Indigenous

Indigenous leader exposes racist myth of ‘Thanksgiving’

The following edited remarks were made by Kimimilasha James, co-leader of United American Indians of New England, at the 53rd…

December 9, 2022

What’s in a name?

Rockefeller, Vanderbilt, Carnegie, Morgan, Mellon, Getty, Custer, Lee, Kennedy, Clinton, Bush, Trump, Musk, Bezos, and their ilk, past and present,…

November 30, 2022

‘We have survived and flourished’: Massive turnout on National Day of Mourning

Plymouth, Massachusetts Kisha James (Aquinnah Wampanoag and Oglala Lakota), co-leader of United American Indians of New England (UAINE), opened the…

November 29, 2022

Leonard Peltier’s greeting to National Day of Mourning

The following slightly edited statement from imprisoned political prisoner Leonard Peltier (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians) was read by…

November 29, 2022

<span class="streamer2">53rd National Day of Mourning</span> <br />Indigenous pride, power and protest!

What are the United States’ foundational myths? Who created them, and who do they erase and harm? For the past 52…

November 19, 2022

SCOTUS hands off Indigenous children!

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Nov. 9 on the case of Haaland v. Brackeen, which could overturn the Indian…

November 19, 2022

<span class="streamer">In memory of Moonanum James:</span> <br />‘We are not vanishing. We are not conquered’

Moonamum James, a co-leader of United American Indians of New England, died on Dec. 4, 2021 at the age of…

November 19, 2022

Honor Day of Mourning<br />Support Workers World

Workers World honors Indigenous peoples on their commemoration of the 53rd National Day of Mourning Nov. 24, on so-called “Thanksgiving.”…

November 19, 2022

Cherokee Nation: Broken treaties and Indigenous sovereignty

The Cherokee Nation has renewed its long-standing demands that the U.S. Congress honor its treaty obligations by seating a nonvoting…

November 10, 2022

Leonard Peltier’s Walk to Justice — halfway to D.C.

Longtime political prisoner Leonard Peltier’s “Walk to Justice” has marched 500 miles in four weeks, as of Indigenous Peoples Day…

October 10, 2022