The Red Nation with John Redhouse: Resource Extraction Brought Hate Culture to Bordertown of Farmington
The Red Nation Video, Censored News, September 28, 2024
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Resource extraction and racism escalated in the bordertown of Farmington during times of boom, Dine' John Redhouse tells Melanie Yazzie, Dine', of The Red Nation.
"In Farmington they both escalated during times of boom energy, first it was oil and gas and uranium in the 50's and 60's, and in the 70's through the early 80's, it was primarily coal -- but there was a good level of oil and gas extraction and processing as well," Redhouse said.
"In Farmington they both escalated during times of boom energy, first it was oil and gas and uranium in the 50's and 60's, and in the 70's through the early 80's, it was primarily coal -- but there was a good level of oil and gas extraction and processing as well," Redhouse said.
"In the 50's and 60's, Farmington grew from a town of 3,500 to 35,000, there was construction all over we had to go to school half day, trailer parks all over the place ..."
It was a worsening situation that peaked around 1973 and 1974. The Dine' resistance and marches in 1974 put a stop to the escalation of the racist crimes -- but it didn't stop the crimes. The racists had the boys in blue with night sticks, and there were snipers on the roofs during the first marches.
The Navajos who marched knew that the hate culture here, and hate crimes, were an outgrowth of a long ingrained racism here. It is part of the white culture here, he said.
The Navajos who marched knew that the hate culture here, and hate crimes, were an outgrowth of a long ingrained racism here. It is part of the white culture here, he said.
Redhouse said there is no such thing as an Indian-friendly border town -- whether it's in South Dakota, or Gordon, Nebraska; Ajo, Arizona; or Flagstaff, Arizona; or Gallup, Grants, or here in Farmington in New Mexico.
"The fact is they sit on stolen Indian land."
The land that they steal they use for fracking and other destructive industries, oil and gas and uranium and coal extraction. When they process it, they waste everything, and they won't clean it up.
They steal our land, he said, and it is taking a toll on our people, our culture and our religion. It is continuing and worsening.
Some of those oil field workers came to Farmington from Texas and Oklahoma, where they still lynch blacks, Redhouse said. "Another hate crime."
And in Farmington, he said, "The Indian killings continue."
Listen to the interview with John Redhouse, cofounder of the Coalition of Navajo Liberation, and for more on the resistance to the torture and murder of Dine' in the bordertown of Farmington, New Mexico, at The Red Nation.
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"Red Power Hour co-host Melanie Yazzie interviews Red Power legend John Redhouse about the 1974 Chokecherry murders in Farmington, New Mexico and the wider history of Indigenous resistance that emerged from this injustice. The Red Nation Podcast is produced by Red Media and is sustained by comrades and supporters like you."
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