Migrant Trail Walk exposes crimes against humanity in US

. The annual Migrant Trail Walk begins May 25, 2015. This comes just after the United States lied, and concealed the facts, before the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, about the imprisonment of migrant children, which is a violation of international law. Further, during the Universal Periodic Review, Mexico challenged the US to account for the murders of its citizens by US Border Patrol agents. The abuse of migrants, including Indigenous Peoples, has been fueled by the racist media and racist politicians, while corporations including GEO and CCA have profiteered from the mass imprisonment of migrants, including women and children. The death toll continues on the US border, including on the Tohono O'odham Nation, where laws restrict offering a glass of water to a dying migrant. -- Censored News 12th Annual Migrant Trail Walk Draws Attention to the Thousands of Migrant Deaths at U.S.-Mexico Border   By Chandra Russo, English Language Gloria Ivonne Moreno, Spanish Language azmigranttrail@gmail.com Dutch translation below by Alice Holemans, NAIS Gazette Press Conference Monday, May 25, 2015 10:00 AM 317 W. 23rd Street Tucson, Arizona TUCSON, Ariz. -- On May 25, 2015, more than fifty participants from the United States, Canada, Mexico, Colombia, and Central America will once again walk 75-miles over the course of a week to call attention to the human rights crisis occurring on the southern border. The twelfth annual Migrant Trail: We Walk for Life is a multi-national endeavor of allies who hail from diverse regions, faith backgrounds, ages, and ethnicities and walk together in solidarity with our migrant friends and their families to demand an end to migrant deaths on the border. Since the 1990s, more than 6,000 men, women and children have lost their lives crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, a direct result of flawed U.S. border and immigration policies that have intentionally diverted migration into more isolated and desolate terrain.  As the summer approaches, and Arizona temperatures enter the searing triple-digits, the number of migrants who will perish from dehydration and exposure dramatically increases. Participants of the Migrant Trail undertake this yearly trek to demand a stop to these preventable deaths. “For twelve years, we have stood in solidarity with migrants and their families. Each year, we hope that it will be the year that our elected officials will listen, that the human death toll will be enough to demand immediate change. This year is no different, and it pains us that thousands of deaths are not enough to sway public policy in the direction of protecting human life,” says Kat Rodriguez of the Colibrí Center for Human Rights and the Indigenous Alliance Without Borders, who has helped to organize the walk since its inception in 2004. Rodriguez has spent nearly a decade assisting families who are searching for lost loved ones. “Whatever we do and do not believe about security on this border, some facts are indisputable. Thousands of men, women, and children have died avoidable deaths. Our border policies funnel them year after year into the most hostile and desolate areas of the Sonoran desert.  This can and must be stopped,” adds Todd Miller, the recent author of Border Patrol Nation: Dispatches from the Frontlines of Homeland Security and a founding organizer of the Migrant Trail. Miller has worked on and written about border issues for over fifteen years. The Migrant Trail will begin Monday, May 25th at 2:00pm in Sásabe, Sonora.  Carpools will depart at 10:45 am from Southside Presbyterian (317 W. 23rd Street) immediately following the press conference.  Participants will arrive on Sunday, May 31st at 11:30 am to Kennedy Park, Ramada #3, for a closing ceremony. The Migrant Trail is a non-violent, family-friendly event, and is free and open to the community.  Participants and organizers of the Migrant Trail call on all people of conscience to stand in solidarity with our migrant sisters and brothers. Espanol:

Mohawk Nation News 'Ten Steps to Regime Change'

TEN STEPS TO REGIME CHANGE

Posted on May 18, 2015

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MNN. 18, 2015. The Indian Lands Acts of 1924 established the POW camps called “Indian Reserves” IR throughout Canada. Bill C-51 is Canada’s latest attempt to legalize genocide. Here are ten steps to illegally dismantle the ongwe’hon:weh through corporate regime change, relocation or unwitnessed lethal procedures.

“They wanted decent water and housing!!”

1.The military response unit is located at the high tech Indian Affairs “war room”, directed by a well-briefed investigator and surveillance head. He reports to a senior commissioned officer. Federal, state and provincial entities work together to benefit from eliminating the ongwe’hon:weh. Top brass, all units in the detail and the local band councils work together. Military response teams surround all IRs. Operations are planned years in advance.

2.Detailed reporting on all incidents, including rumors and concocted stories. Surveillance is constant. Agents infiltrate the community in various guises. A “to be taken out” list is created.

3.Soldiers & CSIS/CIA agents are imbedded in media to control information, turn the public against the target, film the operation for study and identification.

Isn’t it time for you to sit down and talk with us?

4.The media induces fear into the surrounding communities promoting fear and anger towards any  ongwe’hon:weh. In 1990 the surrounding communities requested the military attack the Mohawks. Command posts are set up at a moment’s notice to go into the IR once the conflict is created. “New management” or lethal force is demanded. This historical record continues. See below “Rocks at Whisky Trench”.

5.The “economic hit man” pays off the band and tribal council for their cooperation. Chiefs liaise constantly with the military. Secret meetings are held at local golf courses. The commander is involved during the “live” operation.

“Our mother can never ever be sold!”

6.Professionals, elders, men, women and children are targeted to silence them. Some are banished. Businesses are controlled or burnt destroyed.

7.Provocateurs, informants, infiltrators, workers and goons watch and report to the investigator. They are trained to befriend, create dissent, spread false rumors, pacify or carry out local attacks, or conflicts to divide the people, with impunity.

8.Band councils sign blank arrest warrants. Local cops stand by while targeted residents are threatened. Some incidents are “false flags” to mislead the people and heighten tension. The ensuing chaos eventually discredits cops and band councils. The military comes in to control the situation.

“The people will wipe that smile off your face later this year, Stevie”!!!

9.The band and tribal councils agrees to come under the control of a political and economic corporation to create ‘peace’. Martial law is established. Roads closed. Houses searched. Curfews. No civil rights. Trouble makers removed. A combination of theatre, coercion and threats to control everybody and to bring about the desired corporate regime. Perpetrators report they were “just following orders” and can’t remember doing anything wrong, until they are charged with human rights abuses and genocide!

10.The law of the land of Great Turtle Island is the Kania’nereh:kowa. It shall prevail.

2001 interrogation of Dennis Blythe, BCI Bureau of Criminal Investigation on the INDIAN Detail conducted May 18, 1997, by the Onondaga Council of Chiefs Inc. and New York State against the Rotinoshonni. US District Court, Northern District of NY. [Ronald Jones vs. NYS 98 CV 374.]  

Paul Rogers of Bad Company tells us how the seagull from his high vantage point sees things much more clearly: “Seagull, you fly across the horizon, into the misty morning sun. Nobody asks you where you are going. Nobody knows where you’re from. And you fly through the sky, never asking why.” 

MNN Mohawk Nation News kahentinetha@mohawknationnews.com more news, books, workshops, to donate and sign up for MNN newsletters, go towww.mohawknationnews.com  More stories at MNN Archives.  Address:  Box 991, Kahnawake [Quebec, Canada] J0Lthahoketoteh@mohawknationnews.com for original Mohawk music visit thahoketoteh.ws

CSIS warns of extremist opposition to oil & gas.

Military & media used to destroy protests.

Harper-Hitler comparison.

RCMP anti-ongwe’hon:we propoganda.

Sell ongwe’hon:we land to foreign entities

Indigenous activists to confront Shell in Hague and London to halt Arctic drilling

Seatte: Shell's oil rig bound for the Arctic surrounded! ‘Shell No!’ Indigenous activists to confront Shell to end Arctic drilling at shareholder meetings in Netherlands and London By Indigenous Environmental Network French translation below by Christine Prat Censored News

The delegation will attend the Shell Annual General Meeting at the Hague on Tuesday, May 19th, 9:00am GMT at the Circustheater, Circusstraat 4, 2586 CW The Hague. Mae and Faith will also be in London and participate in a non-violent direct action outside the Shell London Investors meeting on Thursday 21st May, 10:00am GMT Central Hall Westminster, Storey’s Gate, Westminster, London SW1H 9NH, United Kingdom. Monday, May 18 2015. A delegation of female indigenous activists are making their way to the Shell Annual General Meeting in the Hague to call for an end to Arctic offshore development. Mae Hank and Faith Gemmill-Fredson were part of a mass “flotilla” action in Seattle on Saturday which saw hundreds of people take action next to Shell’s Polar Pioneer drilling rig, docked at the Port of Seattle’s Terminal 5 [1]. “Our culture and livelihood is dependent on the bowhead, the walrus, the seal and the fish. How can Shell go ahead with such a risky operation when peoples lives are at stake?” asks Mae Hank “Shell has a 75% chance of a spill in the region if it moves forward with drilling. Shell simply cannot be trusted with such operations.” The delegation is being hosted by UK Tar Sands Network who will also attend the meeting to call for Shell to permanently pull out of the tar sands, despite putting major projects on hold [2]. “Shell is playing risk with the global climate by keeping tar sands projects on ice,” said Suzanne Dhaliwal director of the UK Tar Sands Network [3] “Shell insists that it can take leadership on climate change while committing the global community to a ticking climate bomb, with projects such as the Alberta tar sands. We need to immediately transition away from highly polluting energy sources towards a low carbon economy and not play dice with the climate [4].” Notes to the Editor: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/may/16/paddle-in-seattle-shell-arctic-oil-drilling http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/24/shell-shelves-plan-for-tar-sands-project-in-face-of-low-oilprices http://www.no-tar-sands.org http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/may/17/shell-accused-of-strategy-risking-catastrophic-climatechange Faith Gemmill-Fredson (Neets’aii Gwich’in, Pit River and Wintu) of Arctic Village, Alaska is the founder and current Executive Director of REDOIL (Resisting Environmental Destruction On Indigenous Lands) REDOIL is a grassroots network that was created by Alaska Natives to share knowledge, experience and strategies to address the detrimental impacts of fossil fuel, mining and climate change in Alaska. Faith is a board member of the International Indian Treaty Council (IITC) Faith also currently serves as the Vice-President of the California Indian Environmental Alliance. Mae R. Hank, Inupiat from Point Hope (AKA – Tikigaq), Alaska. Mae is a resident and tribal member of Native Village of Point Hope. Mae previously served as a Native Village of Point Hope Tribal Council member for ten years. Mae is a former employee of the North Slope Borough, and the City of Point Hope, as well as the former Executive Director of the Native Village of Point Hope Tribal Council office. Among her many accomplishments, she also served on the Point Hope Search and Rescue committee. Mae is a mother, and most importantly a grandmother of 17 grandchildren. Mae has been an active and vocal advocate in opposition to offshore development for 38 years. Her primary desire is to ensure the rights of the Inupiat to continue to live their traditional way of life by securing a clean and pure ocean so that the Inupiat whaling culture can continue to thrive in the Arctic. Threats now imposed upon the Inupiat people by Royal Dutch Shell and other multi-national oil companies’ efforts to drill in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas of the Arctic Ocean. This is a direct threat to the Inupiat and their rights to continue to live their traditional whaling culture which the Iñupiat have done for thousands of years. Photos and media interviews available Suzanne Dhaliwal: +447772694327 @notarsands suzanne@no-tar-sands.org BANDE ANNONCE DU NOUVEAU FILM DE KLEE BENALLY, ‘POWER LINES’ (SOUS-TITREE) DES ACTIVISTES AUTOCHTONES AFFRONTENT SHELL À LA HAYE ET A LONDRES POUR METTRE UN TERME AU FORAGE DANS L’ARCTIQUE On May 20, 2015, in Activités minières, Sables bitumineux/Oléoduc Keystone XL, by Chris P ‘SHELL NON !’ DES ACTIVISTES AUTOCHTONES AFFRONTENT SHELL DANS DES REUNIONS D’ACTIONNAIRES AUX PAYS-BAS ET A LONDRES POUR METTRE UN TERME AU FORAGE DANS L’ARCTIQUE Par Indigenous Environmental Network Publié sur Censored News Le 18 mai 2015 – La délégation assistera à l’Assemblée Générale Annuelle de Shell à La Haye mardi 19 mai à 9h GMT au Circustheater, Circusstraat 4, 2586 CW La Haye. – Mae et Faith seront aussi à Londres et participeront à une action directe non-violente devant le lieu de la réunion des Investisseurs de Shell Londres, le jeudi 21 mai, à 10h GMT Central Hall Westminster, Storey’s Gate, Westminster, London SW1H 9NH, Royaume-Uni. Lundi 18 mai 2015 – Une délégation de femmes Autochtones activistes sont en route pour à l’Assemblée Générale Annuelle de Shell à La Haye pour appeler à mettre fin au développement offshore dans l’Arctique. Mae Hank et Faith Gemmill-Fredson ont participé à une action de ‘flotilla’ de masse à Seattle samedi dernier, au cours de laquelle des centaines de gens ont manifesté près de la plate-forme de forage de Shell, Polar Pioneer, amarrée dans le Port de Seattle au Terminal 5 [1]. « Notre culture et nos moyens d’existence dépendent de la baleine boréale, du morse, du phoque et du poisson. Comment Shell peut-il continuer une opération aussi risquée alors que des vies humaines sont en jeu ? » demande Mae Hank. « Shell a 75% de chance de provoquer une marée noire dans la région si ils continuent à forer. On ne peut tout simplement pas faire confiance à Shell pour de telles opérations. » La délégation est hébergée par le Réseau Sables Bitumineux Royaume-Uni, qui assistera également à la réunion pour appeler Shell à abandonner définitivement les sables bitumineux, même si çà doit entrainer la suspension de projets majeurs [2]. « Shell joue sur le risque pour le climat en maintenant des projets d’extraction de sables bitumineux sur la glace » dit Suzanne Dhaliwal, directrice du Réseau Sables Bitumineux Royaume-Uni [3], « Shell insiste pour prendre la direction du changement climatique, tout en forçant la communauté mondiale à vivre avec une bombe climatique, avec des projets comme l’extraction de sables bitumineux en Alberta. Nous devons effectuer une transition immédiate des sources d’énergie extrêmement polluantes vers une économie à faible taux de carbone, et ne pas jouer aux dés avec le climat [4]. » Notes : 1. http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/may/16/paddle-in-seattle-shell-arctic-oil-drilling 2. http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/24/shell-shelves-plan-for-tar-sands-project-in-face-of-low-oilprices 3. http://www.no-tar-sands.org 4. http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/may/17/shell-accused-of-strategy-risking-catastrophic-climatechange Faith Gemmill-Fredson (Neets’aii Gwich’in, Pit River et Wintu) d’Arctic Village, en Alaska, est la fondatrice et directrice exécutive de REDOIL (Résister à la Destruction de l’Environnement sur les Terres Autochtones). REDOIL est un réseau de base créé par des Autochtones d’Alaska pour partager des connaissances, des expériences et des stratégies pour faire face aux effets néfastes des carburants fossiles, de l’extraction minière et du changement climatique en Alaska. Faith est membre du conseil d’administration du Traité International Indien (IITC). Faith est aussi actuellement Vice-Présidente de l’Alliance Indienne Environnementale de Californie. Mae R. Hank, Inupiat de Point Hope (AKA – Tikigaq), en Alaska. Mae est habitante et membre de la tribu du Village Autochtone de Point Hope. Mae a été membre du Conseil Tribal du Village Autochtone de Point Hope pendant dix ans. Mae est une ex-employée du District de North Slope et de la Ville de Point Hope, et ex-directrice exécutive du bureau du Conseil Tribal du Village Autochtone de Point Hope. Parmi ses nombreuses réalisations, elle a aussi travaillé pour le comité de Recherche et Sauvetage de Point Hope. Mae est mère de famille, et, ce qui est plus important, grand-mère de 17 petits-enfants. Mae a été active, et s’est fait beaucoup entendre, comme opposante au développement offshore depuis 38 ans. Son principal désir est de sauvegarder les droits des Inupiat de continuer à mener leur mode de vie traditionnel en s’assurant que l’océan reste pure afin que la culture baleinière des Inupiat puisse continuer dans l’Arctique. La Royal Dutch Shell et d’autres multinationales pétrolières font maintenant peser des menaces sur les Inupiat par leurs activités de forage dans les mers de Beaufort et Chukchi, de l’Océan Arctique. C’est une menace directe pour les Inupiat et leurs droits à continuer leur culture baleinière traditionnelle, comme ils l’ont fait depuis des milliers d’années. Vous pouvez demander des photos et interviews à Suzanne Dhaliwal, suzanne@no-tar-sands.org Tagged with: Autochtones d'Alaska contre les forages pétroliers • Autochtones d'Alaska et pêche à la baleine • forages de Shell dans l'Arctique menacent de marées noires • menaces de marées noires en Alaska • pollution en Alaska • sables bitumineux

U.S. Lawmakers Demand Freedom for Mexican Hunger Striker

U.S. Lawmakers Demand Freedom for Mexican Hunger Striker

By Frontera NorteSur
Censored News
Dutch translation by Alice Holemans, NAIS

Two U.S. lawmakers from the state of Washington have joined a renewed international chorus demanding the release of an imprisoned community police commander in Mexico.  Congressman Adam Smith and Senator Patty Murphy appealed on the Obama administration last week to intervene on behalf of Nestora Salgado, who began a hunger strike May 5 in protest of her continued imprisonment at a maximum security facility in Nayarit, Mexico.

A former resident of the state of Washington who holds dual citizenship, Salgado returned to her native town of Olinala, Guerrero, where she helped organize a community police force to counter an organized criminal group that was besieging the region. By many accounts, Salgado's community force was highly successful in rooting out crime and restoring peace.

Writing in the Mexican daily La Jornada, acclaimed writer Elena Poniatowska sketched out Salgado's story of an immigrant who had worked hard to raise her three daughters in the United States but made sure to return home twice a year with food and clothing for a big family. Stunned by the lawlessness she encountered, Salgado banded together with others, formed a branch of the CRAC community police and captivated a public that elected her regional commander.

MNN: INDIAN DETAIL: FROM 'PRO BONO' TO 'PRO SE'

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Dineh Jeneda Benally Rocks the White House

Dineh rocker Jeneda Benally rocked the White House. Jeneda is the community representative for Flagstaff for the Museum of Northern Arizona. She is accepting the National Medal from Institute of Museum and Library Services for the Museum of Northern Arizona.