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National Day of Mourning 2021: ‘Don’t give up. We can fight!’

December 3, 2021 Mahtowin Munro
Talk given by the co-leader of United American Indians of New England at the 52nd National Day of Mourning in Plymouth, Massachusetts, on Nov. 25, 2021. So much has happened in the past year. We […]
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Peltier’s message of struggle: ‘We made things better for our people’

December 3, 2021 Leonard Peltier
The following message from Indigenous political prisoner Leonard Peltier was read at the 52nd National Day of Mourning in Plymouth, Massachusetts, on Nov. 25, 2021. For more information about his case, visit WhoIsLeonardPeltier.info. Greetings relatives, […]
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National Day of Mourning 2021 – PDF

October 31, 2021 Struggle - La Lucha
From the pages of Struggle ★ La Lucha. Get the PDF here 8.5 x 11 flyer or 11 x 17 brochure
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Shinnecock people fight for land in playground of 1%

October 10, 2021 Zola Fish
Before Europeans arrived, the Shinnecock people occupied a 146-mile ancestral territory, which included oceanfront, bays, sounds, marshes, creeks, salt meadows, forests and grasslands, in what is now called Long Island, N.Y.  The Shinnecock world began […]
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So long, Columbus: Boston proclaims Indigenous Peoples Day

October 8, 2021 United American Indians of New England
Oct. 6 — The Acting Mayor of Boston, Kim Janey, has today signed an Executive Order declaring that the second Monday in October will be Indigenous Peoples Day in the City of Boston, replacing Columbus […]
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Abuse of Indigenous children demands reparations, sovereignty

October 5, 2021 Mahtowin Munro
From a talk given at an Orange Shirt Day 2021 commemoration in Boston on Sept. 30. Orange Shirt Day has been commemorated in Canada since 2013, to honor the survivors and remember the children who […]
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Indigenous People of Brazil fight for their future

September 17, 2021 Nick Estes
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has given new license to the killing of Indigenous people in Brazil. Before he came to power in 2019, it wasn’t clear what he wanted to build, but he knew exactly […]
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The ‘Land Back’ Campaign: Oklahoma is only a start

August 4, 2021 Zola Fish
Last year the U.S. Supreme Court made a decision that affected 40% of Oklahoma. The court decided to uphold a 19th century treaty made with five Indigenous tribes of Oklahoma: Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, Cherokee and […]
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Canada is waging an all-front legal war against Indigenous People

August 3, 2021 Justin Podur
Canada is developing a new image: one of burning churches, toppling statues, and mass graves. There are thousands more unmarked graves, thousands more Indigenous children killed at residential schools, remaining to be unearthed. There can be no denying […]
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Caravan condemns residential school legacy, honors Indigenous resistance

July 27, 2021 Zola Fish
On‌ ‌July‌ ‌18, ‌between‌ ‌50-60‌ ‌cars‌ ‌gathered‌ ‌at‌ ‌the‌ ‌historical‌ ‌Sherman‌ ‌Indian‌ ‌School‌ ‌in‌ ‌Riverside,‌ Calif., ‌for‌ ‌a‌ ‌caravan‌ ‌to‌ ‌honor‌ ‌“Indian‌ ‌resilience”‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌face‌ ‌of‌ ‌brutal‌ ‌European‌ ‌colonialism.‌ ‌The‌ ‌event also honored “lost‌ […]