Our moral, environmental, social and economic justice pleas to the heads of these banks and shareholders simply will not compel them to stop giving money to these corporations. It is therefore imperative that we ensure that our money does not go to these banks. Divestment.
Read MoreOur struggles are inherently intertwined with those of the Black Community. The Indigenous Peoples Movement views all members of the African American community and all African people as Indigenous People.
Read MoreLast night the Tulalip Reservation was the target of vandalism and looting under the pretense of a protest. Based on the tone of the social media posts that encouraged this incident, it seemed likely that violence, rather than a peaceful demonstration was the goal.
Read MoreThe Navajo Nation has reported 5,145 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 231 deaths. This makes them one of the hardest hit during the pandemic.
Read MoreDeb Haaland co-led the introduction of a bill that will establish a Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (TRHT) Commission to examine the effects of slavery and racism against people of color, on American history, and its impact on laws and policies we have today.
Read MoreJudge Clarke, of the U.S. District Court in Medford Oregon, on May 15 upheld the sovereign immunity and the water rights of the Hoopa Valley Tribe and the Klamath Tribes of Oregon.
Read MoreThree 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.
Read MoreIn response to requests from the parties to narrow the ruling, the court allowed some minor projects to proceed under Nationwide Permit 12, but reaffirmed that the Army Corps cannot use the permit to approve the construction of Keystone XL or other oil and gas pipelines.
Read MoreEducation systems were created to benefit European settlers. History classes are written by and for them. Most curriculum taught in schools comes from a European perspective. They even teach that Columbus “discovered” America. How can you discover a land where peoples already lived?
Read MoreThe English definition of consultation is “a meeting with an expert or professional, such as a medical doctor, in order to seek advice.” In the Lakota language, wóglakA means “to speak about something.” In meeting with county commissioners, municipal, South Dakota Department of Transportation, Public schools and Federal agencies we have met the definition of consultation in both of our languages.
Read MoreBusinesses in our little Oregon town are beginning to shut down, the uneasy reality of this worldwide situation reaching our midst, flowing into our world. Everybody’s talking about shelter-in-place
Read MoreThe death of Andrea "Andi" Circle Bear, Cheyenne River Sioux tribal member, is what many are describing as a very preventable and unjust killing of our sister. Andrea was transferred to a federal medical facility, FMC Carswell in Fort Worth Texas on March 20th. By April 1, Andrea gave birth by cesarean section a month prematurely while on a ventilator.
Read MoreAll roadways providing access to the City of Gallup shall be closed and only Gallup residents, those who work in Gallup, and members of the media shall be permitted entry into the municipality;”. Gallup is a border town to both the Navajo Nation and the Zuni Pueblo. Every weekend tens of thousands of people from both Navajo and Zuni travel to Gallup to purchase groceries, do laundry and haul water, among other essentials.
Read MoreAs COVID-19 began to spread across the country in late March, the tribal chairman of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe ordered checkpoints on that would limit non-reservation travelers into the Cheyenne River Indian Reservations.
Read MoreThe youth pledge is calling on people ages 13-25 to commit not to open their first bank account with JPMorgan Chase, due to the banks’ outsized role in financing climate change.
Read MoreLead Plaintiffs the Tulalip Tribes, the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation in Washington state, the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians in Maine and three federally recognized Indian tribes in the state of Alaska, won a major victory for all tribes today at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
Read MoreTo me, balance means finding a way to have stable and equal footing in your body, mind, spirit, and emotions. In order to feel grounded in any of the four aspects, you need to feel stable in all of them.
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