Posting History for First People Power
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| Davis CA City Council passes resolution in solidarity with Standing Rock struggle On October 4, the Davis City Council unanimously passed a resolution declaring their solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline.
Carol Standing Elk, Francisco Dominguez, Juliette Beck, Lynn Nittler,... |
Dan Bacher | 10/14/2016 | 2 | 10 | - | - |
| Detroit now celebrates Indigenous Peoples' Day instead of Columbus Day Here’s a bit of Detroit news I missed last week: Detroit now observes Indigenous Peoples’ Day on the second Monday of October, instead of Columbus Day, which is still a federal holiday.
Last Monday was the first observance. I wish I had known about... |
Alonso del Arte | 10/15/2018 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| Sacramento Area Activists Hold Protest In Solidarity With Standing Rock The Sacramento Area Friends and Relatives of the Lakota Nation sponsored a peaceful and indigenous faith-based protest in support of the Standing Rock Sioux on October 28 from 3 pm to 5 pm at the federal building at 501 I Street in Sacramento.
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Dan Bacher | 10/31/2016 | 3 | 15 | - | - |
| Rock the Native American Vote in North Dakota. | ZenTrainer | 10/31/2016 | 3 | 8 | - | - |
| Rock the Indigenous Vote. Today in North Dakota. | ZenTrainer | 11/03/2016 | 3 | 5 | - | - |
| Breaking: Yurok Tribe braces for worst fisheries disaster in Klamath River history As a journalist who has reported extensively on the September 2002 fish kill on the Klamath River and the struggle to restore the river and its fish by the Yurok, Karuk and Hoopa Valley Tribes, fishing groups and environmental organizations, I find... |
Dan Bacher | 03/25/2017 | 3 | 27 | - | - |
| "Mother Earth is not a machine" Henry Red Cloud Mother Earth is not a machine"
Sustainability is one of the main points of the Indians. "Mother Earth is not a machine, it has a soul," the Lakota Indians. There are three important things in life: raise children who... |
medicineturtle | 10/01/2016 | 4 | 11 | - | - |
| I am honored to accept the invitation to contribute to First People Power My name is Stephen Tryon and I am running against Chaffetz to be the US Representative for southeastern Utah, from Four Corners to Salt Lake City. Its an honor for me to contribute to First People Power!
My father was a soldier, and we moved a lot... |
Stephen P Tryon For Congress | 10/16/2016 | 4 | 9 | - | - |
| McMorris Trump Rodgers"Didn't Respond or Attend" a Very very Long List of Candidate Forums in WA-05 As a thoroughly disgusted unrepresented WA-05 resident, I’m just gonna share here from Pakootas for Congress website the post regarding the very long list of forums that McMorris Rodgers avoided was too busy for. So so very busy hosting a meeting with... |
peagreen | 10/31/2016 | 4 | 14 | - | - |
| Tired of waiting for media to cover the Water Protectors? Wish you could help? Good! Now you can. Have you been frustrated watching Water Protectors fighting battles they thought they’d won BEFORE the Civil War? Do you want to stand in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux tribe as they protect their land, their culture, and their future? Well,... |
8ackgr0und N015e | 11/02/2016 | 4 | 15 | - | - |
| An Official Reply From (mis) Rep McMorris Trump Rodgers About That Supporting Trump Business...what? A very recent letter for the ages to a constituent of McMorris Rodgers’
shared on facebook @DumpCathy
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Thank you for contacting my ... |
peagreen | 11/02/2016 | 4 | 9 | - | - |
| Winnemem Wintu Fight for Restoration of Winter Chinook Salmon to McCloud River above Shasta Dam In the short time that I was waiting at Discovery Park, located at the junction between the American and Sacramento rivers, for participants in the Winnemem Wintu’s Run4Salmon to board the boat making the journey from Sacramento to Colusa on the... |
Dan Bacher | 10/01/2018 | 4 | 21 | - | - |
| Yurok Vice-Chair to Testify Before Congressional Committee Tomorrow Yurok Tribe press release: The Yurok Tribe is honored to announce that Vice-Chairman Frankie Myers will be providing testimony before the US House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife (WOW) at a legislative... |
Dan Bacher | 01/13/2020 | 4 | 18 | - | - |
| Early voting in Nevada. On the Pyramid Lake Reservation finally! This story warms my heart in a dark and dirty political year. The Paiute Native American tribe in Nevada has not had an easy time voting, as can be common for residents of Reservations. For the residents of the Pyramid Lake reservation, that meant... |
Murfster35 | 10/24/2016 | 5 | 20 | - | - |
| Not only do I want to vote for Chase Iron Eyes for Congress, I now want to move to North Dakota. cross posted from DOWNWITHTYRANNY!
That’s how inspiring he is. I had the good fortune of talking to Chase Iron Eyes by phone one day late this summer. I started off just like when I’m talking with any other politician; half listening, moving about... |
ZenTrainer | 11/03/2016 | 5 | 12 | - | - |
| Orutsararmiut Native Council enrolled tribal member Valerie "Nurr'araaluk" Davidson - Alaska Lt.Gov. On October 16, 2018, Valerie Davidson was sworn in as the Lt. Governor of Alaska. Valerie "Nurr'araaluk" Davidson, JD, Yup'ik, is an enrolled Tribal member of the Orutsararmiut Native Council. Ms. Davidson is a long-time advocate for Native health... |
mettle fatigue | 10/18/2018 | 5 | 9 | - | - |
| Facing the Storm: Chase Iron Eyes Runs for North Dakota Congress “I’m running for Congress out of necessity. I take a look around and I see that our government is broken, and I feel responsible to do my part to try and fix this on behalf of North Dakota.” –Chase Iron Eyes
On the second day of the North Dakota... |
MattRemle | 10/01/2016 | 6 | 19 | - | - |
| What Did You Do During the War, Mommy? or it’s equivalent is a question that will be asked in the future about where candidates and elected officials stood during this November 8, 2016 election. ?
Did you take a moral stand or did you take a calculated, compromised, “safe” stand?
... |
peagreen | 10/12/2016 | 6 | 19 | - | - |
| WA-05 McMorris Rodgers Closes the Door on Constituents Aside from disregarding and disrespecting the constituents of WA-05, it's unclear as to what went on here.
From the Pakootas for Congress Facebook page there was this information-
With less than 24 hours notice Cathy McMorris Rodgers announced a... |
peagreen | 10/19/2016 | 6 | 11 | - | - |
| Defending the Sacred at Standing Rock As the crisis of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) unfolds, we are hearing from more an more national leaders about its environmental significance and why the massive oil pipeline project must be stopped. There seems to be little question that Native... |
Frederick Clarkson | 10/30/2016 | 6 | 27 | - | - |
| Help Get Out The Vote for Standing Rock in North Dakota . With the whole nation, and even many parts of the world, watching with growing interest what is happening at Standing Rock, this is the perfect time for us to reach out and help North Dakota.
As outside oil interests, with the help of current... |
ZenTrainer | 11/04/2016 | 6 | 19 | - | - |
| Blocking North Dakota Native American vote unsuccessful. Can Hillary win in ND now? Frankly, I didn’t even think it was possible. North Dakota is the only state I know of where you don’t have to register to vote. Can you believe that? You just walk in on the day of an election and cast your vote. This should really be a model for all... |
ZenTrainer | 10/09/2016 | 7 | 21 | - | - |
| 2016 U.S. House Races in GOP-Held Districts – Full List of Democratic Candidates This is a full list of all the Congressional Districts which are currently occupied by GOP Congressmen/Congresswomen, along with the respective Democratic candidates running. Note that not all GOP-held districts have Democratic challengers so I’ve... |
pipsorcle | 10/01/2016 | 7 | 12 | - | - |
| UPDATED-WA-05 Joe Pakootas Debate With McMorris Rodgers Is Wednesday Oct. 5 at 7 pm In case you missed it- McMorris Rodgers’ enthused support for Trump-
Top Congressional woman, #4, mother of 3 children born during her tenure in the House, one of them has Down Syndrome, wife of retired Navy Commander, McMorris Rodgers fully... |
peagreen | 10/03/2016 | 7 | 8 | - | - |
| Senators urge President Obama to stop Dakota Access Pipeline construction After a federal appeals court on Sunday night denied a request to halt construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, which Standing Rock Sioux leaders say threatens their water supply and traverses culturally sacred sites, Senators Bernie Sanders,... |
mlarson59 | 10/13/2016 | 7 | 16 | - | - |
| Big Mountain Navajo Elders Have Sheep Impounded Even Though Peabody Coal Mine Closed What might be “the largest forced removal of rural Americans since that of Japanese Americans during the Second World War?” It never is a good time to try to tell people about these issues; however, I had occasion this summer to meet a couple Navajo... |
Winter Rabbit | 09/21/2017 | 7 | 31 | - | - |
| Denise Juneau poll shows her trailing Montana Republican Ryan Zinke by just 3 points Republican Rep. Ryan Zinke recently got our attention when he launched a very defensive commercial in response to a spot from Democrat Denise Juneau that accused him of wanting to sell off Montana’s public lands, and proceeded to go up with another... |
Jeff Singer | 10/07/2016 | 8 | 27 | - | - |
| WA-05 Joe Pakootas /McMorris Rodgers Debate #2. Joe Talks About the Issues- CMR just talks This is a debate worth watching!
(Broadcast from the local PBS studio-October 6- KSPS with no live audience and to be rebroadcast at 7pm October 10.)
The second debate between the leading woman in the House-Conference Chair ,#4 in... |
peagreen | 10/07/2016 | 8 | 13 | - | - |
| Montana Native News A short summary of some of the news stories which impact Montana’s American Indian people. |
Ojibwa | 10/09/2016 | 8 | 26 | - | - |
| Women to watch: Denise Juneau, historic candidate for Montana's At-Large Congressional seat Given the GOP’s spectacular meltdown, we are making an extra push to highlight Democratic House candidates in races worth watching. We sent out the following questions to Montana’s Denise Juneau, who is running for the state’s At-Large Congressional... |
Kerry Eleveld | 10/12/2016 | 8 | 56 | - | - |
| Stephen Tryon Confronts Hillary Hunter Jason Chaffetz For my friends at the Daily Kos, my debate last week highlighted ongoing injustices against the Native American population of San Juan County, Utah and the chronic deception of Hillary hunter Jason Chaffetz. So proud to have had the opportunity to... |
Stephen P Tryon For Congress | 10/25/2016 | 8 | 8 | - | - |
| Of Course I Voted For Joe Pakootas for WA-05-Video of the 3rd and Final Debate with McMorris Rodgers and damn proud of it!!
Tuesday evening, Oct 25th, was the 3rd and final debate between Joe Pakootas and McMorris Rodgers in Walla Walla.
Strong support for Joe! |
peagreen | 10/27/2016 | 8 | 7 | - | - |
| Standing Rock can Rock the Vote! With the whole nation, and even many parts of the world, watching with growing interest what is happening at Standing Rock, this is the perfect time for us to reach out and help North Dakota. |
ZenTrainer | 10/31/2016 | 8 | 18 | - | - |
| Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world... I know people want to know how the campaign is doing, what’s the polling say- I don’t know the answers other than to say I see an angry , desperate, misrepresenting, unresponsive congressperson who avoids constituents, and supports Donald Trump as a... |
peagreen | 11/02/2016 | 8 | 8 | - | - |
| "Knowledge Without Action Is Inert",
Day of Mourning Toast My cousin invited us to dinner tonight. He usually makes the Thanksgiving toast, but he asked me to do the honor, knowing how much trouble I was having with the idea, this year in particular. He challenged me to keep it under 30 seconds, so I wrote it... |
wmdrpa | 11/24/2016 | 8 | 5 | - | - |
| Wounded Knee Massacre of 12-29-1890: 126th Anniversary The Sand Creek Massacre and the Washita Massacre both led to the Wounded Knee Massacre. The Sand Creek Massacre brought the realization that “the soldiers were destroying everything Cheyenne - the land, the buffalo, and the people themselves,” and... |
Winter Rabbit | 12/27/2016 | 8 | 22 | - | - |
| MN Lt Gov Peggy Flanagan, Historic First. First Ojibwe Woman to be elected to Executive Office in US I waffled between Anishinaabe, Native or Ojibwe to identify the first. She’s the first Native, an Ojibwe woman, to be elected to Executive office in US history. She mentions Paul Welstone too. I want to share and celebrate this historic day. I’m very... |
RickNelsonmn | 01/07/2019 | 8 | 39 | - | - |
| Indigenous Peoples Day, Monday Oct. 14, you can watch online free a 2018 Emmy-winner: DAWNLAND An activity in observance of our next Greater United States' national holiday, Indigenous Peoples Day Oct. 14 @ 3pm EDT/noon PDT, is watching a Free online screening of the 2018 Emmy-winner documentary feature-length film "Dawnland" (86 minutes)... |
e2247 | 10/12/2019 | 8 | 10 | - | - |
| Native American Candidates, Party Chairs, and Organizations, support 90for90. Four Directions is an organization that "advances equality at the ballot box all across Indian Country”. You can read more about them here and you can donate to them here. New Mexico - Chairwoman Debra Haaland New Mexico Democratic Party Chair and... |
ZenTrainer | 10/09/2016 | 9 | 35 | - | - |
| columbus day, not! Seattle Adopts Indigenous Peoples' Day The second Monday in October; will no longer be celebrated. as columbus day, in the city. by Andrea Germanos, staff writer Sept 27 2016
In the past two months, ten, more cities, got rid of columbus day. in... |
rebel ga | 10/09/2016 | 9 | 18 | - | - |
| Site C dam approval another violation of First Nations rights Canada says it supports the UN declaration on indigenous rights but fails to consult First Nations people on issues that impact their lives.
This area of the Peace River will be flooded when the Site C Hydro electric dam is built. "Proceeding with... |
tapu dali | 10/07/2016 | 9 | 7 | - | - |
| More youth suicides in remote Canadian First Nation community What is there to say?
The northern Saskatchewan communities of La Ronge and Stanley Mission are in shock after three young girls took their own lives within four days.
The five-year average suicide rate for the Mamawetan Churchill River... |
tapu dali | 10/14/2016 | 9 | 11 | - | - |
| 152nd Anniversary of the Sand Creek Massacre of Nov. 29th, 1864
Chief Black Kettle:
I want you to give all these chiefs of the soldiers here to understand that we are for peace, and that we have made peace, that we may not be mistaken by them for enemies. |
Winter Rabbit | 12/25/2016 | 9 | 27 | - | - |
| Oglala National Annual Powwow, Henry Red Cloud, Jay Williams, Paula Hawks at Pine Ridge. It was certainly a grand weekend for Henry Red Cloud. He was host on Saturday night to State Representative Paula Hawks and U.S. Senate Candidate Jay Williams at the Oglala Nation Annual Powwow.
On Sunday, Henry and Jay participated in a Grand... |
ZenTrainer | 10/09/2016 | 10 | 27 | - | - |
| This is the Face of GOP Leadership- Trump Supporter McMorris Rodgers-Transparency? Accountability? As teacherken suggested
there needs to be major calling out of Republicans who tried to flog this as something that “proved” Mrs. Clinton should be denied intelligence briefings (Paul Ryan) or that what occurred warranted either locking her up... |
peagreen | 10/29/2016 | 10 | 13 | - | - |
| Must Be Scary Times for misRepresentative McMorris Trump Rodgers *Updated With Some Tweet Responses* McMorris Rodgers’ tweet when the news broke about the outrageous Comey letter.
She’s right -it’s clear there is more to the story here.
Acting as judge and jury and prosecution McMorris Rodgers, who is all about “the rule of law”, felt the... |
peagreen | 10/30/2016 | 10 | 22 | - | - |
| Learning To Stand At Standing Rock:
A work in progress, part 2 IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO LEARN OUR HISTORY
AND RECOGNIZE OUR HISTORY IS PRESENT
“You can’t come home until you know where you belong”
Nicole Baltrushes, from the album Another Home
Part 1
A week has passed since... |
wmdrpa | 11/23/2016 | 10 | 16 | - | - |
| Standing Rock Chair Archambault Rejects the Army Corps' Termination Policy Anyone who held out hope that the Army Corps would come down on the right side of this historic struggle, had those hopes dashed today when they announced that all camps north of the Cannonball River (Red Warrior and the largest camp, Oceti Sakowin)... |
wmdrpa | 11/25/2016 | 10 | 26 | - | - |
| DAPL Resistance Remains Steady Amid Uncertain Victory Fireworks illuminated the joyful tears of water protectors at the Oceti Sakowin camp on Dec. 4 when President Obama denied the easement needed for the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) to cross Lake Oahe. Mainstream media reported that very evening that... |
Lakota Peoples Law Project | 01/06/2017 | 10 | 20 | - | - |
| Indian Boarding Schools: Cultural Assimilation and Destruction What happened inside of the walls of the Indian Boarding School that was to the right here?
Let’s look to history for some feasible answers.
(all bold mine)
RICHARD PRATT -- "KILL THE INDIAN, SAVE THE MAN"
The Social Welfare Forum:... |
Winter Rabbit | 02/08/2017 | 10 | 14 | - | - |
| Andrew Jackson Didn’t Sign "Indian Immigration" Act I Told Okla. Admin. Rules Committee Chair That’s what I told the Oklahoma Administrative Rules Committee Chair as to why funding is needed for teaching Native American history this morning. I elaborate on events surrounding that occurrence in Okla Legislature "beholden to powerful lobbies" -... |
Winter Rabbit | 04/12/2018 | 10 | 21 | - | - |
| 31st Anniversary Oglala Lakota Nation, Pine Ridge, SD Start: August 4, 2016 , 12:00 am
End: August 7, 2016
OGLALA NATION POWWOW & RODEO: Pine Ridge, ... |
ZenTrainer | 10/09/2016 | 11 | 21 | - | - |
| The Republican Party is a Hot Mess! My opponent Cathy McMorris Rodgers’ party is melting down day by day. There’s a whole lot of drama going on behind the scenes of the Republican party over who’s going to be King of the Hill.
This week Forbes and the New York Times both wrote about... |
Pakootas for Congress | 10/27/2016 | 11 | 31 | - | - |
| Deia Schlosberg-charged filming a Dakota Access Pipeline protest-faces 45 prison yrs-11-7 court date Update: THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO helped put this story on the recommended list and the most shared list!
Deia Schlosberg, Journalist and Filmmaker, criminally charged filming a Dakota Access Pipeline protest, faces 45 Years in Prison, was held in... |
ca democrat | 11/04/2016 | 11 | 19 | - | - |
| WA-05 McMorris Rodgers "You Are Unfit to Serve..."w/ Update- indeed she is Joe Pakootas' campaign released this video and statement yesterday
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
10 October, 2016
Joe Pakootas calls on Cathy McMorris Rodgers to withdraw her support of Donald Trump after lewd comments regarding... |
peagreen | 10/11/2016 | 12 | 26 | - | - |
| WA 5th Dist Joe Pakootas vs Cathy McMorris Rodgers update Cathy's unwavering support for Donald As I posted after the 5th Dist. debate McMorris Rodgers while criticizing some of the things Trump has said is sticking by Donald. She does the same in an interview in the district’s largest ... |
Lefty Coaster | 10/24/2016 | 12 | 15 | - | - |
| Ten Ways You Can Help Make #NoDAPL Victorious Want to help those brave folks protesting against the Dakota Access Pipeline, but don’t know how? My good friend Lisa Baroni compiled a short list of things that, short of bodily throwing ourselves in the line of fire, ordinary citizens can do to help... |
Randle Aubrey | 11/04/2016 | 12 | 9 | - | - |
| Tribal Youth Health Policy Fellowship, Deadline: April 6, 2018 - National Indian Health Board The National Indian Health Board (NIHB) invites applications for the 2018 Tribal Youth Health Policy Fellowship seating the second cohort of Fellows. The cohort will consist of 12 Native youth from around the country to engage throughout the year in... |
mettle fatigue | 03/12/2018 | 12 | 13 | - | - |
| Update on Standing Rock. Native America vote may turnout in record numbers. Good news for Hillary! Got this email late last night from Henry Red Clouds campaign manager, Richard Fox.
Tracy,
Late Sunday night... but here is the text from a Press Release going out soon. I will add some extra ... |
ZenTrainer | 10/09/2016 | 13 | 29 | - | - |
| McMorris Rodgers ENTHUSIASTIC Endorsement of Trump Today! "Equivocation is Gone" "A TEAM PLAYER" From the Seattle PI
McMorris Rodgers, a member of the House Republican leadership, stood beside GOP vice presidential nominee Gov. Mike Pence at a Republican leaders' news conference, and sang praises of the Trump-Pence ticket.
"We are... |
peagreen | 10/01/2016 | 13 | 23 | - | - |
| Henry Red Cloud - Winterizing the camps for protesters at Standing Rock. Just got this from Henry Red Cloud’s campaign manager, Richard Fox. He always includes a nice little note to me.
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ZenTrainer | 10/01/2016 | 13 | 25 | - | - |
| Here's One Glaring Reason Why Republicans Fail With Women...Republican Women Like This One*Updated* I was reading Teacherken's diary about Amanda Carpenter's epiphany. It prompted me to write this comment
yes words words words. And downticket we have Cathy McMorris Rodgers -the point woman, the go-to woman -the face of women in the Republican... |
peagreen | 10/25/2016 | 13 | 14 | - | - |
| Chase Iron Eyes; "The Battleground Moving From Oceti Sakowin Camp, To Courts." March On Washington. Inspire Bank Exits Facebook StandingRockSioux@StandingRockST Twitter Facebook Updates And Frequently Asked Questions: The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s Litigation On The Dakota Access Pipeline #The Resistance Continues No DAPL March On Washington DC,... |
rebel ga | 02/23/2017 | 13 | 26 | - | - |
| Congress Has Never Heard a Voice Like Mine Over 10,000 people have been elected to Congress, but never a Native American woman. Congress has never heard a voice like mine.
This year, I aim to change that. I’m running for Congress in New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District. If I win, New... |
Deb Haaland | 03/15/2018 | 13 | 49 | - | - |
| Need help silencing the voices and visions in my head Tonight, as I listened to the cries of the children at the United States border, their cries for “Papa, Papa”, “Mami”, and pleas to go to an aunt’s house, I heard the ghosts of children being separated from their parents at the concentration camps in... |
amhipps | 06/19/2018 | 13 | 11 | - | - |
| Special Election Alert: Send a “Big Voice” to Washington If you can’t wait until November 3, 2020 to have your voice heard in Washington, listen up. There’s a special election for Congress in the pivotal battleground state of Wisconsin in only a few months. The battle has just begun. My opponent is already... |
TriciaforWI | 11/14/2019 | 13 | 22 | - | - |
| Trumpocolypse comes to South Dakota, and Jay Williams is ready for it! Things are getting hinky in South Dakota. It should be as red as Trump’s face in full fury at one of his rallies. So why was it necessary for (R) Senator John Thune to suddenly turn around, |
Murfster35 | 10/12/2016 | 14 | 17 | - | - |
| FANTASY CONGRESS - Kos, you could make a fortune on this. Well, another fortune at any rate. So here’s the idea — not quite like Fantasy Baseball because my understanding is that runs on real life statistics. I’m thinking more of the game SIM CITY, which as an aside, I think every city planner every where... |
ZenTrainer | 10/31/2016 | 14 | 19 | - | - |
| Tribal disenrollment: 101 - The Basics What is tribal disenrollment?
Tribal disenrollment is the stripping of Native American citizenship and it’s reaching epidemic proportions.
Throughout Indian Country thousands of Native Americans are losing their tribal rights and having... |
emiliotongva | 07/23/2017 | 14 | 12 | - | - |
| Standing Rock Sioux; Aren’t Backing Down, To Oil Pipeline Developers.
Dakota Access Pipeline @rezpectourwater (Google)
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Passes Resolution Opposing the Dakota Access Pipeline.
The resolution states; “the Dakota Access Pipeline threatens public health and welfare on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation;” it... |
rebel ga | 10/09/2016 | 15 | 27 | - | - |
| Indians 101: Public Lands and Denise Juneau One of the differences between Native Americans and the Europeans who invaded this continent is the view of land ownership. Europeans viewed land as something that was supposed to be owned by ... |
Ojibwa | 10/11/2016 | 15 | 32 | - | - |
| We must fight the attempted erasure of Native American Heritage Month. Here's why. by Jade Begay The majority of Americans know little to nothing about Native Americans. The lived experience of the Native and Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island (also known as the United States) has long borne out that truth, and research from the... |
Prism Guest Writer | 11/26/2019 | 15 | 107 | - | - |
| A perfect storm is arising in North Dakota The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North Dakota has issued a press release that the Army Corp of Engineers is planning to close public access to their largest camp, Oceti Sakowin Camp on Dec. 5th. The forced closing date happens to coincide with the... |
Marina Asbury | 11/26/2016 | 16 | 30 | - | - |
| Petition: Green the Rez — Support Energy Sovereignty For Standing Rock! In 2016, the world stood in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe against the Dakota Access pipeline. Now, as oil flows under Lake Oahe, tribal members still suffer from a lack of sovereignty over their own energy future.
The tribe... |
Lakota Peoples Law Project | 05/08/2018 | 16 | 40 | - | - |
| Petition: Greta Thunberg Visits Lakota Country and Joins Our Call to Stop Keystone XL What an important time it is for us in Lakota Country. A few weeks ago, we had the honor of hosting Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg at the Pine Ridge and Standing Rock reservations. Greta came at the invitation of my daughter, Tokata, who... |
Chase Iron Eyes | 10/22/2019 | 16 | 58 | - | - |
| Pipelines, Pipe bombs and Protests. Standing Rock, ND. Help for Hillary? cross posted from Down With Tyranny!
On Saturday, security for the Dakota Access pipeline used mace and dogs to attack peaceful Native American protesters from Standing Rock Reservation.
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is fighting on many fronts... |
ZenTrainer | 10/09/2016 | 17 | 13 | - | - |
| WA-05 JOE PAKOOTAS Was a Long Shot Until Last Week. GOTV! Ballots are dropping in Washington state and now even more reason to GET OUT THE VOTE!!!
(Contact info at the bottom)
From an article in Indian Country Today comes the word A Democratic House ... |
peagreen | 10/19/2016 | 17 | 25 | - | - |
| #Call to Action: Bears Ears National Monument, urgent CD-03 UT Candidate Dr. Kathie Allen. drkathieforcongress.com @kathieallenmd
I write to plead with Daily Kos readers to get your comments in quickly to the Department of the ... |
drkathie | 05/22/2017 | 17 | 18 | - | - |
| First Native American Congresswoman? Let’s hope so and maybe we can do all we can to get Denise Juneau elected as the Representative from Montana to the US Congress. She’s already the first American Indian woman in the country to serve i |
ZenTrainer | 10/09/2016 | 18 | 41 | - | - |
| Democrat Denise Juneau's historic run for Montana's congressional seat Democrat Denise Juneau is running against the odds for Montana's at-large congressional seat, but she's making headway. A Daily Kos endorsee, Juneau caught the eye of the DCCC this spring when the organization moved her race from an “Emerging District”... |
Kerry Eleveld | 10/01/2016 | 18 | 41 | - | - |
| Dear Cathy McMorris Rodgers-Anyone Who Would Endorse a Man Like That Does Not Deserve Another Term Cathy McMorris Rodgers said in the most recent debate -Thursday Oct 6
I will be voting for Donald Trump. I believe he will bring the positive disruption that we need to see in our government.” —
Joe Pakootas had this to say last evening
As... |
peagreen | 10/08/2016 | 18 | 19 | - | - |
| Stephen P Tryon Challenges Chaffetz Over Protection of Native American Rights in San Juan County Hey, I wanted to update this post to let you know I am the Democrat running against Jason Chaffetz in Utah’s 3rd Congressional District. This is my first post on the DailyKos, but I will be adding a lot of content over the weeks between now and the... |
Stephen P Tryon For Congress | 10/01/2016 | 18 | 23 | - | - |
| Top 5 reasons for Native Americans to VOTE. Reprinted in full with permission from the author, Cara Currie Hall, a supporter of 90for90.
1. Your Vote is your Voice. Sounds cliché, but it’s true. If you want your views heard, you have to vote. Take a look at the groups who are having a say... |
ZenTrainer | 10/14/2016 | 18 | 26 | - | - |
| Massacre for Which Thanksgiving Is Named The timeline along with basic knowledge of the Pilgrims’ and Puritans’ religious beliefs exposes the fact that historically speaking, Thanksgiving was literally about gratitude for genocide. Furthermore, low population counts of the Pequot in more... |
Winter Rabbit | 11/19/2018 | 18 | 30 | - | - |
| Republican Ryan Zinke continues to behave like he's vulnerable in conservative Montana A week ago, Republican Rep. Ryan Zinke got our attention when he launched a very defensive commercial in response to a spot from Democrat Denise Juneau that accused him of wanting to sell off Montana’s public lands. Juneau has raised a credible amount... |
Jeff Singer | 10/07/2016 | 19 | 23 | - | - |
| Aminal Nooz: Sunday Night Buffalo Edition NOTE: Elena and your host, Lee, are filling in whilst Ericlewis0, or Ericle Wise-O as we like to call him, is on hiatus until after the election. He is off working for the Clinton campaign. Please enjoy our homage to our mentors Ericle, Ollie and... |
elenacarlena | 11/06/2016 | 19 | 42 | - | - |
| Striking a blow in Texas for #NoDAPL “Never underestimate the power of organized people armed with research and strategic escalation. The head of the Black Snake was visibly shaken today and for the first time we're aware of, communicated a willingness to meet directly with Native... |
dcrowe | 11/04/2016 | 19 | 45 | - | - |
| Take the Voter Registration Pledge Massive voter registration is the most effective antidote to voter suppression. Over 21% of eligible voters are not registered, and a majority of them are likely Democratic votes.
Here is a proposed Voter Registration Pledge:
Today I will:
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Bethesda 1971 | 12/03/2017 | 19 | 13 | - | - |
| Indians 101: Indian Removal 200 Years Ago (1818) During the first part of the nineteenth century, the American government policy was to remove Indians from east of the Mississippi River and to “give” them reservations in Indian Territory. The ... |
Ojibwa | 02/28/2018 | 19 | 29 | - | - |
| From Pine Ridge to Puerto Rico: Our Letter of Solidarity As president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, I write today with a message of solidarity—and also to thank those of you who have supported my people through an extremely difficult time these past weeks. I know that many of you shared the post from my public... |
Julian Bear Runner | 05/01/2019 | 19 | 93 | - | - |
| Stories from Standing Rock—how YOU can keep the Black Snake out of our water. You can't drink oil. I don't talk much about the short time I spent in Standing Rock. Sometimes even the most justice-minded of us engage in performative solidarity, so I limit conversations to what feels useful—preparing organizers who want to shore up the front lines,... |
Irna L Landrum | 11/02/2016 | 20 | 113 | - | - |
| Learning to Stand at Standing Rock,
A work in progress TO STANDING ROCK A NURSE
FROM STANDING ROCK A PROTECTOR
Personal reflections from 6 days at Oceti Sakowin Camp
Disclaimer: I can only write based on my own personal and historical perspective. Nothing can adequately prepare us for... |
wmdrpa | 11/19/2016 | 20 | 28 | - | - |
| IAN:10.10.16 ~ It's midnight, are you paying enough attention to Trump? If you spent more than 10 minutes thinking, reading, writing or talking about Trump today it was too much. Stop it, stop it, for the love of God, please stop it!
Ok, maybe that’s a bit harsh. There was a debate tonight, so I’ll give you 90 minutes... |
ZenTrainer | 10/09/2016 | 21 | 16 | - | - |
| North Dakota has NO voter registration!?!?! Now, before you get excited and go off to Pluto planning on how to get rid of voter registration in your state, let’s just check out the implications for North Dakota for a few minutes.
We have a ... |
ZenTrainer | 11/01/2016 | 21 | 24 | - | - |
| Need help writing grants for OneSpirit I have set about writing one or more grants to get more internet access for the Pine Ridge reservation. They only have connections now at the schools. But I know very little about writing grants…. is there anyone here who could school me.
I working... |
kentyler | 01/22/2018 | 21 | 15 | - | - |
| The Newe Tongva Nation sues for federal recognition The Gabrielino were Shoshonean People who shared common linguistic features to as “Uto-Aztecan” (or Shoshone). The Gabrielino migrated from the regions of Nevada and Utah. After founding the Mission San Gabriel in 1771, these American Indians would be... |
emiliotongva | 05/28/2018 | 21 | 51 | - | - |
| Help David Hogg reach this goal: Voter Registration Drives at all 26,000 US high schools by May 29 On Saturday, David Hogg of MSD High School tweeted:
I will be retweeting this everyday until May 29. We have over 100 schools sign up just on the first day this was posted. There’s about 26,000 high schools across America. Is yours... |
Bethesda 1971 | 05/07/2018 | 22 | 42 | - | - |
| Defamation Lawsuit Against WaPo Inverts Native Struggles to Dangerously Attack the First Amendment Friends: By now, you’re most likely aware of the ridiculous $250M defamation lawsuit filed against The Washington Post on behalf of Covington Catholic High School student Nick Sandmann’s family in the wake of his confrontation with Omaha elder Nathan... |
Chase Iron Eyes | 02/23/2019 | 23 | 56 | - | - |
| Absolutely the Worst Woman in the Congress- Cathy McMorris Rodgers I wrote this diary this morning with video from the Pakootas campaign challenging McMorris Rodgers to drop her endorsement of Trump.
This afternoon comes word that she believes at all cost she must continue her support of Trump
because…
On... |
peagreen | 10/11/2016 | 24 | 34 | - | - |
| My 17 year old daughter registered to vote this week. She’ll be 18 in August, so she’ll get to vote in what will be a “Wave” election if we work hard enough this year.
The only way to guarantee a wave is through massive voter registration. The polls now, e.g., the generic ballot, are based on past... |
Bethesda 1971 | 02/09/2018 | 24 | 16 | - | - |