Tohono O'odham Chairman Makes it Clear:
No Real Protests Here
SELLS, Arizona -- The Tohono O'odham chairman makes it clear, there will be no real protests here.
Chairman Vernon Jose told tribal members planning to march on Indigenous Peoples Day on Monday that the 'no trespass' order is still in effect. So while border wall contractors rip up their relatives, Saguaros, protected plants in Arizona, no real protests are allowed here, especially by outsiders.
In a late night series of events, Tohono O'odham marchers said they will march and pray anyway, and welcomed non-Oodham to join them at 6 am on Monday beginning at Bashas in Sells.
What this really means if you're not O'odham, and you are willing to risk being harassed, turned around, or possibly arrested and your car seized by the US Border Patrol or Tohono O'odham Nation police, you're welcome to join the walk south from Bashas at the early hour of 6 am.
There will be a caravan for the long stretch to the camp at the San Miguel gate at the border.
The US Border Patrol which is already out-of-control and violent here, does whatever it wants. The only question is, how will they carry out their barbaric crusade this time.
Meanwhile, it's around midnight, and as Indigenous Peoples Day arrives, Chairman Verlon Jose says the way to honor Indigenous Peoples Day is to go vote.
The border wall contractors will be killing Saguaros, and making big money doing it.
Will anyone even try to protect their relatives?
