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  1. #BloodInMyEyes by #KleeBenally

    "if this is the season to harvest
    we harvest what we have grown
    our teethe like daggers
    our nails sharpened on stone

    our enemies surround us
    there is a symmetry in this cycle
    the land and the seasons
    are weapons of our survival

    in this war there are more than two sides
    can’t you see the the blood in my eyes?

    we’ve gone to war with empty hands before
    like thousands of arrows, lightening crashing down
    we’ve gone to war with empty hands before
    with darkness and mother earth, we stand this sacred ground…

    in this war there are more than two sides
    can’t you see the the blood in my eyes?"

    from The Unsustainable Sessions, released November 26, 2019

    Watch:
    youtube.com/watch?v=B4EU6LxNT4g

    #FridayNightMusicVideos #MusicForTheResistance #CapitalismKills #RestInPowerKleeBenally #RIPKleeBenally #DefendMotherEarth #Resist #NativeAmericanActivists #NativeAmericanMusicians

  2. #BloodInMyEyes by #KleeBenally

    "if this is the season to harvest
    we harvest what we have grown
    our teethe like daggers
    our nails sharpened on stone

    our enemies surround us
    there is a symmetry in this cycle
    the land and the seasons
    are weapons of our survival

    in this war there are more than two sides
    can’t you see the the blood in my eyes?

    we’ve gone to war with empty hands before
    like thousands of arrows, lightening crashing down
    we’ve gone to war with empty hands before
    with darkness and mother earth, we stand this sacred ground…

    in this war there are more than two sides
    can’t you see the the blood in my eyes?"

    from The Unsustainable Sessions, released November 26, 2019

    Watch:
    youtube.com/watch?v=B4EU6LxNT4g

    #FridayNightMusicVideos #MusicForTheResistance #CapitalismKills #RestInPowerKleeBenally #RIPKleeBenally #DefendMotherEarth #Resist #NativeAmericanActivists #NativeAmericanMusicians

  3. #BloodInMyEyes by #KleeBenally

    "if this is the season to harvest
    we harvest what we have grown
    our teethe like daggers
    our nails sharpened on stone

    our enemies surround us
    there is a symmetry in this cycle
    the land and the seasons
    are weapons of our survival

    in this war there are more than two sides
    can’t you see the the blood in my eyes?

    we’ve gone to war with empty hands before
    like thousands of arrows, lightening crashing down
    we’ve gone to war with empty hands before
    with darkness and mother earth, we stand this sacred ground…

    in this war there are more than two sides
    can’t you see the the blood in my eyes?"

    from The Unsustainable Sessions, released November 26, 2019

    Watch:
    youtube.com/watch?v=B4EU6LxNT4g

    #FridayNightMusicVideos #MusicForTheResistance #CapitalismKills #RestInPowerKleeBenally #RIPKleeBenally #DefendMotherEarth #Resist #NativeAmericanActivists #NativeAmericanMusicians

  4. #BloodInMyEyes by #KleeBenally

    "if this is the season to harvest
    we harvest what we have grown
    our teethe like daggers
    our nails sharpened on stone

    our enemies surround us
    there is a symmetry in this cycle
    the land and the seasons
    are weapons of our survival

    in this war there are more than two sides
    can’t you see the the blood in my eyes?

    we’ve gone to war with empty hands before
    like thousands of arrows, lightening crashing down
    we’ve gone to war with empty hands before
    with darkness and mother earth, we stand this sacred ground…

    in this war there are more than two sides
    can’t you see the the blood in my eyes?"

    from The Unsustainable Sessions, released November 26, 2019

    Watch:
    youtube.com/watch?v=B4EU6LxNT4g

    #FridayNightMusicVideos #MusicForTheResistance #CapitalismKills #RestInPowerKleeBenally #RIPKleeBenally #DefendMotherEarth #Resist #NativeAmericanActivists #NativeAmericanMusicians

  5. #BloodInMyEyes by #KleeBenally

    "if this is the season to harvest
    we harvest what we have grown
    our teethe like daggers
    our nails sharpened on stone

    our enemies surround us
    there is a symmetry in this cycle
    the land and the seasons
    are weapons of our survival

    in this war there are more than two sides
    can’t you see the the blood in my eyes?

    we’ve gone to war with empty hands before
    like thousands of arrows, lightening crashing down
    we’ve gone to war with empty hands before
    with darkness and mother earth, we stand this sacred ground…

    in this war there are more than two sides
    can’t you see the the blood in my eyes?"

    from The Unsustainable Sessions, released November 26, 2019

    Watch:
    youtube.com/watch?v=B4EU6LxNT4g

    #FridayNightMusicVideos #MusicForTheResistance #CapitalismKills #RestInPowerKleeBenally #RIPKleeBenally #DefendMotherEarth #Resist #NativeAmericanActivists #NativeAmericanMusicians

  6. #Blackfire - "Common Enemy" (LIVE at the Grass Roots Festival of Music & Dance, in Trumansburg, NY - 2022)

    Posted Dec 22, 2024

    "Navajo (Diné) activists Jeneda (guitar & vocals, Klee (percussion) and Clayson Benally (guitar & vocals), perform together as 'Blackfire' at the GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance, in Trumansburg, NY."

    youtube.com/watch?v=-iiIoOK4v6

    #RestInPowerKleeBenally #KleeBenally #RIPKleeBenally #NativeAmericanActivists #NativeAmericanMusicians

  7. #Blackfire - "Common Enemy" (LIVE at the Grass Roots Festival of Music & Dance, in Trumansburg, NY - 2022)

    Posted Dec 22, 2024

    "Navajo (Diné) activists Jeneda (guitar & vocals, Klee (percussion) and Clayson Benally (guitar & vocals), perform together as 'Blackfire' at the GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance, in Trumansburg, NY."

    youtube.com/watch?v=-iiIoOK4v6

    #RestInPowerKleeBenally #KleeBenally #RIPKleeBenally #NativeAmericanActivists #NativeAmericanMusicians

  8. #Blackfire - "Common Enemy" (LIVE at the Grass Roots Festival of Music & Dance, in Trumansburg, NY - 2022)

    Posted Dec 22, 2024

    "Navajo (Diné) activists Jeneda (guitar & vocals, Klee (percussion) and Clayson Benally (guitar & vocals), perform together as 'Blackfire' at the GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance, in Trumansburg, NY."

    youtube.com/watch?v=-iiIoOK4v6

    #RestInPowerKleeBenally #KleeBenally #RIPKleeBenally #NativeAmericanActivists #NativeAmericanMusicians

  9. #Blackfire - "Common Enemy" (LIVE at the Grass Roots Festival of Music & Dance, in Trumansburg, NY - 2022)

    Posted Dec 22, 2024

    "Navajo (Diné) activists Jeneda (guitar & vocals, Klee (percussion) and Clayson Benally (guitar & vocals), perform together as 'Blackfire' at the GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance, in Trumansburg, NY."

    youtube.com/watch?v=-iiIoOK4v6

    #RestInPowerKleeBenally #KleeBenally #RIPKleeBenally #NativeAmericanActivists #NativeAmericanMusicians

  10. #Blackfire - "Common Enemy" (LIVE at the Grass Roots Festival of Music & Dance, in Trumansburg, NY - 2022)

    Posted Dec 22, 2024

    "Navajo (Diné) activists Jeneda (guitar & vocals, Klee (percussion) and Clayson Benally (guitar & vocals), perform together as 'Blackfire' at the GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance, in Trumansburg, NY."

    youtube.com/watch?v=-iiIoOK4v6

    #RestInPowerKleeBenally #KleeBenally #RIPKleeBenally #NativeAmericanActivists #NativeAmericanMusicians

  11. [Photos] Honoring Courage During A Year of #Genocide -- Solidarity with
    #Palestine in Indian Country

    By #BrendaNorrell, #CensoredNews, December 19, 2024

    "Censored News honors the courage of Native People who stood in solidarity with Palestine and spoke out against genocide. During a year of genocide, most of the media in the United States published distractions and false narratives, aiding and abetting in war crimes and genocide."

    bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/12

    #FreePalestine #Solidarity #BibiIsAWarCriminal #IsraeliWarCrimes #IsraelHumanRightsViolations #HumanRightsAreNeverWrong #NativeAmericanActivists #ReaderSupportedNews

  12. [Photos] Honoring Courage During A Year of #Genocide -- Solidarity with
    #Palestine in Indian Country

    By #BrendaNorrell, #CensoredNews, December 19, 2024

    "Censored News honors the courage of Native People who stood in solidarity with Palestine and spoke out against genocide. During a year of genocide, most of the media in the United States published distractions and false narratives, aiding and abetting in war crimes and genocide."

    bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/12

    #FreePalestine #Solidarity #BibiIsAWarCriminal #IsraeliWarCrimes #IsraelHumanRightsViolations #HumanRightsAreNeverWrong #NativeAmericanActivists #ReaderSupportedNews

  13. [Photos] Honoring Courage During A Year of #Genocide -- Solidarity with
    #Palestine in Indian Country

    By #BrendaNorrell, #CensoredNews, December 19, 2024

    "Censored News honors the courage of Native People who stood in solidarity with Palestine and spoke out against genocide. During a year of genocide, most of the media in the United States published distractions and false narratives, aiding and abetting in war crimes and genocide."

    bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/12

    #FreePalestine #Solidarity #BibiIsAWarCriminal #IsraeliWarCrimes #IsraelHumanRightsViolations #HumanRightsAreNeverWrong #NativeAmericanActivists #ReaderSupportedNews

  14. [Photos] Honoring Courage During A Year of #Genocide -- Solidarity with
    #Palestine in Indian Country

    By #BrendaNorrell, #CensoredNews, December 19, 2024

    "Censored News honors the courage of Native People who stood in solidarity with Palestine and spoke out against genocide. During a year of genocide, most of the media in the United States published distractions and false narratives, aiding and abetting in war crimes and genocide."

    bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/12

    #FreePalestine #Solidarity #BibiIsAWarCriminal #IsraeliWarCrimes #IsraelHumanRightsViolations #HumanRightsAreNeverWrong #NativeAmericanActivists #ReaderSupportedNews

  15. [Photos] Honoring Courage During A Year of #Genocide -- Solidarity with
    #Palestine in Indian Country

    By #BrendaNorrell, #CensoredNews, December 19, 2024

    "Censored News honors the courage of Native People who stood in solidarity with Palestine and spoke out against genocide. During a year of genocide, most of the media in the United States published distractions and false narratives, aiding and abetting in war crimes and genocide."

    bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/12

    #FreePalestine #Solidarity #BibiIsAWarCriminal #IsraeliWarCrimes #IsraelHumanRightsViolations #HumanRightsAreNeverWrong #NativeAmericanActivists #ReaderSupportedNews

  16. Update on #MyronDewey's killer from #CensoredNews

    Published December 19, 2024

    "The driver of the truck that killed #Paiute journalist Myron Dewey is an engineer with the same Reno, Nevada, mining company that did the initial testing for #LithiumMining at #Hualapai's ceremonial spring in #Arizona. The #HualapaiNation filed a federal lawsuit against Interior Sec. #DebHaaland for the mining permit issued to an Australian company."

    Source:
    bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2023/06

    Article about Federal lawsuit from November 7, 2024:

    In Major Win for Hualapai, Judge Extends Drilling Freeze For Lithium

    bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/11

    #JusticeForMyronDewey #WaterIsLife #BigSandyLithiumMine #BigSandy #HaKamwe #StopBigSandyLithiumMine #ProtestWalk #ProtectHaKamwe
    #NoLithiumMining #NoMiningWithoutConsent #BigSandyLithiumMine #ProtectTheSacred #ReaderSupportedNews #DefendMotherEarth #DefendTheSacred #NativeAmericanActivists #PeacefulProtest #HawkstoneEnergy

  17. Update on #MyronDewey's killer from #CensoredNews

    Published December 19, 2024

    "The driver of the truck that killed #Paiute journalist Myron Dewey is an engineer with the same Reno, Nevada, mining company that did the initial testing for #LithiumMining at #Hualapai's ceremonial spring in #Arizona. The #HualapaiNation filed a federal lawsuit against Interior Sec. #DebHaaland for the mining permit issued to an Australian company."

    Source:
    bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2023/06

    Article about Federal lawsuit from November 7, 2024:

    In Major Win for Hualapai, Judge Extends Drilling Freeze For Lithium

    bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/11

    #JusticeForMyronDewey #WaterIsLife #BigSandyLithiumMine #BigSandy #HaKamwe #StopBigSandyLithiumMine #ProtestWalk #ProtectHaKamwe
    #NoLithiumMining #NoMiningWithoutConsent #BigSandyLithiumMine #ProtectTheSacred #ReaderSupportedNews #DefendMotherEarth #DefendTheSacred #NativeAmericanActivists #PeacefulProtest #HawkstoneEnergy

  18. Update on #MyronDewey's killer from #CensoredNews

    Published December 19, 2024

    "The driver of the truck that killed #Paiute journalist Myron Dewey is an engineer with the same Reno, Nevada, mining company that did the initial testing for #LithiumMining at #Hualapai's ceremonial spring in #Arizona. The #HualapaiNation filed a federal lawsuit against Interior Sec. #DebHaaland for the mining permit issued to an Australian company."

    Source:
    bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2023/06

    Article about Federal lawsuit from November 7, 2024:

    In Major Win for Hualapai, Judge Extends Drilling Freeze For Lithium

    bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/11

    #JusticeForMyronDewey #WaterIsLife #BigSandyLithiumMine #BigSandy #HaKamwe #StopBigSandyLithiumMine #ProtestWalk #ProtectHaKamwe
    #NoLithiumMining #NoMiningWithoutConsent #BigSandyLithiumMine #ProtectTheSacred #ReaderSupportedNews #DefendMotherEarth #DefendTheSacred #NativeAmericanActivists #PeacefulProtest #HawkstoneEnergy

  19. Update on #MyronDewey's killer from #CensoredNews

    Published December 19, 2024

    "The driver of the truck that killed #Paiute journalist Myron Dewey is an engineer with the same Reno, Nevada, mining company that did the initial testing for #LithiumMining at #Hualapai's ceremonial spring in #Arizona. The #HualapaiNation filed a federal lawsuit against Interior Sec. #DebHaaland for the mining permit issued to an Australian company."

    Source:
    bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2023/06

    Article about Federal lawsuit from November 7, 2024:

    In Major Win for Hualapai, Judge Extends Drilling Freeze For Lithium

    bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/11

    #JusticeForMyronDewey #WaterIsLife #BigSandyLithiumMine #BigSandy #HaKamwe #StopBigSandyLithiumMine #ProtestWalk #ProtectHaKamwe
    #NoLithiumMining #NoMiningWithoutConsent #BigSandyLithiumMine #ProtectTheSacred #ReaderSupportedNews #DefendMotherEarth #DefendTheSacred #NativeAmericanActivists #PeacefulProtest #HawkstoneEnergy

  20. Update on #MyronDewey's killer from #CensoredNews

    Published December 19, 2024

    "The driver of the truck that killed #Paiute journalist Myron Dewey is an engineer with the same Reno, Nevada, mining company that did the initial testing for #LithiumMining at #Hualapai's ceremonial spring in #Arizona. The #HualapaiNation filed a federal lawsuit against Interior Sec. #DebHaaland for the mining permit issued to an Australian company."

    Source:
    bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2023/06

    Article about Federal lawsuit from November 7, 2024:

    In Major Win for Hualapai, Judge Extends Drilling Freeze For Lithium

    bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/11

    #JusticeForMyronDewey #WaterIsLife #BigSandyLithiumMine #BigSandy #HaKamwe #StopBigSandyLithiumMine #ProtestWalk #ProtectHaKamwe
    #NoLithiumMining #NoMiningWithoutConsent #BigSandyLithiumMine #ProtectTheSacred #ReaderSupportedNews #DefendMotherEarth #DefendTheSacred #NativeAmericanActivists #PeacefulProtest #HawkstoneEnergy

  21. Statement from #JacobJohns about the plea deal, saying:

    "'This was a #HateCrime. This is a continuation of #colonial violence. Unfortunately, this criminal process is reflective of the systemic #WhiteSupremacy that Indigenous peoples face. The shooter motivated by hatred got 9.5 years, but will actually be in prison for half that time. Just imagine if I shot a person at a MAGA rally or a Christian prayer service I’d be put away for life. And all we were doing was having a peaceful sunrise ceremony – we went there to pray and our prayers were answered because the Oñate statue still does not stand.

    "We live in a sick society where a man with a MAGA hat would come with a loaded gun and commit political and racial violence; though the police were on notice of that violence they weren’t there to protect us.

    "The lifelong scars and injuries, loss of an internal organ, mental anguish and trauma will be with me forever – and in a couple of years Martinez will live free.

    "I don’t want to end with the anger I feel inside. I want to express that Indigenous prayers and lifeways work. Pueblo people will always stand together and maintain a continuity of resistance to white supremacy and the destruction of the Earth."

    #JuanDeOñate #RyanMartinez #Oñate #MAGA #MAGAViolence #IndigenousArtist #ClimateActivist #Artivist #IndigenousActivists #ClimateJustice #NativeAmericanActivists
    #HateCrime #MAGATerrorism

  22. Statement from #JacobJohns about the plea deal, saying:

    "'This was a #HateCrime. This is a continuation of #colonial violence. Unfortunately, this criminal process is reflective of the systemic #WhiteSupremacy that Indigenous peoples face. The shooter motivated by hatred got 9.5 years, but will actually be in prison for half that time. Just imagine if I shot a person at a MAGA rally or a Christian prayer service I’d be put away for life. And all we were doing was having a peaceful sunrise ceremony – we went there to pray and our prayers were answered because the Oñate statue still does not stand.

    "We live in a sick society where a man with a MAGA hat would come with a loaded gun and commit political and racial violence; though the police were on notice of that violence they weren’t there to protect us.

    "The lifelong scars and injuries, loss of an internal organ, mental anguish and trauma will be with me forever – and in a couple of years Martinez will live free.

    "I don’t want to end with the anger I feel inside. I want to express that Indigenous prayers and lifeways work. Pueblo people will always stand together and maintain a continuity of resistance to white supremacy and the destruction of the Earth."

    #JuanDeOñate #RyanMartinez #Oñate #MAGA #MAGAViolence #IndigenousArtist #ClimateActivist #Artivist #IndigenousActivists #ClimateJustice #NativeAmericanActivists
    #HateCrime #MAGATerrorism

  23. Statement from #JacobJohns about the plea deal, saying:

    "'This was a #HateCrime. This is a continuation of #colonial violence. Unfortunately, this criminal process is reflective of the systemic #WhiteSupremacy that Indigenous peoples face. The shooter motivated by hatred got 9.5 years, but will actually be in prison for half that time. Just imagine if I shot a person at a MAGA rally or a Christian prayer service I’d be put away for life. And all we were doing was having a peaceful sunrise ceremony – we went there to pray and our prayers were answered because the Oñate statue still does not stand.

    "We live in a sick society where a man with a MAGA hat would come with a loaded gun and commit political and racial violence; though the police were on notice of that violence they weren’t there to protect us.

    "The lifelong scars and injuries, loss of an internal organ, mental anguish and trauma will be with me forever – and in a couple of years Martinez will live free.

    "I don’t want to end with the anger I feel inside. I want to express that Indigenous prayers and lifeways work. Pueblo people will always stand together and maintain a continuity of resistance to white supremacy and the destruction of the Earth."

    #JuanDeOñate #RyanMartinez #Oñate #MAGA #MAGAViolence #IndigenousArtist #ClimateActivist #Artivist #IndigenousActivists #ClimateJustice #NativeAmericanActivists
    #HateCrime #MAGATerrorism

  24. Statement from #JacobJohns about the plea deal, saying:

    "'This was a #HateCrime. This is a continuation of #colonial violence. Unfortunately, this criminal process is reflective of the systemic #WhiteSupremacy that Indigenous peoples face. The shooter motivated by hatred got 9.5 years, but will actually be in prison for half that time. Just imagine if I shot a person at a MAGA rally or a Christian prayer service I’d be put away for life. And all we were doing was having a peaceful sunrise ceremony – we went there to pray and our prayers were answered because the Oñate statue still does not stand.

    "We live in a sick society where a man with a MAGA hat would come with a loaded gun and commit political and racial violence; though the police were on notice of that violence they weren’t there to protect us.

    "The lifelong scars and injuries, loss of an internal organ, mental anguish and trauma will be with me forever – and in a couple of years Martinez will live free.

    "I don’t want to end with the anger I feel inside. I want to express that Indigenous prayers and lifeways work. Pueblo people will always stand together and maintain a continuity of resistance to white supremacy and the destruction of the Earth."

    #JuanDeOñate #RyanMartinez #Oñate #MAGA #MAGAViolence #IndigenousArtist #ClimateActivist #Artivist #IndigenousActivists #ClimateJustice #NativeAmericanActivists
    #HateCrime #MAGATerrorism

  25. Statement from #JacobJohns about the plea deal, saying:

    "'This was a #HateCrime. This is a continuation of #colonial violence. Unfortunately, this criminal process is reflective of the systemic #WhiteSupremacy that Indigenous peoples face. The shooter motivated by hatred got 9.5 years, but will actually be in prison for half that time. Just imagine if I shot a person at a MAGA rally or a Christian prayer service I’d be put away for life. And all we were doing was having a peaceful sunrise ceremony – we went there to pray and our prayers were answered because the Oñate statue still does not stand.

    "We live in a sick society where a man with a MAGA hat would come with a loaded gun and commit political and racial violence; though the police were on notice of that violence they weren’t there to protect us.

    "The lifelong scars and injuries, loss of an internal organ, mental anguish and trauma will be with me forever – and in a couple of years Martinez will live free.

    "I don’t want to end with the anger I feel inside. I want to express that Indigenous prayers and lifeways work. Pueblo people will always stand together and maintain a continuity of resistance to white supremacy and the destruction of the Earth."

    #JuanDeOñate #RyanMartinez #Oñate #MAGA #MAGAViolence #IndigenousArtist #ClimateActivist #Artivist #IndigenousActivists #ClimateJustice #NativeAmericanActivists
    #HateCrime #MAGATerrorism

  26. Man sentenced after pleading no contest to charges in #Oñate protest shooting [of #JacobJohns]

    Jonathan Fjeld, Updated: October 8, 2024

    ESPAÑOLA, N.M. — "A plea deal has been reached in the case of a man accused of a shooting last year at a protest over a Juan de Oñate statue.

    "Ryan Martinez pleaded no contest Monday to aggravated battery and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. A judge subsequently sentenced him to 9.5 years, which includes a firearm enhancement. Martinez will serve a minimum of four years as a result of his plea to a serious violent offense.

    "The state agreed to dismiss a possible hate crime enhancement as a part of the plea deal.

    "The court scheduled jury selection to begin Monday for Martinez’s trial. Prosecutors accused him of shooting and wounding Jacob Johns at a protest last September in Española.

    "One group was celebrating the postponement of the rededication of the Oñate statue. A smaller group stood by, arguing that officials were ignoring their culture and history. For the most part, they stayed separate, until one individual jumped a wall and ran toward the protesters.

    "Video showed the Oñate protesters trying to tackle the man as he ran toward the group. The video showed protesters ripping off his 'Make America Great Again' hat as he jumped back over the wall. Then, the video showed that man firing one shot that hit a protester.

    "Medics arrived about 10 minutes later and took the shooting victim to the hospital.

    "Witnesses said the man drove away in a white Tesla. They identified him as 23-year-old Ryan Martinez. They also described him as a known online troll who often riled up crowds at protests. New Mexico State Police arrested him later that day and confirmed it was Martinez.

    "A judge ruled to keep Martinez in jail until his trial."

    Source:
    kob.com/news/top-news/man-sent

    #JuanDeOñate #RyanMartinez #Oñate #MAGA #MAGAViolence #IndigenousArtist #ClimateActivist #Artivist #IndigenousActivists #ClimateJustice #NativeAmericanActivists
    #HateCrime #MAGATerrorism

  27. Man sentenced after pleading no contest to charges in #Oñate protest shooting [of #JacobJohns]

    Jonathan Fjeld, Updated: October 8, 2024

    ESPAÑOLA, N.M. — "A plea deal has been reached in the case of a man accused of a shooting last year at a protest over a Juan de Oñate statue.

    "Ryan Martinez pleaded no contest Monday to aggravated battery and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. A judge subsequently sentenced him to 9.5 years, which includes a firearm enhancement. Martinez will serve a minimum of four years as a result of his plea to a serious violent offense.

    "The state agreed to dismiss a possible hate crime enhancement as a part of the plea deal.

    "The court scheduled jury selection to begin Monday for Martinez’s trial. Prosecutors accused him of shooting and wounding Jacob Johns at a protest last September in Española.

    "One group was celebrating the postponement of the rededication of the Oñate statue. A smaller group stood by, arguing that officials were ignoring their culture and history. For the most part, they stayed separate, until one individual jumped a wall and ran toward the protesters.

    "Video showed the Oñate protesters trying to tackle the man as he ran toward the group. The video showed protesters ripping off his 'Make America Great Again' hat as he jumped back over the wall. Then, the video showed that man firing one shot that hit a protester.

    "Medics arrived about 10 minutes later and took the shooting victim to the hospital.

    "Witnesses said the man drove away in a white Tesla. They identified him as 23-year-old Ryan Martinez. They also described him as a known online troll who often riled up crowds at protests. New Mexico State Police arrested him later that day and confirmed it was Martinez.

    "A judge ruled to keep Martinez in jail until his trial."

    Source:
    kob.com/news/top-news/man-sent

    #JuanDeOñate #RyanMartinez #Oñate #MAGA #MAGAViolence #IndigenousArtist #ClimateActivist #Artivist #IndigenousActivists #ClimateJustice #NativeAmericanActivists
    #HateCrime #MAGATerrorism

  28. Man sentenced after pleading no contest to charges in #Oñate protest shooting [of #JacobJohns]

    Jonathan Fjeld, Updated: October 8, 2024

    ESPAÑOLA, N.M. — "A plea deal has been reached in the case of a man accused of a shooting last year at a protest over a Juan de Oñate statue.

    "Ryan Martinez pleaded no contest Monday to aggravated battery and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. A judge subsequently sentenced him to 9.5 years, which includes a firearm enhancement. Martinez will serve a minimum of four years as a result of his plea to a serious violent offense.

    "The state agreed to dismiss a possible hate crime enhancement as a part of the plea deal.

    "The court scheduled jury selection to begin Monday for Martinez’s trial. Prosecutors accused him of shooting and wounding Jacob Johns at a protest last September in Española.

    "One group was celebrating the postponement of the rededication of the Oñate statue. A smaller group stood by, arguing that officials were ignoring their culture and history. For the most part, they stayed separate, until one individual jumped a wall and ran toward the protesters.

    "Video showed the Oñate protesters trying to tackle the man as he ran toward the group. The video showed protesters ripping off his 'Make America Great Again' hat as he jumped back over the wall. Then, the video showed that man firing one shot that hit a protester.

    "Medics arrived about 10 minutes later and took the shooting victim to the hospital.

    "Witnesses said the man drove away in a white Tesla. They identified him as 23-year-old Ryan Martinez. They also described him as a known online troll who often riled up crowds at protests. New Mexico State Police arrested him later that day and confirmed it was Martinez.

    "A judge ruled to keep Martinez in jail until his trial."

    Source:
    kob.com/news/top-news/man-sent

    #JuanDeOñate #RyanMartinez #Oñate #MAGA #MAGAViolence #IndigenousArtist #ClimateActivist #Artivist #IndigenousActivists #ClimateJustice #NativeAmericanActivists
    #HateCrime #MAGATerrorism

  29. Man sentenced after pleading no contest to charges in #Oñate protest shooting [of #JacobJohns]

    Jonathan Fjeld, Updated: October 8, 2024

    ESPAÑOLA, N.M. — "A plea deal has been reached in the case of a man accused of a shooting last year at a protest over a Juan de Oñate statue.

    "Ryan Martinez pleaded no contest Monday to aggravated battery and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. A judge subsequently sentenced him to 9.5 years, which includes a firearm enhancement. Martinez will serve a minimum of four years as a result of his plea to a serious violent offense.

    "The state agreed to dismiss a possible hate crime enhancement as a part of the plea deal.

    "The court scheduled jury selection to begin Monday for Martinez’s trial. Prosecutors accused him of shooting and wounding Jacob Johns at a protest last September in Española.

    "One group was celebrating the postponement of the rededication of the Oñate statue. A smaller group stood by, arguing that officials were ignoring their culture and history. For the most part, they stayed separate, until one individual jumped a wall and ran toward the protesters.

    "Video showed the Oñate protesters trying to tackle the man as he ran toward the group. The video showed protesters ripping off his 'Make America Great Again' hat as he jumped back over the wall. Then, the video showed that man firing one shot that hit a protester.

    "Medics arrived about 10 minutes later and took the shooting victim to the hospital.

    "Witnesses said the man drove away in a white Tesla. They identified him as 23-year-old Ryan Martinez. They also described him as a known online troll who often riled up crowds at protests. New Mexico State Police arrested him later that day and confirmed it was Martinez.

    "A judge ruled to keep Martinez in jail until his trial."

    Source:
    kob.com/news/top-news/man-sent

    #JuanDeOñate #RyanMartinez #Oñate #MAGA #MAGAViolence #IndigenousArtist #ClimateActivist #Artivist #IndigenousActivists #ClimateJustice #NativeAmericanActivists
    #HateCrime #MAGATerrorism

  30. Man sentenced after pleading no contest to charges in #Oñate protest shooting [of #JacobJohns]

    Jonathan Fjeld, Updated: October 8, 2024

    ESPAÑOLA, N.M. — "A plea deal has been reached in the case of a man accused of a shooting last year at a protest over a Juan de Oñate statue.

    "Ryan Martinez pleaded no contest Monday to aggravated battery and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. A judge subsequently sentenced him to 9.5 years, which includes a firearm enhancement. Martinez will serve a minimum of four years as a result of his plea to a serious violent offense.

    "The state agreed to dismiss a possible hate crime enhancement as a part of the plea deal.

    "The court scheduled jury selection to begin Monday for Martinez’s trial. Prosecutors accused him of shooting and wounding Jacob Johns at a protest last September in Española.

    "One group was celebrating the postponement of the rededication of the Oñate statue. A smaller group stood by, arguing that officials were ignoring their culture and history. For the most part, they stayed separate, until one individual jumped a wall and ran toward the protesters.

    "Video showed the Oñate protesters trying to tackle the man as he ran toward the group. The video showed protesters ripping off his 'Make America Great Again' hat as he jumped back over the wall. Then, the video showed that man firing one shot that hit a protester.

    "Medics arrived about 10 minutes later and took the shooting victim to the hospital.

    "Witnesses said the man drove away in a white Tesla. They identified him as 23-year-old Ryan Martinez. They also described him as a known online troll who often riled up crowds at protests. New Mexico State Police arrested him later that day and confirmed it was Martinez.

    "A judge ruled to keep Martinez in jail until his trial."

    Source:
    kob.com/news/top-news/man-sent

    #JuanDeOñate #RyanMartinez #Oñate #MAGA #MAGAViolence #IndigenousArtist #ClimateActivist #Artivist #IndigenousActivists #ClimateJustice #NativeAmericanActivists
    #HateCrime #MAGATerrorism

  31. #NativeAmerican artist's new show includes painting of man accused of shooting him

    By Nicholas Gilmore, Jul 9, 2024

    "For #JacobJohns, painting a portrait of the man accused of trying to kill him was a sort of exercise in healing.

    "The Spokane, Wash.-based artist and activist on Tuesday afternoon stood next to his own five-foot-tall painting of Ryan Martinez, who is accused of having shot Johns last September at a protest in Española.

    "The plan, Johns said, is to turn the painting into a work of collaborative art by leaving markers next to the portrait and encouraging visitors to the exhibition to contribute to it."

    Read more:
    santafenewmexican.com/news/loc

    #JuanDeOñate #RyanMartinez #Oñate #MAGA #MAGAViolence #IndigenousArtist #ClimateActivist #Artivist #IndigenousActivists #ClimateJustice #NativeAmericanActivists
    #HateCrime #MAGATerrorism

  32. #NativeAmerican artist's new show includes painting of man accused of shooting him

    By Nicholas Gilmore, Jul 9, 2024

    "For #JacobJohns, painting a portrait of the man accused of trying to kill him was a sort of exercise in healing.

    "The Spokane, Wash.-based artist and activist on Tuesday afternoon stood next to his own five-foot-tall painting of Ryan Martinez, who is accused of having shot Johns last September at a protest in Española.

    "The plan, Johns said, is to turn the painting into a work of collaborative art by leaving markers next to the portrait and encouraging visitors to the exhibition to contribute to it."

    Read more:
    santafenewmexican.com/news/loc

    #JuanDeOñate #RyanMartinez #Oñate #MAGA #MAGAViolence #IndigenousArtist #ClimateActivist #Artivist #IndigenousActivists #ClimateJustice #NativeAmericanActivists
    #HateCrime #MAGATerrorism

  33. #NativeAmerican artist's new show includes painting of man accused of shooting him

    By Nicholas Gilmore, Jul 9, 2024

    "For #JacobJohns, painting a portrait of the man accused of trying to kill him was a sort of exercise in healing.

    "The Spokane, Wash.-based artist and activist on Tuesday afternoon stood next to his own five-foot-tall painting of Ryan Martinez, who is accused of having shot Johns last September at a protest in Española.

    "The plan, Johns said, is to turn the painting into a work of collaborative art by leaving markers next to the portrait and encouraging visitors to the exhibition to contribute to it."

    Read more:
    santafenewmexican.com/news/loc

    #JuanDeOñate #RyanMartinez #Oñate #MAGA #MAGAViolence #IndigenousArtist #ClimateActivist #Artivist #IndigenousActivists #ClimateJustice #NativeAmericanActivists
    #HateCrime #MAGATerrorism

  34. #NativeAmerican artist's new show includes painting of man accused of shooting him

    By Nicholas Gilmore, Jul 9, 2024

    "For #JacobJohns, painting a portrait of the man accused of trying to kill him was a sort of exercise in healing.

    "The Spokane, Wash.-based artist and activist on Tuesday afternoon stood next to his own five-foot-tall painting of Ryan Martinez, who is accused of having shot Johns last September at a protest in Española.

    "The plan, Johns said, is to turn the painting into a work of collaborative art by leaving markers next to the portrait and encouraging visitors to the exhibition to contribute to it."

    Read more:
    santafenewmexican.com/news/loc

    #JuanDeOñate #RyanMartinez #Oñate #MAGA #MAGAViolence #IndigenousArtist #ClimateActivist #Artivist #IndigenousActivists #ClimateJustice #NativeAmericanActivists
    #HateCrime #MAGATerrorism

  35. #NativeAmerican artist's new show includes painting of man accused of shooting him

    By Nicholas Gilmore, Jul 9, 2024

    "For #JacobJohns, painting a portrait of the man accused of trying to kill him was a sort of exercise in healing.

    "The Spokane, Wash.-based artist and activist on Tuesday afternoon stood next to his own five-foot-tall painting of Ryan Martinez, who is accused of having shot Johns last September at a protest in Española.

    "The plan, Johns said, is to turn the painting into a work of collaborative art by leaving markers next to the portrait and encouraging visitors to the exhibition to contribute to it."

    Read more:
    santafenewmexican.com/news/loc

    #JuanDeOñate #RyanMartinez #Oñate #MAGA #MAGAViolence #IndigenousArtist #ClimateActivist #Artivist #IndigenousActivists #ClimateJustice #NativeAmericanActivists
    #HateCrime #MAGATerrorism