Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights

May 9, 2018

Western Shoshone Prayer Walk and Run -- Photos by Bad Bear


Western Shoshone Prayer Walk and Run
to Nuclear Test Site and Yucca Mountain

Photos of Today by Western Shoshone Photojournalist Carl Bad Bear Sampson
Ten miles south of Beatty, Nevada, on May 9, 2018







Police stopped by camp today.




Photos copyright Carl Sampson, Censored News

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Sundance Institute Selects Erica Tremblay and MorningStar Angeline Wilson for 2018 Native Filmmakers Lab

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MorningStar Angeline Wilson
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Erica Tremblay

Sundance Institute Selects Erica Tremblay and MorningStar Angeline Wilson for 2018 Native Filmmakers Lab 

By Liz Hill, Ojibwe
Censored News
May 9, 2018

Media Contact: Jenelle Scott (310) 360-1981; jenelle_scott@sundance.org

Fellows and Creative Advisors Gather May 13-18 in Santa Fe, New Mexico

Los Angeles, CA — Two emerging Native storytellers, Erica Tremblay (Seneca-Cayuga) and MorningStar Angeline Wilson (Navajo, Blackfeet, Chippewa Cree) will participate in the 2018 Sundance Institute Native Filmmakers Lab, continuing the Institute's year-round work in the discovery and development of artists from diverse backgrounds. 

The Lab takes place May 13-18 in Santa Fe, NM. During the Lab, Fellows work with a cast, crew, and supervising producer to shoot workshop versions of scenes from their short films under the expert creative mentorship of Program alumni and other established industry professionals and Program staff. The Lab encourages Fellows to hone their storytelling and technical skills in a hands-on and supportive environment. After the Lab they will receive targeted support from supervising producers, grants to fund the production of their short films and will attend the annual Native Forum at the January 2019 Sundance Film Festival for ongoing support on their projects. 

N. Bird Runningwater (Cheyenne/Mescalero Apache), director of the Institute's Native American and Indigenous Program, said, "The Lab creates a unique environment nurturing creativity and collaboration among these talented Native and Indigenous storytellers and advisors. The Institute has a long history supporting Native filmmakers and we are happy to continue that tradition with Erica and MorningStar to help their short stories come to life." 

The Native Program has built and sustained a unique support cycle for Indigenous artists through grants, labs, mentorships, fellowships, the platform of Sundance Film Festival, and screenings in Native communities to inspire new generations of storytellers. The Institute has established a rich legacy of commitment to Native filmmaking, supporting more than 300 Native and Indigenous filmmakers over the years, including Taika Waititi (Te Whānau-ā-Apanui), Sterlin Harjo (Seminole/Creek Nations), Billy Luther (Navajo/Hopi/Laguna Pueblo), Andrew Okpeaha MacLean (Iñupiaq), Aurora Guerrero (Xicana), Sydney Freeland (Diné), Blake Pickens (Chickasaw Nation), Ciara Lacy (Kanaka Maoli),Razelle Benally (Oglala Lakota/Diné), Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr. (Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Chippewa Tribe) and Shaandiin Tome (Diné).

The filmmakers serving as Creative Advisors for this year's Native Lab include: Danis Goulet (Cree/Métis) (Wakening, Wappawekka), Blackhorse Lowe (Navajo) (Shimasani, 5th World), Jennifer Phang (Half-Life, Advantageous) and Chelsea Winstanley (Ngati Ranginui/Ngati Pakeha) (Ebony Society, Night Shift, Waru). Peer Advisors for this year's Native Lab include: Razelle Benally (Oglala Lakota/Diné) (I Am Thy Weapon) and Shaandiin Tome (Diné) (Mud, Hastl'ishnii). Both are Native Lab alumni (Benally, 2015 and Tome, 2017).

Artists and projects selected for the 2018 Native Filmmakers Lab:
Little Chief 
Erica Tremblay
The lives of a Native woman and nine-year-old boy intersect over the course of a school day on a reservation in Oklahoma. 

Erica Tremblay belongs to the Seneca-Cayuga Nation and is also of Wyandotte heritage.  As a documentary filmmaker and activist based in New York City, her projects have screened at numerous film festivals and her work has been featured on PBS and CNN. Tremblay's films explore topics including violence against Indigenous women, restorative justice and issues impacting the two-spirit community. She has worked with many grassroots organizations, including the National Indigenous Women's Resource Center, Wica Agli and the Monument Quilt Project. In 2016, Tremblay was awarded a Native Arts and Cultures Foundation Artist Fellowship and she was recently honored as a 40 Under 40 Native American.

Ahéhee' Shizhé'é (Thank you, Father) 
MorningStar Angeline Wilson
A young woman struggles to come to terms with the legacy left to her after her father passes away from an unknown virus in a post-apocalyptic world. Through a series of dreams, she finds the strength to carry the traditions and medicine that was left to her. 

MorningStar Angeline Wilson belongs to the Navajo, Blackfeet, Chippewa Cree Tribes. She began acting in theatre from an early age and was cast as Nizhoni Smiles in Sydney Freeland's Drunktown's Finest. This debut role earned her the Best Supporting Actress Award from The American Indian Film Festival in 2014. In 2016, Wilson contributed as a camera operative to VICE TV's series Rise which premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. She worked in production on projects such as Scalped and WACO. Angeline was awarded 'Best Acting Performance' at the Institute of American Indian Arts for her role as Jade in Razelle Benally's Raven, a short narrative that premiered at the 2017 IMAGINENative Film Festival. That same year she was selected to be Marie Claire's 2017 June Guest Editor. The New Mexico Film & Television Hall of Fame honored Wilson with the 'Rising Star' award in 2018. She currently divides her time between  Albuquerque, NM and Los Angeles, CA. 

The Sundance Institute Native American and Indigenous Program is supported by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Surdna Foundation, Time Warner Foundation, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, SAGindie, Comcast-NBCUniversal, Native Arts and Cultures Foundation, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Consulate General of Canada, Indigenous Media Initiatives, Fenton Bailey and Billy Luther, and Sarah Luther.

Sundance Institute
Founded in 1981 by Robert Redford, Sundance Institute is a nonprofit organization that provides and preserves the space for artists in film, theatre, and new media to create and thrive. The Institute's signature Labs, granting, and mentorship programs, dedicated to developing new work, take place throughout the year in the U.S. and internationally. The Sundance Film Festival and other public programs connect audiences to artists in igniting new ideas, discovering original voices, and building a community dedicated to independent storytelling. Sundance Institute has supported such projects as Mudbound, Get Out, The Big Sick, Strong Island, Blackfish, Top of the Lake, Winter's Bone, The Wolfpack, Dear White People, Trapped, Brooklyn, Little Miss Sunshine, 20 Feet From Stardom, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Fruitvale Station, Spring Awakening, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder and Fun Home. Join Sundance Institute on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.

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Note to Editors: Photographs of Erica Tremblay and MorningStar Angeline Wilson are available at: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ee3vQhVFAPUWPKHQYljH9ja9K1Tknkoy


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May 7, 2018

Western Shoshone Prayer Walk and Run to Nuclear Test Site Photos 2018

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Western Shoshone Prayer Walk and Run to Nuclear Test Site Photos 2018

 Photos by Western Shoshone Carl Bad Bear Sampson
Article by Buck Sampson, Paiute
Censored News
Western Shoshone are having a Prayer Walk and Run under the  1863 Ruby Valley Treaty. Spiritual People started walking east of Tonopah, along Warm Springs Valley. They are planting Tree Saplings on the way. This morning they walked though Tonopah  heading south on U.S. 95.

They are camping along the roadway to the Nevada Test Site. On May 13, 2018, there is a Peace Camp across from the Test Site. They are having a Prayer Circle and Talks about the land use of U.S. government at Yucca Mountain, which is clearly in violation of the 1863 Ruby Valley Treaty.









Copyright Buck Sampson and Carl Sampson, Censored News.
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Kahentinetha Horn Slams AFN with Cease and Desist Order -- AFN Sellouts are Indian Act Puppets Engaged in Genocide

Kahentinetha Horn slams Assembly of First Nations with Cease and Desist Order.
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Also watch video at CBC at 
Kahentinetha Horn Slams Assembly of First Nations with Cease and Desist Order -- AFN Sellouts are Indian Act Puppets Engaged in Genocide

 Kahentinetha Horn issued a cease and desist order to the Assembly of First Nations.
Kahentinetha, Bear Clan of Kahnewake, said, "My Covenant is with the Natural World."
"You have no right to interfere with the lives of our people," Kahentinetha told AFN.
Kahentinetha said AFN is comprised of Indian Act sellouts engaged in genocide.
"Canada may have convinced some foolish Indians to sell us out and extinguish our inherent rights, but we as sovereign people are not on the common market."
Kahentinetha said AFN is illegitimate and has forfeited its Native name, land and birthright.
"We will always teach our children who they are and to watch out for people like you," she said.
Listen to the full audio above.

 CBC reports:
The grassroots opposition to the legislation burst onto the assembly floor on Tuesday morning after Bennett's speech when Kahnawake Elder Kahentinetha Horn read out a cease and desist order aimed at the AFN and Bennett over the legislation.
Horn said in an interview that the proposed legislation is "dangerous" and the AFN along with band council chiefs have no authority to discuss rights.
"Canada doesn't have land because it's all ours," said Horn, who has been involved in Indigenous rights activism since the 1960s.
"It's the sudden rush and push of secret meetings and hiding something from us…. We are the people of Turtle Island. They are Canadian government employees, they work for committees called band councils."
Read article at:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/afn-special-assembly-indigenous-rights-legislation-1.4644004

Kahn-Tineta Horn (born 16 April 1940, New York City) is a Mohawk political activist, civil servant, and former fashion model.[3][4] "Since 1972 she has held various positions in the social, community and educational development policy sections of the federal Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development."[5] She is a member of the Mohawk Wolf Clan of Kahnawake.[6]

Biography

Kahn-Tineta Horn (born 16 April 1940, New York City) is a Mohawk political activist, civil servant, and former fashion model.[3][4] "Since 1972 she has held various positions in the social, community and educational development policy sections of the federal Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development."[5] She is a member of the Mohawk Wolf Clan of Kahnawake.[
In the 1960s and early 1970s, Kahn-Tineta Horn became widely known for her criticisms of anti-native racism and government policy regarding First Nations peoples, and for her advocacy of native separatism. "She was involved in the 1962 Conference on Indian Poverty in Washington D.C., the blocking of the International Bridge at Akwesasne in 1968, and other indigenous rights campaigns."[7]Kahn-Tineta caught the attention of the media in 1964, when she was "deposed as a Director of the National Indian Council, and as Indian Princess of Canada."[8] By 1972, her separatist views had appeared in the pages of The Harvard Crimson and The New Yorker,[9][10][11] and she had been interviewed by The Webster Reports of KVOS-TV, a Bellingham, Washington station which broadcasts to Vancouver, British Columbia.[12]
Horn and her daughters were notable participants in the 1990 Oka Crisis.[13][14] Her daughter, Waneek Horn-Miller (born 1975), was stabbed in the chest by a soldier's bayonet while holding her younger sister, then aged 4; a photograph of the incident, published on the front page of newspapers, symbolized the standoff between Mohawks and the Canadian government.[15] Waneek became a broadcaster, and co-captain of Canada's first women's national water polo team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[16] Horn's youngest daughter, Kaniehtiio Horn, also present at the Oka Crisis, is a film and television actress.[17]
Kahn-Tineta Horn has appeared in two short films, Artisans de notre histoire, Volume 2: Les Explorateurs (1995) and David Thompson: The Great Mapmaker (1964).[18] She has served as publisher of the Mohawk Nation News.[19] She has served as Director of the Canadian Alliance in Solidarity with Native Peoples and coordinator of the Free Wolverine Campaign.[20] In 2002, she gave a speech at the "You Are on Native Land Conference" at McGill University titled, How Canada violated the BNA Act to Steal Native Land: The Forgotten Arguments of Deskaheh.[21] In 2006, Kahn-Tineta Horn was one of two women who submitted a "notice of seizure" to the developers of the Melacthon Wind Farm near Shelburne, Ontario on behalf of the Haudenosaunee,[22] and taught a history class at Concordia University in Montreal.[23] In 2008, at age 68, she suffered a heart attack while "handcuffed in a police stress hold" at the Cornwall/Akwesasne border crossing.
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