Turtle Mountain Chippewa Celebrates Leonard Peltier’s Return Home After 49 Years in Federal Prison

Last week, the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians hosted a welcome home celebration for Leonard Peltier, 80, who spent 49 years in maximum security federal prison for the convictions of a two FBI agents were fatally shot in the summer of 1975. His release is a result of a commutation signed by former President Joseph Biden in his last hour of his presidency on January 20, 2025, where Peltier will serve the rest of his sentence in home confinement. Peltier, a Turtle Mountain Chippewa citizen and an American Indian Movement activist, was arrested in Canada, in February 1976, and extradited to the U.S. from a shooting incident on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation that left FBI agents Jack Coler and Ronald Williams dead on June 26, 1975. On June 1, 1977, Peltier was convicted for two counts of first-degree murder of the FBI agents and was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences.

American Indian Religious Freedom Summit Brings Tribal Leaders to Washington, Efforts to Preserve Peyote Habitat Heat Up

Leaders of the Native American Church of North America convened for the third consecutive year to advocate for peyote habitat conservation with leaders in Washington. Leaders and supporters met with Congressional leaders and staff to share progress of advocating for the conservation of peyote, a plant where only enrolled members of federally recognized tribes are permitted to possess and ingest for traditional ceremonial purposes.

Indigenous Leaders Call for the Compassionate Release of Leonard Peltier

In light of the severe health conditions and medical needs of longtime Indigenous political prisoner Leonard Peltier, NDN Collective and Native Organizers Alliance are asking Attorney General Merrick Garland to free Peltier through compassionate release.

Current affairsLast Real IndiansJune 14, 2024Leonard Peltier

Ghost Nation Responds to Governor Kristi Noem: “She Must Apologize”

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem’s recent remarks resulted in the Oglala Sioux Tribe banishing her immediately from tribal lands, and now the Ghost Nation has issued a public response regarding her false allegations.

Hoopa Valley Tribe Reclaim over 10,000 Acres

The Hoopa Valley Tribe announced today the acquisition of 10,395 acres of land bordering the western boundary of the Tribe’s Reservation. The return of the Hupa Mountain property brings the Tribe’s landholdings to a total of over 102,000 acres.

Current affairsLast Real IndiansDecember 20, 2023Hoopa, Hoopa Valley Tribe, land back, Last Real Indians

My Journey, My Story by Tipiziwin Tolman

This man continues to bully and terrorize those who do not align themselves with his agenda,
and he has been quite successful in doing so, especially among his following online, those who
have information gaps, those who just like drama, those who are so loyal to him.

Current affairsLast Real IndiansOctober 25, 2023Lakota, Thipiziwin

Tribes to Consider Asserting Primary Jurisdiction over Yellowstone Bison

In an effort to invoke the sovereign supremacy accorded only to Tribes and the federal government under the U.S. Constitution, Holt and Buffalo Field Campaign are calling for a Tribal Summit to be held in Fort Hall this November. The invitation to 31 Tribes calls for replacing “the existing failed bison management plan with a historic agreement that appropriately honors the fiduciary responsibility of the United States to Tribes.”

Current affairsLast Real IndiansOctober 6, 2023Last Real Indians, Buffalo

Ramona Bennett Named in Forbes 50 Over 50 List by Frank Hopper

Ramona Bennett, the Puyallup elder who for nearly 60 years has been a leader of the Native rights movement in the Pacific Northwest, was listed last week in Forbes Magazine’s list of the 50 most impactful women over 50.

Current affairsLast Real IndiansAugust 8, 2023Ramona Bennett, Puyallup, Frank Hopper, Last Real Indians

Navajo Chapters Oppose Huge Pumped Storage Projects Threatening Arizona’s Black Mesa

Tó Nizhóní Ání, Diné Citizens Against Ruining our Environment and the Center for Biological Diversity submitted resolutions to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission today from Navajo chapters and agencies opposing three pumped storage projects on the Navajo Nation’s Black Mesa, southeast of Kayenta. A total of 18 chapters and agencies have passed resolutions opposing the projects.

Current affairsLast Real IndiansJuly 20, 2023

Rapid City Mayor Allender Issues Public Safety Message Ahead Of Tuesday's Planned Downtown March

Rapid City Mayor Allender resorts to fear mongering as NDN Collective plans a 4th of July protest march.

Caribbean Development Bank Makes Regional Indigenous History In The Caribbean Island Of Saint Lucia | June 12th - 23rd 2023

Press Release from Caribbean Development Bank regarding their relations with regional Indigenous Tribal Nations.

Town of Sahuarita, AZ Chose Profit Over Support For Grieving Indigenous Family: Honor Tomas Ayala

Twenty year old Tomas Ayala lost his life in a tragic accident on May 13th after being hit by a drunk driver; the Town of Sahuarita, AZ attempted to enforce a $200 fine on his grieving family for a roadside memorial.

Tipi Erected At Thacker Pass - Law Enforcement Issues Final Warning

Indigenous land defenders erect a tipi, forming Ox Sam Camp at PeeHee Mu’huh (Thacker Pass) Nevada - the site of a proposed lithium operation.

Lithium Mining Wreaks Havoc On Our Planet

President Biden’s push for electric cars increases profits for Chinese corporations while simultaneously destroying the environment and consuming water on Native lands.

Thacker Pass Lithium Construction Shut Down By Direct Action

Direct action from Indigenous People, including members of the Shoshone and Paiute tribes, successfully disrupted a lithium mining operation at Thacker Pass, Nevada.

Disenrollment: an Overstep of Tribal Sovereignty by Keshia Talking Waters De Freece Lawrence and Zach Galehouse

Disenrollment functions as a tool of colonization when used for bilateral violence, considering the direct attack on a person’s identity, genealogy and spiritual relationship to kin and land.

Native American sacred sites are being damaged at proposed lithium mining site, Thacker Pass

The Thacker Pass Lithium Mine in northern Nevada is headed back to Federal Court on January 5th as the lawsuits against the project near completion, but project opponents are raising the alarm that Lithium Nevada Corporation has already begun work on the proposed mine.

Current affairsLast Real IndiansDecember 28, 2022sacred sites, Last Real Indians, Thacker Pass, Nevada, Lithium, electric cars

Indigenous Elders Evicted and Banished from Winnemucca Indian Colony Without Trial

On Friday, December 2, 2022, a hearing was held wherein the Winnemucca Tribal Court summarily evicted the Elders and Residents without a trial, banished several people, and found for the Tribal Council without giving the Elders and Residents the benefit of a trial.

Current affairsLast Real IndiansDecember 27, 2022Winnemucca, Last Real Indians