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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 […]
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#215Children: Indigenous peoples grieve after mass grave found at residential school

June 11, 2021 M. Tiahui
On May 27, the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation said that preliminary findings from a survey of the grounds at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia uncovered the remains of 215 children. […]
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Moonanum James, ¡presente!

December 10, 2020 Struggle - La Lucha
Struggle-La Lucha newspaper and the Socialist Unity Party mourn the passing of Indigenous leader and activist Roland (Moonanum) James. We extend our sympathy and solidarity to his family, friends and community. “Moonanum James died last […]
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Free Leonard Peltier! #FreeThemAll #DayofMourning

December 4, 2020 Struggle - La Lucha
Special Webinar on Leonard Peltier during Indigenous Peoples Month Special guest speaker Zola Fish: Zola Fish, is a member of the Choctaw Nation, San Diego Socialist Unity Party, an Organizer with Leonard Peltier Defense Committee […]
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Message to National Day of Mourning 2020 from Leonard Peltier

November 29, 2020 Leonard Peltier
Greetings my relatives, friends, loved ones, and supporters. First of all, I want to thank you for the privilege of being allowed to express my feelings about this “Day of Mourning” as we call it, […]
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National Day of Mourning livestream

November 26, 2020 Struggle - La Lucha
For everyone who won’t be in Plymouth, the livestream and pre-recorded content for the National Day of Mourning on November 26 will run starting at approximately 12 noon EST via these sites: the United American Indians […]
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Indigenous student leader: ‘The racism we’ve faced has been intense’

November 12, 2020 Greg Butterfield
November is Native American Heritage Month. Struggle-La Lucha spoke with Kisha James, president of the Wellesley College Native American Student Association and an activist with the Massachusetts Indigenous Peoples Day campaign. Struggle-La Lucha: Kisha, can […]
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Indigenous Peoples Day demonstration at Malcolm X Park in Washington

October 22, 2020 Lev Koufax
On Oct. 17, a coalition of Indigenous peoples and their allies held an Indigenous Peoples Day demonstration at Malcolm X Park in Washington, D.C.  The host organizations and activists included Chief Billy Tyac of the […]
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Kumeyaay warriors march to Tecate border crossing on Indigenous Peoples Day

October 19, 2020 Zola Fish
On Indigenous Peoples Day, Oct. 12, a hundred warriors mostly from the Kumeyaay Nation marched to the Tecate border crossing in the San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan region. They were led by Bird Singers and carried signs […]
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Why the Catholic Church owes reparations to California’s Indigenous peoples

September 26, 2020 Zola Fish
On July 1, 1769, Father Junípero Serra reached the top of a bluff overlooking what is now San Diego Harbor and declared the area “San Diego” (Saint Didacus) for the Spanish colonists. Serra had a […]