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After 1,103 miles, Leonard Peltier Walk to Justice culminates in Washington, D.C.

November 16, 2022 Struggle-La Lucha Washington bureau
Nov. 13: The “Walk to Justice” to demand freedom for Indigenous political prisoner Leonard Peltier culminated in Washington, D.C. this weekend. Organized by the American Indian Movement Grand Governing Council, its participants trekked 1,103 miles, […]
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Plymouth, Mass.: National Day of Mourning 2022, Nov. 24

November 2, 2022 Struggle - La Lucha
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2022 AT 12 PM 2022 National Day of Mourning Cole’s Hill, Plymouth, MA E-mail: info@uaine.org Website: http://www.uaine.org Masks Up! Mayflowers Down! WHAT IS THE NATIONAL DAY OF MOURNING? An annual tradition since […]
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Indigenous Peoples’ Day

October 10, 2022 Struggle-La Lucha
Monday, Oct. 10, 2022, is Indigenous Peoples’ Day in the U.S. In 1977, Indigenous leaders from around the world organized a United Nations conference in Geneva to promote Indigenous sovereignty and self-determination. Their first recommendation […]
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It’s Autumn, and I can’t wait for the Fall (of Columbus)

October 8, 2022 M. Tiahui
I write this in October, in the midst of all of the fall celebrations in the U.S. — Columbus Day, Thanksgiving and even Halloween — that can give some big headaches to Indigenous people by […]
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Supporters of Leonard Peltier demand ‘clemency now!’

September 23, 2022 Mary Lou Finley
Indigenous political prisoner Leonard Peltier has now spent over 47 years in prison.  On Jan. 28 he tested positive for COVID-19. He was immediately placed in isolation but received no special care and was even […]
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Leonard Peltier’s Walk to Justice in Wisconsin

September 9, 2022 Struggle - La Lucha
Walkers in Eau Claire, Wis., after a pipe ceremony. From “Leonard Peltier’s Walk to Justice” on Facebook
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National walk to free Leonard Peltier kicks off in Minneapolis

September 2, 2022 Darren Thompson
MINNEAPOLIS—The American Indian Movement (AIM) Grand Governing Council hosted a rally yesterday in Cedar Field Park to kick off a 15-week national walk demanding the release of Leonard Peltier. The “Walk to Justice: Free Leonard […]
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Leonard Peltier shares his Indian boarding school story

June 3, 2022 Leonard Peltier
Editor’s Note: This first-person account from Leonard Peltier about his experiences at the Wahpeton Indian School from 1952 to 1955 was sent to Native News Online by one of his longtime advisers. Its authenticity was confirmed […]
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Wet’suwet’en protesters face surveillance and harassment

April 21, 2022 Anish R M
As the Indigenous anti-pipeline resistance against the Coastal GasLink (CGL) continues in the Wet’suwet’en lands in Canada, the police have been intimidating the protesters and residents of the land and conducting surveillance. On Monday, April […]
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American Indian Movement leader dies at 85

January 15, 2022 Carina Dominguez
The co-founder of the American Indian Movement and longtime leader in the fight for Native civil rights has died. Clyde Bellecourt, White Earth Nation, died from cancer at his Minneapolis home Tuesday, his wife Peggy […]