Indigenous peoples

Why the Black Alliance for Peace Opposes U.S. Intervention in Venezuela

February 10, 2019 UNAC Editor Imperial Wars, Indigenous peoples, Latin America, Venezuela

Hands Off Venezuela Protest, London, January 28, 2019 The following statement was released on Jan. 25 by the Black Alliance for Peace and published on Workers World. We, the members of the Black Alliance for Peace, uphold our political stance in the face of aggressions waged by the United States. Two of BAP’s core principles are an unwavering commitment to[…]

Dakota Men, Women and Youth Ride to Honor Executed Warriors and For Healing

January 17, 2019 UNAC Editor Indigenous peoples, Native American Genocide, Paths to Emancipation

Photo: Some participants in the Dakota 38 + 2 Wokiksuye Sunk Akan Yankapi — the Dakota Prayer Ride and Water Walk — ride into Mankato, Minn., near the end of their 17-day journey from South Dakota. ~Mankato Free Press By Stephanie Tromblay posted on Workers World, January 15, 2019 Dakota men, women and youth rode into Mankato, Minn., on horseback[…]

The War for Survival

November 27, 2018 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Indigenous peoples, Native American Genocide, Political Prisoners

by Leonard Peltier, from Counterpunch, November 22, 2018 Well here it is, sorry to say, another year, and I’m still writing to you from a prison cell. I am still in pain from my illnesses with no knowledge of whether I will ever get treatments for them. But I’m alive and still breathing hoping, wishing, praying for not just my[…]

International Tribunal to expose U.S. colonial crimes in Puerto Rico

October 30, 2018 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Indigenous peoples, Neocolonialism, Protest

By Berta Joubert-Ceci , from International Action Center (IAC) website, July 24, 2018 This year marks the 120th anniversary of the U.S. invasion and occupation of Puerto Rico during the Spanish-U.S. war, which ended with the U.S. capturing Puerto Rico, Cuba, the Philippines and Guam. July 25, 1898, was the day when U.S. ships, commanded by General Nelson A. Miles[…]

Canadian Indians Reject Oil Pipeline Project

September 1, 2018 UNAC Editor Indigenous peoples

Image: First chiefs conference, 1969. Image courtesy of UBCIC. Union of BC Indian Chiefs Condemns Canada’s “Ill-fated” Buy-out of Kinder Morgan Project from Fire This Time, August 2018 Today, as Canada takes possession of the controversial and ill-fated Kinder Morgan pipeline and tanker project, Indigenous leaders renew vows to enact their rights as proper title holders by protecting their territories[…]

#NoDAPL Water Protector Sentenced to 57 Months

July 28, 2018 UNAC Editor DAPL, Environment, Indigenous peoples

Photo: Red Fawn Fallis being arrested. By Mahtowin Munro posted on Workers World, July 27, 2018 #NoDAPL water protector Red Fawn Fallis was sentenced July 11 to 57 months in prison by a federal judge in North Dakota. She was given 18 months’ credit for time served prior to trial, and will have three years of probation supervision after her[…]

Deciphering the Nicaraguan Student Uprising

June 25, 2018 UNAC Editor Indigenous peoples, Nicaragua

In addition to students, older adults have joined the barricades and self-defense groups who block the entry of paramilitaries and anti-riot police into the city of Masaya, Nicaragua. ~Photo by Rafael Camacho Editor’s note: The relative merits of this article and the following one have been much debated on our list serve. I am posting both here as both are[…]

500 Years is Long Enough! Human Depravity in the Congo

June 3, 2018 UNAC Editor Africa, Congo, Imperial Wars, Indigenous peoples

Native Prisoners at Boma Taking the Air, The mortality rate among natives at Boma [under Leopold] is enormous, the normal death rate being 50-70%, under favorable conditions . . . by Robert J. Burrows, originally published on CounterCurrents Blog, May 25, 2018 I would like to tell you something about human depravity and illustrate just how widespread it is among[…]

First Person Account of Muslim Peace Activist Detained & Tortured in US Airport

May 1, 2018 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Indigenous peoples

“I am Jerome Succor Aba. I am a Muslim human rights worker from Mindanao, NOT a terrorist.” by Jerome Succor Aba, from Mindana News MANILA (MindaNews / 25 April) — Asalaamu Alaykum. Peace be upon you. I thank Allah SWT, the Almighty for giving me the strength and courage to survive the grueling 28 hours of torture. Alhamdullilah! Allahu Akbar![…]

Remove People from Nature? Human Beings are Not a Problem

April 12, 2018 UNAC Editor Environment, Indigenous peoples

The Masaai, a pastoral people, were removed from their traditional lands in the Serengeti by British colonialists, largely in order to reserve the land for big game hunting and tourism. The Masaai are resisting similar removal practices by the Kenyan and Tanzanian governments. By Chris Tei, originally published on Socialist Action We don’t need to be removed from nature. We[…]