Indigenous Protector Movement 'Entering Week 3 of Federal Occupation in Minneapolis'

Indigenous Protector Movement 'Entering Week 3 of Federal Occupation in Minneapolis

Photo courtesy Indigenous Protector Movement

By Indigenous Protector Movement, Censored News, Jan. 19, 2026

We are now entering the third week of occupation of Minneapolis, Minnesota by the United States government through the arm of ICE.

What is happening here is not abstract. It is being lived in real time by our neighbors, our relatives, our elders, our youth. Families are being terrorized. Communities are being destabilized. And still—our people are standing.

Cheyenne River Lakota Nation Bans ICE in South Dakota

Cheyenne River Lakota Nation Bans ICE in South Dakota

A group of the Fort Laramie treaty riders head out in the morning along the local highway on the Cheyenne River Reservation outside of Bridger, South Dakota, on April 16, 2018. Photo Stephanie Keith/Reuters

By Cheyenne River Lakota Chairman Ryman LeBeau

Censored News, Jan. 18, 2026

Hau Relatives,

By resolution at the January 16, 2026 Special Session Council approved to ban ICE from entering the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation.

We will defend our sovereignty and protect our community always. Lakota oyate have always been here. Stay warm, stay safe. Anpetu washte yuha po. Hechetu.

Cheyenne River Sioux Chairman Ryman LeBeau's Statement

January 11, 2026

In light of the ongoing violence, we have witnessed in Minneapolis and across the country, never forget that we were here first, we are the first nations, and no one should be forced to live in fear. Now is the time to come together in unity. We are committed to ensuring that all Tribal members have Tribal IDs and are protected.

The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe is a sovereign Tribal nation. Due to recent wrongful detainment and racial profiling actions occurring throughout the country and to promote the general welfare of its people the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (CRST) stands to protect its Tribal members and its sovereign Tribal Nation homelands from any threats; both domestic and foreign. The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe condemns the recent actions of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the detainment of 4 Oglala Sioux Tribal members, and of Red Lake Nation descendant Jose Roberto Ramirez in Minneapolis, MN; and condemns any violence caused by their lack of competency of Constitutional Rights and the inherent sovereignty of Tribal Nations.

To ensure proper identification, all Tribal members should verify their Tribal Identification (ID) Card is valid and not expired. All off-reservation Tribal members are advised to obtain a Tribal ID Card if they do not currently possess one. All fees will be waived for enrolled Tribal members. https://www.cheyenneriversioux.com/

If any Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe member is contacted, detained, or questioned by ICE or Border Patrol, please notify the Tribe immediately (605) 964-4155. More information and guidance will be forthcoming.

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ICE Terrorizing Navajo, Yaqui and Shawnee in Arizona and Oklahoma

https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2026/01/ice-terrorizing-navajo-yaqui-and.html

ICE Terrorizing Navajo, Yaqui and Shawnee in Arizona and Oklahoma

ICE Terrorizing Navajo, Yaqui, and Shawnee in Arizona and Oklahoma

Phoenix protest of ICE after the murder of Renee Good in Minneapolis. Photo KJZZ.

By Brenda Norrell, Censored News, Jan. 16, 2026

ICE is terrorizing Native Americans. A Navajo on his way to work in the Phoenix Valley was grabbed by ICE on Monday. A Pascua Yaqui tribal member grabbed near Tohono O'odham's San Xavier District, bordering Tucson, reveals how federal agents are terrorizing U.S. citizens and migrants in detention. In Oklahoma, Absentee Shawnee are now being harassed and detained by ICE agents.

In Minneapolis, protests continue at Fort Snelling, where Native Americans illegally arrested have been taken. Outside the Whipple building federal agents are firing tear gas and pepper balls as the protests continue.

Fort Snelling is the site of the removal and genocide of Dakota people.

Mohawk Nation News 'Art of Consensual Decision Making'

ART OF CONSENSUAL DECISION MAKING

Posted on January 16, 2026 by Kan1enkehaka

https://mohawknationnews.com/blog/2026/01/16/art-of-consensual-decision-making/

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REGISTERED MAIL

FROM: Kahentinetha, Bear Clan,

Box 991, Kahnawake, Que. Canada J0L 1B0 

kahentinetha2@protonmail.com

Jan. 14, 2026

TO:  Mr. Mark Carney, Office of the Prime Minister, 80 Wellington St.,                                                                                                Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2 Government of Canada, Parliament Hill, Ottawa,  Canada

Sego. 

I am Kahentinetha, bear clan, Kanienkeha Mohawk, of kahnawake. We understand that you are going to negotiate with us about sharing our land and resources. We are the original people of turtle island. We would like you to understand our priorities regarding our land and heritage and help you fix the wrongs of the past. I would like to meet with you soon to discuss how we can help you deal with what is right and good for everyone and everything by using an indigenous form of consensual decision making.  We had a group that did this exercise across turtle island which were very well received.