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Honoring the #Movements and People who Inspire us. #Warriors, #Writers and #Dreamers -- A Thread Runs Through Them. #CensoredNews 20th Anniversary.

'Know who you are, and never let anyone take your power from you.'

By #BrendaNorrell, Censored News, August 30, 2026

"We're coming up on our 20th anniversary at Censored News, and we are honoring the warriors, leaders, writers and dreamers who make Censored News possible.

When the Mohawks came for the border summit in 2006 and 2007, it was, as they say in the movie Casablanca, the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

Along with the Mohawks, leaders, writers and dreamers through the years became a sort of collective which makes Censored News what it is, a service to #IndigenousPeople and #HumanRights.

We lost many of our best, #Lakota Warrior Woman #DebWhitePlume, our longtime friend #KleeBenally, our French translator #ChristinePrat, and many more. But thanks to those who keep sharing their work, we keep Censored News going. This summer our page views increased by millions, thanks to their labors of love.

Today, we celebrate the movements and people who inspire us, as we celebrate our 20 Year Anniversary at Censored News."

Read more:
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2026/08/honoring-movements-and-people-who.html

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#IndigenousNews #ReaderSupportedNews #MicheleCook #OfeliaRivas #FloydWesterman #TohonoOodhamNation #BorderPatrol #Diné #Navajo #IndigenousActivists #LandDefenders #WaterDefenders #LandIsLife #WaterIsLife #MniWiconi #Marcos #Mexico #Chiapas #Maori #Aotearoa #IndigenousResistance #NoBorders #LeaveItInTheGround #StandWithStandingRock #StandingRock

Time for #Bushwick #Lakota #food with #wojapi and #čeyaka

https://ny.eater.com/news/413375/lakota-frybread-co-fry-bread-nyc-indigenous-pop-up

Watched
19th century #settlers move west murder, plunder, rape & steal land until #Lakota fight back.
2025 IllumiNative 2-part four-hour #documentary on life of #SittingBull & the alliance of #firstnations defeat “Indian-killer” Custer at #LittleBighorn & off the Reservation the travelling international celebrity with “Buffalo Bill” Cody.
Narrated by Mo Brings Plenty.

https://www.history.com/shows/sitting-bull/season-1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitting_Bull#Representation_in_popular_culture

#capitalism #CrazyHorse #resistance

:stargif: 𝑳𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒖𝒎𝒃𝒂𝒔 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒔 𝒅𝒆 𝒍𝒂𝒔 𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒔 𝑳𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒔 :stargif:

Desde la distancia podía parecer una cama de madera elevada sobre cuatro postes.
Para un viajero europeo era una imagen extraña, incluso inquietante.
Pero para quienes la habían construido no era un espectáculo ni una forma de abandonar a sus muertos.
Era un lugar sagrado, un espacio donde el recuerdo seguía vivo y donde la muerte no rompía del todo el vínculo con la familia.

Durante siglos, distintos pueblos indígenas de las Grandes Llanuras practicaron un tipo de enterramiento que sorprendió a los primeros exploradores occidentales.
En lugar de depositar el cuerpo bajo tierra, lo colocaban sobre plataformas de madera o entre las ramas de un árbol, cuidadosamente envuelto en pieles de bisonte, mantas o túnicas.
La altura protegía los restos de los animales carroñeros, pero también tenía un profundo significado espiritual.

No fue una costumbre exclusiva de un solo pueblo.
Lakotas, dakotas, nakotas, cheyennes, crow, assiniboine, blackfeet, mandan y otras naciones indígenas desarrollaron variantes propias.
Cada comunidad tenía sus ceremonias, sus creencias y su manera de despedir a los difuntos.
No existía un único ritual, sino muchas formas diferentes de entender el viaje hacia la otra vida.

Cuando el paisaje ofrecía árboles resistentes, el cuerpo podía colocarse entre sus ramas.
En las inmensas praderas, donde apenas había bosques, se levantaban plataformas con postes y travesaños.
Algunas eran sencillas; otras estaban cuidadosamente construidas y podían verse desde bastante distancia.

Junto al fallecido era habitual dejar objetos personales.
Un arco, una pipa ceremonial, un cuchillo, herramientas, alimentos, tabaco o incluso el caballo del difunto en algunos casos.
No eran simples ofrendas.
Aquellos objetos representaban su vida, su identidad y, según las creencias de cada pueblo, podían acompañarlo en el camino que iniciaba tras la muerte.

Lo más llamativo es que, para algunas comunidades, aquella plataforma no era el destino definitivo.

Entre los mandan, por ejemplo, cuando el paso del tiempo había dejado los huesos limpios, estos se recogían para un nuevo ritual.
Los cráneos de algunos familiares se colocaban cerca de la aldea y los parientes acudían a visitarlos.
Les hablaban, les contaban lo que ocurría en la comunidad e incluso les pedían consejo.
La muerte no significaba una separación absoluta; el vínculo con los antepasados seguía formando parte de la vida cotidiana.

Una de las imágenes más famosas de esta costumbre fue realizada en 1834 por el pintor suizo Karl Bodmer, que acompañaba al naturalista alemán Maximilian de Wied-Neuwied durante su expedición por el río Misuri.

Cerca de Fort Pierre, Bodmer dibujó la plataforma funeraria de un importante jefe sioux.
El cuerpo descansaba dentro de un travois, la estructura de madera que normalmente se utilizaba para transportar cargas.
Debajo continuaba la vida: tipis, niños jugando, humo saliendo de las hogueras y familias realizando sus tareas diarias.
Para ellos, el difunto seguía formando parte de la comunidad.

Décadas más tarde llegaron las cámaras fotográficas.
Algunas de aquellas imágenes muestran plataformas funerarias todavía en uso a finales del siglo XIX, poco antes de que muchas de estas tradiciones comenzaran a desaparecer.

Pero esas fotografías también deben interpretarse con cuidado.

La mayoría fueron tomadas por militares, exploradores, comerciantes o antropólogos europeos y estadounidenses.
Muchos describieron estas prácticas desde su propia visión del mundo, sin comprender el significado espiritual que tenían para las comunidades indígenas.
Lo que para ellos era una simple forma de evitar que los lobos desenterraran un cadáver, para las familias representaba un complejo ritual lleno de simbolismo.

A finales del siglo XIX, la creación de reservas, las políticas de asimilación forzosa y la presión de los misioneros cristianos transformaron profundamente las costumbres funerarias de numerosos pueblos indígenas.
Poco a poco, las plataformas fueron sustituidas por cementerios convencionales o enterramientos adaptados a las nuevas circunstancias.

Sin embargo, muchas creencias sobrevivieron.

El respeto por los antepasados, la importancia de la memoria y la idea de que los muertos siguen formando parte de la comunidad continúan presentes en numerosas naciones indígenas de Norteamérica.

Quizá por eso aquellas estructuras de madera impresionaban tanto a quienes llegaban desde Europa.

No eran tumbas construidas para ocultar a los muertos.

Eran lugares levantados para que nunca dejaran de formar parte del paisaje... ni del corazón de quienes regresaban una y otra vez a hablar con ellos.

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#historia #curiosidadeshistóricas #indígenas #nativosamericanos #grandesllanuras #lakota #sioux #mandan #antropología #rituales #arqueología #tradiciones #culturanativa #ecosdelpasado

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: ⛰️🪓 After 70 years of #construction of the #CrazyHorse #Memorial in #SouthDakota, the Oglala #Lakota warrior's face, at a towering 26.5 m (87 ft), is complete.

Conceived by Chief Henry Standing Bear as a #NativeAmerican tribute, the project has drawn #Indigenous criticism for shifting focus to the sculptor's family and the #ethics of #carving natural #rock.

👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/crazy-horse-memorial-black-hills-video

#USA #history #americanhistory #design #explosions #geology #monuments #museum #nature #northamerica #rocks #sculpture #stone #tech #technology #tksst #video

⛰️🪓 After 70 years of #construction of the #CrazyHorse #Memorial in #SouthDakota, the Oglala #Lakota warrior's face, at a towering 26.5 m (87 ft), is complete.

Conceived by Chief Henry Standing Bear as a #NativeAmerican tribute, the project has drawn #Indigenous criticism for shifting focus to the sculptor's family and the #ethics of #carving natural #rock.

👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/crazy-horse-memorial-black-hills-video

#USA #history #americanhistory #design #explosions #geology #monuments #museum #nature #northamerica #rocks #sculpture #stone #tech #technology #tksst #video

Victory for #Lakota Youths Protecting Sacred #PeSla

Company withdraws from controversial Black Hills exploratory drilling project

"We stopped the drilling, this is a victory for the #OcetiSakowin," Lakota youths said as the drilling rig drove out of #SacredLand.

By Seth Tupper, May 8, 2026 via @bsnorrell.blogspot.com

"A company that’s being sued for exploratory drilling near a culturally significant site in South Dakota’s Black Hills is withdrawing from the project, according to a letter shared with project opponents.

"The opponents include the Black Hills Clean Water Alliance, which posted a copy of the letter and a statement Friday on social media.

" 'This is a testament to the people, organizations, and tribal governments who showed unified action, determination, and courage in the face of what seemed to be overwhelming odds,' the alliance said.

"The letter from Pete Lien & Sons to the U.S. Forest Service references the #RapidCity-based company’s project near Pe’ Sla, also known as #ReynoldsPrairie, which is a high mountain meadow in the central #BlackHills. "

Source:
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2026/05/victory-for-lakota-youths-protecting.html

Read more:
https://southdakotasearchlight.com/2026/05/08/company-withdraws-from-controversial-black-hills-exploratory-drilling-project/

#IndigenousResistance #ProtectTheSacred #LakotaYouths #BlackHillsCleanWaterAlliance

#Minneapolis: #Dakota and #Lakota #Oyate Set Up Lodges Outside #WhippleBuilding

By #NiskíthePrayerCamp, #CensoredNews, Feb. 10, 2026

"Niskíthe Prayer Camp is honored to have been asked to share our tipis for this endeavor and we plan to work to supply our Dakota relatives in Minneapolis with supplies that they will need to continue this occupation and fulfill their demands for the return of #FortSnelling.

"Despite being visited yesterday by both state park rangers and Minneapolis police, our Dakota relatives survived their first night in the tipi encampment at Fort Snelling, a former internment (read 'concentration') camp for Indigenous people upon which the federal #ICE detention center in the Whipple Building is now situated. The Dakota want it back, and we plan to help them!

The Red Lake Nation said, 'The Dakota and Lakota Oyate have set up lodges outside the Whipple Building.' "

Source [keep an eye out for updates]:
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2026/02/minneapolis-dakota-and-lakota-oyate-set.html

#CensoredNews #Occupy #Resistance #LandBack #HonorTheTreaties #IndigenousNews #ResistICE #IndigenousResistance

The Enduring Harvest: Reshaping Food Systems on Turtle Island

Posted on November 13, 2025

"On Turtle Island, the land now largely known as North America, traditional food harvesting is far more than a means of sustenance; it is the very bedrock of cultural identity, spiritual connection, and sovereign resilience for Indigenous peoples. For millennia, before the arrival of European colonizers, communities across this vast continent thrived on intricate systems of hunting, fishing, gathering, and agriculture, guided by a profound understanding of the land and its cycles. This #TraditionalEcologicalKnowledge (#TEK), passed down through countless generations, represents a sophisticated science of sustainability, reciprocity, and interconnectedness that continues to shape modern efforts to reclaim and revitalize Indigenous foodways.

"The concept of Turtle Island itself is rooted in creation stories shared by many Indigenous nations, where a giant turtle forms the foundation of the world. This narrative underscores an inherent and sacred relationship between people and the land—a relationship that mandates stewardship rather than domination. Traditional harvesting practices are not merely about taking from the land, but about participating in a continuous cycle of giving and receiving, ensuring the health of both the ecosystem and the community.

A Tapestry of Traditional Foods

"Across Turtle Island, the diversity of traditional food systems reflects the continent’s varied ecosystems. In the Pacific Northwest, the #salmon run is not just a seasonal event but the pulse of life itself. Nations like the #NezPerce, #Kwakwakawakw, and #Haida have relied on salmon for thousands of years, developing complex fishing techniques, preservation methods, and ceremonies that honor the fish as a sacred relative.

" 'Salmon is our first food, our medicine, our economy, and our culture,' states a representative from the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission. However, the construction of #dams, #logging, and #IndustrialPollution have severely impacted salmon populations, disrupting a lifeline for these communities. Despite these challenges, nations are actively working on habitat restoration, dam removal advocacy, and culturally informed fisheries management to bring the salmon home.

"On the vast plains, the #bison (or buffalo) was once the lifeblood of nations such as the #Lakota, #Cheyenne, and #Blackfeet. Millions roamed freely, providing not only food but also shelter, tools, and spiritual guidance. Every part of the animal was utilized, embodying a profound respect for its sacrifice.

"European #colonization, driven by a deliberate policy to destroy Indigenous economies and cultures, led to the near extinction of the bison, reducing their numbers from an estimated 30-60 million to a mere few hundred by the late 19th century. Today, through initiatives like the InterTribal Buffalo Council, Indigenous nations are reintroducing bison to tribal lands, a powerful act of cultural and ecological restoration. 'Bringing the buffalo back is bringing our people back,' remarks Ervin Carlson, former president of the InterTribal Buffalo Council. "It’s healing, it’s hope, it’s sovereignty."

Read more (archived version):
https://archive.ph/BLZiA

#SolarPunkSunday #TraditionalFoods #TribalFoodSovereignty #NativeAmericanMonth
#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
#NativeAmericanFoodSovereignty #DecolonizeYourDiet #AnimalProducts #BuffaloHarvest

“Weapons of Health Destruction...” How Colonialism Created the Modern Native American Diet

The Impact of Systematic Oppression on Indigenous Cuisine in the United States

#Frybread, sometimes called “#DieBread” or a “weapon of health destruction,” has multiple origin stories, and they all involve oppression and perseverance.

by Andrea Freeman, July 24, 2024

Excerpt: "On the hit television show #ReservationDogs, the only series ever to feature all #Indigenous writers, directors, and main cast members, the Indian Health Center invites rapper Punkin’ Lusty, played by real-life #Mvskoke rapper #StenJoddi, to perform his hit song '#GreasyFrybread.' [A song Dr. Lowry played during today's broadcast.] The occasion is #Diabetes Awareness Month. Lusty raps,

Baby girl looking deadly (Yeah!)
Why she acting all Rezzy (Yeah!)
Hotter than a pan of frybread grease!
Have a Native hittin’ Powwow Beats!
Gotcha Auntie in the kitchen
Like no he didn’t
Got her Gramama’s skillet
Like she ’bout to kill it!

The song solidly locates frybread within Indigenous culture.

Sofkee [a corn drink or soup] on the burner
Hokte Hokte [woman] head turner
Water baking powder
Choppin’ up that white stuff
All purpose flour
Gotta mix it right up
Hit the Rez with the Shits
They eats it right up! Watch the grease pop
Watch her waist drop
She got that blue bird bag [Blue Bird flour comes in a twenty-pound cloth bag and claims to be “The Native American Frybread Secret”]
In her tank top
he got that white powder
All over everything
She gettin’ to bussin’ man
But we ain’t cousins man!
We from the same tribe
But a different clan
She my Rez Bunny
And I’m her Red Man
She love my Tattoos
And my two braids
Frybread money at the Creek Fest get paid! On that!”

Foregrounding this song in the Health Center’s battle against diabetes underscores the other side of frybread’s legacy, also emblazoned on a T-shirt that announces 'Frybread: Creating #Obesity Since 1860.' #Cheyenne and #HudulgeeMuscogee #IndigenousRights activist #SuzanShownHarjo, who vowed to give up frybread as a New Year’s resolution, explains, 'Frybread is emblematic of the #LongTrails from home and freedom to confinement and #rations. It’s the connecting dot between healthy children and obesity, #hypertension, diabetes, #dialysis, #blindness, #amputations and #SlowDeath.' Reflecting on stereotypes that dehumanized Indigenous people to justify #colonization, such as the worn-out trope of Indians drinking 'firewater,' Harjo asserts that frybread love is another way to portray them as 'simple-minded people who salute the little grease bread and get misty-eyed about it.'

"In The #HeartbeatOfWoundedKnee, scholar #DavidTreuer introduces health educator #ChelseyLuger, who is #Ojibwe and #Lakota. Chelsey talks to Indigenous communities about the perils of frybread as part of her efforts to steer their diets in new directions, even in the face of limited food options. 'Sometimes people get defensive, but we are able to make the conversation positive. We say we grew up with it and like it and we say frybread is not power. We say frybread kills our people. It’s that serious. It causes diabetes and heart disease. We have to look at those colonial foods as a kind of enemy.' "

Read more:
https://lithub.com/weapons-of-health-destruction-how-colonialism-created-the-modern-native-american-diet/

#colonization #Colonialism #Decolonize #NativeAmericans #TraditionalFoods #FoodInsecurity #FoodSovereignty #IndigenousFoodSovereignty #Comods #CommodityBoxes #CulturalErasure

#Hegseth’s predecessor, General #LloydAustin, ordered the review of the awards in 2024 after a Congressional recommendation in the 2022 defense bill — itself a reflection of efforts by some lawmakers to rescind the awards for those who participated in the bloody #massacre on #SouthDakota’s #PineRidge #IndianReservation near #WoundedKnee Creek.

#WoundedKneeMassacre #NativeAmerican #Lakota #Sioux #massacre #USArmy #WhiteSupremacy #genocide #EthnicCleansing

[Thread] Unfortunately, South Dakota #HB1258 was defeated [which would have put more restrictions on #LithiumMining]... And I knew Burgum would betray #NativeAmericans (even though he promised not to).

‘Unleashing American Energy’: Mining and Drilling Accelerated Under Trump Administration

By Angelica (Angie) Solloa • February 12, 2025

"You may have heard that #DebHaaland (Laguna Pueblo) transitioned out of her role as the US Secretary of the Department of Interior and announced her candidacy for Governor New Mexico. Her successor, former North Dakota Governor #DougBurgum, is steadfast in carrying out Trump’s Executive Order 14154 '#UnleashingAmericanEnergy' which aims to accelerate #mining and drilling on federal and #TribalLands.

"On February 3rd, Doug Burgum released this document which outlines all the revoked projects and programs intended to protect land and the people; giving a pathway for #MiningCompanies to hit the ground running across Turtle Island.

"In the #BlackHills, the #SacredLands of the #Lakota Peoples’, mining and drilling companies aren’t hesitating to cash out. Currently, South Dakota House Bill 1258 is under consideration by the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, where it will come to a vote this Thursday, February 13th. Community members and citizens of the area were given just six days’ notice.

WHAT IS HB 1258?

"The passage of South Dakota House Bill 1258 would hold lithium mining to the same standards and laws as silver and gold. Under the current law, lithium mining is treated like mining for sand and gravel, and there are not enough protections for human #health, #food systems, #water, #wildlife, and the #land.

"HB 1258 would offer more accountability and appropriate processes for mining companies that would better protect the land, the people, and the economy of the #Ȟesápa. #NDNCollective, alongside partner the #BlackHillsCleanWaterAlliance, collaborated to spread the word as fast as possible, calling on relatives to swiftly take action ahead of Thursday, February 13th."

Read more:
https://ndncollective.org/unleashing-american-energy-mining-and-drilling-accelerated-under-trump-administration/
#ProtectTheBlackHills #ProtectTheSacred #DefendTheSacred #NoMiningWithoutConsent #EnvironmentalRacism #DrillBabyDrill #WaterIsLife #LandIsLife #LeaveItInTheGround #CorporateColonialism #USPol #NoLithiumMining #DefendMotherEarth

#Taos #ReggaeBand #IrieBellion Releases Powerful Single Advocating #ClemencyForLeonardPeltier

By Native News Online Staff
January 07, 2025

"Six-piece reggae band IrieBellion, based in #TaosNewMexico, has released a new single to advocate for the release of #LeonardPeltier, a #NativeAmericanActivist who has been imprisoned for nearly 50 years.

"'Leonard Peltier’s Song' features Grammy-winning flutist #RobertMirabal of Taos Pueblo and a traditional drum group composed of singers from several Indigenous nations. Through this collaboration, the band hopes to amplify calls for President Joe Biden to grant clemency to Peltier.

"The song blends IrieBellion’s reggae-inspired rhythms with Robert Mirabal’s signature flute playing and the traditional Indigenous drumming and singing of #JohnSwiftbird (#Lakota), #ChaskePacheco (#Dakota / #SantaDomingoPueblo), and #BrysonSanchez (Dakota / #SanFelipePueblo).

"The song makes a direct #PleaForJustice, with Davis crafting a chorus —'Do the right thing, let freedom ring/ ​It's been so long, let's right this wrong' — that appeals to #PresidentBiden to take action and right what the band views as a longstanding wrong.

"The musical advocacy for Peltier's case has a rich history in popular music. #RobbieRobertson (Mohawk), the legendary guitarist and songwriter of The Band, created a particularly powerful statement with his song 'Sacrifice', which incorporated Peltier's own voice through a recorded prison phone call with Robertson. Little Steven (#StevenVanZandt), known for both his work with Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band and his solo career, also contributed to this musical legacy with his own 'Leonard Peltier,' which, like IrieBellion's new release, used Caribbean rhythms to carry its message of justice.

"Peltier, a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of #Chippewa Indians, became involved in the American Indian Movement (#AIM) in the 1970s, a time of tension between Indigneous communities and the U.S. government.

AIM advocated addressing issues such as police brutality, treaty violations, and systemic inequality affecting Native Americans.

"Peltier’s case comes from a 1975 shootout on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, where two FBI agents and a young Native man were killed. The shootout occurred during a period of violence on the reservation, often referred to as the '#ReignOfTerror,' when residents faced threats and attacks for their ties to AIM.

"Peltier was convicted in 1977 of killing the agents, but his trial has been widely criticized. Key evidence was withheld by the prosecution, including ballistics reports that could have supported his defense.

"Eyewitness testimony used to extradite Peltier from Canada was later recanted, with the witness stating they were coerced by the FBI. Even the U.S. attorney who handled the case has since admitted that no one knows who fired the fatal shots.

"Peltier has maintained his innocence for nearly five decades, and his case has been condemned by numerous human rights organizations, including #AmnestyInternational. Calls for his release have grown in recent years, with Peltier now in his late seventies and facing health challenges.

"'Leonard Peltier’s Song' is available on streaming platforms, including Spotify and Apple Music, and can also be found on IrieBellion’s HearNow page. The band encourages listeners to not only enjoy the song but also take action by learning about Peltier’s case, signing petitions, and contacting officials to advocate for his release.

"For those who want to learn more, organizations such as the International #LeonardPeltierDefenseCommittee provide resources and updates on efforts to secure his freedom."

https://nativenewsonline.net/arts-entertainment/taos-reggae-band-iriebellion-releases-powerful-single-advocating-clemency-for-leonard-peltier
#ACAB #FBI #AmericanindianMovement #PineRidge #FreeLeonardPeltier #AmnestyForLeonardPeltier #ClemencyForLeonardPeltier

#Sundance2025 Lineup Highlights Powerful #Indigenous Stories, Including '#FreeLeonardPeltier’ and ‘#ElNorte'

By Kaili Berg, December 17, 2024

"The Sundance Institute recently unveiled the lineup for the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, which will showcase 87 feature films and six episodic projects that promise daring storytelling and global perspectives.

"Among the films in this year’s lineup are powerful portrayals of Indigenous experiences, including El Norte and Free Leonard Peltier.

"Sundance Institute Senior Programmer Heidi Zwicker told Native News Online that the selection of films underscores diverse narratives in Native films.

"'The films that we have this year indicate how much you can’t define what an Indigenous film should be like,' Zwicker said. 'There’s such multiplicity in the stories and worlds these filmmakers present, even within a single community.'

"The Festival will take place from January 23 to February 2, 2025, with screenings in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah, as well as a curated online program accessible to audiences nationwide from January 30 to February 2.

"Free Leonard Peltier, co-directed by #JesseShortBull (#Oglala #Lakota) and #DavidFrance, is a documentary that dives into the life and legacy of Leonard Peltier, a leader of the #AmericanIndianMovement who has been imprisoned for 50 years following a controversial conviction.

"Zwicker described the film as 'rich, well-researched, and deeply emotional,' emphasizing its timeliness as Peltier’s case gains renewed attention in the fight for clemency.

"#GregoryNava’s El Norte follows Indigneous siblings Rosa and Enrique as they flee #Guatemala after their family is murdered in a government-led massacre during the #GuatemalanCivilWar. Their journey to the U.S. becomes a struggle for survival amid the realities of #immigrant life.

"Profits from ticket sales directly support Sundance Institute’s year-round initiatives, including labs, residencies, fellowships, and educational programs through Sundance Collab. These programs empower thousands of artists annually.

"Sundance’s Indigenous Program, led by #AdamPiron (#Kiowa / #Mohawk), is a vital part of this mission, providing ongoing support to #NativeFilmmakers."

Read more:
https://nativenewsonline.net/arts-entertainment/sundance-2025-lineup-highlights-powerful-indigenous-stories-including-free-leonard-peltier-and-el-norte
#AmnestyForLeonardPeltier #ClemencyForLeonardPeltier #ReaderSupportedNews #IndigenousFilmmakers

South Dakota governor’s cabinet nomination raises tribal concerns

Secretary of #HomelandSecurity nominee #KristiNoem has a long, complicated history with tribes in South Dakota.

Amelia Schafer
Nov 15, 2024

RAPID CITY, S.D. – "Early Tuesday morning, news broke that South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem was nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to serve as the next Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, a decision that’s raised red flags for Native people in South Dakota, but also may provide an avenue for change.

"'We need to come together now, more than ever,' Oglala Sioux Tribe President Frank Star Comes Out said during a public intertribal meeting Nov. 13. 'I’m hoping we have a better governor in South Dakota that will work with us because we have issues that we need to bring to the table with the state.'

"Noem made South Dakota history earlier in May when she was banished from every reservation in the state following disparaging remarks made regarding alleged cartel activity on reservations and about Indian education. At one point Noem alleged tribal governments benefit from cartel presence and are failing their youth.

"During a May press conference, Noem responded to the banishments by asking why tribes 'don’t ban the cartels.' She’s banned from all nine reservations in the state: the #PineRidge, #CheyenneRiver, #StandingRock, #LowerBrule, #Rosebud, #LakeTraverse, #CrowCreek, #Flandreau and #Yankton reservations. Standing Rock and Lake Traverse both span into North Dakota."

[...]

"Emergency management is another area where Noem and the #OcetiSakowin (#Lakota, #Nakota, #Dakota nations have struggled.

"In December 2022, the Pine Ridge and Rosebud reservations were crippled by an extreme winter storm. Unable to get wood or propane, some households resorted to burning clothes and furniture to stay warm. A 12-year-old Sicangu Lakota boy, Honor Beauvais, died during the storm on the Rosebud Reservation, along with three other tribal citizens.

"When banning the governor, the #RosebudSioux tribe cited a delayed emergency declaration from Noem. Noem did not activate the South Dakota National Guard until Dec. 22, nearly 10 days after the storm began.

"The council also cited concerns with Noem’s support of the #KeystoneXL [#KXL] Pipeline in 2019 and an increase in penalties for pipeline protestors, referenced Noem’s opposition of #COVID19 checkpoints on the Pine Ridge and Cheyenne River Reservations, removal of teaching standards regarding #NativeAmericanHistory, legal threats to the #FlandreauSanteeSioux Tribe regarding its #MedicalCannabis operations and return of unused Emergency Rental Assistance funds in 2022 without consulting tribes."

Read more:
https://ictnews.org/news/south-dakota-governors-cabinet-nomination-raises-tribal-concerns

#DHS #TrumpAppointments #NoDAPL

‘We were birthed from the Earth’

#TwoSpirit #activist stands up for #Native #reproductiverights

"We were birthed from the Earth. We have become the protectors of the sacred, the protectors of this land, the protectors of our lives — and that means we get to choose what is best for our lives.

"It is our choice, our bodies, our rights, our lands that have been stolen. Our elders and ancestry, our culture, our language has been stolen, and now our Indigenous sovereignty has been stolen when you take our reproductive rights from us,"
-- Candi Brings Plenty (they/she).

Tuesday, June 25, 2024
By Acee Agoyo

"A chaotic and heated scene played out here in the nation’s capital as a #NativeActivist advocated for tribal #sovereignty on the steps of the highest court in the land.

"Candi Brings Plenty (they/she), a Two Spirit #WaterProtector and land defender from the #OglalaSioux Tribe, opened an event marking the unprecedented loss of women’s reproductive rights with remarks in the #Lakota language. But several counter-protesters — all of them non-Native — repeatedly tried to disrupt the gathering that was held on the second anniversary of the overturning of the Roe v. Wade decision by the U.S. Supreme Court.

"Yet #BringsPlenty, who was a prominent figure in the movement against the #DakotaAccessPipeline, stood their ground. Holding an eagle feather fan and a sign in defense of tribal rights, they able to acknowledge the ancestral lands of the #Nacotchtank and the #Piscataway peoples who have lived in Washington, D.C., and the surrounding areas since time immemorial — even as one non-Native went so far as to try and block others from witnessing the Women’s Strike event."

https://indianz.com/News/2024/06/25/we-were-birthed-from-the-earth-two-spirit-activist-stands-up-for-native-reproductive-rights/

#RoeVsWade #NativeAmericanActivist #Activism #NonBinary

#Lakota #MamaJulz Locked Down, Arrested, in Jail, Fighting Appalachian #Pipeline

"Without water there in no life. Violence against #MotherEarth is violence against our sisters."

By Brenda Norrell, #CensoredNews, Feb. 2, 2024

"'Find your Warrior Spirit,' said Mama Julz, Lakota, who locked down, was arrested, and is now in jail, for fighting the pipeline in #Appalachia."

Read more:
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/02/lakota-mama-julz-locked-down-arrested.html

#MountainValleyPipeline #MountainValleyPipelineLLC #NoPipelines #WaterIsLife #NativeAmericanActivist #SilencingDissent

The #AmericanBuffalo
A New Documentary from #KenBurns Now Streaming

"The American #Buffalo, a new two-part, four-hour series, takes viewers on a journey through more than 10,000 years of North American history and across some of the continent’s most iconic landscapes, tracing the animal’s evolution, its significance to the #IndigenousPeople and landscape of the #GreatPlains, its near extinction, and the efforts to bring the magnificent mammals back from the brink.

"For thousands of generations, buffalo (species #bison bison) have evolved alongside #IndigenousPeople who relied on them for food and shelter, and, in exchange for killing them, revered the animal. The stories of Native people anchor the series, including the #Kiowa, #Comanche, and #Cheyenne of the Southern Plains; the #Lakota, #Salish, #Kootenai, #Mandan-#Hidatsa, and #Blackfeet from the Northern Plains; and others."

https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/the-american-buffalo

#History #AmericanHistory #Genocide #Greed #Extinction #Capitalism #Colonization #NativeAmericans

Balla coi lupi, libera i bisonti: il contenzioso ventennale di un monumento

https://www.jacoporanieri.com/blog/?p=38509

#sculture #arte #stati uniti #bisonti #bufali #bronzo #autori #attori #storia #stati uniti #dakota #lakota #sioux #caccia #attrazioni #viaggi #turismo #strade #nativi #tradizioni #bovini #cavalli #creativi #personaggi #luoghi #strano #tribu

#indigenousVoices #Lakota
#RosebudSioux #turtleIsland

interview with
Ember Spotted Elk.
Fight of the Seventh Generation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7pom5AKlFU