Standing Rock Civil Rights Lawsuit Moves Forward: Thunderhawk vs Morton County

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Federal Court Allows Civil Rights Lawsuit Challenging Violations at Standing Rock

Thunderhawk v. County of Morton, North Dakota

Media Contact: Fonda Shen 

cccct@law.columbia.edu

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New York, September 3, 2020 — In a significant victory for critics of governmental overreach, Judge Daniel M. Traynor (U.S. District Court for North Dakota) denied motions to dismiss filed by state and county law enforcement defendants and the private security firm, TigerSwan LLC. 

As a result, the Thunderhawk v. County of Morton civil rights lawsuit, brought by plaintiffs Cissy Thunderhawk, Wašté Win Young, the Reverend John Floberg, and José Zhagñay against North Dakota government officials and TigerSwan, will move forward on the claim that the plaintiffs and the class were denied their constitutional rights to Free Speech.

Western Shoshone Ian Zabarte 'The Most Bombed Nation on Earth'

A message from the most bombed nation on earth

More than 900 nuclear tests were conducted on Shoshone territory in the US. Residents still live with the consequences.

By Ian Zabarte, Western Shoshone
First published in Al Jazeera
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French translation by Christine Prat

You never know what is killing you when it is done in secret.

I watched my uncle suffer from horrible cancer that ate away at his throat and my grandfather die of an auto-immune disease that is known to be caused by exposure to radiation. They say he had a heart attack, but when your skin falls off, that puts stress on your heart.

Many of my cousins have died. Last year, my cousin, who is about 50, had a defibrillator put in his chest. Now his daughter, who is a toddler, has heart problems as well. At around the same time, one of my cousins told me his mom has cancer. And then a week later, he found out he has it, too.

Mohawk Nation News 'Man Can Never Fool Mother Nature'

MAN CAN NEVER FOOL MOTHER NATURE

Posted on September 3, 2020

 Mohawk Nation News

…tanon tsi nenwe enwatatie nyotiyanerenser ayentakeh tsinikariwes enkotihawaken ne onekorha ohrokwasasonha ohnonha ahonawen ne rotiyaner kahsennasonha tsinenwe, onenktsi tohka nikayaneh renserake enkotisereh.

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Rising up and feeding the people -- Love and justice in the center of a pandemic and hurricane

During a pandemic and a hurricane, cooking hot meals and delivering fresh groceries isn't the easiest thing to do, but that's what these incredible volunteers are doing.