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We started in 2011 - John Christian Hopkins and me. We did his book Twilight of the Gods. We published it and Blue Hand Books was born on 11-11-11! To me, to decolonize is to do things "Our Way." We could have published with one of the 4 big publishers and never been paid a dime... Publishing is not for everyone and there is definitely censorship in WHAT can be published and by whom... - TLH Wanna know more - read the HISTORY of BHB👇  (I just noticed the pages (links) are not working on this website - on my computer. Will fix that - 😠 to blogger. TLH) FAVORITE QUOTE: Nicola I. Campbell I heard an elder speak of the importance of our languages and our culture. He said, “Our words are powerful; our stories are elastic; our languages are music: they dance, they move and they are medicine for our people. He said they are a spirit within themselves and we are only the channel that brings them to life.” I write because I know what he said is true. Q&A with foun...

BUY AT BOOKSHOP   By John Christian Hopkins (Blue Hand Books author*)   Just think of the long odds the Pilgrim’s faced in their fight for survival. First off, there was bad planning. The Mayflower arrived off the coast of New England just as a bitter New England winter was coming. The Pilgrims were not prepared, lacking winter clothing, adequate food supplies and the skills necessary to survive in the wild. Most of the immigrants were tradesmen or shopkeepers and knew little of hunting, farming or existing in a hostile land. Even if they knew what crops could grow in the new land, they landed much too late to plant crops. So how did they survive? There was luck and fate, slavery … and a little grave robbing. The Pilgrim’s string of unbelievable luck began as soon as they landed near Plimouth Rock. Lo and behold, they found themselves next to an abandoned Indian village. With winter coming they found empty dwellings waiting for them! How did that happen? The village had...

 

The brand new book BUFFALO DREAMS (under the imprint BLUE INDIANS COLLECTIVE) by Jaga'de, and new editions of Sleeps with Knives by Trace Hentz are out!     John Christian Hopkins will be publishing a collection of his humorous columns for the Westerly Sun newspaper in 2020.                     NEW 2020 TITLE:    Crockett's Gold    To read a preview of Sleep with Knives:  here

John Christian Hopkins, a member of the Rhode Island Narragansett Indian Tribe, is a descendant of King Ninigret, patriarch of the tribe’s last hereditary royal family. Hopkins is a career journalist who has worked at newspapers across the U.S. and has been a nationally syndicated columnist for Gannett News Service. He and his wife Sararesa live on her Navajo reservation in Arizona.   Hopkins, a member of the Narragansett Indian Tribe, returned to his home state of Rhode Island to speak at Bryant University in Smithfield, R.I. on March 6 2013 and the Tomaquag Indian Museum in Exeter, R.I., March 8. “Carlomagno” is an imaginative “what-if” blend of historical fact and fiction. It tells the story of an American Indian youth that is sold into slavery in the West Indies, escapes bondage, becomes a pirate on the Spanish Main and fights for a chance to return to the American Colonies. Hopkins’ newest work is “Loki: God of Mischief” (Blue ...