Decolonizing Thanksgiving And Supporting Indigenous Peoples By Margaret Flowers, Popular Resistance. November 29, 2020 Decolonizing Thanksgiving And Supporting Indigenous Peoples2020-11-292020-11-29https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/indigland-e1606690222161.jpg200px200px This week, as some people in the United States celebrated the mythical ‘Thanksgiving’ dinner, Indigenous Peoples held a National Day of Mourning and continued their resistance to defend the land and water. As Native American, Matt Remle, writes: “Despite colonial efforts to exterminate, terminate, relocate, and […]
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Indigenous Land Defenders Shut Down Port Access By Ben Miljure, BC CTV News. November 29, 2020 Indigenous Land Defenders Shut Down Port Access2020-11-292020-11-29https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/port-e1606662201587.jpg200px200px Vancouver, BC – A group of Indigenous land defenders have taken over the intersection of East Hastings Street and Clark Drive in Vancouver, blocking one of the access routes to the Port of Vancouver. About 75 people first gathered at Grandview Park […]
Indigenous Women Lead Land Struggle Against Wealthiest People In The US November 29, 2020 Indigenous Women Lead Land Struggle Against Wealthiest People In The US2020-11-292020-11-29https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/shinnecock-e1606662605105.jpg200px200px Above photo: Warriors of the Sunrise addressing media after the lighting of a ceremonial fire to kick-off Sovereignty Camp 2020. While the United States shudders in the shambles of another election year, whether from a collective sigh of relief or fear […]
Why I’m Thankful For 500 Years Of Indigenous Resistance By Matt Remle, Last Real Indians. November 29, 2020 Why I’m Thankful For 500 Years Of Indigenous Resistance2020-11-292020-11-29https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/indigenous-scaled-e1606663153910.jpg200px200px Above photo: Protesters from the Heiltsuk First Nation in Vancouver on March 26, 2012 during rally against the proposed Enbridge pipeline. John Lehman. “There is resistance: in Canada it’s coming from First Nations. But it’s worth remembering that that’s […]
Indigenous Activists Are Occupying The Hamptons Until Thanksgiving By Loretta Graceffo, Waging Nonviolence. November 25, 2020 Indigenous Activists Are Occupying The Hamptons Until Thanksgiving2020-11-252020-11-25https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/hamptons.png200px200px Above photo: Tela Troge holding “Honk for Indigenous Rights” and Shinnecock elder Jennifer E. Cuffee-Wilson holding “This Indigenous Woman ‘I’m Done’” sign at rush hour. WNV/Matt Ballard. As a leader of Sovereignty Camp 2020, Shinnecock attorney Tela Troge discusses why they are […]
Indigenous Peoples’ Victory: Largest Dam Removal In The World By Margaret Flowers, Clearing the FOG. November 23, 2020 Indigenous Peoples’ Victory: Largest Dam Removal In The World2020-11-232020-11-23https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/klamath-e1606181812519.jpg200px200px After nearly four decades, Indigenous Peoples win an agreement for the largest dam removal in the world. Four of the six dams on the Klamath River in California and Oregon will be taken down, allowing the water to flow […]
The Ongoing Incarceration Of California’s Indigenous Peoples By Morning Star Gali, Black Agenda Report. November 15, 2020 The Ongoing Incarceration Of California’s Indigenous Peoples2020-11-152020-11-15https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/indigenouscaptives_845x400.jpeg200px200px For 350 years, California has imprisoned and disenfranchised its Native peoples like few other places. For nearly a century, to be an Indigenous California Native was to live a life in hiding, anonymity, and denial of one’s own identity. This article is […]
Indigenous Anarchic Hierarchy November 13, 2020 Indigenous Anarchic Hierarchy2020-11-132020-11-13https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/indig.jpg200px200px Above photo: Japingka Aboriginal Art. What is hierarchy outside of the European anarchist cosmology? Hierarchy is something that is often overlooked among Indigenous anarchics, but is essential for understanding social relations in Indigenous cosmologies. These forms of hierarchy are not based in the same relations and need to have broader discussion among Indigenous anarchics as we move […]
Missing And Murdered Indigenous Women And Girls Committee Releases Final Report By Arizona Legislature Indigenous Peoples Caucus, Indian Country Today. November 3, 2020 Missing And Murdered Indigenous Women And Girls Committee Releases Final Report2020-11-032020-11-03https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/mmiwg-e1604427576725.png200px200px Dozens of policy recommendations to address epidemic. Arizona’s Study Committee on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls has posted its final report, including dozens of specific legislative, law enforcement and other […]
Indigenous Knowledge Revives Ancient Clam Garden Practices By Monica Whitepigeon, Native News Online. October 23, 2020 Indigenous Knowledge Revives Ancient Clam Garden Practices2020-10-232020-10-23https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/swinomish_clamdistributiondiscussion_fb-e1603460032617.jpg200px200px Above photo: The Swinomish Department of Environmental Protection aims to protect and restore the natural environment, and the health and welfare of the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community. Facebook. La Conner, WA – Tribal communities are reviving 3,500-year-old eco-friendly practices to create sustainable beaches […]
Solidarity With Colombia’s Indigenous Minga And National Strike! By the Alliance for Global Justice. October 21, 2020 Solidarity With Colombia’s Indigenous Minga And National Strike!2020-10-212020-10-21https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/indigenas-colombianos-768×433-1-e1603281028362.jpg200px200px Above photo: AFP. Take Action: Send an email to Colombian authorities in support of the Minga and national strike! Demand their rights be respected to demonstrate free of repression by the public forces. The people of Colombia are coming together yet […]
Indigenous Defenders Are Front-Line Essential Workers October 17, 2020 Indigenous Defenders Are Front-Line Essential Workers2020-10-172020-10-17https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/sr_1492landback_03-e1602966777587.jpg200px200px Canada – Expect to work 24/7 on-site. There are no benefits, no days off, and shelter is not provided. You will likely face threats, violence, criminalization, and arrest. So, why are some of the most passionate, informed, brilliant, and resourceful people in Canada dedicating themselves to work that is insecure, dangerous, […]
An Indigenous Māori View Of Doughnut Economics By Juhi Shareef, Resilience.org. October 14, 2020 An Indigenous Māori View Of Doughnut Economics2020-10-142020-10-14https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/donut-1-e1602703446565.jpg200px200px Background My heritage – my whakapapa – has been shaped by 200 years of colonialism: I am a woman of Indian-Pakistani descent who was born in the UK. It is therefore perhaps no surprise that, when coming to New Zealand four years ago, I wanted to make […]
Monument To Colonialism Toppled On Indigenous Peoples’ Day By Charles Davis, Business Insider. October 13, 2020 Monument To Colonialism Toppled On Indigenous Peoples’ Day2020-10-132020-10-13https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/santafe-e1602616056104.jpg200px200px Above photo: “Ogha Po’oge” is the indigenous, Tewa term for the city named “Santa Fe” by Spanish colonists. The Tewa language is spoken by the modern-day Puebo people. Charles Davis. Two protesters chained themselves to an obelisk in Santa Fe to protest the […]
One Of The Best Climate Solutions Is Giving Indigenous People Their Land Back By Eric Holthaus, The Phoenix. October 13, 2020 One Of The Best Climate Solutions Is Giving Indigenous People Their Land Back2020-10-132020-10-13https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/decol-e1602616876489.png200px200px Above image: Original art for The Phoenix by Laila Arêde. Decolonization means decolonization. On Indigenous People’s Day, we should remember that returning stolen land is a necessary step towards climate justice. The work […]
Native Americans Tear Gassed, Arrested On Indigenous Peoples’ Day By Kenny Stancil, Commondreams. October 13, 2020 Native Americans Tear Gassed, Arrested On Indigenous Peoples’ Day2020-10-132020-10-13https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/oodham.jpg200px200px Above photo: A dozen land and water protectors were arrested after Border Patrol and Arizona State Troopers used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse a Native American ceremony on Indigenous Peoples’ Day on October 12, 2020. Rafael Samanez/O’odham Anti Border […]
Police cleared the streets of central Portland after rioters pulled down the statues of two US presidents and carried out other acts of vandalism in the city, as part of an “Indigenous Peoples Day of Rage” protest. Demonstrators targeted statues of Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln as they marched through downtown Portland on Sunday night. Footage shows a crowd cheering as the statue of Roosevelt mounted […]
Celebrate Indigenous People’s Day By Supporting Indigenous Resistance By Margaret Flowers, Popular Resistance. October 11, 2020 Celebrate Indigenous People’s Day By Supporting Indigenous Resistance2020-10-112020-10-11https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/ind-resistance-e1602420916405.jpg200px200px Above photo: Jenna Pope. This weekend, celebration of Indigenous People’s Day will replace the federal holiday, Columbus Day, in at least eight states and over 130 cities in 34 states. Along with the toppling of Columbus statues and the removal of a […]
Fierce fighting continues over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, as casualties mount daily. Daniel Lazare, investigative journalist and author of “America’s Undeclared War,” joins us to discuss the the longest-running land conflict in the former Soviet Union, occurring in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Since Sunday, Azerbaijani troops have been fighting forces from Nagorno-Karabakh and the Armenian military, leaving nearly 100 people dead and perhaps hundreds more injured so […]
‘We Have To Be Ever More Vigilant’ About The Rights Of Indigenous Peoples By Joaqlin Estus, Indian Country Today. September 21, 2020 ‘We Have To Be Ever More Vigilant’ About The Rights Of Indigenous Peoples2020-09-212020-09-21https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/nid-e1600690647492.jpg200px200px Above photo: Protesting against pipelines in Canada. The standard in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is Free, Informed and Prior Consent. Creative Commons. Declaration of the Rights […]
New Fossil Fuel Projects Meet Indigenous Resistance By Randall Hyman, Truthout. September 19, 2020 New Fossil Fuel Projects Meet Indigenous Resistance2020-09-192020-09-19https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/new-mexico.png200px200px Above photo: Navajo Tribal Council Member Daniel Tso and Mario Atencio of Diné CARE study a map of oil leases in the Nation’s Eastern Agency. The Bureau of Land Management’s new guidelines will allow up to 3,000 more frack wells in the Greater Chaco region. Randall Hyman. […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): The Indian government banned 59 Chinese apps, citing them as a “threat to the integrity and sovereignty” of the country in the wake of the border clashes with China. While new Indian apps have been launched to fill the space to promote ‘self-reliant’ India, global players are also looking to enter the lucrative new market. Several popular Chinese apps, including Tik-Tok, UC Browser and […]
Unprecedented Ruling For Indigenous Peoples By Matías Duarte, Diego Morales and Erika Schmidhuber Peña, Open Global Rights. July 7, 2020 Unprecedented Ruling For Indigenous Peoples2020-07-072020-07-07https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/lhaka-e1594151552948.jpg200px200px Above photo: From Argentina Indymedia. By the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has set a precedent with its decision to grant territorial and ancestral rights to Indigenous peoples in Argentina—how will this ruling affect the region? On April 2, […]
Miriam Amancay Colque, spokeswoman for the Bartolina Sisa Resistance movement, discussed the role of women and indigenous people in fighting the ongoing coup government as well as further updates on the crisis in Bolivia. Sputnik: How are grassroots movements like the Bartolina Sisa Resistance responding to the Campaign for Seven? Which actions will they take and how do they plan to confront the coup Bolivian government […]
The Associated Press has tweaked its popular style guide to suggest that ‘black’ and several other ethnic terms be capitalized. ‘White’, however, did not make the cut, at least immediately, prompting cries of hypocrisy. The AP’s vice president of standards, John Daniszewski, announced the style change in a blog post on Friday, arguing it was in line with “long-standing capitalization of other racial and ethnic identifiers […]
A Colombian Huitoto man sails on a raft along the Takana river in Leticia, Amazonas department, Colombia, on May 20, during the coronavirus pandemic. Tatiana de Nevó/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Tatiana de Nevó/AFP via Getty Images A Colombian Huitoto man sails on a raft along the Takana river in Leticia, Amazonas department, Colombia, on May 20, during the coronavirus pandemic. Tatiana de […]
Indigenous Studies Requirement Is A ‘No Brainer’ By Dalton Walker, Indian Country Today May 8, 2020 Indigenous Studies Requirement Is A ‘No Brainer’2020-05-082020-05-08https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/indigenous-peoples-day-celebration-at-the-troth-yeddha-campus.-nanooknation-university-of-alaska-fairbanks-facebook-e1588956717726.jpg200px200px Above: Indigenous Peoples Day celebration at the Troth Yeddha’ campus. #NanookNation (University of Alaska Fairbanks, Facebook) ‘This is needed at all universities because this is all Indigenous land in Turtle Island.’ A land full of rich Ojibwe culture and Dakota history that stretches back […]
Indigenous Leadership Points The Way Out Of The COVID Crisis By Yoav Litvin, Truthout. May 7, 2020 Indigenous Leadership Points The Way Out Of The COVID Crisis2020-05-072020-05-07https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/indigenous-e1588860776918.jpg200px200px Above photo: A protester holds a sign in front of the White House during a demonstration against the Dakota Access Pipeline on March 10, 2017, in Washington, D.C. Indigenous communities already operate informal economies set up to sustain them amid […]