This is the Preamble to The Red Nation’s Principles of Unity ratified by the first General Assembly of Freedom Councils in Albuquerque on August 10, 2018–Pueblo Revolt Day. In the spirit of Popay! We are Indigenous revolutionaries. We are comrades and relatives first and foremost. We practice radical
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By Jennifer Marley & Kayleigh Warren This summer, the Santa Fe Opera will be featuring the contemporary opera Doctor Atomic, which is a story that depicts the experiences of scientists and engineers who worked on the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos National Labs (LANL). Like most of the rhetoric about
By Majerle Lister The narrative that conservationism is an ally of Indigenous people and Indigenous land serves the opportunistic purpose of unifying Indigenous people and pro-conservationist to fight for the land. At the center of the US conservation movement is Theodore Roosevelt, a notable racist and violent imperialist. Any act
by Benay Blend In May 2018, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a shift in the country’s immigration policy: “zero Tolerance” for human rights. Those attempting border crossings are now subject to federal criminal prosecution while their children were taken to be warehoused away from their families. Though
Native Liberation Conference Agenda August 11-12, 2018 Health Leadership High School 1900 Randolph Rd SE Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106 Download the full Native Liberation Conference Agenda here. We live in difficult times. The US settler government has committed atrocities against poor and colonized people across the world. But people have
Third Annual Native Liberation Conference August 11-12, 2018 Albuquerque, NM (Download hi-res posters here and here.) On August 11-12, 2018, The Red Nation is hosting the Native Liberation Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the Health Leadership High School, 1900 Randolph Rd SE Albuquerque, NM. We live in difficult times.
by Melissa Tso The attack on women from all corners of the globe has become more apparent over the last several weeks. Claudia Patricia Gómez González (Guatemalan), Razan Al-Najjar (Palestinian) and Roxana Hernandez (Honduran), are more recent victims whose murders, at the hands of imperialist nations, have gained international attention
150 years ago today the so-called United States allowed Diné prisoners of war to leave the Bosque Redondo concentration camp. The treaty is idealized through the lens of American exceptionalism as a symbol of “strength” or “sovereignty”, however if we examine the language of the treaty we will discover the
By Andrew Curley Today we commemorate the 150th anniversary of the treaty between the United States and “the Navajo band of Indians.” Most Navajo people are unaware or unconcerned about this date and its supposed significance. Tribal officials, on the other hand, are planning celebrations and events across the reservation.
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by Kayleigh Kewageshig As of yesterday, the March 8, 2018 sale of 25 land parcels in the Greater Chaco Landscape has been CANCELED, pending cultural impact assessments of parcels in close proximity to Chaco Canyon National Park. The struggle does not end here — all impacted communities must stay engaged and
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by The Red Nation Trump’s war on the planet and Indigenous peoples has now turned to the San Juan Basin, the Greater Chaco Region, and its Diné residents as another national sacrifice zone in the name of profit. Aggressively expanding Obama era policies to increase domestic energy production to
This talk was delivered at the Royal Geographical Society’s International Conference in London, England, August 28, 2017 Good evening. I want to thank the coordinating committee for this conference, as well as the Decolonizing Water project housed at the University of British Columbia, for inviting me to speak tonight.