New today at Mohawk Nation News
June 21, 2025
Dine' John Redhouse's new book: A rare history of bordertown racism
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Article by Brenda Norrell, Censored News, June 20, 2025
John Redhouse's new book documents the horrific tragedies, and racism in the bordertown of Farmington, and it gives a detailed history of the resistance movement in the 1970s.During the march against the Gallup Ceremonial, John writes, "NIYC Executive Director Gerald Wilkinson (Cherokee) spoke for all when he said, “We were not meant to be tourist attractions for the master race.”
It is rare history, seldom written or told, as in the days following the murder of Larry Casuse in Gallup. John writes, "On the other side, there were some poorly disguised agent provocateurs—posing as instant Indian revolutionaries—who tried to recruit us to 'avenge' the death of Larry Casuse. Although it had a certain appeal, we had never seen any of them before and we didn’t trust them. It was obviously a COINTELPRO styled setup and we weren’t going to play into their hands."
And John shares the rich history of the KIVA Club at UNM in Albuquerque. "On a nomination from Zuni Pueblo-Navajo student activist Marley Shebala, I got elected to the Kiva Club Council (also known as Kiva Klub Kouncil or KKK) and began using the Native American Studies Center and its significant resources as a base for continuing my activist work."
Alongside John were so many who have passed to the Spirit World, like the soft-spoken Larry Emerson of Shiprock.
The Red Nation is launching a tour for the book in July.
Red Media is excited to announce our newest publication, Bordertown Clashes, Resource Wars, and Contested Territories: The Four Corners in the Turbulent 1970s by John Redhouse. The book hits the shelves on July 1, 2025.
“With extraordinary detail, precision, and humor, Redhouse testifies to the will and spirit of a movement at a pivotal time when there was no ‘I can’t,’ only ‘we must.’ Bordertown Clashes offers a roadmap for contemporary Red Power activists who must confront the present tense of struggle with the fortitude and versatility of their predecessors.”
– The Red Nation
July 1-5, 2025
Book Launch and Tour with author John Redhouse:
Join Red Media with author John Redhouse in person or online
July 1, 2025 – Pyramid Lake, Nevada Book talk and livestream at the Pyramid Lake Tribe Museum
July 3, 2025 – Albuquerque, New Mexico Book talk and livestream at Books on the Bosque bookstore July 4, 2025 – Farmington, New Mexico Book talk and livestream at Inspired Moments Event Center
July 5, 2025 – Gallup, New Mexico Book sale and author meet & greet at the Gallup Flea Market
The Red Nation Podcast is proud to provide live-streaming for the book launch tour.
Find links to the book, livestream, and event pages on the Red Media website: https://www.redmedia.press/events/
Pre-order, ships in July
June 19, 2025
Apache Stronghold to file a petition with U.S. Supreme Court to protect Oak Flat on June 23, 2025
Breaking: Apache Stronghold will file a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday June 23rd to Protect Oak Flat
Apache Stronghold vows to continue fighting to save sacred site from destruction
By Apache Stronghold, Censored News, June 19, 2025
WASHINGTON -- On June 23, the Apache Stronghold will be filing a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court, asking it to reconsider its refusal to hear our appeal. As you heard, two Justices voted to hear our case, calling it "vitally important," and criticizing the Ninth Circuit's ruling against us as "highly doubtful as a matter of law."
In addition, any day now, the Supreme Court will issue its ruling in Mahmoud v. Taylor, which is another case about government-imposed burdens on religious exercise. We think the Supreme Court's decision in Mahmoud will add further support to our case.
Navajo Council Hearing on Revitalizing Coal Industry at Nenahnezad Chapter
The hearing was live at Nenahnezad Chapter this morning, June 19, 2025. Now available on YouTube
Previous articles:
Ed Silverhatband from the community of Forest Lake shares his experience working as a coal miner and the long-term impacts it has had on his health, such as black lung, which has required two lung transplants.
Continue reading:
The Monster has returned, and it is even more grotesque than the one before. Dine' remember forced relocation, the loss of water and medicine plants, and the loss of loved ones. Navajos say 'No!; to Trump and Navajo President Nygren's push for coal.
By Brenda Norrell, Censored News, June 1, 2025
The Navajo Council was told to stand up for future generations, or step aside.
June 14, 2025
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