Zapatistas' Marcos: 'The seed of something new'

"Its not just our duty and our hope in this country, but in the continent and the rest of the world. If in some way Zapatismo has achieved a synchrony of global sympathy, its not because we have made certain use of the word, or because of the unquestionable heroism of the indigenous communities, but because from this moment it was proposing an alternative, the seed of something else. And this is what the Other Campaign means to do: name the enemy, capital, and the ally of this enemy, the political class. We intend the defeat of this government and the destruction of capital. And then, like someone said once, we will have only just won the right to start over but we will have to start where one always has to start, from below."—Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos

Photo: Marcos in Sonora, Mexico/Photo Brenda Norrell

Inside the Checkpoints: The 51st State

Inside the Checkpoints: The 52st State
By Jay Johnson-Castro
jay@villadelrio.com

While the 1250 miles of the Rio Grande corridor constitutes the most recognized border of any state of the United States, we fronterizos from one end of the Texas-Mexico border to the other have long lived in a disconnect, from each other. That disconnect is not an accident. While we might have different geology between El Paso and Brownsville, we also have some of the greatest continuity of history and culture of the all the Americas. We are the confluence of all the Americas, from Alaska to Argentina. We are the blend, the mix, of the two great cultures of the “New World”. We come together like two lovers in the night, and we proclaim, “Viva la diferencia”!
http://censored-news.blogspot.com/2008/01/inside-checkpoints-51st-state.html

Quebec City celebrates genocide of Indigenous People

QUEBEC CITY WANTS TO CELEBRATE 400 YEARS ANNIVERSARY OF CARNAGE, GENOCIDE & DEATH OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE.

By Kahentinetha Horn
Mohawk Nation News
January 3, 2008. Some people have a twisted view of history. Josee Legault, who writes for the Montreal Gazette, complains that the 2008 New Years celebration in Quebec City was a disappointment. Colonialism is a mental illness. Some can see this. According to Legault, Quebec’s major artists were absent. If they were boycotting the event, they showed good sense. For the world to escape the “colonial disease”, the most honest and sensitive artists will lead the way. They will break out of the delusion and find the vision needed to affect a cure. Healing is certainly needed here.
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http://censored-news.blogspot.com/2008/01/quebec-city-celebrates-genocide-of.html

Lakota Oyate: Recovering Lakota territory after trail of broken treaties

The American West No More, Lakota Nation Releases National Map

Lakota Natural Land-Base Divides 5 U.S. State Boundaries

"As long as the grass grows, and the rivers flow, this land will always be yours."

By Lakota Freedom Delegation

http://www.lakotaoyate.net/

Lakota - Lakota Oyate, a continuing effort of the Lakota Freedom Delegation, released a map of national boundaries which will force state and Federal government in five states to begin the process of planning their governmental initiatives without tens of thousands of acres of land. Meanwhile, the Lakota people begin the process of recovering their natural land-base without U.S. government interference. Protection of sacred sites and confrontation with exploitative government and private enterprises that have been removing or polluting Lakota lands comes to the forefront. The map, which can be found at www.lakotaoyate.com provides an initial glimpse into a free and independent Lakota.

"The free Lakota nation is regaining the original natural territory of its unceeded land," said Lakota Freedom Delegate Canupa Gluha Mani (Duane Martin Sr.). "The white man promised that as long as the grass grows and the rivers flow this land will always be yours[the Lakota]. This promise still lives within the heart of the Lakota Nation."

The northern and western boundaries of Lakota run along the Yellowstone and Big Horn rivers in North Dakota and Montana. The southern boundaries run along the North Platte and Platte rivers in Wyoming and Nebraska, while the eastern boundary of Lakota shares the bank of the Missouri River. Canupa Gluha Mani added, "The He Sapa will never be for sale, its just returning to its natural owners, the Lakota Independent Nation." Lakota Oyate emerges from the work of the Lakota Freedom Delegation and continues to ensure the voice of the oyate - the Elders, children and all people - are respected and heard in the rebirth of the Lakota Nation.

For more information, please visit our new website at www.lakotaoyate.net/

January 5, 2008: Sicangu Grassroots Oyate and Lakota Freedom Delegation in a Victory Celebration for Lakota Independence. The event will be held January 5th at the St. Francis Community Hall in St. Francis Lakota, formerly known as South Dakota. The celebration and information sharing will begin at 12:00 noon and last till 7:00 pm. Food, coffee, and beverages will be shared. For more information, contact Alfred Bone Shirt at (605) 747-4443.

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