The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
People indigenous to Turtle Island, Hawaii, and Alaska were instrumental in developing the UN Declaration and are actively working to hold the US government to the Declaration’s standards.
Category: Indigenous Resistance
What Really Happened at Wounded Knee?
Growing up, I thought I had a good sense of how the Indian Wars played out. To my knowledge, the last battle fought in the Indian Wars was “The Battle of Wounded Knee.” There were early Army accounts that depicted the “battle” as heroic. I was wrong. My education system …
What’s up, human nations? A radio show about solidarity, self-help, COVID, the Amazon and Indigenous Peoples of the Americas
Images from Brazilian photographer and designer Kadu Xukuru. On left, “Favela Vive,” and on right, an image for Kaê Guajajara’s and Kandu Puri’s video (posted below). In this radio show, I will connect the current COVID pandemic to the preceding Environmental Movements to save the Amazon Rainforest and the hostile, …
The Activism of Kathy Jetn̄il-Kijiner in the Marshall Islands
Kathy Jetn̄il-Kijiner is a writer and performer of Marshall Island ancestry. Kijiner was born in the Marshall Islands and was raised in Hawaii, and she currently lives in Majuro, the capital of Marshall Islands. Kijiner’s work specializes in storytelling, performance, and poetry. She has used her creative practice to pay …
NAVRC: Analyzing the State of Native American Voting
History of Native American Voting Rights American democracy was built and predicated on the foundation of self-government. Hence, the authority of government in a democratic state is designed to be representative of the general will of the people. This “will” is then reaffirmed through periodic electoral processes which determine the …
Rock Talk: Radio Free Alcatraz
“Radio Free Alcatraz” was a popular radio program broadcasted regularly during the occupation of Alcatraz which amplified diverse Native voices and shared information about the intentions, goals, and experiences of occupiers. Click on the image below to see the full cartoon.
Dakota Access Pipeline and Indigenous Resistance
Mni Wiconi. This Lakota phrase, which translates to water is life, has taken on great meaning in the #NoDAPL movement in the U.S. In 2014, Energy Transfer Partners applied to build a pipeline that would carry half a million barrels of crude oil through four states, crossing the Missouri River. …
Pipelines Are The Latest Development In A History of Exploitation of Indigenous Lands and Resources
Ever since European settlers set foot upon America, they’ve been exploiting Indigenous people and their land for resources and economic gain. This all began in 1803 with the Louisiana Purchase, when the United States purchased a large swatch of land from France without consulting any of the Indigenous tribes. What …
