Indigenous peoples

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Indigenous peoples

National Day of Mourning 2022: From Landback to bodily autonomy, Indigenous leadership is key

November 29, 2022 Mahtowin Munro
Opening remarks at the 2022 National Day of Mourning in Plymouth, Massachusetts, on Nov. 24. Since 1970, Indigenous people and their allies have gathered at noon on Cole’s Hill to commemorate a National Day of […]
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Indigenous peoples

Leonard Peltier: ‘The world now faces the challenges our people foretold’

November 29, 2022 Leonard Peltier
Statement by Indigenous political prisoner Leonard Peltier for the 2022 National Day of Mourning in Plymouth, Massachusetts, on Nov. 24. Greetings my relatives, friends, loved ones and supporters. First, I want to say how deeply […]
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Indigenous peoples

Indigenous people persevere, resist myth of Thanksgiving

November 29, 2022 Kimimilasha James
Remarks given at the 2022 National Day of Mourning on Nov. 24 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Since 1970, Indigenous people and their allies have gathered at noon on Cole’s Hill to commemorate a National Day of […]
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Indigenous peoples

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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Indigenous peoples

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: [email protected] 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

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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Indigenous peoples

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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Indigenous peoples

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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Indigenous peoples

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 […]