President Trump’s Comments on Washington Football Team Name Sparks Outrage from Indian Country as Massepequa High School Urges Executive Order Protecting Native Mascots

On Sunday, President Trump posted on Truth Social suggesting that Washington’s professional football team revert its name back to the "Redskins" and if it didn’t, he may prevent the organization from building a new stadium in Washington. The post sparked responses from many, including the National Congress of American Indians and Suzan Harjo, the Muscogee Medal of Freedom recipient for her decades of advocacy for American Indian rights. The discourse on mascotry isn't isolated with Trump’s comments on the retired use of the "Redskins" though, where just yesterday the Massepequa school district announced they are urging Trump to issue an executive order protecting the continued use of Native-themed mascots and names.

California Court Unravels Trump Administration’s Attempt to Wipe Out California’s Environmental Restoration Effort

Today, a Fresno County Court shocked industrial agricultural interests in California’s Central Valley by disapproving the massive Westlands Water District’s federal contract for water from the Central Valley Project.

FeaturedLast Real IndiansNovember 1, 2021Last Real Indians, hoopa, Trump, racism

Oklahoma Natives Shut Down Governor Stitt’s Anti-Sovereignty Forum

Indigenous peoples from many nations shut down Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt’s anti-Indigenous “victim impact” forum, which had no tribal representation and was intended to incite fear among the public in Stitt’s continued effort to subvert and overturn the 2020 McGirt Supreme Court decision.

FeaturedLast Real IndiansJuly 15, 2021oklahoma, McGritt, Last Real Indians, racism, Trump

Apache file lien on Oak Flat, temporary restraining order to stop land transfer from Forest Service to foreign mining company

Apache Stronghold, on behalf of traditional Apache religious and cultural leaders, filed a lien on Oak Flat, or Chi'chil Bildagoteel, Wednesday with the Pinal County Recorder’s Office in Florence, Ariz., to stop the transfer of Oak Flat to British-Australian corporate mining giant Rio Tinto and its subsidiary, Resolution Copper.

FeaturedLast Real IndiansJanuary 16, 2021Apache, Last Real Indians, Trump

Traditional Medicines to Help with the Stress and Anxiety of 2020 by Linda Black Elk

It is more important than ever that we break free of this corrupt system and the corrupt people who run it...and that we move forward with open hearts and open minds...but what do we do about all of this pent up rage? What do we do when we are too sad or too anxious to get up in the morning? How do we fight the depression that threatens to consume us?

FeaturedLast Real IndiansDecember 30, 2020Linda Black Elk, Last Real Indians, COVID19, Corona virus, Trump

We need to talk about classism: The real reason ANCs don't deserve COVID-19 bailout funds by Frank Hopper

Three separate lawsuits against the Treasury Department have been filed by 18 tribal governments, seeking to stop ANCs from receiving stimulus funds. They all say Alaska Native corporations are private, for-profit companies, not tribal governments, and should not receive bailout money meant for tribes.

Trump and Biden are Peddling Nostalgia, and that's a Problem by Mark Charles

In important elections like this, both parties cue their most mediocre white men from the one percent whose electability is based almost entirely on their race, gender and financial class, coupled with their uncanny ability to peddle nostalgia.

FeaturedLast Real IndiansApril 16, 2020Mark Charles, Last Real Indians, Trump, Biden, Elections 2020, Independents

“Earth Day Live” Stop the Money Pipeline Announces Plan for a Digital Mobilization to Demand Climate Action

As the coronavirus pandemic upends life in the United States and makes public rallies and protests impossible, Stop The Money Pipeline, alongside the Youth Climate Strike Coalition is announcing Earth Day Live, a three-day innovative and interactive livestream to address another global crisis threatening humanity: the climate emergency.

“Stop the Money Pipeline” Coalition Blasts Oil CEOs White House Visit

Stop the Money Pipeline, a coalition of over 90 organizations working to end the financing of climate destruction, are warning that an upcoming visit of oil CEOs to the White House on Friday cannot lead to a public bailout of the fossil fuel industry.

Alberta, Canada Announces US$1.1 Billion Investment in TC Energy’s Keystone XL

The Alberta Government has announced they will ignore the calls for climate action and instead invest $1.1 Billion dollars to TC Energy to build the Keystone XL pipeline. This project has been seen as an upon attack Indigenous sovereignty and direct contributor to fueling climate change.

Trump Administration Orders the Disestablishment of the Mashpee Wampanoag Reservation

On the very day that the United States has reached a record 100,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus and our Tribe is desperately struggling with responding to this devastating pandemic -- the Bureau of Indian Affairs informed me that the Secretary of the Interior has ordered that Mashpee Wampanoag reservation be disestablished.

Save Lives By Striking on April 1

A rent strike on April 1 means that tenants won’t pay rent, utilities, or other housing costs to landlords unless the city meets tenants’ demands. Strikers also demand the total suspension of interest and back rent, which would create an undue burden on people who are already paycheck-to-paycheck.

FeaturedLast Real IndiansMarch 27, 2020Last Real Indians, covid19, rent strike, Trumo, Trump

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Prevails as Federal Judge Strikes Down DAPL Permits

The Court found the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers violated the National Environmental Policy Act when it affirmed federal permits for the pipeline originally issued in 2016. Specifically, the Court found significant unresolved concerns about the potential impacts of oil spills and the likelihood that one could take place.