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Jul 25 2010
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Dozens of Tribes Gather to Protest MLPA Task Force Meeting |
Among those gathered were members of the Yurok, Tolowa, Cahto, Pomo, Karuk, Hoopa Valley, Maidu, Hopi, Navajo, and other tribes. Their message to the task force: the state will no longer impose its will on indigenous people. Members of the Coastal Justice Coalition pointed out that there is no scientific data that says tribal gathering has any negative impact on the coastal ecosystem and the act does nothing to stop pollution and off-shore drilling — the real threats to the health of the ocean and coast. Report and Photos | MLPA process should address the concerns of North Coast Tribes | Klamath Justice Coalition
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Jul 13 2010
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Save the Peaks: March, Rally & Vigil to be held in Phoenix, AZ July 15-16 against AZ Snowlbowl sewage effluent on sacred land |
The US Forest Service has ignored public health concerns and approved this development without any tests to determine the health effects if our children eat the wastewater snow. Snowbowl would be the only ski area in the world to use 100% wastewater to make snow. They would use 1.5 million gallons per day, storing and spraying this wastewater on a mountain that is holy to more than 13 Indigenous Nations.
On July 15 and 16 a series of actions will be held in Phoenix, in advance of a court hearing on July 20th. For the full schedule of events or for more information please visit Save the Peaks or contact phxrally@savethepeaks.org
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Jul 07 2010
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Elders Speak at Santa Cruz Indian Council Inter-tribal Gathering |
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Jun 07 2010
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Two chain themselves to White House fence over oil and murder in Peru |
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Jun 01 2010
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Demonstration Against MTV |
Recently, MTV ran an episode of its "reality" show The Dudesons. In it, four buffoonish Finnish men visit Buffalo Hills, California in the hopes of becoming “honorary Native Americans.” Their “rites of passage” include riding a canoe down a normally waterless hill, a "rite" called "Balls of Steel," and another that involves “Indians” breaking other “Indians” out of jail.
According to AIM, MTV has not apologized for the content on the show nor have they ceased broadcasting it.
More about the show: MTV's The Dudesons Offends Many American Indians by RP
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May 25 2010
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Brown Unity: Take Down the Fort & National Day of Action Against SB 1070 Saturday |

Saturday is not just the National Day of Action against Arizona law SB1070, which has already seen widespread national protest. Locally, it's also the opening day of Fort Snelling, a flagship tourist attraction for white Minnesotans and former concentration camp site. Dakota and indigenous peoples will march to the fort on Saturday, joining a separate march of immigrants and allies which kicks off the Boycott Arizona--Minnesota (BAM!) Campaign. Both groups will convene around noon. Details below
Recent Reports on SB1070: May 1: Thousands Rally Against Unjust SB1070 and Demand Equal Rights for Immigrants | May 7: Latinos Call Out Tom Emmer on SB1070 During Cinco de Mayo Parade | April 27: Minnesotans Protest New Arizona Law at Hilton Hotel in MPLS | See all stories tagged immigrant rights | Ongoing coverage: Arizona Indymedia
Recent Reports on Fort Snelling: 2/15: Dakota Activists Drop Banners to Challenge Proposed Funding for Fort Snelling | 2/6: MNHS Seeks Funding to Preserve Buildings at Site of Genocide | Video: Columbus Go Home--Take Down the Fort | May 10, 2008: Dakota People Blockade Sesquicentennial Wagon Train (Video) | See all stories tagged Native & Indigenous
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May 21 2010
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Built to Spill: Chevrons corporate slobs |
On May 26, representatives from communities harmed by—and fighting back against—Chevron will descend on Houston to confront the oil giant at its annual shareholder meeting. People from Ecuador, Nigeria, Colombia, Indonesia, Angola, Burma, Australia, Thailand, Kazakhstan, Canada, Texas, California, Alaska, Wyoming and beyond will be in attendance. Organizations like Amazon Watch, Rainforest Action Network, Global Exchange and T.E.J.A.S. are working to change Chevron. But to really move one of the world’s largest and most dangerous corporations, we need an even bigger, more powerful, and more global movement.
May 26 at 7 am in front of Chevron’s Houston office at the former Enron building, concerned Houstonians will demand real change and justice for those most affected by Chevron’s toxic legacy. [Read full article] From the Newswire: Built to Spill-Chevron Key findings Built to Spill by Region: USA | Nigeria | Iraq | Kazakhstan | Ecuador | Chad/Cameroon | Canada | Burma | Angola
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May 21 2010
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URGENT UPDATE - Neoliberalism hates indigenous autonomy: some history of the situation in Oaxaca and a call for support |
"The indigenous, autonomous community of San Juan Copala has been in a desparate situation for a while now," writes a Minneapolis activist working in Oaxaca. "They have been surviving persistent paramilitary attacks and are close to death as the paramilitaries have cut them off from food and water supplies. The solidarity caravan had intended to support them and try to bring attention to the attacks, but the government is so hell-bent on destroying this community that there was no hesitation to send paramilitaries to murder the participants. These were assassinations, not random shootings. This will continue to happen in communities like San Juan Copala that are resisting, there is knowledge that there are more attacks planned of higher severity. The need for international solidarity is so desparate as it is so important to bring attention and acknowledgement to what is going on down here."
She is describing the April 27 paramilitary assault on a humanitarian caravan in which Oaxacan CACTUS (Center for Community Assistance Working Together) director Bety Cariño and Finnish international observer Juri Jaakkola were murdered and others seriously injured. The caravan was bringing supplies to the blockaded autonomous Triqui community of San Juan Copala, along with teachers planning to reopen the schools shut down by right-wing paramilitaries. The state government has since claimed that Oaxacan organizers murdered their own people to discredit the state.
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May 06 2010
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Reflections on Colonialism Within Academia |
What does it mean to be an accountable settler in the Twin Cities and in particular, the University community? This is a question that I have been asking a lot of myself as of late as a student of a bureaucratic institution such as Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota. Something that seemingly all academics should learn to grapple with here in Minnesota as we hustle about our daily routine is that we are living, breathing and learning on stolen land.
Minisota Makoce, the land that we reside on currently, was stolen away from the Dakota people through a process of genocide, land theft and now, state-issued violence.
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May 04 2010
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Christian Doctrine and Dehumanization of Indigenous Peoples |
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Apr 18 2010
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Simón Sedillo on Indigenous Strategies for Hood Liberation Xip Xop oaXaca |
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Mar 27 2010
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US human rights record challenged by the Indian Nations |
"This important piece from Indian Country Today, offers a small window into major issues faced by Indigenous peoples in the US. Unfortunately, it only covers those of us who are documented and recognized as Indigenous; never those who have been written out of history as if they no longer exist. So many have been lost in the struggle that it may be impossible to tell how many of us survive. Given our history, it is truly a miracle that any of us remember who we are." — Sharon Smith Read Full Report by Ryme-DCRadioCoop.org for Valerie Taliman, Today correspondent
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Mar 11 2010
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Community Resists Construction of Desert Rock Power Plant on Navajo Land |
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Mar 06 2010
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"No Olympics on Stolen Native Land!" A Rochester Indymedia Recap of the Anti-Olympic Protests in Vancouver |
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Feb 24 2010
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Uranium Mining Begins Near Grand Canyon |