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#Wikipedia - #UnitedStates
See also: #Superfund"Perhaps the best-known sacrifice zone in the United States is '#CancerAlley' in #Louisiana, an 85-mile stretch of land along the #MississippiRiver containing over 200 #petrochemical plants. Serious air and water quality violations have been documented since the 1970s, and elevated #cancer risk has been found. The region's population is disproportionately #Black and #LowIncome.
"Commentators including Chris Hedges, Joe Sacco, Robert Bullard and Stephen Lerner have argued that #corporate business practices contribute to producing #SacrificeZones and that these zones most commonly exist in low-income and minority, usually #AfricanAmerican communities. Sacrifice zones are a central topic for the graphic novel #DaysOfDestructionDaysOfRevolt, written by Hedges and illustrated by Sacco.
"In 2012, Hedges stated that examples of sacrifice zones included #PineRidge, South Dakota and #CamdenNJ. In 2017 a #WestCalumet public housing project in East Chicago, Indiana built at the former site of a lead smelter needed to be demolished and soil replaced to bring the area up to residential standards, displacing 1000 residents. In 2014, Naomi Klein wrote that 'running an economy on energy sources that release poisons as an unavoidable part of their extraction and refining has always required sacrifice zones."
Related link:
The Spread of Sacrifice Zones
By David Swanson, June, 2012
https://cdn.countercurrents.org/swanson090612.htm#BigOil #BigOilAndGas #SacrificeZones #SEZs #HumanRights #HumanRightsFreeZone #Pollution #EnvironmentalDegradation #EnvironmentalRacism #EconomicSacrificZones #WaterIsLife #Industries #IndustrialUse #PollutionSacrificeZones
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#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
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The new '#FreeLeonardPeltier' film tells the history of The Trail of #BrokenTreaties and #BIATakeover in Washington. '#Resistance is a responsibility,' says #MadonnaThunderHawk.
April 14, 2025
Film screenshots / collage #CensoredNewsDates of Free Screenings of the New 'Free Leonard Peltier' Film on the #RezTour2025
April 21 | #BelcourtND, #TurtleMountain Band of #Chippewa
April 22 | #FargoND
April 23 | #FortYatesND, #StandingRock
April 24 | #EagleButteSD, #CheyenneRiver
Apirl 26 | #RapidCitySD
April 27 and 28 | #KyleSD, #Oglala5
April 29 | #ValentineNE, #RosebudSioux
May 1 | #SiouxFallsSD
ALL SCREENINGS ARE FIRST COME FIRST SERVED - no tickets necessary.Each screening will feature an in-person Q&A with the film team.
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https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2025/04/free-screenings-of-new-free-leonard.htmlMore upcoming screenings nationwide and globally: Boston, Mass., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, San
Rafael, California, Dallas, Texas, and Warsaw, Poland
https://freeleonardfilm.com/screenings/Read More at Censored News:
The new film shares deep history of the movement. 'Standing Ovations and Global Awards for New
'Free Leonard Peltier' Film.
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2025/04/free-leonard-peltier-film-shows-in.html#AIM #NativeAmericanHistory #PineRidge #LeonardPeltierIsFree
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So, I am well aware of the controversy surrounding #BuffySainteMarie and her heritage. But whether she is a pretendian (she claims to be adopted, something that's been disputed) or not, a lot of Native Americans accepted her as one of their own, and she had her pulse on what was going on with #AIM...
Buffy's Censored Words Led to Revelations in New #LeonardPeltier Film Premiered at Sundance
"My girlfriend Annie Mae talked about uranium
Her head was filled with bullets and her body dumped
The FBI cut off her hands and told us she'd died of Exposure…"
- Buffy Saint Marie, Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee, 1992.By #BrendaNorrell, #CensoredNews, Feb. 4, 2025
TSAILE, #NavajoNation -- "The words of Buffy Sainte Marie, censored by Indian Country Today, led to revelations about Oglala President Dick Wilson's secret land deal on Pine Ridge in the new film Free
Leonard Peltier, which premiered at Sundance, producer #JesseShortBull told Censored News."Buffy's interview at Dine' College in 1999 was censored for seven years. Before I was fired as a staff reporter, a portion of the interview was published by the newspaper -- but one paragraph was still censored. In the still censored portion, Buffy referred to a secret land deal on the day of the shoot out at the #JumpingBull property on #PineRidge. Buffy said, 'Who recalls that on that day one-eighth of the reservation was transferred in secret -- on that day. It was the part containing uranium. That is what never seems to be remembered.'
"Dickie Wilson planned to turn over the #MineralRights in the Badlands to the U.S. government. The U.S. government wanted the land for uranium mining. Dick Wilson's secret plan was discovered in the documents in the BIA file cabinets by the #AmericanIndianMovement, during the takeover of the #BIA building in Washington in 1972.
"Following the premiere of #FreeLeonardPeltier at the Sundance Film Festival, Jesse Short Bull, Oglala Lakota, and director of the film, reveals how Buffy's words led to the search for the facts about #DickWilson's #UraniumMining scheme with the U.S. government. 'Buffy's song about Anna Mae really shocked me, she outlined it so well,' Short Bull said. 'The plans for mineral development for Pine Ridge were discovered at the 1972 BIA takeover, and by the 1980's the big wig energy companies came to Pine Ridge with big ideas for development."
Read more:
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2025/02/buffys-censored-words-led-to.html
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#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 -
Freiheit für Leonard Peltier - Aktivist des American Indian Movement!
2024 jährte sich zum 51. mal die Besetzung des Ortes Wounded Knee in Süd Dakota / USA. Hier fand 1890 ein Massenmord an 300 Kindern, Frauen und Männern vom indigenen Stamm der Lakota durch die US Armee statt.
Im Januar 1973 besetzten Aktivisten*innen des American Indian Movement (AIM) diesen Ort, um gegen die mörderische Politik der US Regierung zu demonstrieren. Sie machten damit auf Landraub und die kulturelle sowie physische Zerstörung der amerikanischen Ureinwohnerinnen aufmerksam. Damals war in der Pine Ridge Reservation, in der Nähe von Wounded Knee eine mörderische Paramiliz aktiv, welche die Bevölkerung und insbesondere #AIM Sympathisant*innen angriffen und z.T. ermordeten.
Die gegen derartige Praktiken gerichtete #Protestaktion in Wounded Knee erhielt weiltweite Aufmerksamkeit, auch in der dt. Presse. Die Zustände auf der #PineRidge #Reservation änderten sich dadurch jedoch leider nicht.
Der AIM Aktivist Leonard #Peltier befand sich 1975 dort, um die Bevölkerung gegen den #Terror zu unterstützen und wurde unter konstruierten Vorwürfen für einen angeblichen Mord am 6. Februar 1976 verhaftet und kurz darauf ohne stichhaltige Beweise verurteilt. Er wird seit inzwischen 48 Jahren als politischer #Gefangener in verschiedenen US-amerikanischen #Hochsicherheitsgefängnissen festgehalten.
Seine Verhaftung und die Repression gegen A.I.M. waren Teil des sogenannten #COINTELPRO Programmes von der US-#Bundespolizei #FBI, die die Zersetzung und Zerschlagung der damals starken Protestbewegungen, u.a. auch der Black Panther Party mit geheimdienstlichen und damals noch illegalen Mitteln betrieb.
Leonard Peltiers #Verurteilung zu zwei Mal lebenslänglicher #Haft war nur in Folge der Bedrohung mehrerer Zeug*innen, welche ihre Aussagen später widerriefen, massiver Beeinflussung der Geschworenen und erfundener, heute als falsch nachgewiesener Beweise möglich.
Verschiedenste Bücher, Filme und Songs griffen seinen Fall in den folgenden Jahrzehnten weltweit auf und trotz einer starken und breiten Protestbewegung hat der Präsident der #USA ihn noch immer nicht freigelassen.
Im Herbst 2022 fand ein 1100 Meilen langer #Protestmarsch durch die USA bis nach #Washington D.C. für seine #Freilassung statt, an welchem sich ca. 2000 Menschen beteiligten. Und auch im Rahmen der weltweiten Proteste im Jahr 2016 gegen die Black Snake #Pipeline in #StandingRock – North Dakota, welche für die Profitinteressen eines #Ölkonzerns indigenes #Territorium unwiederbringlich zerstört, wurde sein Fall immer wieder thematisiert.
Mittlerweile ist Peltier im #Regierungsgefängnis von #Coleman in Florida inhaftiert. Sein #Gesundheitszustand ist in Folge mehrerer chronischer Erkrankungen, einer #Coronainfektion sowie seines fortgeschrittenen Alters sehr schlecht. Eine lebensbedrohliche #Aortaaussackung könnte durch eine Operation behoben werden, was ihm jedoch seit Jahren verweigert wird.
Kundgebung – Di. 6. Februar 2024 – 18:00 Uhr
US Botschaft
Pariser Platz 2 – U+S-Brandenburger Tor – #BerlinWir fordern Leonard Peltiers #Freilassung sowie das #Selbstbestimmungsrecht und die umfassende Entschädigung der amerikanischen #Ureinwohner*innen!
Freiheit für alle politischen Gefangenen!
Free Them All!