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CENSORED NEWS- Bahe: The Big Mountain Dineh Resistance: Still a CornerstoneThe Big Mountain Dineh Resistance: Still A Cornerstone By NaBahe (Bahe) Keediniihii (Katenay) 2015 Shared with permission at Censored News Big Mountain, Dinehtah (Navajo Lands) – In this remote high desert which is mostly covered with juniper and pinon pine forest in northeastern Arizona lays a region known as Black Mesa. The region was once so pristine but […]
- Black Mesa Ida Mae Clinton 'Stop your fears! Believe strongly in yourself!'‘Stop your fears! Believe strongly in yourself!’ - Ida Mae Clinton, Star Mountain Shared with permission from Bahe of Big Mountain's Sheep Dog Nation Rocks. Thank you! By Ron Lester Whyte Sheep Dog Nation Rocks Sheep Dog Nation Rocks publisher Bahe Katenay shared this article. It is written by an African American supporter of Dineh resisting relocation. […]
- Mohawk Nation News 'Can you teach me how to die?'CAN YOU TEACH ME HOW TO DIE? Posted on February 26, 2015 Mohawk Nation News MNN. Feb. 26, 2015. An army recruiter went into a high school to entice the kids into joining the military and becoming killers. He described how WWII Allied soldiers were taught how to smash jawbones while gouging eyes, crushing windpipes and snapping necks, and generally applying […]
- Rosebud Lakotas Celebrate Veto of Keystone XL Pipeline BillOyate Wahacanka Woecun Shield the People February 24, 2015 Censored News Greetings from the Lakota, Nakota, Dakota Nations. The Rosebud Sioux Tribe, Oyate Wahacanka Woecun, Shielding the People would like to thank President Barak Obama for his veto of the Keystone Pipeline, 270-152. We view this as positive recognit […]
- Anna Rondon Photos: Dine' Support Apaches at Oak Flat Resistance!Photos by Anna Rondon, Dine' Anna Rondon, Dine' said, "Kooper Indigenize Curley performing at Oak Flats Saturday Feb 21, 2015. We offered a prayer at the holy ground. We brought our spring water to this holy ground to signify spiritual pureness to nurture us and strengthen our dream visions for the battles within this spiritual war, its always […]
- Mohawk Nation News 'Nazi Terror in Canada'NAZI TERROR IN CANADA Posted on February 24, 2015 Please post & distribute. Nia:wen. MNN. Feb. 24, 2015. As the Gestapo said in 1933, “As long as the police carries out the will of the leadership, it is acting legally.” Harper’s new anti-terrorist bill C-51 is setting up the secret police of Canada, carrying Canadians into the fast lane onto the road to […]
- Moccasins on the Ground Tour of Resistance Cheyenne RiverPhoto by Natalie Hand Resister Sisters Photo by Natalie Hand Moccasins on the Ground – Tour of Resistance to Protect Sacred Water Cheyenne River Lakota Homelands, Dupree, South Dakota By Natalie Hand Lakota Media Project Owe Aku International Censored News English/Dutch The Moccasins on the Ground (MOTG) training camp opened on the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe […]
- Photos Remembering Friends on Longest Walk 2 across AmericaLong Walk 2 in Denver and Western Shoshone land. Photo 1: Protesting Newmont gold mining in Denver, at the drum is Western Shoshone Carl 'Bad Bear' Sampson. Photo 2 Daniel, Miwok, and Kenzie, Dine' at Denver powwow. Photo 3 Govinda's Earthcycles radio broadcasting bus, live with Long Talk Radio at the Denver Capitol. Photo 4: The wonderfu […]
- Photo Oscar Honoree Harry Belafonte: Earthcycles Bus on Long Walk 2Govinda's Earthcycles radio bus on the National Mall in DC at end of Long Walk 2. Photo Brenda Norrell Oscar Honoree Harry Belafonte joined Native American long walkers at the end of the Longest Walk 2 in DC By Brenda Norrell Censored News Feb. 23, 2015 Harry Belafonte was honored at the Oscars last night for his activism. At the end of the Longest Walk […]
- Lakota Media Project Video 'Who will protect Cheyenne River? I will'Watch Lakota Media Project Video: 'Who will protect Cheyenne River? I will' Moccasins on the Ground, Dupree, South Dakota, Feb. 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvYmnMIPi7o
- Photos Moccasins on the Ground Training Cheyenne River Feb 2015. Photos by Natalie Hand Moccasins on the Ground training at Cheyenne River Lakota land, South Dakota, this weekend. Lakota, Dakota, Cree, and more organizing to fight Keystone XL pipeline! Natalie, thank you for sharing your photos with Censored News! […]
- Oglala Commemoration June 25 -- 26, 201516th Annual OGLALA COMMEMORATION "LEONARD PELTIER DAY" JUNE 25 and 26 2015 In conjunction with the Oglala Commemoration Event, will will be hosting the ILPDC – Support Meeting. We invite all Leonard Peltier Support Groups, individuals, family and friends to attend this important meeting. We will be discussing a new phase in Leonard’s struggle for f […]
- 42nd Anniversary of Wounded Knee Occupation 1973
- Mohawk Nation News 'Skulking Stevie.'SKULKING STEVIE Posted on February 22, 2015 Please post & distribute. MNN. Feb. 22, 2015. Prime Minister Harper is setting in place the rise of the Fourth Reich here in Canada. Harper is beefing up Canada’s manufacturing sector to make bombs, bullets, tanks and nuclear weapons for his economic miracle. There will be jobs in factories and in security. Tho […]
- Photo Apache Elders at Oak Flat EncampmentPhoto by Sandra Rambler, San Carlos Apache . Read update and background on theft of Apache sacred land for copper mining http://tucson.com/news/state-and-regional/occupy-oak-flat-mining-protest-in-its-third-week/article_f551fab1-853b-5826-9037-9ddb3739e5fc.html
- Memorial Service for Long Walker Tomas ReyesBy AIM West Censored News Wishing a good journey for our friend Tomas from the Longest Walk northern route in 2008 Greetings Relatives, An inter-tribal and community memorial service to honor the life of Tomas Reyes, will be held at Inter-tribal Friendship House (IFH), 523 International Boulevard, in Oakland. Thomas passed to the spirit world with a pure hea […]
- Mohawk Nation News 'Experts and Extremists'EXPERTS & EXTREMISTS Posted on February 20, 2015 Mohawk Nation News Please post & distribute. Nia:wen. MNN. Feb. 20, 2015. Notice how the media panels of “experts of nothing” try to tell us what the government line is. They repeatedly call critics of government and corporate theft of resources and destruction of the environment as “extremists”! Genoc […]
- Aljazeera: US Land Grab from the ApachesThe US government's land grab from the Apaches February 19, 2015 Why did Congress include a lucrative Arizona land swap benefiting a foreign mining company in a must-pass defense bill? WATCH http://america.aljazeera.com/watch/shows/america-tonight/2015/2/the-us-governments-land-grab-from-the-apaches.html
- Oak Flat All Nations Spiritual Gathering Feb. 21, 2015
- Clinton Foundation received millions from Keystone XL proponentsClinton Foundation received millions from Keystone XL proponents By Sarah Lazare Common Dreams Fossil fuel corporations and a Canadian trade agency that has promoted the construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline have donated millions of dollars to the Clinton Foundation, which is jointly run by Hillary, Bill, and Chelsea. Read article: http://ww […]
- Bahe: The Big Mountain Dineh Resistance: Still a Cornerstone
- Black Mesa Indigenous Support
- Elder Matriarch Relocation Resister, Ida Mae Clinton, Passes on to the Spirit WorldWith great sadness and respect for a powerful life, we share that Elder Matriarch relocation resister, Ida Mae Clinton, of Star Mountain, has passed onto the spirit world. With the permission of her family, we share this video–made by NaBahe Katenay Keedihiihii this spring–in memory of Ida Mae’s life. Her family sends appreciation to all […]
- Requesting immediate Support for Dineh Resistance Communities whose livestock are being impounded by Hopi Rangers and Federal Agents.Below is the letter that the community members impacted by impoundments delivered today at the Navajo Nation Council Chambers in Window Rock: Requesting immediate Support for so-called “Hopi Partition Land ( HPL)” residents whose livestock are being impounded by Hopi Rangers and Federal Agents. The Hopi rangers and Federal agents used military tactic operati […]
- Sheep Emergency Fund: for Black Mesa families targeted by unjust livestock impoundmentsAll funds raised will go directly to Dineh families on the Black Mesa ‘HPL’ lands who have been aggressively targeted with livestock impoundments starting on October 22, 2014. Click here for donation page So far, three Black Mesa families have had their entire herds of sheep & goats impounded and are facing fees totaling about […]
- Elders Living in Fear and HeartacheClarence and Mary Lou Blackrock of Cactus Valley are sitting up all night by the fire, unable to sleep for fear of their sheep being taken. This distress endangers the elder’s health. This family wanted these pictures shared so that the world can see the suffering at the hands of the federal government and Department […]
- UPDATES CONCERNING IMPOUNDMENTS & ARRESTS OF THE SOVEREIGN DINEH NATION ON THE “HPL”Hopi Rangers arrested two individuals and impounded 120 sheep this morning at the homesite of Tom and Etta Begay in Red Willow Springs. Heavily armed rangers guarded and blocked nearby dirt road entrances as well. “The Hopi Rangers came for our homestead early this morning. They tried to arrest my Aunt Etta who is almost […]
- URGENT: WIDESPREAD IMPOUNDMENTS & AN ARREST ON THE HPL OCTOBER 2014UPDATE from HPL (Hopi Partition Land) residents: Shirley Tohannie and elder Caroline Tohannie had their entire herd of 65 sheep impounded by the Hopi Rangers (US federal government) Tuesday, October 22, 2014.If the fines aren’t paid the sheep will go to auction, and the family is being told that the sheep will not be able […]
- Request for Sheepherders and Human Rights Observers-July 2014*******BMIS is in the process of updating our contacts. In order to keep receiving updates from BMIS, please confirm your information here. Thank you!! ***** “This land is being taken away because they’ve got power in Washington. We were put here with our Four Sacred Mountains and we were created to live here. We know […]
- Help get the word out about the Big Mountain Training Camp!Thanks so much for getting the word out about the Big Mountain Training Camp and helping to honor 40 years of Dineh resistance to cultural genocide, forced relocation, and large-scale coal mining. This is a important moment for building a broad-coalition of resistance against Peabody. The camp is a collaborative effort of The Elders Circle […]
- Big Mountain Spring Training Camp May 16-23, 2014BIG MOUNTAIN SPRING TRAINING CAMP MAY 16th-23rd, 2014 BIG MOUNTAIN, DINEH NATION #Honor40Years #Not1MoreRELOCATION #KeepitintheGround “What we are trying to save—the Female Mountain—is alive. She is alive, she has blood flowing through her veins, which is the Navajo Aquifer, and the coal they are digging is Her liver. They are destroying Her.”–Marie Gladue, […]
- BMIS Newsletter Fall 2013View this email in your browser Sovereign Dineh Nation Survival School 2013 Last year, the SDN Survival School reconvened after a 20 year hiatus. This year, the revival continued! For two weekends in October—the 5-6th and the12-14th—there was an “intergenerational forum for the sharing of traditional and contemporary survival skills” hosted at a family’s hom […]
- Elder Matriarch Relocation Resister, Ida Mae Clinton, Passes on to the Spirit World
- Survival Solidarity
- Banner Hang today!Early this morning ALEC resistors suspended banners at two different locations. Please help us resist! AZ Resists Alec!
- Call for Indigenous Convergence to Resist ALEC! – November 29-December 3 – Onk Akimel O’odham Lands (Scottsdale, AZ)Un-occupy Our Lands! Indigenous Peoples Gathering in Resistance to Corporate & State Terrorism Tues. Nov. 29, 6PM – 9:30PM At Serena Padilla Residence Onk Akimel O’odham Nation (Salt River) 9312 E. Thomas Rd. Scottsdale, AZ 85256 For more information and to see the entire invite please visit: AZ Resist Alec Greetings. My name is […]
- de-occupy! PRESS RELEASE
- PDF of Anti-Colonial Thanksgiving DinnerAnti-Colonial Thanksgiving Dinner pamphlet 2008 This is a zine from the Guelph Anarchist distro Mounting Bedlam Distro. It is from an annual dinner that where Anarchists host Indigenous folks to share their stories of resistance. It has spoken to me for along time sine i found a copy of it at the Taala Hooghan Infoshop. […]
- O’odham Sacred Site of Quitovac once again under threat from US Gold Mining Company Silver Scott MinesMany of you may remember the recent victory of saving Quitovac to a proposed toxic waste dump. Well Again this Sacred site is under siege. Now to the threat of a gold mine… This is a Resolution from Traditional O’odham elders in opposition to the proposed mine that was recently posted from the O’odham Solidarity Project […]
- CENSORED NEWS: Homeland Security pitches new spy towers at Tohono O’odhamThe war against the Tohono O’odham continues near the border. See the latest technology the U.S. Government has deployed on the T.O. community in this article below: Homeland Security pitches new spy towers at Tohono O’odham BY: Brenda Norrell Censored News http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com TOHONO O’ODHAM NATION — (Nov. 23, 2011) The US Homeland Security is […]
- Resist ALEC!Resist ALEC this November in Scottsdale, AZ! AZ Resist alec! ARIZONA IS CALLING FOR A DIVERSITY OF TACTICS TO SHUT DOWN THE UPCOMING ALEC CONFERENCE IN SCOTTSDALE, AZ ON NOVEMBER 30TH. ALEC thinks they’re meeting in Scottsdale, AZ this November… The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is a massive non-profit body that brings corporations and legisl […]
- De-Occupy O’odham LandDe-Occupy O’odham Land! Saturday December 10, Hosted by Dry River Resource Center Benefit for O’odham VOICE against the wall and Dry River Infoshop 6pm dinner 7pm speakers -John Zerzan -Ward Churchill -Julian Kunnie $10-$20 suggested donation (no one turned away for lack of funds)
- Ofelia Rivas In protest we write…While preparing to to write my own short reflection on the current “occupy” movement I asked Ofelia Rivas if she would like to contribute to the zine as well. Here is her letter. This will also be in the new Don’t just (re)occupy zine. Thank you again so much for your contribution Ofelia! For more news […]
- WHY (RE)OCCUPYING WON’T WORK****This is a preview of a short article for a zine I am compiling in response to the current sweeping “occupy” movement. The zine will be released soon…. WHY (RE)OCCUPYING WON’T WORK…. September 17, 2011 hundreds of people answer a call-out from Adbusters maga- zine to “occupy” Wall Street. Today October 14, 2011 less than […]
- Banner Hang today!
- Indigenous Solidarity Network
- Indigenous Solidarity Network beginsWe are please to announce the creation of the group named THE INDIGENOUS SOLIDARITY NETWORK. *See the About tab above and links section to the right. An inspiring video: (rights reserved to the creator)
- Indigenous Solidarity Network begins
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- Inter-American Court of Human Rights Finds in Favor of Mapuche IndividualsThe Inter-American Court of Human Rights, the highest judicial body of the Organization of American States (OAS), reached a decision in favor of eight Mapuche individuals who claimed that Chile’s use of the Anti-Terrorism Law against them violated their rights. … Continue reading →
- Chilean Congress to Formally Question Interior Minister on Mapuche ConflictPublished yesterday in the Santiago Times, the Chilean Congress has voted to bring Chile’s Minister of the Interior, Rodrigo Peñailillo, in for formal questioning on the current administration’s handling (since taking over in March) of the ongoing Mapuche conflict in the … Continue reading →
- Aymara Culture Protects Their Children from Psychological DistressA team of Chilean researchers has recently published a report on the mental health of Aymara schoolchildren in Northern Chile, suggesting that involvement with their culture may act as a protective factor against psychological distress, including anxiety and hopelessness. The … Continue reading →
- Mapuche-Huilliche Community Granted Coastal RightsIt was reported yesterday (01-15-2015) in Mapuexpress that the Mapuche-Huilliche Community of Wente Caulín was granted rights over coastal waters in Chiloé. Specifically, the coastal area near the community was designated an “Indigenous Peoples’ Marine Coastal Area” under Chilean law, which grants the community … Continue reading →
- Two Mapuche Communities Obtain Land Rights After 15 YearsIn recent days, the Chilean government, through CONADI (Chile’s Indigenous development corporation) has returned title to lands in two different Mapuche communities. In the Mapuche community of Manuel Levinao (located in the Lautaro commune of the Araucanía region), 250 hectares … Continue reading →
- UN Instructs Chile to Return Indigenous Lands, Improve Consultation, and Redefine Anti-Terrorism LawThe United Nation’s Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) completed its 83rd session on August 30th in Geneva. During the session, CERD discussed Chile’s treatment of Indigenous peoples and offered some recommendations for the future. Specifically, CERD asked … Continue reading →
- Barrick Gold Admits Wrongdoing; Diaguita Communities Seek Revocation of LicenseBarrick Gold, owner of the Pascua Lama mine that spans the Chile-Argentina border, appeared in front of a Chilean court again on Monday, August 26th. This time, however, the multi-billion dollar corporation admitted that it had violated environmental regulations in … Continue reading →
- Argentina: Pope Francis Meets with Qom (Toba) LeaderOn Monday, June 24, 2013, Pope Francis spent 45 minutes meeting and talking with the leader of the Qom community, Félix Diaz about his community’s struggles to have their rights recognized. During the interaction, Diaz discussed the plight of his … Continue reading →
- Chilean Government Tests “Ethnic Patrols” Near TemucoOn Wednesday, May 29th, the Chilean police force unveiled a test project designed to improve relations between the police force and the Mapuche people — a relationship that, in certain parts of Chile, has involved significant amounts of violence. The … Continue reading →
- Pascua Lama Gold Mine Likely 1-2 Years Away from OpeningThe Pascua Lama gold mine — owned by Barrick Gold — was ordered shut down earlier this year when a Diaguita community successfully challenged the mine’s environmental record in Chilean court. Ultimately, the company was fined US$16 million and ordered … Continue reading →
- Inter-American Court of Human Rights Finds in Favor of Mapuche Individuals
- Onkwehón:we Rising
- Native Activists Named National Security Threats Respond to RCMP ReportThe following article was penned by Michael Toledano and appeared on Vice News. As the Harper government’s Bill C-51 moves to extend anti-terrorism legislation to include anyone who interferes with the “critical infrastructure,” “territorial integrity,” or “economic and financial stability of Canada,” a leaked report from the RCMP’s Critical Infrastructure I […]
- From Chiapas to Rojava: Seas Divide Us, Autonomy Binds UsDespite being continents apart, the struggles of the Kurds and Zapatistas share a similar purpose: to resist capitalism, liberate women and build autonomy. Petar Stanchev is finishing a degree in Latin American Studies and Human Rights at the University of Essex. He has previously lived and studied in Mexico and has been involved in the Zapatista … Continue […]
- Celebrating Afrikan-Onkwehón:we Unity: The Hidden History of the Seminole Anticolonial StruggleThe Seminole* nation of Florida was born when rebellious Lower Muscogee moved into north-central Florida, seeking to separate themselves from the increasingly coercive and european-style centralized governments and slave-based economies favored by sellout Muscogee leaders. The Seminole would insist on the preservation of dispersed power that had been charact […]
- Native Activists Named National Security Threats Respond to RCMP Report
- Indian Country Today
- Colossal Black Hole With Mass of 12 Billion Suns Dwarfs Everything in Time and SpaceIt takes up as much space as 12 billion suns, but it can’t be seen. Nevertheless it is confounding astronomers and physicists alike....
- First Nations Are Slowing Global Warming by Protecting Boreal Forest: NatGeoResidents of Poplar River First Nation in Manitoba, Canada are being credited with spearheading a sovereignty movement that in effect combats global warming by preserving their...
- Black History Month: An Honest Conversation With Yawna Allen on Being Native and BlackIn Part 1 of this “Bl...
- Round Valley First Forest Carbon Offset Project on Native Trust Land for CaliforniaThe discussions of climate change and carbon footprints are important subjects within Indian country, and on February 24 the Round Valley Indian Tribes became a part of history...
- Seattle's Famous Native American Murals Vandalized; Artist Leads CleanupOver the weekend, the well-known murals at the Wilson-Pacific school in Seattle were vandalized—but today, they were restored by the...
- Oil Leases Proliferate in Northwestern New Mexico as Diné and Pueblo Call for OversightTraffic roars along US Highway 550 on the Navajo Nation as the four-lane thoroughfare cuts through the tiny reservation...
- Oil Leases Proliferate in Northwestern New Mexico as Diné and Pueblo Call for OversightTraffic roars along US Highway 550 on the Navajo Nation as the four-lane thoroughfare cuts through the tiny reservation...
- Chris Pappan Creates an Edgier, Sexier Ledger ArtLedger artist Chris Pappan (Osage/Kaw/Cheyenne River Sioux) offered new work at IAIA’s Museum o...
- Antique Roadshow Features Rare Tlingit MasksAppraiser Ted Trotta described two Tlingit masks depicting a wolf and a human face featured on Public Television’s Antique Roadshow earlier this month as “among the most rare ob...
- Aboriginal Biking Program Keeps Kids Active, in NaturePatrick Lucas has seen some small steps of progress....
- 5 More Natives Who Should Replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 BillIn 2012, we spotlighted Andrew Jackson as our top pick for worst U.S. president—because he earned his “Indian Killer” nickname....
- President Obama Vetoes Keystone XL Bill, Invoking Integrity of Review ProcessAs promised, President Barack Obama on February 24 vetoed legislation that would have forced the Keystone XL pipeline through by eliminating the need for State Department approv...
- Too Many Broken Pipelines: Fort Peck Reservation Passes Resolution Opposing Keystone XL Through MontanaThe Sioux and Assiniboine tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation have passed a resolution opposing the Keystone XL pipeline, the first reservation in Montana to do so....
- Walter Echo-Hawk Serves as Professor This Semester at Lewis & ClarkLewis & Clark Law School is pleased to host renowned Indian law attorney, Walter Echo-Hawk, as the first Walter R....
- The White House Aims for Change With Gen-I Native Youth Challenge“The specific struggles that Native youth face often go unmentioned in our nation’s discussions about America’s children, and that has to change.” Those were the words that acco...
- Seeing the Sites of Arizona: 11 ImagesArizona is a state rich in history and culture....
- 8 Reasons for Climate Optimism, From Teen Rapper and Activist Xiuhtezcatl MartinezYoung Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, rapper and climate change activist, is part of the generation that will inheri...
- Video: Mural Represents More Than Just Art at Chief Kitsap AcademyWhen would a family of bears canoe with an orca escort?...
- Legal Marijuana on Tribal LandsFor more on the developing saga of marijuana on the rez, check out ICTMN's archive of marijuana...
- Enter the Young Native Writers Essay ContestEach year the Young Native Writers Essay Contest encourages Native American students to write about their experiences as a member of the Native community and the culture that in...
- Colossal Black Hole With Mass of 12 Billion Suns Dwarfs Everything in Time and Space
- Mohawk Nation News
- CAN YOU TEACH ME HOW TO DIE?MNN. Feb. 26, 2015. An army recruiter went into a high school to entice the kids into joining the military and becoming killers. He described how WWII Allied soldiers were taught how to smash jawbones while gouging eyes, … Continue reading →
- NAZI TERROR IN CANADAPlease post & distribute. Nia:wen. MNN. Feb. 24, 2015. As the Gestapo said in 1933, “As long as the police carries out the will of the leadership, it is acting legally.” Harper’s new anti-terrorist bill C-51 is setting up … Continue reading →
- SKULKING STEVIEPlease post & distribute. MNN. Feb. 22, 2015. Prime Minister Harper is setting in place the rise of the Fourth Reich here in Canada. Harper is beefing up Canada’s manufacturing sector to make bombs, bullets, tanks and nuclear weapons … Continue reading →
- EXPERTS & EXTREMISTSPlease post & distribute. Nia:wen. MNN. Feb. 20, 2015. Notice how the media panels of “experts of nothing” try to tell us what the government line is. They repeatedly call critics of government and corporate theft of resources and … Continue reading →
- RELIGION RAILROADEDPlease post & distribute. Nia:wen. MNN. Feb. 18, 2015. The invaders to our land were Radicalized Christians. They were sent here under Papal Bulls to murder the Ongwe’hon:weh and steal everything we have in the name of Jesus Christ. … Continue reading →
- WOMEN AWAKEPlease post and distribute. Nia:wen. MNN. Feb. 11, 2015. In the 1990 “Mohawk Oka Crisis” 5,000 heavily armed Canadian soldiers surrounded three of our communities. We were protesting the expansion of a non-Ongwe’hon:weh golf course over our burial and … Continue reading →
- HOMELAND SECURITYPlease post & distribute. Nia:wen. MNN. Feb. 9, 2015. On May 18, 1997, over 100 Haudenosaunne/Iroquois were brutally beaten by New York State Troopers. They disrupted a sacred tobacco burning ceremony at Onondaga, the capital of the Iroquois Confederacy. … Continue reading →
- SS – STAZI STEPHENPlease post and distribute. Thank you. MNN. Feb. 4, 2015. To scare us Prime Minister Harper says we are at war with the Islamic State!! That “a great evil has been descending over our world”. Does he mean himself? … Continue reading →
- CHINATOWNPlease post and distribute. Nia:wen. MNN. Feb. 2, 2015. At the recent meeting with the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake Inc. to object to the attempted illegal expropriation of our Kahnion’ke:haka land known as the “Seigneury”, Chief Mike Delisle said, … Continue reading →
- KAYONI #85Please post and distribute. MNN. Jan. 31, 2015. Paper currency is fiat and based on nothing. Ongwe’hon:weh land is the only real asset. The following Objection to the fraudulent attempt of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake Inc. to usurp Kanion’ke:haka … Continue reading →
- CAN YOU TEACH ME HOW TO DIE?
- Republic of Lakotah
- DENVER CELEBRATES THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF RUSSELL MEANSDenver, Co. – You may recognize him from such films as Last of the Mohicans and Natural Born Killers, but Russell Means was much more than a face on the silver screen. He was a cultural, political, artistic and visionary American Indian leader, described during his life as “the most famous American Indian of the [...]
- PEARL MEANSA commentary by Pearl Means telling of future events planned.
- CONVERSATION WITH LOURDESPearl Means talks with Lourdes of how she and Russell met and Russell Means’ latest book “If You’ve Forgotten The Names Of The Clouds, You’ve Lost Your Way” Mrs. Means will have book signing at the following places: Friday, July 26th @ 8:00 p.m. Festival Hall at Argiro Student Union, Maharishi University, Fairfiield, Iowa Wednesday, [...]
- RUSSELL MEANS (1939-2012)Russell Charles Means (November 10, 1939 – October 22, 2012) was an Oglala Sioux activist for the rights of Native American people and libertarian political activist. He became a prominent member of the American Indian Movement (AIM) after joining the organization in 1968, and helped organize notable events that attracted national and international media cov […]
- We Are All RelatedArmando Rendon has printed an excerpt from Russell’s book “If You’ve Forgotten the Names of the Clouds, You’ve Lost Your Way : An Introduction to American Indian Thought & Philosophy.” You may find at http://somosenescrito.blogspot.com/2013/04/we-are-all-related.html#!/2013/04/we-are-all-related.html If you wish to purchase either the softcover or Kindle […]
- February 27th Honoring
- Russell Means: Revolutionary.By lakotahfreedom ¶ Posted in Sovereignty ¶ First time I remember seeing Russell was at the Greengrass Sundance. He called my Grandma Ella up during the Giveaway. Even as a young boy, I was impressed. From that day forward, as a youth, I saw Bruce Lee, Evil Knievel, Muhammad Ali, and Russell Means as almost [...]
- The passing of Russell Means was a lose for the worldOn October 22, 2012, Indian rights activist Russell Means passed on after a magnificent life of struggle to better the lives of American Indians. Means had a tremendous impact on Native American struggles of the latter part of the 20th century and he will be sorely missed, but his passing was a huge loss [...]
- Preview of Russell Means Documentary
- Thanks TakingRussell’s Aljazeera interview from November 24,2011 Aljazeera on thanks taking
- DENVER CELEBRATES THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF RUSSELL MEANS
- Indigenous Peoples Issues & Resources
- March 29 - April 7, 2014: Five Key Indigenous Peoples Issues - United States, Paraguay, Belize, Philippines, BangladeshFive Key Indigenous Peoples Issues For The Week Of March 29 - April 7, 2014: United States, Paraguay, Belize, Philippines, Bangladesh United States: Final Conclusions And Recommendations On United States Issued By The UN Human Rights Committee Call For Measures To Protect Sacred Areas On Friday, March 28, 2014, the 110th session of the United Nations (UN) Hu […]
- Maranhão: Port Development Brings Progress To Brazil – At A PriceMaranhão: Port Development Brings Progress To Brazil – At A Price Mario Osava, 2014 “We are victims of progress,” complained Osmar Santos Coelho, known as Santico. His fishing community has disappeared, displaced to make way for a port complex on São Marcos bay, to the west of São Luis, the capital of the state of Maranhão in Brazil’s northeast. The Ponta da […]
- United States: Final Conclusions And Recommendations On United States Issued By The UN Human Rights Committee Call For Measures To Protect Sacred AreasUnited States: Final Conclusions And Recommendations On United States Issued By The UN Human Rights Committee Call For Measures To Protect Sacred Areas On Friday, March 28, 2014, the 110th session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Committee (HRC) issued its Concluding Observations on the United States (US) compliance with the International Covenant on […]
- Northern Territory: Indigenous People Core To Success In Northern Development PushNorthern Territory: Indigenous People Core To Success In Northern Development Push Policies for northern development must account for the realities of the extensive marginally productive lands of the north found outside of the major urban centres, according to NAILSMA’s recent submission to the Joint Select Committee on Northern Australia. Key to this is ful […]
- West Papua: Grave Human Rights Abuses In Papua Must Be Considered By Courts Of LawWest Papua: Grave Human Rights Abuses In Papua Must Be Considered By Courts Of Law Statement by Yan Christian Warinussy, Executive-Director of LP3BP on 7 April 2014 Speaking as a human rights defender working in the Land of Papua, I urge the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) in Jakarta to immediately investigate the maltreatment and torture by me […]
- Bangladesh: Upazila Elections 2014 - Indigenous Candidates Win 18 Chairman Posts, 20 Female Vice Chairman And 17 Vice Chairman (General) PostsBangladesh: Upazila Elections 2014 - Indigenous Candidates Win 18 Chairman Posts, 20 Female Vice Chairman And 17 Vice Chairman (General) Posts In the 4th Upazila Elections-2014 in Bangladesh, indigenous candidates won 18 chairman posts in Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), 20 female vice chairman posts in CHT & plains and 17 vice chairman (general/male) posts […]
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- International: Carbon-Cutting Initiative May Harm Indigenous CommunitiesInternational: Carbon-Cutting Initiative May Harm Indigenous Communities Bryant Harris, 2014 Civil society and advocacy groups are warning that a prominent carbon-reduction initiative, aimed at curbing global emissions, is undermining land tenure rights for indigenous communities, putting their livelihoods at risk. On Wednesday, an international dialogue her […]
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Occupy The United Nations
INDIGENOUS DAY OF RESISTANCE
INDIGENOUS RIGHTS RALLY & FORUM
January 27, 2012
Indigenous Unity March at 10:30 AM
Meet at the
Human Rights Commission
25 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA
March to the United Nations Plaza
Indigenous Rights Forum & Rally 11:00 AM
An Indigenous led Movement to Decolonize and Occupy the United
Nations to demand repatriations for the theft of Tribal Lands, gold &
other natural resources; and address issues of Civil Rights Violations,
Hate Crimes, Broken Treaties, and the Human Rights inherent to ALL
Indigenous People.
For More Information
Contact: United Native Americans,Inc.
United Native Americans,Inc@gmail.com
(510)672-7187
Already posted here! But thank you!!!
Good thing that events like this still held, it is a good thing to keep tradition alive and the young generation be aware of how wonderful their culture is.