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Category Archives: Native American Narratives

Johnny Cloud, Comic Books’ Navajo Ace

Johnny Cloud, Navajo Ace was and is one of most enduring Native American heroes in comic book history.

Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Hero of the Old/New West

Pow-Wow Smith is an intriguing figure in the history of comic books, an educated Sioux/Lakota Indian who became the sheriff of a predominantly White community. The first four years of his stories were set in the present, thereafter set in the Old West. The reasons for the shift are explored as well as the narrative… Continue Reading

Nadleehi–Legends of Navajo Two-Spirits

The name for a Dine or Navajo two-spirit, in real life and in legend, is nadleehi. Nadleehi literally means “one who changes.The legends surrounding nadleehi are among the richest regarding queer figures in Native American cultures. Continue Reading

Secret Agent X-9: Spies, Strong Women and One Hip Mohawk

Secret Agent X-9 is well known by comic strip fans, but is largely forgotten by the public. But even fans of the comic strip only know the character by its two “golden” periods: the first penned by the author of The Maltese Falcon and drawn by the creator of Flash Gordon. Thirty years later, in… Continue Reading

Sarah Rainmaker, Lesbian Warrior

Sarah Rainmaker was an early member of Gen 13, a popular Image and later Wildstorm and DC title. She is most notable for being a rare queer Native American superhero. A member of the Apache people, she struggled with her sexual orientation for some time before finally making peace with it. A longer article will… Continue Reading