Indigenous peoples
We are Mauna Kea!
Kanaka Maoli — Native Hawai’ians — are engaged in a historic fight to protect their sacred Mauna Kea and stop the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) project from being built there. There are already 13 telescopes […]
Indigenous peoples
Indigenous peoples
From Mauna Kea to Okinawa, ‘U.S. imperialism harms our lands, waters and bodies’
On July 17, at least 33 Indigenous Hawai’ian elders and others were arrested while defending the Mauna Kea volcano from construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) project. Gov. David Ige then declared a State […]
Indigenous peoples
Message from Leonard Peltier: ‘Remember the people who stood up and fought
On June 26, 1975, the FBI raided the Jumping Bull compound at Pine Ridge Reservation in Oglala, S.D. Native American activist Joe Stuntz and two FBI agents died in the firefight. American Indian Movement warrior […]
Indigenous peoples
Celebrating Two-Spirit Pride — for thousands of years!
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 […]
Indigenous peoples
Stop cruel and unusual punishment, support Leonard Peltier
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. […]
Indigenous peoples
Four die at Pine Ridge reservation while federal government ignores pleas for flood aid
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 […]
Indigenous peoples
Guatemalan speaker calls for left solidarity with Indigenous communities
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 […]
Im/migrants and refugees
The border is still crossing us: Troops, family separation and barriers threaten people, environment
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
Historic Indigenous Peoples March defends sovereignty
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 […]
Indigenous peoples
Nathan Phillips and Covington Catholic: An Indigenous woman’s view
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 […]