Native Americans

Leonard Peltier is Released, Finally!

February 19, 2025 UNAC Editor Action!!, Breaking News, Native Americans, Political Prisoners, Resistance

Press Release from the NDN Collective, published on Workers World, February 18, 2025 Sumterville, Florida – This morning, Leonard Peltier was released from over 49 years of wrongful incarceration. Mr. Peltier is an enrolled citizen of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians and will reside on his tribal homelands in North Dakota. Upon Peltier’s request, NDN Collective is bringing[…]

The Black Alliance for Peace Welcomes the Release of Leonard Peltier and Demands Unrestricted Release of all U.S. Political Prisoners

January 31, 2025 UNAC Editor Action!!, Colonialism, Native Americans, Political Prisoners, Racism, The War at Home, White Supremacy

Statement by the Black Alliance for Peace, January 28, 2025 The immoral life sentence of American Indian Movement freedom fighter, political prisoner and prisoner of war, Leonard Peltier was commuted by the U.S. President Joe Biden, only moments before Biden’s term in office ended. Now 80 years old, Peltier languished for over 50 years in prison after being unjustly convicted[…]

Justice Denied and Delayed—Leonard Peltier Commutation While Marcus Garvey Is Pardoned

January 31, 2025 UNAC Editor Native Americans, Racism, Resistance, The War at Home

by Abyome Azikiwe, published on Global Research, January 30, 2025 On this year’s annual holiday to commemorate the life, times and contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968), news had quickly spread regarding the long-delayed decision to commute the life sentence of American Indian Movement (AIM) leader Leonard Peltier. Peltier was charged in the 1975 killing of two FBI[…]

Trump’s Education Agenda for Teachers: Sanitize US History or Leave the Field

January 28, 2025 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Native Americans, Racism, Student Activists, The War at Home, US Government Action

by Jesse Hagopian, published on Truthout, January 24, 2025 Teachers fear Trump may use federal funding as a bludgeon to push “uncritical race theory” on K-12 schools and colleges. “Getting critical race theory out of our schools is not just a matter of values, it’s also a matter of national survival,” Donald Trump railed at a rally in the lead-up[…]

Leonard Peltier is Going hHome!

January 20, 2025 UNAC Editor Breaking News, Native Americans, Political Prisoners, Prisoners, U.S. Aggression, US Hypocrisy

from The Red Nation, January 20, 2025 After a half-century of unjust incarceration, Leonard Peltier is finally going home!“It’s finally over–I’m going home,” said Peltier in response to the news. “I want to show the world I’m a good person with a good heart. I want to help the people, just like my grandmother taught me.”For decades, the now elder[…]

From Gaza to the Trail of Tears to the Middle Passage, We Are All Connected

December 29, 2024 UNAC Editor Genocide, Imperialism, Indigenous peoples, Native Americans, Rights of Opressed Peoples, US Government Action, US Hypocrisy, War Crimes

by David A. Love, published on LA Progressive, December 19, 2024 Oh, my children, they tried to bury you, but they didn’t know you were seeds. Remember that it’s all connected. We are gathered here today in these last days of the American Empire, and the beginning of the end of late-stage capitalism, to declare that none of this foolishness[…]

Palestinian Youth Movement to National Day of Mourning: LAND BACK from Turtle Island to Palestine!

December 5, 2024 UNAC Editor Anti-Imperialism, Indigenous peoples, Native Americans, Palestine, Paths to Emancipation, Peoples' Movements

by Lea Kayali, published on Workers World, December 4, 2024 Lea Kayali, representing the Palestinian Youth Movement, gave this speech to the National Day of Mourning on Nov. 28, 2024, in Plymouth, Massachusetts. As a Palestinian, every day for the last 419 days has been a day of mourning. In the last 24 hours, we mourned the 101 Palestinians martyred[…]

Native Americans Hold National Day of Mourning on Thanksgiving

November 30, 2024 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Anti-Imperialism, Genocide, Indigenous peoples, Native Americans, Palestine

“‘Thanksgiving’ is a white-washed holiday designed to conceal its true origins of violence, genocide, land theft, and forced assimilation,” said the Indigenous Environmental Network. by Jessica Corbett, published on Common Dreams, November 28, 2024 In contrast with Thanksgiving celebrations across the United States on Thursday, Native Americans held a National Day of Mourning, promoted accurate history, and championed Indigenous voices[…]

Leonard Peltier: ‘I remain Undestroyed’

July 10, 2024 UNAC Editor Native Americans, Political Prisoners, Racism

by Leonard Peltier, published on Workers World, July 6, 2024 The following statement is from political prisoner, Leonard Peltier, in response to the U.S. Parole Commission that denied him parole on July 2, 2024. His parole board hearing is scheduled for 2026. Go to freeleonardpeltiernow.org/s/Leonard_Peltier_June26th_2024.pdf to read the original statement. Greetings my Friends, Family, Loved Ones and Supporters. Go to[…]

Leonard Peltier Denied Parole

July 8, 2024 UNAC Editor Imperialism, Native Americans, Political Prisoners

by People’s Dispatch, July 2, 2024 Longest-held political prisoner in United States and Indigenous freedom fighter continues to maintain innocence. The federal Parole Commission has denied Leonard Peltier’s request for parole, Peltier’s legal team announced on Tuesday, July 2. This marks a major setback for the longest-held political prisoner in the United States, who had his first parole hearing in over[…]