Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights

August 11, 2021

COVID-19 Continues to Spread in Navajo Area Schools


COVID-19 Continues to Spread in Navajo Area Schools Aug. 11, 2021

Update August 16, 2021
The State of New Mexico reports a new surge in coronavirus today, August 16, with 5 employees at Smith's grocery in Farmington, N.M. testing positive. Area schools in Kirtland and Aztec, and businesses show an increase in cases during the past 10 days. In Gallup, Home Depot reports 2 employees have tested positive. New Mexico is the only state in the Four Corners region that provides daily updates. Statewide data at: https://www.env.nm.gov/rapid-response-data/

 August 13, 2021
As schools reopen, there are 10,000 teachers and students in quarantine in 14 states, Washington Post reports. Meanwhile, the State of New Mexico, the only Four Corners state reporting outbreaks daily, shows more than a dozen schools with outbreaks in the Farmington, Bloomfield, Kirtland, Shiprock and Gallup region. Navajo Times reports a student at Pinon High School in Arizona has tested positive. Tucson Schools in Arizona show 9 teachers and staff, and 16 students testing positive.

By Brenda Norrell
Censored News
August 11, 2021

The State of New Mexico reports a new outbreak of coronavirus in Kirtland, NM, Middle School, with two cases today. Since August 1, virus cases have been reported in 12 schools and day care centers in Shiprock, Kirtland, Bloomfied, Farmington and Aztec, in San Juan County. The schools are listed below.

Mohawk Nation News 'The Biggest Secret' with audio


 

Mohawk Nation News 

Please post and circulate.

 

AUDIO: Listen at MNN: 

https://mohawknationnews.com/blog/2021/08/11/the-biggest-secret-audio/

https://www.cpac.ca/episode?id=15bd660e-63c1-4b4d-903d-b2ff1ff13a08

MNN. 11, 2021. Two Members of Parliament, Mumilaaq Qaqqaq and Charlie Angus, are being set up to make it look as if we are going to get justice. They call for a criminal Investigation into genocide and murders of Indigenous People. They ask Justice Minister David Lametti to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate their own murders of our children in over 158 former residential schools and health centers across the country. We want an independant investigation under our jurisdiction. The Crown and Canada want to control the information and to protect themselves, the authorities, bureaucrats, priests, teachers, nuns. RCMP and staff who were hired to kill off the indigenous population. Meantime Canada and the churches are busy destroying documents and evidence and trying to stop us from our own investigation.


August 9, 2021

White Earth files Manoonmin Rights of Nature Lawsuit against Minnesota

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READ COMPLAINT HERE

First “Rights of Nature” Enforcement Case Filed in Tribal Court to Enforce Treaty Guarantees



Action filed against Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to Stop Diversion of 5 Billion Gallons of Water for Enbridge “Line 3” Pipeline

August 4, 2021
Contact: Frank Bibeau
Plaintiff’s Attorney frankbibeau@gmail.com 
Thomas Linzey, Senior Counsel
Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights tal@pa.net

WHITE EARTH, Minnesota -- On August 4, an action was filed in the Tribal Court of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe in Minnesota, by Manoomin (wild rice), the White Earth Band of Ojibwe, and several tribal members, to stop the State of Minnesota from allowing the Enbridge corporation to use five billion gallons of water for the construction of the oil pipeline known as “Line 3.”

This is the first case brought in a tribal court to enforce the rights of nature, and the first rights of nature case brought to enforce Treaty guarantees.

August 7, 2021

Navajo Area Schools Report New Cases of Coronavirus: August 7, 2021



Six Navajo area schools in San Juan County report new cases of coronavirus this week. The Navajo Nation reports uncontrolled spread in nine communities.

Update August 13, 2021
As schools reopen, there are 10,000 teachers and students in quarantine in 14 states, Washington Post reports. Meanwhile, the State of New Mexico -- the only Four Corners state reporting outbreaks daily -- shows more than a dozen schools with outbreaks in the Farmington, Bloomfield, Kirtland, Shiprock and Gallup region. Navajo Times reports a student at Pinon High School in Arizona has tested positive. Tucson Schools in Arizona show 9 teachers and staff, and 16 students testing positive.

By Brenda Norrell
Censored News
Aug. 7, 2021

FARMINGTON, N.M. -- The Navajo Nation reported uncontrolled spread of corona
virus in nine communities this week. Meanwhile, Navajo area schools and businesses reported outbreaks this week in New Mexico.

In Farmington, Child Care Castle, and Smith's Food and Drug, reported coronavirus outbreaks with three cases each. In Gallup, Home Depot reported an outbreak of three cases on Friday. 

An alarming number of schools have already reported cases of COVID-19, as students prepare to return to school.

Navajo Preparatory School and Shiprock High School both reported one case this week. In Bloomfield, both Love the Children Learning Center, and Blanco Elementary, reported one case. In Aztec, Aztec High School and Koogler Middle School reported a case.