O'odham Ofelia Rivas -- Over 35 Years of Human Rights Work on O'odham Land

Ofelia Rivas In Jamaica 

Photo by Brenda Norrell 

Ofelia Rivas is the founder of O'odham Voice Against the Wall and delivering food to O'odham on the south side of the border during the pandemic.

O'odham Voice Against the Wall
By Censored News
French translation by Christine Prat
French

In May 2002, Ofelia Rivas raised her own funds to attend the first and four consecutive forums of the United Nations Permanent Forum for Indigenous Issues in New York City, New York to document and present human rights violations in O'odham communities along the United States/Mexico border.

Northern Nevada AIM Stands for Justice -- Photos by Bad Bear

Northern Nevada AIM Stands for Justice

Photos by Western Shoshone Carl Bad Bear Sampson

Breaking news fire update by Yvonne Swan on Colville Nation

Breaking news fire update from Yvonne Swan on Colville Indian Nation in Washington State

By Yvonne Swan, Colville
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Yes, we are safe. A lot of fire crews came in and several planes flying over Kewa (20+ miles south of Inchelium) dropping stuff to put out the fire. Helicopters dipping water from the river to help douse the smouldering underbrush. 

Standing Rock Court Victory: Excessive force lawsuit against Morton County moves forward

Photo by Ryan Vizzions

Water Protectors lawsuit moves forward over excessive force at Backwater Bridge

By Water Protector Legal Collective
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On Thursday, September 10, 2020, in a long-awaited ruling, United States District Court Judge Daniel Traynor (District of North Dakota) allowed a lawsuit challenging law enforcement's 2016 use of fire hoses and munitions against water protectors opposing the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) to move forward with discovery. The case had been stalled for more than two years after Morton County and other defendants filed a motion asking the court to dismiss the case.

Red Fawn Comes Home!

Photos by Lakota People's Law Project

Standing Rock Water Protector Comes Home

Lakota People's Law Project said, "Welcome home, Red Fawn. After four years in prison, Red Fawn Fallis returns to Standing Rock to reunite with her loved ones. Political persecution is alive and well in the era of climate change. Thank you for your sacrifice, on behalf of us all, Red Fawn."