Dineh Louise Benally "Racist Hillary, Goldwater and Relocation"

Louise Benally, Dineh, Big Mountain, resister of relocation for 40 years. Photo by Christine Prat.

Censored News Series: Racism in America

By Louise Benally, Dineh
Censored News

Hi Brenda,

As you know Racism is alive and well in America the beautiful, all the Indian policy on water and land rights.
The current relocation bill 93-531 is one big racist law that still exists today.
It wants water and land from our community here on Black Mesa -- coal and water -- to keep central and southwest usa alive for its energy needs.
Racist Hillary as a young intern helped Barry Goldwater draft this law.

Thanks, Louise

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Louise Benally was censored by Indian Country Today as the US attacked Iraq. Louise compared the U.S. 

.war in Iraq to the forced genocidal march of her people, her family, and their imprisonment at Fort Sumner.

Indian Country Today refused to publish this article that I wrote as a staff writer.

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Dineh and Apache children imprisoned at Fort Sumner, Bosque Redondo, N.M.

Trump meets with tribal leaders: Snakes crawl out to sell out the people, sell out the land

Photos by the White House On Wednesday, President Donald J. Trump hosted a tribal, State, and local energy roundtable at the White House. He was joined by Governors Paul LePage, Kim Reynolds, Pete Ricketts, and Bill Walker, along with State and tribal leaders from around our great country, the White House said.

Trump meets with tribal leaders: Snakes crawl out to sell out the people, sell out the land

Trump pushes for toxic legacy

By Brenda Norrell
Censored News
Dutch translation by Alice Holemans at NAIS
French translation by Christine Prat, video with French subtitles at:
http://www.chrisp.lautre.net/wpblog/?p=4137

WASHINGTON -- President Trump -- using tribal sovereignty as a trump card -- says he will unlock vast treasuries of resources in Indian country -- naming "coal" specifically.
"We love Indian country, right?" Trump said during a roundtable with ten tribal leaders on Wednesday.
Trump said he is now targeting "untapped resources of wealth." This comes as he targets Indian country with more mining, the lifting of environmental protections, and more radioactive dumping, as in the case of Yucca Mountain. 
Trump said his intent is to "usher in a golden age of American energy dominance," while ignoring staggering rates of cancer and respiratory diseases in Indian country from coal-fired power plants and Cold War uranium mining.

Trump's push for exploitation of Indian country resources, comes as the United States and State governments push to steal Indian water rights.
Trump, ignoring the long legacy of death, disease and brutal relocation resulting from coal mining and coal-fired power plants on Indian lands, told Indian leaders about coal mining, "It’s been really restricted, the development itself has been restricted, and vast amounts of deposits of coal and other resources have, in a way, been taken out of your hands.  And we’re going to have that changed." 
At the conclusion of the roundtable, Trump was asked whether he believes climate change is a hoax. Trump ended the meeting without answering the question.
The following elected leaders in Indian country were at the roundtable:
Chairman Alvin "AJ" Not Afraid, Crow Tribe
Chairman Luke Duncan, Ute Tribe
Councilman Kevin Frost, Southern Ute Tribe
Gov. Bill Anoatubby, Chickasaw Nation
Speaker LoRenzo Bates, Navajo Nation Council
Chairman Herman Honanie, Hopi Tribe
Chairman Mark Fox , the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation (Fort Berthold, North Dakota)
Chief Gary Batton, Choctaw Nation
Chairman Jo Anne Battise, Alabama-Coushatta Tribe
Chairman Aaron Payment, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians

Video below: Trump ignores question on climate change, and whether Trump believes climate change is a hoax.

The White House
June 28, 2017
Remarks by President Trump and Secretary of Energy Rick Perry at Tribal, State, and Local Energy Roundtable

Roosevelt Room
11:41 P.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you all for being here.  Very much appreciated.  We welcome you to the White House.  Have you all been to the White House before?  Have you been here before?
Q    Yes.
THE PRESIDENT:  That’s good.  Well you guys have been -- most people say no.  I’m very impressed with that count.
I’m thrilled to be joined by Governor Paul LePage, Kim Reynolds, Pete Ricketts and Bill Walker, along with state and tribal leaders from around our great country.  I’d also like to thank Secretary Perry and EPA Administrator Pruitt -- both here also -- for their work to help the United States achieve true energy dominance.  And that’s what’s happening.  We’ve made so much progress with respect to energy just in the last four months.  It’s been an incredible journey, I will tell you.  We’ve learned a lot and we’ve made a lot -- we’re here to talk about how we can create new prosperity for our citizens by unlocking vast treasures of energy reserves, which we have a great deal -- far more than anyone understood.  
I’m proud to have such a large gathering of tribal leaders here at the White House.  I look forward to more government-to-government consultations with tribal leaders about the issues important to Indian Country.  We love Indian Country, right?
Many of your lands have rich, natural resources that stand to benefit your people immensely.  These untapped resources of wealth can help you build new schools, fix roads, improve your communities, and create jobs -- jobs like you’ve never seen before.  All you want is the freedom to use them, and that’s been the problem.  It’s been very difficult, hasn’t it?  It will be a lot easier now under the Trump administration.
For too long the federal government has put up restrictions and regulations that put this energy wealth out of reach.  It’s just totally out of reach.  It’s been really restricted, the development itself has been restricted, and vast amounts of deposits of coal and other resources have, in a way, been taken out of your hands.  And we’re going to have that changed.  We’re going to put it back in your hands.
These infringements on tribal sovereignty are deeply unfair to Native Americans and Native American communities who are being denied access to the energy and wealth that they have on their own lands.  Many of our states have also been denied access to the abundant energy resources on their lands that could bring greater wealth to the people and benefit to our whole nation.  We’re becoming more and more energy dominant.  I don’t want to be energy free, we want to be energy dominant in terms of the world.
From my first day in office, we’ve taken swift action to lift the crushing restrictions on American energy.  Scott Pruitt has done an amazing job, an incredible job, in a very short period of time, and most people love him.  There are a couple that don’t but that’s okay, right?  (Laughter.)  We’re also putting our people back to work by doing this.  
Today’s conversation is a chance for these state, local, and tribal leaders to discuss how we can cooperate and support them even more in unleashing these domestic energy reserves.  They’re tremendous reserves that we never appreciated, we never understood, but now we understand them very well.
I’m confident that working together we can usher in a golden age of American energy dominance, and the extraordinary financial and security benefits that it brings to us.  So this means not only the Native Americans but all over the country.  And we're seeing it more and more and it's happening more and more.
I just also want to tell you that, yesterday, we had a tremendous meeting with the Republican senators -- met on healthcare.  And the meeting went really well.  We're talking about a great, great form of healthcare.  Obamacare is dying.  It's essentially dead.  If you don't give it the subsidy, it would die within 24 hours.  It's been a headache for everybody.  It's been a nightmare for many.  
And we are looking at a healthcare that would be a fantastic tribute to our country; a healthcare that will take care of people, finally, for the right reasons, and also at the right cost.  It would be a tremendous reduction in costs from what Obamacare is.  Yesterday, in Alaska, a great state, they had a -- it was announced a 216 percent increase.
So we have a plan that, if we get it approved -- it's very tough.  Every state is different, every senator is different.  But I have to tell you, the Republican senators had a really impressive meeting yesterday at the White House.  We had close to 50 of them.  We have 52; we need almost all of them.  That's never easy.  But we had, essentially, 50 show up for the meeting, and the other two are on our side.  I think we're going to get at least very close, and I think we're going to get it over the line.  There was a great, great feeling in that room yesterday.
And what also came out is the fact that this healthcare would be so good, would be far better than Obamacare, and would be much less expensive for the people, and actually much less expensive, also, for the country.  So those are a lot of good factors.
So we'll see what happens.  We're working very hard.  We've given ourselves a little bit more time to make it perfect.  That's what we want to do.  I think this has a chance to be a great healthcare at a reasonable cost.  People can save a lot of money.  We get rid of the mandates, we get rid of so much -- got rid of a lot of the taxes.  All of the bad parts of Obamacare are gone.  Essentially, it's a repeal-and-replace.  And I look forward to working with the Republican senators over a short period of time.  I know Rick is very excited about the healthcare that we're talking about.
SECRETARY PERRY:  Actually, having these governors sitting around the table is a great example of it.  And one of the things that -- I know Kim and Paul, they'd like to be able to put healthcare into place that they helped write and their citizens help write because I know these -- I don't know Bill that well, but my bet is he's the same.  You give him the authority to take care of their citizens, they can have more people covered and do it at less cost.  I am quite confident --
THE PRESIDENT:  Well, we're sending a lot of it back to the states where it belongs.  And this will be something really special if we can get it done.  Always tough.  It's probably the toughest subject from the standpoint of approval because every state is different.  Every state has different needs.  We have a tremendous opioid problem, and some states are more affected by that than others.  But overall, I have to tell you, this will be a tremendous plan.  It will really -- you're going to have a lot of very, very happy people in this country if we can get it done.  
So we're working very hard on healthcare, and I think we're going to have a great answer.  And hopefully, we're going to have it soon.  And we will keep you informed.  Thank you all very much.  Thank you.
Q    Mr. President, can you talk about the Medicaid cuts in the healthcare bill?
THE PRESIDENT:  It's going to great.  This will be great for everybody.
END
11:49 A.M. EDT

'Powerlines' Dine' authentic filmmaking on Navajoland

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Dine' filmmaker Klee Benally and cast are now shooting the movie Powerlines on the Navajo Nation. Klee said of the photo above, Day 5 of filmmaking in Cameron, "Special thanks to my sis Michelle Babbitt and family for use of the awesome location."

Klee Benally: "Awesome folks who are acting in my feature length Powerlines movie! Tony, Nezbahe, Kayla, and Belinda!

Klee Benally

Writer & Director

Power Lines is a politically charged coming of age story about a young Diné (Navajo) poet who runs away and finds home.

Produced by Indigenous Action Media in association with Outta Your Backpack Media.

En Français: www.chrisp.lautre.net/wpblog/?p=2396

Halee is a 16 year old Diné (Navajo) relocation refugee who uses fierce poetry to escape from her painful past and present.

When Halee's abusive father crosses a line, her best friend helps her runaway. Their journey to Halee’s homeland takes a turn when she discovers her father has been hiding a secret that has the power to change Halee’s life forever. 

Bring this independent feature film to the screen by supporting our crowdfunding campaign!

A bit about me and background of the story:
I was born into the midst of a political land conflict created by corporate  interests to access coal beneath my family's homelands on Black Mesa, AZ.
In 1974 U.S. Congress passed PL93-531, also known as the “Relocation Act,” forcing more than 20,000 Diné (Navajo) from our homelands.

For 20 years I toured internationally with the award winning band Blackfire, apolitical punk-rock group that I founded with my brother and sister.
We started Blackfire as a creative means to transform our own anger that came from witnessing our family being torn apart by forced relocation. We used music as a tool for social change. I see this film as an extension of that work.

As a volunteer with Indigenous Action Media since 2001, I’ve directed political documentaries including the award winning feature documentary “The Snowbowl Effect.” I’ve also produced short narrative films, music videos, and mentored withOutta Your Backpack Media (OYBM), an Indigenous youth project I helped found in 2004 and continue to volunteer with today. In all I’ve helped produce more than 60 short films through OYBM.

The impacts of forced relocation and coal mining at Black Mesa, including historical trauma and colonialism, have not been addressed in a feature narrative before. I intend for this project to have a deep and lasting impact on Indigenous youth affected by this crisis, and on a much broader audience.

More about the story concept: 
I began working on the concept for Power Lines in 2008. I felt that a fictional narrative would allow me the most creative freedom to address the issues from a unique perspective. I also believe that independent film can further inspire cultures of resistance and liberation.
The script was completed a year ago and has been in a series of revisions with a range of Indigenous activists and storytellers.
This story is ready to be told, now I just need your help in getting it to the screen.

Donate to Powerlines, authentic Dine' filmmaking at: 
www.powerlinesmovie.com
www.indigenousaction.org
www.oybm.org

Video Indigenous New Media Symposium

Chase Iron Eyes, Last Real Indians, speaks on using the new media to create a truly sustainable future, including new sources of heating homes, during the Indigenous New Media Symposium in New York on Friday.

By Brenda Norrell
Censored News
Dutch translation NAIS

The Indigenous New Media Symposium is a brilliant presentation on current issues, and how New Media is ushering in a new millennium of Native America. The issues range from appropriations in Native fashion and new collaborations in music to sustainable energy futures. 
The issues of authenticity and colonialism are explored as Native media makers examine how social media -- particularly on the issues of exploitation and breaking news -- is changing their world.
Censored News recommends the symposium video for school classrooms and university classes and research.
These Indigenous news makers remind us that the best advice for writers is to "write what you know." For journalists, it is a reminder that there is no substitute for being present. For all, the presentations are a reminder to live your truth.


Adrienne Keene, Cherokee: On Indigenous New Media: http://nativeappropriations.com
(First panelist) Adrienne Keene describes how Native symbols, ceremonial items and designs are abused in fashion and advertising.
Adrienne also describes how the New Media is creating a global community, providing resources and vocabulary for Native people to speak out and creating a forum to debate issues of white privilege, colonialism and power.
Adrienne Keene is the author of Native Appropriations, a blog dedicated to pushing back against stereotypes and misrepresentations of Native peoples. As a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, Adrienne is passionate about reframing how the world sees contemporary Native cultures. Through her writing and activism, she questions and problematizes the ways Indigenous peoples are represented in fashion, the media, and pop culture -- asking for celebrities, large corporations, and designers to consider the ways they incorporate "Native" elements into their work. Outside of the blog, Adrienne is a doctoral student in Culture, Communities, and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where her research focuses on Native students navigating the college application and transition processes, highlighting stories of resilience and success.

Jessica Metcalfe, Turtle Mountain Chippewa, describes appropriations of Native American fashions on the New Media panel. She points out that warriors are artists and historians. She also reveals how Oprah and Ralph Lauren sold out Native Americans. Jessica, keeping it real living in a small town, is on the web at Beyond Buckskin http://www.beyondbuckskin.com 
Jessica Metcalfe has co-curated exhibitions and taught college courses in Native American studies, studio art, art history, and literature. Her current work focuses on American Indian art, clothing, and design from all time periods, with an emphasis on contemporary artists. She promotes authentic Native fashions and provides information on where to purchase these, while exposing appropriations and profiteers.

Jarrett Martineau:
Jarrett describes his vision of new music and the collaborations giving birth to new sound.
REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE, DECOLONIZING MEDIA, INDIGENOUS NATIONHOOD MOVEMENT 
Jarrett Martineau is a Cree/Dene scholar, media producer, journalist, musician, and community organizer from Frog Lake First Nation in Alberta, Canada. He is a Ph.D. Candidate in Indigenous Governance at the University of Victoria—and a Fulbright Visiting Scholar at Columbia University and CUNY’s Center for Place, Culture and Politics. http://rpm.fm

Chase Iron Eyes
LAST REAL INDIANS
Chase Iron Eyes, Lakota Sioux from Standing Rock, is a founder of Last Real Indians, a media resource for original indigenous content creating the New Indigenous Millennium. 
On the New Media panel, Chase speaks on the creation of the Last Real Indians, and the protests that led to the current explosion of interest in Last Real Indians in social media. Those first actions included the protests of the Keystone XL pipeline, and a Lakota victim in a Rapid City hospital who had the words "KKK" carved into his body while hospitalized. Chase also describes the work of establishing new sources of heat for Lakota lands.
Chase is a Tribal judge, Lakota Peoples Law Project Staff Attorney and 7th Generation fund grant recipient. Chase received his undergraduate degree from the University of North Dakota and his lawdegree from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. http://lastrealindians.com

Clayton Thomas Muller, whose plane was unable to land in New York, shared this video from the plane with the New Media Symposium