Indigenous peoples

Twospirit
Indigenous peoples

Celebrating Two-Spirit Pride — for thousands of years!

June 1, 2019 M. Tiahui
Perhaps you have heard the term “Two Spirit” used along with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and other terms. If you are not Indigenous, this may have made you think that “Two Spirit” refers to Indigenous […]
Peltier0428
Indigenous peoples

Stop cruel and unusual punishment, support Leonard Peltier

May 9, 2019 Anne Pruden
New York — On April 28, Lenny Foster, a longtime American Indian Movement activist and former director of the Navajo Nation Corrections Project, spoke on “Native American Issues and Leonard Peltier” at The People’s Forum. […]
Pineridge
Indigenous peoples

Four die at Pine Ridge reservation while federal government ignores pleas for flood aid

April 20, 2019 M. Tiahui
This spring, extreme weather devastated reservations in several Midwest states. Pine Ridge, Rosebud, Cheyenne River, Ponca, Standing Rock and several more reservations were all impacted by blizzards and flooding. While farming and other communities in […]
Rigobertoquemechay
Indigenous peoples

Guatemalan speaker calls for left solidarity with Indigenous communities

April 4, 2019 Jefferson Azevedo
On March 28, renowned Guatemalan anthropologist and activist Rigoberto Quemé Chay finished a series of lectures in the Los Angeles area at the Harriet Tubman Center for Social Justice. Quemé Chay was the first Indigenous […]
Texasborder
Im/migrants and refugees

The border is still crossing us: Troops, family separation and barriers threaten people, environment

February 15, 2019 M. Tiahui
According to a statement released by the Defense Department, an additional 3,750 U.S. troops will head to the U.S./Mexico border for 90 days to aid in placing razor wire as well as with mobile surveillance […]
Indigenous peoples march dc3
Indigenous peoples

Historic Indigenous Peoples March defends sovereignty

January 26, 2019 Lev Koufax
Washington, D.C. — On Jan. 18, the first ever Indigenous Peoples March gathered in Washington, D.C. The march started at the U.S. Department of the Interior and ended on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, where a […]
Nathanphililips
Indigenous peoples

Nathan Phillips and Covington Catholic: An Indigenous woman’s view

January 25, 2019 Zola Fish with M. Tiahui
Millions around the world were outraged by the scene of white teenagers wearing “Make America Great Again” caps harassing Native elder Nathan Phillips (Omaha Nation) as he was drumming and singing. It was captured on […]
Mountiesatgit
Indigenous peoples

More solidarity needed to push back Canadian attack on Wet’suwet’en lands

January 18, 2019 M. Tiahui
Fourteen people were arrested on Jan. 7 on the Gidimt’en clan territory that is within the homeland of the Wet’suwet’en Nation in what is called “British Columbia” by the Canadian settlers. Elders were at the […]
Ihswomenwaitingroom
Indigenous peoples

The impact on Indigenous Peoples of Trump’s government shutdown and border wall obsession

January 11, 2019 M. Tiahui
The U.S. federal government’s partial shutdown that began in December has resulted in 800,000 federal employees furloughed or working without pay. About a quarter of the federal government is without spending authorization from Congress. Millions […]
Unistotensolidaritynyc
Indigenous peoples

Solidarity with Unist’ot’en Camp. ‘No pipeline on Indigenous land!’

January 10, 2019 Greg Butterfield
New York City — A picket line outside the Canadian Consulate near busy Grand Central Station on Jan. 8 protested the attack by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and Canadian military on the Gidum […]