Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights

March 6, 2026

The Global Fallout: The Epstein Files and Indian Country

 


The Epstein Files: Indian Country, First Nations and the Global Impact

By Brenda Norrell, Censored News, Updated Feb. 25, 2026

The Epstein e-mails reveal his circle of friends. There is Kathy Ruemmler, President Obama's legal counsel when the first permits were issued for the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota in the spring of 2014.

New Mexico Gov. Richardson's name appears nearly 1,000 times, showing he was at Epstein's Zorro Ranch in New Mexico, and island properties. Richardson kept Epstein advised of negotiations with Navajo President Ben Shelly. Richardson is accused as an abuser.

It comes as no surprise that Customs and Border Patrol agents were easily bribed with trinkets and gifts that Epstein gave them, and looked the other way when the island trafficking flights arrived at his home.


Trees at Sand Creek Massacre. Longest Walk 2 Northern Route Photo by Brenda Norrell


The history of the Smithsonian Institution, like the history taught in US classrooms, is largely one of deception and fiction

The Smithsonian exploits Native American culture and covers up its history of grave robbing and paying bounty hunters for Native skulls -- while refusing to return Native American remains. Indian country media is part of the cover-up with its public relations spin promoting the Smithsonian.


By Brenda Norrell, Censored News, 
March 16, 2011


The Smithsonian's dark history includes the collection of American Indian brains for a racist experiment that claimed to reveal the relationship between race and intelligence. Brains were collected for bounty.

One of the massacres where this sinister collection of skulls was carried out was at Sand Creek in Colorado, a brutal massacre where fleeing Cheyenne and Arapaho women and children were murdered in 1864. The following article is republished, so the facts will not be forgotten, with a special thank you to the late Pawnee professor James Riding In who provided much of the information.

After the publication of this article, I wrote the Smithsonian and asked if it was true that more than 10,000 Indian skulls remained at the Smithsonian. There was no response.

March 4, 2026

Gary Farmer is Featured at Bioneers 2026 in Berkeley: 'We Survived the Apocalypse: Lessons in Resilience'

 

Gary Farmer. Photo credit: Nadya Kwandibens, Red Works Photography

Gary Farmer Featured at Bioneers 2026 in Berkeley, 'We Survived the Apocalypse: Lessons in Resilience'

By Brenda Norrell, Censored News, March 1, 2026

BERKELEY, California -- The grand man of Indigenous jazz, Gary Farmer, is featured at this year's Bioneers Conference in Berkeley during March. Sounding out in his keynote address on opening day, Farmer will speak on "Change Has Got to Come." Then, the iconic soul of Powwow Highway, Farmer, is featured on the panel discussion, "We Survived the Apocalypse: Lessons in Resilience."

Joining a long list of Indigenous change makers and musicians this year, Farmer speaks on March 26, the first day of the Bioneers annual conference in Berkeley, March 26 -- 28. 

"Revolution from the Heart of Nature," is this year's Bioneers focus.

Mohawk Nation News 'Old Indigenous Wisdom'


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March 3, 2026

Epstein's Rolodex: New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson on Epstein's Short List

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Epstein's Rolodex: New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson on Epstein's Short List 

By Brenda Norrell, Censored News, March 3, 2026

Epstein's Rolodex, the short list of his contacts, is among his final emails.

Before being arrested on his flight arrival in New York, Epstein sent a media man a list of his prime targets and friends.

On this short list, among the so-called royalty, and former presidents of world governments, was Bill Richardson's name. It shows that Richardson wasn't just an e-mail buddy, he was a prime player in Epstein's world.