Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights

January 17, 2026

ICE Terrorizing Navajo, Yaqui and Shawnee in Arizona and Oklahoma

ICE Terrorizing Navajo, Yaqui, and Shawnee in Arizona and Oklahoma

Phoenix protest of ICE after the murder of Renee Good in Minneapolis. Photo KJZZ.

By Brenda Norrell, Censored News, Jan. 16, 2026

ICE is terrorizing Native Americans. A Navajo on his way to work in the Phoenix Valley was grabbed by ICE on Monday. A Pascua Yaqui tribal member grabbed near Tohono O'odham's San Xavier District, bordering Tucson, reveals how federal agents are terrorizing U.S. citizens and migrants in detention. In Oklahoma, Absentee Shawnee are now being harassed and detained by ICE agents.

In Minneapolis, protests continue at Fort Snelling, where Native Americans illegally arrested have been taken. Outside the Whipple building federal agents are firing tear gas and pepper balls as the protests continue.

Fort Snelling is the site of the removal and genocide of Dakota people.

Mohawk Nation News 'Art of Consensual Decision Making'

ART OF CONSENSUAL DECISION MAKING

REGISTERED MAIL

FROM: Kahentinetha, Bear Clan,

Box 991, Kahnawake, Que. Canada J0L 1B0 

kahentinetha2@protonmail.com

Jan. 14, 2026

TO:  Mr. Mark Carney, Office of the Prime Minister, 80 Wellington St.,                                                                                                Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2 Government of Canada, Parliament Hill, Ottawa,  Canada

Sego. 

I am Kahentinetha, bear clan, Kanienkeha Mohawk, of kahnawake. We understand that you are going to negotiate with us about sharing our land and resources. We are the original people of turtle island. We would like you to understand our priorities regarding our land and heritage and help you fix the wrongs of the past. I would like to meet with you soon to discuss how we can help you deal with what is right and good for everyone and everything by using an indigenous form of consensual decision making.  We had a group that did this exercise across turtle island which were very well received.