Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights

September 27, 2025

Censorship and Genocide: Raytheon Diné on the Navajo Nation

 


Censorship and Genocide: Raytheon Dine' Facility on the Navajo Nation

Raytheon's missiles have been tracked to the murder of children and families in the ongoing genocide in Palestine. The Raytheon Diné Facility has continued missile production on the Navajo Nation for the past two years of this genocide, and the Navajo government is silent. Raytheon also profits from surveillance at the U.S. border.

By Brenda Norrell, Censored News, Sept. 27, 2025

As a staff reporter at Indian Country Today, I was forbidden to write about, even research, the Raytheon Diné Facility on the Navajo commercial farm, NAPI, near Shiprock, which produces missile parts for Raytheon, now one of the top profiteers from the genocide in Palestine.

After the newspaper was sold to new owners in New York State, the editors became personally involved, and went to Cuba to cut a deal to sell NAPI produce to Cuba.

September 24, 2025

Flotilla surrounded by explosions, hit with chemicals, as it nears Gaza

Indigenous women from the Amazon and throughout the south are aboard the flotilla. "We will always defend our joy -- but that does not mean that we do not organize our rage." The colonizers crossed the sea to exploit them, and now they are crossing the sea to the sacred land of Palestine. "We survived the genocide of our original people," an Indigenous woman said. Their laughter and hope, songs and joy, move them forward. https://www.instagram.com/ariadnetelles/

Flotilla surrounded by explosions, hit with chemicals, as it nears Gaza

Italy and Spain Sending Navy Ships to Protect Flotilla after Attack

By Censored News, Sept. 24, 2025

The Global Sumud Flotilla said the flotilla was surrounded by explosions, and hit with chemicals, as the flotilla of fifty ships is off the shore of Crete in international waters and nearing Gaza with humanitarian aid.

"At least 14 boats have been hit. We are still assessing the damage," the Flotilla said today, Wednesday, at noon New York time.

"We need you now more than ever. We need the world’s eyes on Gaza and on the Flotilla."

Indigenous women from the far north, and the Amazon, are on the Flotilla. Women from the United States are also on the boats.

September 23, 2025

Navajo President Urges Dine' to Join ICE -- While ICE Brutality is Battled Across the Nation


Navajo President Urges Dine' to Join ICE -- as Nationwide Protests Battle ICE Brutality

Navajo President urges Dine' to join ICE

While ICE is being protested around the country for the brutal arrests of crop workers in the fields, food vendors, and drags mothers and fathers from their homes -- Navajo President Buu Nygren urged Dine' to join ICE.

"President Nygren called for the recruitment of Navajo citizens into federal enforcement roles, including ICE, citing their strong military backgrounds, cultural understanding, and ability to foster trust within Native communities," Nygren's office said in a statement after meeting with federal law enforcement in Phoenix.


Dine' responded to the Navajo President.

"He Wants Diné to Work for ICE."

"Nygren called on Navajo citizens to join ICE. ICE is an agency known for separating families, abusing Indigenous people along the border, and terrorizing communities. For a Navajo president to encourage Diné to become agents of ICE is betrayal. He is asking us to turn against our relatives for federal approval."

Read more from this statement in the comments below.

Nygren's statement urging Dine' to join ICE is on his Facebook page:

Mohawk Nation News 'Dissolve the Invaders of Turtle Island'

DISSOLVE THE INVADERS OF TURTLE ISLAND

https://mohawknationnews.com/blog/2025/09/23/dissolve-the-invaders-of-turtle-island/

Sep. 21, 2025. It is scary that the people of the Western world [primarily settlers of Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand] don’t want to or can’t learn. They invaded turtle island to flee their misery and created a money based get-rich-quick delusion system based on what they stole from us indigenous and killed 95% of us for. They made imaginary money leading to imaginary success.  Most of us who took care of them and helped them survive their approach to turtle island were eliminated.


ONTARIO -- Weengushk International Film Festival with Free Online Festival


'Seeds' by writer-director-actor Kaniehtiio Horn, Kahnawake Mohawk, is a comedy thriller with co-star Graham Greene. Seeds is one of the new films in the Weengushk's International Film Festival's free online festival. 

September 23, 2025 - Please include in your news items and editorial plans

Weengushk International Film Festival and Cultural Event Announces 2025 Programming
on Manitoulin Island and Free Virtual Festival


Celebrating Indigenous Storytelling and Legacy Makers:
Honouring Chiefs Who Paved The Path Forward


'Free Leonard Peltier' Image by Censored News

Opening Night Film Free Leonard Petlier

Artistic Director Dr. Shirley Cheechoo CM is pleased to announce programming for the 9th Annual Weengushk International Film Festival (WIFF) taking place October 3 - 5, 2025 on Manitoulin Island in Northern Ontario plus FREE virtual screenings October 3-10, 2025. The Weengushk International Film Festival is Northern Ontario’s premier Indigenous film festival, with this year’s festival dedicated to powerful storytelling, immersive cultural events and cinematic excellence.

The theme of WIFF 2025 is The Legacy Makers: Honoring Chiefs Who Paved the Path Forward celebrating and honouring the legacies of chiefs who are guiding their communities toward the future they envisioned. Their work resonates with WIFF’s collective mission to create lasting impact that honours the past, embraces the present and builds a strong future for Indigenous communities across Turtle Island.