigenous Networks
  20. ↑ Red Rising Magazine
  21. ↑ Indian Country Today Media Network
  22. ↑ Indian Country Today Media Network
  23. ↑ Indian Country Today Media Network
  24. ↑ Indian Country Today Media Network
  25. ↑ Indian Country Today Media Network)
  26. ↑ (Published March 23, 2013 at Indian Country Today Media Network
  27. ↑ 2018 Buddha International Film Festival Winner Best Trailer
  28. ↑ 2012 Winner Rainbow Award Best LGBT Biography/Memoir
  29. ↑ 2013 Gold Winner Global Ebooks Awards Best LGBT Fiction

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