Yerington Paiute Direct Action Camp Protecting Sacred Land in Nevada

 

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Yerington Paiute Direct Action Camp Protecting Sacred Land in Nevada

Censored News, October 7, 2026

Good morning,

"This is is day 8 of the direct action! Word is they coming in with the police today to extract the equipment.," "Just in case you don’t hear from me in a couple days.. I’ll be in Yerington, Nevada." -- Hoka Wicasa

'The Truth is Buried: The Mohawk Mothers vs McGill University' The Voices That Refuse to Disappear

'The Truth is Buried: The Mohawk Mothers vs McGill University' 

The Voices That Refuse to Disappear 

By Brenda Norrell, Censored News, Oct 7, 2026

KAHNAWAKE -- Kahentinetha speaks on Oka and how a military soldier stabbed her fifteen-year-old daughter in the chest with a bayonet.

Speaking on the Epstein files, she said, "It's all been done to us."

Kwetiio shares the road to peace, and how it can only be found when you're with your mother, mother earth.

After Being Assaulted by US Border Patrol Agents, Land Defenders Climb a Tree, Stop Construction in Sonora

After Being Assaulted by US Border Patrol Agents, Land Defenders Climb a Tree, Stop Construction in Sonora

'Abuela' is now home to tree sit in Sonora, Mexico, stopping border wall construction

Press statement, Censored News, Tuesday 10/6/2026

Lochiel, Arizona - This morning before sunrise, a land defender climbed the last remaining Cottonwood tree in Tierra Libre standing in the path of wall construction. The tree, "Abuela," stands in La Noria, Sonora, Mexico, with branches and roots straddling the imagined US-Mexico border. The tree was occupied by demonstrators previously on August 18th, resulting in the first ever bi-national tree sit, and is once again halting construction.

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More Arrests on on Border after Grandmother Cottonwood Cut Down at Lochiel Tree Sit

The last of the grandmother cottonwoods was slaughtered after land defenders were attacked by violent border patrol at the Lochiel Tree Sit on Monday, Oct. 5, 2006. The tree sitter was removed and there were mass arrests after 71 of days. The gang of violent border patrol included BORTAC, the special ops based in El Paso. A new camp across the border in Mexico was created today, Tuesday.
Land defenders were arrested and released on Monday. Then on Tuesday land defenders said another group was arrested, At least five people were detained Tuesday during a morning prayer ceremony along the border. Customs and Border Protection has not responded to questions about any of the arrests, KJZZ Phoenix reports.

A violent and masked Border Patrol officer pushes and shoves a land defender while he is videotaping, after he yells, "Stop touching people, why are you even here, this is private property."

Video at https://www.facebook.com/laiken.jordahl

The Last Remaining Grandmother Cottonwood Cut Down Just Now after Violent Arrests at NO Border Wall Tree Sit in Lochiel

By Brenda Norrell, Censored News, Oct. 5, 2026

LOCHIEL, Arizona -- After violent arrests at the tree sit in Lochiel Monday morning, the last remaining grandmother cottonwood was cut down. Screams could be heard during violent arrests around the tree that many have come to love. O'odham women joined in the dramatic protests, standing in front of massive border wall construction trucks. Land defenders had stood their ground, with a tree sitter high above, for 71 days.

Land Defenders Statement on Monday

Lochiel, Arizona-- Early this morning, over fifty armed Border Patrol agents, including BORTAC, forcibly entered private property and the site of a now 71 day encampment beneath an ancient Cottonwood tree that stands in the path of the proposed border wall.
Ignoring demands to present a warrant, the agents invaded camp at 6:30 AM. They began destroying tents with badges covered, refusing to share their names and aggressively forcing land defenders away from the Grandmother Tree defenders were gathered around for a sunrise ceremony. Defenders on the ground estimate at least 12 have been arrested so far. Border Patrol agents have begun to make cuts to the ancient tree, critically endangering the tree and the land defender high in its branches. Agents assaulted and tackled land defenders, some who stood in as protective presence aside the tree. Agents even pushed land defenders into a barbed-wire fence, and who are being treated for injuries. Several others had their necks stomped on by agents.
On July 29, border residents from the San Rafael valley and beyond established a tree sit to protect and defend the ancient tree and surrounding ecosystem, standing on the path of proposed border wall construction. Since then, they have halted construction along a twenty mile radius extending east and west along the border.
The Border Patrol raid continues currently, with arrests actively occurring at the time of this release. Live-streaming available here: https://www.instagram.com/tierralibre_noborders/

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Lakota Alarmed By Native Non-Profit's Plan for Massive 'Data Campus' Collecting Genetic Samples of Cheyenne River Lakota

 Lakota Alarmed By Native Non-Profit's Plan for Massive 'Data Campus' Collecting Genetic Samples of Cheyenne River Lakota

A Native non-profit's controversial plans for a "data campus" during a forum on Cheyenne River in South Dakota erupts in volatile controversy as Lakota elders warn of the theft of Lakota land and water. (Photo screenshot of Lakota 2KC Media.

By Brenda Norrell, Censored News, Oct. 5, 2026

EAGLE BUTTE, Cheyenne River Lakota Nation -- Lakota here are alarmed that a Native non-profit is planning to build a massive data center on its land. While most of Indian country is fighting water and land guzzling data centers, Native BioData Consortium is planning a massive new "data campus."

Mohawk Nation News 'The Truth Is Buried: The Mohawk Mothers v. McGill University'

 

THE TRUTH IS BURIED: THE MOHAWK MOTHERS V. MCGILL UNIVERSITY

Posted on October 2, 2026 by Shé:kon

 

 

 

 

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Apache Stronghold: Eleven Judges Call for Supreme Court to Protect Oak Flat

Oak Flat Litigation: Eleven Judges call for Supreme Court to Protect Oak Flat

By Wendsler Nosie, Sr., Apache Stronghold, Censored News, September 29, 2026

The Ninth Circuit today declined to rehear three lawsuits seeking to protect Oak Flat. While this is disappointing news, we are heartened that eleven judges joined opinions criticizing the court’s decision as a “tragic error” and calling for the Supreme Court to step in. Thus, the fight to protect Oak Flat is far from over. It is coming again to the Supreme Court.

With Thanks, 'Significant Impact' Authors Thank Arizona Hosts on Book Tour

'Significant Impact' authors Nina Kolowratnik, Ophelia Rivas and Caitlin Blanchfield at Santa Rosa Library in Tucson.

With Thanks, 'Significant Impact' Authors Thank Arizona Hosts on Book Tour

By Ophelia Rivas, Censored News, Oct. 2, 2026

In Appreciation from Ophelia Rivas, Caitlin Blanchfield and Nina Kolowratnik, authors of Significant Impact, Contesting Surveillance Infrastructure on Tohono O'odham Je'ved.

We deeply appreciate the welcome and hospitality of the Ajo Library staff and community.