Indigenous

Fortieth anniversary of Oglala incident: Free Leonard Peltier!

Following are excerpts from a statement written by Native political prisoner Leonard Peltier on June 26, 2015. Peltier has been…

July 1, 2015

National Day of Mourning honors Indigenous resistance

Indigenous people and their supporters gathered on Coles Hill in Plymouth, Mass., for the 45th annual National Day of Mourning,…

December 1, 2014

At Day of Mourning rally, ‘Resistance is our right’

Speech by Mahtowin Munro, co-chair of United American Indians of New England, on Nov. 27 at the Day of Mourning…

December 1, 2014

On 45th Day of Mourning — Native nations ‘are not vanishing … We are as strong as ever’

Speech by Moonanum James, co-chair of United American Indians of New England, on Nov. 27 at the Day of Mourning…

December 1, 2014

National Day of Mourning

The 45th commemoration of the National Day of Mourning on Nov. 27 in Plymouth, Mass., will again honor Native political…

November 27, 2014

Leonard Peltier’s message to National Day of Mourning

Supporters of Leonard Peltier, the longest-imprisoned Native political prisoner, are campaigning hard for executive clemency for the ailing 69-year-old hero.…

December 5, 2013

Significance of Nat’l Day of Mourning

The 44th commemoration of the National Day of Mourning on Nov. 28 in Plymouth, Mass., will mark 13,809 days of…

November 28, 2013

Bring Peltier home in 2012!

Harry Belafonte and Pete Seeger hosted a full house at the “Bring Leonard Peltier Home in 2012? concert Dec. 14…

December 19, 2012

‘Day of Mourning’: Indigenous protest at Plymouth Rock

Hundreds of Native people and their supporters gathered in Plymouth, Mass., on Nov. 22 to commemorate the 43rd annual National…

November 29, 2012

The myth of Columbus

Based on a talk entitled “On the 520th anniversary of the landing of Columbus: What his legacy means for Indigenous…

November 21, 2012