Jennie Stockle

Jennie Stockle is Cherokee and Creek. She is a Native American rights activist and serves on the Eradicating Offensive Native Mascotry executive committee. Most recently, she has written for BlogHer.com and NativeNewsOnline.net. She lives on Oklahoma with her husband and three children.

The Ongoing Problem of Racism Against Native Americans

Jennie Stockle

Recent events coming out of the Oklahoma Governor's Mansion have brought aggression, discrimination, and racism against Native Americans into the limelight again. Nationwide attention was focused most recently on the Fallin family when Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin's daughter, Christina Fallin, publicized a questionable photo.