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CENSORED NEWS- Department of Defense Harbors Thousands of Native Remains, Including Four Ancestors at Fallon Bombing RangeLongest Walk 2013 near Fallon, Nevada. Photo by Western Shoshone Bad Bear Sampson.The Department of Defense harbors thousands of Native Remains, including four Native Americans at the Navy's Fallon bombing range. Native Hawaiians struggle for the return of their ancestors, while new information exposes grave robbers and Native remains held at military b […]
- Museums Harboring Thousands of Apache AncestorsGeronimo 1866Museums Harboring Thousands of Apache AncestorsBy Brenda NorrellCensored NewsJan. 29, 2023Museums are harboring thousands of Apaches. Twenty years ago, camped on Mount Graham, San Carlos Apache Councilman Raleigh Thompson described how Yale University's Skull and Bones Society robbed the grave of Geronimo at Fort Sill in Oklahoma.Now, a new […]
- Apache Stronghold Sacred Run to Oak Flat Feb. 16 -- 19, 2023Apache Stronghold Sacred Run Feb. 16 -- 19, 2023By Apache StrongholdCensored NewsFriends!The Apache Stronghold invites you and your family to the 9th Annual Oak Flat March and Run, February 16-19, 2023. More details will be shared about this 45-mile march in the coming weeks. If you have questions about attending and participating, you can contact Vanessa No […]
- Chili Yazzie -- Navajo's 'transitional energy' company is damaging the earth, encroaching on Hualapai landPhoto courtesy Tó Nizhóní Ání Dine' protest Navajo Nation Council Chambers on Tuesday.Chili Yazzie -- Navajo's 'transitional energy' company is damaging the earth, encroaching on Hualapai landBy Duane 'Chili' YazzieCensored NewsTo the EditorNavajo Transitional Energy Company, Navajo Oil and Gas Company and the Navaj […]
- Chili Yazzie 'Relationship to Land Concepts: Who owns the land?'Shiprock circa 1914Relationship to Land ConceptsBy Duane 'Chili' YazzieCensored NewsThere are two concepts of relationship to land, one is the belief that one can own the land, by whatever rationale, with a piece of paper to ‘prove’ land ownership. Land deeds, permits and leases are based on american law. The roots of Navajo government and the laws […]
- American Indian Airwaves: Listen to Nuclear Colonialism SeriesDine' Leona Morgan Photo by Jake HoyungowaAmerican Indian Airwaves: Listen to Nuclear Colonialism SeriesListen live this week on American Indian Airwaves and to Parts I and II on SoundcloudBy Larry Smith (Lumbee)Co-host/Producer of American Indian AirwavesCensored NewsNuclear Colonialism with Leona Mo […]
- Phoenix: Heard Museum Harboring O'otham and O'odham RemainsWhile promoting itself as the premiere showcase of American Indian Art, the Heard Museum in Phoenix has harbored the remains of Native ancestors, and one of its board members has worked for the most protested companies in Indian country, violating human rights and sacred placesBy Brenda NorrellCensored NewsJanuary 27, 2023Translation French Christine Prathtt […]
- Genocide at Blue Quills School at Saddle LakeBlue Quills Residential School operated by Catholic Church until 1970.Genocide at Blue Quills School at Saddle LakeBy Brenda NorrellCensored NewsTrauma alert. Genocide. Children were murdered at Blue Quills Residential School in eastern Alberta, by the Catholic staff pushing them down stairs and feeding them poisonous raw milk, contaminated with bovine tuber […]
- Dine' March to Navajo Nation Council 'No Fracking for Helium'Dine' marched to the newly-elected Navajo Nation Council today, sending a strong message of 'No Fracking for Helium,' in defense of sacred lands.Photos by Tó Nizhóní ÁníFrench translation by Christine Prat at https://chrisp.lautre.net/wpblog/?p=7653Frontline and resource extraction-impacted communities marched to the Navajo Nation Council Cham […]
- Driver Killing Paiute Journalist Myron Dewey Seeks Plea DealStanding for Myron in court today. Photo by Joseph Dewey.Driver Killing Paiute Journalist Myron Dewey Seeking Plea DealBy Brenda NorrellCensored NewsJanuary 17, 2023The driver of the truck that killed Paiute journalist Myron Dewey is seeking a plea deal, Myron's daughter Taylor Dewey said following a pre-trial hearing at Tonopah Justice Court in Nye Co […]
- Muscogee in the News -- Death of a forest defender, museums harboring remains and media censorshipMuscogee in the News -- Death of a forest defender, museums harboring remains and media censorshipBy Brenda NorrellCensored NewsThere are three news articles today about the Muscogee which together are a powerful statement, a force. Manuel Esteban Paez Terán, forest defender was shot and killed by police in his tent in Atlanta, Georgia, on the ancestral land […]
- The Rich Get Richer: Non-Profits in Indian Country 'It's all about power'While billions of dollars flow into non-profits and tribal governments, those who need it most are being ignored. Photo: Dine' volunteer Bitahnii Wilson delivers firewood and water to isolated Dine' elderly and disabled in need.Censored News investigations into non-profits in Indian country, and the Fallon bombing range reveal it is all about the p […]
- Today is Joye Braun Day, Jan. 20, 2023.Joye Braun Day Jan. 20, 2023In honor of movement leader my mother Joye Braun we will be gathering across Turtle Island to demand Biden “Be a climate warrior not a wimp. Kill the black snakes, reject all fossil fuel projects and declare a climate emergency."The time is now – join us! -- Morgan Brings PlentyBy Brenda NorrellCensored NewsNearly nine years […]
- Protect Diné Bikéyah: March to Navajo Council Jan. 24, 2023By Tó Nizhóní ÁníCensored NewsCALL TO ACTIOJoin Diné frontline and resource extraction-impacted communities as we march to the Navajo Nation Council Chambers during the first 2023 Winter Legislative Session in Window Rock, Arizona. Protect Diné Bikéyah (The People's Lands)!Let’s peacefully but firmly express our concerns to the incoming 25th Navajo Nati […]
- Lithium Mining Company Cited for Trespass on Protected Tiehm’s Buckwheat HabitatLaydown area for drilling operations within Tiehm’s buckwheat critical habitat, December 26, 2022. Photo credit: Patrick Donnelly, Center for Biological Diversity. U.S. Tags Mining Company for Trespassing in Protected Tiehm’s Buckwheat HabitatAn Australian lithium mining company, issued a trespass notice in southwestern Nevada, was just offered a controversi […]
- O'odham in Sonora Emergency Food Fundraiser Jan. 17, 2023Ofelia Rivas, the longtime founder of O'odham Voice Against the Wall, received an urgent request for food for O'odham families in Sonora. Please donate for food and gas, by way of PayPal on her website, or contact her by email. Thank you. https://www.oodhamrights.org/ Ofelia Rivas e-mail 4oodhamrights@gmail.comOfelia lives on the border on the Toh […]
- Live Fire and Electronic Warfare -- Myron Dewey Died Trying to Prevent ItPaitue Journalist Myron Dewey spent his final hours trying to prevent it. Now, President Biden and Congress have authorized the expansion of the Fallon bombing range. Bombing, live ground fire, and controversial electronic warfare will be expanded on Paiute Shoshone homelands.By Brenda NorrellCensored NewsTranslation in French by Christine Prathttps://chrisp […]
- Slamdance Film Festival 2023 -- 'Downwind' Western Shoshone Battle Nuclear Testing DOWNWIND DOCUMENTARY FILM: PANEL AND SCREENING AT SLAMDANCESlamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, on 1-23-2023 will see Indigenous perspectives of environmental racism that keep radiation exposure silent, a matter of "national security" as other Americans exploit vulnerabilities and contaminate Mother Earth. -- Ian Zabarte, Western ShoshoneSla […]
- The Smithsonian is Missing -- The Racist Dark History of Collecting Native Remains is Silenced“The elders told us that they need to come home out of respect,” says Vincent Randall, a Yavapai-Apache who works on repatriation issues. “Otherwise the consequences of fooling around with these things are alcoholism, suicide, domestic violence and all of society’s woes.” Photo Terry Snowball / National Museum of American Indianhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com […]
- Smithsonian Without Ethics or MoralityLakota Village, 1891, Wounded Knee, South DakotaSmithsonian Without Ethics or MoralityBy Brenda NorrellCensored NewsMay 8, 2010Since the creation of the National Museum of the American Indian, there has been an increased effort to conceal the true history of the Smithsonian Institution, especially in regard to harboring human remains and the racist cranium s […]
- Department of Defense Harbors Thousands of Native Remains, Including Four Ancestors at Fallon Bombing Range
- Black Mesa Indigenous Support
- Defend Black Mesa Sovereignty. Protect Dine Ways of Life May 14th 2018On May 14, 2018, the Diné elders of Black Mesa and Big Mountain are calling resisters from near and far to converge at Black Mesa! On that day, they will launch a continuous camp to defend Diné sovereignty and share traditional ways of life with the younger generation. Participants will help shear sheep and plant […]
- Extreme Drought Conditions on Black Mesa: Support Urgently RequestedThis spring on Black Mesa, the wind is blowing more dust than moisture, which can be typical this time of year. However as a result from the below average monsoon season in 2017 followed by a winter that netted only a few weak storms, the indigenous resistance communities of Black Mesa are facing extreme […]
- Laura Flanders Show Special Report on Mining and Resistance on Black MesaCheck out Jordan Flaherty’s coverage of mining and resistance on Black Mesa on the Laura Flanders Show. http://www.lauraflanders.com/?video=TiZ7pPNISyc
- Call for Support: Volunteers Requested for Sheepherdering and Human Rights ObservingOngoing support in the form of volunteer sheepherders and human rights observers are requested on Black Mesa. So many families within in the communities on Black Mesa have opened their homes to countless supporters over the years,creating an opportunity to engage in true support and solidarity. Families have said that supporters have played a helpful […]
- “Big Mountain is Under Siege Again”–Louise Benally on Livestock Impoundments“We are asking you to take action. Big Mountain is under siege again because Peabody Coal is losing its income from coal mining, so it is pressuring the tribal government to attack its own people. We’ve been opposed to the mining since 1974 when PL 93-531 was passed. Now with the coal companies collapsing […]
- 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 […]
- Defend Black Mesa Sovereignty. Protect Dine Ways of Life May 14th 2018
- 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 […]
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- 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)
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- Onkwehón:we Rising
- The Cultural Logic of Late ColonialismOver the course of my writing for the past several years I have realized that there is a term I have to use regularly, but which I have yet to give a cogent explanation of, and in particular my meaning and usage of the concept: late colonialism or “the late colonial.” So, what does that... Read More
- Antisemitism, The Left, and Ethically Grounded CritiqueShould we continue to consider Heidegger, to teach him, to think of his philosophy, and its impact? This is a question I have seen offered up for discussion frequently. Answers, as could be expected, represent a range of approaches. An unqualified reply of yes, I would” is not all that infrequent, though in the minority,... Read More
- Masks Off: Treaties, Rights, & Their Ideological FunctionI woke up a few days ago to the news that sites within Miꞌkmaꞌki were burning. My kin in Wāpanahkēw have been under siege by white, settler-colonial forces who have engaged in blatant and open acts of anti-Native violence for several days, and this news from the East is just the latest in a line... Read More
- The Cultural Logic of Late Colonialism
- Indian Country Today
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- Mohawk Nation News
- MOHAWK MOTHERS GRANTED – INJUNCTION OCT 27/22kanien’kehá:ka kahnistensera (Mohawk Mothers) ka***********@ri****.net November 14, 2022 Update on next steps – Mohawk Mothers vs SQI et al. Please post & distribute. On Thursday October 27, 2022 at the Quebec Superior Court, Montreal District, the Kanien’kehá:ka Kahnistensera (Mohawk … Continue reading →
- KAHNWAKE MOHAWK MOTHERS BLAZING A TRAILPlease Post & Circulate. MNN. Nov. 8, 2022. So glad this came out in the Eastern Door of Kahnawake. This is what is known as ‘balanced’ writing. Mohawk Mothers blazing a trail JOHNNY CASH explains the kahnistensera’s … Continue reading →
- INDIGENOUS BAR ASSN. ADDRESS – OCT. 14, 2022Please post & distribute. MNN. Nov. 2,2022. TRUDEAU: “I APOLOGIZED FIRST!” POPE: “YEAH, BUT MY APOLOGY IS BIGGER THAN YOURS!” October 14, 2022. HOW CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER TRUDEAU & THE POPE’S ADMISSION OF INDIGENOUS GENOCIDE … Continue reading →
- MOHAWK MOTHERS COURT VICTORY Oct. 27, 2022Just got the judgement from the Quebec Superior Court:
- MOHAWK MOTHERS: EXCAVATION STOPS & INJUNCTION STARTSPlease post & circulate. QUEBEC SUPERIOR COURT DECISION – JUDGE GREGORY MOORE. OCT. 27, 2022. THE ORDER : MNN. Oct. 28, 20220.We are happy to announce yesterday’s successful court decision for the Mohawk Mothers in #500-17-120-468-221 kahentinetha et … Continue reading →
- HAIL MARY PASSPlease Post and Circulate. She:kon everyone. We are bracing for the hearing tomorrow at the Quebec Superior Court while the excavators and backhoe are already digging up our land at the Royal Victoria Hospital. We want to thank everyone … Continue reading →
- MOHAWK WARRIOR SOCIETY BOOK LAUNCHMNN. Oct. 20, 2022. We are due in quebec superior court at 9.00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 26, 2022 for our attempt to get an injunction to stop the excavation of McGill’s Allen Memorial Institute and other areas of tionni … Continue reading →
- IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING SOLIDARITYIMPORTANT – MOHAWK NATION NEWS NOTICE – SOLIDARITY ACTIONS – KAHNISTENSERA SHEKON MNN. Oct. 16, 2022. Sego. This is an important notice regarding the solidarity actions with the Mohawk Mothers that happened this week and the demonstration tomorrow. We knew … Continue reading →
- MCGILL’S NEW VIC: WHY URGENT ARCHAEOLOGICAL/CONSTRUCTON WORK!Please post & circulate. MCGILL’S NEW VIC: WHAT IS SO URGENT ABOUT STARTING THE ARCHEOLOGICAL AND CONSTRUCTION WORK?
- NOTICE OF DENIAL BY MOHAWK MOTHERSSTATEMENT FOR MOHAWK NATION NEWS OCTOBER 15, 2022. Shé:kon We have been notified that a number of actions have taken place this > week at the dig site and the offices of Arkéos. The SQI is accusing us … Continue reading →
- MOHAWK MOTHERS GRANTED – INJUNCTION OCT 27/22
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Unsettling America 
http://www.facebook.com/events/255249617872312/
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.