When Valentina Blackhorse tested positive for coronavirus, she texted her sister and told her not to worry. A former pageant queen, Valentina was known for her love of her Native American Navajo heritage, her passion for helping others and her playful sense of humour. She doted on her one-year-old daughter, Poet, and worked as a […]
June 3, 2020Categories: Civil Rights (Voting Rights, Juries, Census) In 2017 and 2018, the Native American Voting Rights Coalition—founded by the Native American Rights Fund—held nine public hearings to better understand how Native Americans are systemically and culturally kept from fully exercising their franchise. More than 120 witnesses testified from dozens of tribes across the country.https://www.narf.org/obstacles-at-every-turn/
June 25, 2020Categories: Environmental Protection (Climate Change), Hunting and Fishing Rights, Native Lands, Tribal Sovereignty and Jurisdiction Today a judge granted Attorney General Nessel’s request for a temporary restraining order, requiring Enbridge to immediately cease operation of the approximately 4-mile long segment of the Line 5 oil pipeline that crosses the bottom of the Straits of Mackinac. This decision comes just […]
February 26, 2019Categories: Environmental Protection (Climate Change), Hunting and Fishing Rights Take action now to stop a blatant land grab and protect this national treasure and sacred resource of the Gwich’in people. /In its ongoing efforts to fast track oil and gas development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge before the next presidential election, the Bureau of […]
Hawaiian Round World Voyage Visits Everglades Park Everglades Nation Park, FL. — A traditional Hawaiian voyaging canoe arrived Saturday morning offshore from Everglades National Park in Everglades City on part of its world tour. Southwest Florida Online
National Park Service Does Face-Plant With New Rule on Gathering Plants Michelle Tirado 8/20/15 The National Park Service may have thought it was doing Native Americans a favor with a proposed rule that would allow them to gather traditional and medicinal plants in national parks, but there are not a lot of “thanks” coming out […]
Indigenous Leaders Want Pope Francis To Rescind Bull Justifying Imperialism The Doctrine of Discovery, which allowed taking indigenous land 500 years ago, still underpins Indian law in the U.S. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/pope-francis-doctrine-of-discovery_56058eb9e4b0dd8503076c17
FOLIO NEWS RESIST 450 In St. Augustine, indigenous groups want the city’s big anniversary celebration to tell a more inclusive story http://folioweekly.com/RESIST-450,13498
COUNCIL_FORMAL_STATEMENT_UN_CLIMATE_SUMMIT -ADDENDUM TO- Indigenous Elders And Medicine Peoples Council Statement Fukushima Beyond Climate Change to Survival on Sacred Mother Earth United Nations – September 21, 2014 All Creation has a right to live and survive on this Sacred Earth and raise their Families where the Creator placed them to be. The Creator created the People of […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 15, 2013 Dine’ Traditional Leaders Express Concern that Navajo Nation Agreement to Stop Horse Slaughter – While a Step in the Right Direction – May Not Adequately Address Issues Pertaining to the Protection of Indigenous Rights and Deeply Held Spiritual Beliefs (KAYENTA, AZ) – For months, Dine’ (Navajo) elders and medicine […]