Indigenous peoples

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Indigenous peoples

After Lāhainā, Indigenous peoples call for independence

May 22, 2024 Anita Hofschneider
On the evening of August 8, hours after a wildfire ravaged West Maui, Maui County’s top emergency management official, Herman Andaya, texted his secretary to ask about the status of other fires across the island. […]
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Leonard Peltier: ‘I hope I make it to June 10’

May 7, 2024 Amelia Schafer and Kevin Abourezk
Advocates say June parole hearing may be Leonard Peltier’s last chance at freedom and they plan to push hard for his release RAPID CITY, S.D. – At 80 years old, Leonard Peltier is approaching what […]
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Indigenous peoples

‘Palestine must be free’: Mahtowin Munro on settler colonialism

December 2, 2023 Mahtowin Munro
Talk by Mahtowin Munro, co-leader of United American Indians of New England (UAINE), at the National Day of Mourning in Plymouth, Massachusetts, on Nov. 21. In addition to warm greetings to our Indigenous relatives from […]
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Indigenous peoples

The Red Nation’s account of Thursday’s shooting

October 1, 2023 The Red Nation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 CONTACT [email protected] WHAT THE RED NATION RESPONDS TO RACIST ATTACK ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLE WHERE/WHEN SEPTEMBER 28, 2023 RIO ARRIBA COUNTY ANNEX BUILDING WHO CALLING ON ALL NATIONAL, STATE, TRIBAL, […]
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Indigenous peoples

Free Leonard Peltier!

September 15, 2023 Stephen Millies
On Sept. 12, Leonard Peltier turned 79 years old in a maximum security federal prison in Coleman, Florida. He has spent over 47 years being locked up for being a leader of AIM — the […]
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Indigenous peoples

Oppenheimer — and the other side of the story

July 21, 2023 Tewa Women United
July 18, 2023 This week, “Oppenheimer” will open, a film that centers on the creation and use of the atomic bomb through the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer. Go see the movie if it calls […]
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Indigenous peoples

The First Nations at the frontline of Canada’s fires

June 12, 2023 Brandi Morin
As smoke and smog choke the Northeast, Alberta’s Indigenous Nations face down apocalyptic wildfires And the provincial government’s “let-it-burn” climate policy. June 9, 2023 This story was produced by Ricochet Media and IndigiNews, and is […]
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Indigenous peoples

‘Indigenous communities are fighting to keep our families together’

January 30, 2023 Mahtowin Munro
Talk given by Mahtowin Munro of United American Indians of New England (UAINE) at the webinar “What We Can Learn from Cuba’s ‘Code of Freedom’ for Families,” hosted by Women In Struggle/Mujeres En Lucha on […]
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Indigenous peoples

Peruvian lawmakers attempt to pass bill to unprotect Indigenous people

December 27, 2022 Al Mayadeen English
Lawmakers in Peru have taken advantage of ousting President Pedro Castillo as a chance to secretly pass a bill into law that would take away the 2006 law protecting “uncontacted” Indigenous people, which would also […]
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Indigenous peoples

Justice demanded in death of Abbey Lynn Steele

December 8, 2022 Struggle - La Lucha
Statement on the Death of Abbey Lynn Steele By Tribal & Community Organizations and Concerned Individuals On Friday, December 2, 2022, 20-year-old Abbey Lynn Steele of Rapid City, South Dakota, died at Monument Hospital after […]