Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights

August 17, 2017

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

factcheck.org
Read more:
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.
http://bsnorrell.tripod.com/id78.html

Article copyright Censored News

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

August 16, 2017

Treaty Alliance Against Tar Sands Expansion "Halt Enbridge, Paddle to Protect"

 Paddle to Protect: A 250 Mile Canoe Journey to #StopLine3 "kicked off at the headwaters of the Mississippi. We're so thankful to everyone that came to share time in the water, offer their support, prayers, and good medicine with us before the journey began. The net that we cast when we first reached out for support reached so many people and we want to say chi miigwech to everyone helping us sound the alarm. Catch us on the water between now and our final arrival date on September 2nd in Big Sandy Lake! We hope to see you on the river." -- Paddle to Protect

Video below Aug. 14, 2017: Enbridge began work in Minnesota without permits.

Treaty Alliance First Nations 'There Will be No New Tar Sands Pipelines'

By Treaty Alliance Against Tar Sands Expansion
Censored News

While the British Columbia provincial government yesterday was prohibiting Kinder Morgan from starting work on its Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline and tanker project on public land until First Nations rights are respected, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley was on site celebrating the start of construction of Enbridge’s “Line 3” project, a tar sands pipeline also mired in Indigenous opposition – including from the 150 First Nations and Tribes who have signed the Treaty Alliance Against Tar Sands Expansion. That opposition to Line 3 is growing all along its route but its epicenter remains in Minnesota where Tribes and water protectors are promising to stand in its path, like the group of young water protectors who will be embarking starting Saturday August 12 on a 3 – week, 250- mile canoe journey across northern Minnesota called the “Paddle to Protect” – to stand for the lakes, the manoomin (wild rice) beds and the 1855 treaty territories of the Ojibwe people.
“There’s not going to be a Kinder Morgan tar sands pipeline out West jeopardizing our coasts, there’s not going to be a TransCanada contaminating the Ogallala aquifer, nor is there going to be an Enbridge one poisoning the lakes and wild rice beds in Minnesota,” said Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, President of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs, on behalf of the Treaty Alliance Against Tar Sands Expansion. “We commend the new BC government for standing up for BC, especially for appointing Thomas Berger as their external counsel, and for wanting to be on the right side of history regarding these climate – killing tar sands pipelines.”
“Our people were at Standing Rock and all the ingredients for another Standing Rock -style stand in defence of our water are there. And the youth are leading the way again, including raising awareness about the dangers of Line 3 with the ‘Paddle to Protect’, a3-week 250-mile canoe journey across northern Minnesota” said Winona Laduke, Executive Director of Honor the Earth, an Indigenous Environmental organization based on the White Earth reservation in Minnesota. “We don’t need this pipeline, we don’t want this pipeline and we’re going to stop it.”
Enbridge’s Line 3 and Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Expansion were both approved by the Trudeau government on the same day on November 29 despite the strong opposition of First Nations across the country. Construction on Line 3 has begun in Canada despite the fact that many Treaty Alliance member First Nations along the route have not given their consent and firmly oppose the work. Meanwhile, the regulatory process is not even finished yet in Minnesota.
“Anyone out there celebrating the start of construction better realize that the opposition to this Line 3 tar sands pipeline is only getting bigger. Do you think our Indigenous people and our allies all over North America are going to let Tribal peoples in Minnesota fight this alone –
do you think our young people will let that happen?” Added Kevin Hart, Assembly of First Nations Regional Chief for Manitoba on behalf of the Treaty Alliance Against Tar Sands Expansion. “Enbridge, the company behind the Line 3 pipeline,is hated in Indian country: our people will never forget that Enbridge tried unsuccessfully to ram through the Northern Gateway pipeline in BC, that they ran roughshod over the rights of the Chippewas of the Thames with their Line 9 pipeline and that they are one quarter owners of the criminal Dakota Access pipeline.”
Enbridge is replacing its old Line 3 pipeline that has a current effective capacity of 390,000 bpd with a new expanded pipeline with the capacity to transport 915,000 barrels of tar sands oil a day–a difference of 525,000 barrels (the same amount of tar sands oil that would have been transported by the now defunct Northern Gateway pipeline). The 150 First Nations and Tribes who have signed the Treaty Alliance Against Tar Sands Expansion have committed to standing together to collectively stop Line 3, the Trans Mountain Expansion, Keystone XL and Energy East.


For more information, please contact:
Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, President of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs
Cell: 250-490-5314
Winona Laduke, Executive Director,Honor the Earth
Cell: (218) 280-1720
winonaladuke1@gmail.com
Kevin Hart, AFN Regional Chief for Manitoba
Cell: 613-290-6283
KHart@afn.ca

Mohawk Nation News 'City Life'


CITY LIFE


Mohawk Nation News
Please post and distribute.
MNN. Aug. 15, 2017. Living in cities did not work for us. Society became large unmanageable and exhausted our resources. City dwellers sent others out to get the resources they needed, which dwindled. Classes, selfishness, greed, crime, corruption and chaos crept in.

IT ALREADY HAS!
People became less willing to share, causing divisions. Crime festered inside the cities.
Smaller groups of onkwe-hon-weh left and returned to the land. They used smaller parcels of land and did not have to travel far from their homes to feed and take care of their families.  Every one was equal. People could live in peace and harmony once again. 
When the invaders arrived on great turtle island, they found remnants of abandoned great cities. The descendants told them it didn’t work out and people went back to their smaller sustainable communities.
Today in North American cities classes of haves and have-nots have created desperation and chaos. Police forces and prisons are big private businesses. Crime, drug dealers, sex parties, human trafficking, pedophilia and perversions from the European mentality are being glorified.
Crime is a big private business for politicians, lawyers, judges, courts, governments to cage people mostly for stupid reasons. The rich get richer and make the rules.
The young and old want a piece of the American pie. A few profit. The majority live in constant fear and poverty.
The rulers spout that everyone has become evil and demand more policing, standing armies and punishment to control or foment wars between races, gangs and desperate people. Those who disagree are targeted.
Natural guidance to protect ourselves has been almost erased. We walk around like strangers in filthy and dangerous cities and towns on our own land. A veil of concrete has been put over our mother’s face so we can’t recognize her. 
It’s one thing to survive but another to live in the natural way. Soon we might exploit our mother too.

HEY, WHERE’S THE ‘INDIAN’ SECTION?
We condemn logging, oil drilling, fracking, pipelines, logging, dams, pollution. In the next breath we want to be like them. The corpo band and tribal councils and their cohorts want profit from our resources and to sit in offices trying to scare and control us. They strive to be like their wrongdoing handlers. The almighty dollar is their salvation.

GREAT PEACE TOWER IN OTTAWA.
Awareness is the first step. The young are angry. They know they’ve been lied to and cheated. The very essence of who they are has been stolen from them. Those seniors who are near the end should not prevent them from doing what is necessary. It is their time with a whole life ahead of them.
Whoever thought ‘motor city’ Detroit, one of the greatest US cities, would lose its glory. Eminem sings about losing yourself. [Eminem ‘lose yourself’ with lyrics]

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August 15, 2017

Leonard Peltier receives needed wheelchair in prison

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Greetings Friends, Family and Comrades
(English/French)
Censored News

Good news on the medical front, Leonard got his wheelchair and now has more mobility in getting to various programs, like the computer class as well as the art room. He wants to thank his lawyer and Committee for their help in getting the chair but Leonard knows the real struggle will be to get a new hip so that he won't be in pain or need a wheel chair at all.
We also got a wonderful donation for the legal fund and the friends that sent it are willing to match any new funds up to 5,000.00 dollars which will be a huge help with the new research and focus that Leonard's attorney wants to take. So, no amount is too small to be matched. If you use PayPal or a check just indicate Legal Fund, and we will let you know how it is going in the next letter.
I hope you have all seen the ad for the concert that will be happening in Tulsa, OK on Nov. 6th. The last day for VIP Packages is 10:00am August 16th, 2017. Visit the concert details at www.doksha.com . It will be very exciting to have these wonderful musicians together performing to help us raise funds and awareness of Leonard's struggle.
For all our supporters that have asked for the red Leonard Peltier t-shirt, we will have them by the 22nd of this month. If you have a back order waiting yours will be the first filled. That means we have It in all sizes now from small to 5X. I will be looking for your order.
Not wanting to forget the art lover, Kari Ann has a special sale on the painting Horse Doctor. Please email with any inquiries @ info@peltierart.com

With Respect and Thanks,
Paulette and Kari Ann


Concert press statement http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2017/07/in-spirit-of-crazy-horse-benefit.html

French translation by Christine Prat for Censored News.


Nos salutations, Amis, Famille et Camarades,

Une bonne nouvelle sur le front médical: Leonard a sa chaise roulante et a plus de mobilité pour aller à diverses activités, comme le cours d'informatique et la salle d'art. Il veut remercier son avocat et son Comité pour leur aide à obtenir la chaise, mais Leonard sait que la vraie bataille sera d'obtenir une nouvelle hanche, afin de ne plus souffrir ni d'avoir besoin de chaise roulante.
Nous avons aussi reçu un superbe don pour le fond légal, et les amis qui l'ont envoyé sont prêts à ajouter les fonds nécessaires jusqu'à 5000 dollars, ce qui sera une aide énorme pour la nouvelle recherche et le but que l'avocat de Leonard veut fixer. Donc, il n'y a pas de montant trop faible pour faire l'appoint. Si vous utilisez PayPal, indiquez simplement le Fond Légal, et nous vous ferons savoir comment ça se déroule dans la prochaine lettre.
J'espère que vous avez tous vu la pub pour le concert qui aura lieu à Tulsa, Oklahoma, le 6 novembre. Vous pouvez voir les détails du concert sur www.doksha.com . Ce sera magnifique de voir ces merveilleux musiciens jouer pour nous aider à lever des fonds et faire prendre conscience de la lutte de Leonard.
Pour tous les soutiens qui ont demandé le t-shirt rouge de Leonard, nous les aurons le 22 août. Si vous avez une commande en attente, elle sera honorée en premier. Ça veut dire que nous l'avons dans toutes les tailles de S à 5X. Je surveillerai votre commande.
Ne voulant pas oublier les amateurs d'art, Kari Ann fait une vente spéciale du tableau Horse Doctor. S.v.p. envoyez un email pour toute question à info@peltierart.com .
Notre Respect et nos Remerciements,
Paulette et Kari Ann

MESSAGE DE LEONARD (sur le site www.doksha.com )
Mes salutations, amis, soutiens et personnes concernées par les injustices.
Une amie proche, Connie Nelson, a collaboré avec le vétéran de l'industrie de la musique Johnny Buschardt et l'ILPDC pour lever des fonds afin de payer une équipe de juristes pour me représenter dans diverses procédures légales que j'espère déposer pour obtenir le traitement médical dont j'ai un besoin urgent, et pour essayer de rentrer chez moi. Selon la loi, j'ai fait le temps que je devais faire, ainsi que le minimum requis par la loi quand j'ai été incarcéré – bien que je n'aie jamais commis le crime.
Nous vous demandons de nous aider en participant à un grand concert à Tulsa, Oklahoma. La date sera le 6 novembre et l'affiche est extraordinaire. Nous espérons que vous pourrez nous y rejoindre.
Je sais que je serai plus que reconnaissant, et les Autochtones le seront aussi, vu qu'ils sont prêts à tout essayer pour me faire rentrer chez nous.
Merci, dans l'Esprit de Crazy Horse.
Doksha!
Leonard Peltier


Liste des artistes devant participer au concert: http://www.doksha.com/artists