Indigenous peoples

The Red Nation Stands with Palestinians in Their Struggle for Decolonization and Land Back

October 21, 2023 UNAC Editor Colonialism, Indigenous peoples, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Palestine, Racism

Statement for The Red Nation, 10/13/2023 As we write this, Palestinians face unrelenting and unprecedented settler violence. The Israeli army has warned 1.1 million Palestinians in Gaza to relocate south within the next twenty-four hours as Israel prepares to level Gaza with bombs.The Israeli apartheid regime has already cut off all food, water, and electricity to Gaza while carpet bombing[…]

Letter from Gaza: ‘We prefer to die standing than to give up’

October 18, 2023 UNAC Editor Imperialism, Indigenous peoples, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Palestine

by Ahmed Issa, published on Workers World, October 16, 2023 Hello world, I am from occupied Palestine. I live in the Gaza Strip. I am married and have two children, Bassam, five years old, and Adam, two years old. I’m 30 years old. My family has lived in Gaza since 1948 as a result of the forcible displacement of my[…]

The Struggle for Palestine is the Struggle of Working People World Wide

October 17, 2023 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Anti-Imperialism, Global South, Imperial Wars, Indigenous peoples, Native American Genocide, Palestine, Paths to Emancipation, U.S. Aggression, War on the Poor, White Supremacy

by Shiraz Durrani, published on Countercurrents, October 14, 2023 The attacks by ‘Israel’ on the people and the country of Palestine have increased in intensity in the last month. Palestinian resistance has once again forced the attention of the world on the plight of a people facing another massacre and a country being destroyed. At the same time, the Zionist[…]

A call to free Leonard Peltier After 50 Years in Prison

October 15, 2023 UNAC Editor Censorship and Propaganda, Lawfare, Native American Genocide, Native Americans, Political Prisoners, Prisoners, Prisons and Prisoners, Racism, The War at Home

by Phil Pasquini, published on Countercurrents, September 14, 2023 On Leonard Peltier’s 79th birthday, September 12 his family members along with hundreds of Native American activists and numerous supporters demonstrated at the White House calling on President Biden to grant him clemency so that he will not die in prison. Peltier, who was convicted in 1977 of killing two FBI[…]

Inside the High-Security “Black Site” Where Leonard Peltier Is Incarcerated

October 15, 2023 UNAC Editor Native Americans, Political Prisoners, Prisoners, Prisons and Prisoners, Racism, The War at Home, Uncategorized

by Silja J. A. Talvi, published on Truthout, September 28, 2023 nbeknownst to most protesters who gathered at the White House on the occasion of Native American political prisoner Leonard Peltier’s 79th birthday, Peltier wasn’t able to celebrate, much less receive reports on how the well-attended event was progressing. That’s because Peltier, who is now spending his 48th year in[…]

Maui’s Deadly Inferno: Disaster Capitalism in Action

August 20, 2023 UNAC Editor Indigenous peoples, LandGrabs, Neocolonialism, Racism, War on the Earth, Water

by Barry Shephard, published on Socialist Action, August 17, 2023 People around the world viewed with horror the wildfire on Maui, one of the Hawaiian Islands, with the historic city of Lahaina, formerly the capital of the Hawaiian Kingdom, being burned to the ground, people trying to escape by jumping into the ocean or by car, cars burned, and more.[…]

Palestinians are Prohibited From Defending Their Families From Violent Aggression

June 29, 2023 UNAC Editor Colonialism, Indigenous peoples, Israel, Palestine

by Gideon Levy, published on Israel-Palestine News, June 28, 2023 This article personalizes something we all know already ….or do we? It is difficult to put yourself in their shoes, even for a moment. There aren’t many populations in the world as helpless as the Palestinians who live in their own country. No one protects their lives and property, let[…]

Issues Behind the Indian Child Welfare Act

June 26, 2023 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Colonialism, Indigenous peoples, Native Americans, Racism

by Will Hodgkinson, published on Workers World, June 22, 2023 Bulletin: In a major victory for Native nations and Tribal Sovereignty, the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 was upheld by the Supreme Court of the United States in a June 15, 2023, decision. Had SCOTUS failed to uphold ICWA, the results would have been disastrous. The article below was[…]

Leonard Peltier’s 46 Years in Prison: ‘What Else Do You Want?’

April 1, 2023 UNAC Editor Native Americans, Police Corruption, Political Prisoners

by Mark Trahan, published on Fire This Time, Winter Edition 2023 (originally published on the Navajo/Hopi Observer, October 18, 2023) Sadly, though according to this article, Leonard Peltier’s request for Clemency was sent to the President months ago, he remains in prison to this day. Justice delayed is justice denied. Free Leonard Peltier NOW! [jb] Leonard Peltier’s name has[…]

Winds of New Cold War Howling in the Arctic Circle

January 31, 2023 UNAC Editor Capitalism, China, Europe, Global Economics, Imperial greed, Indigenous peoples, NATO, Resource Wars

by Vijay Prashad, produced by Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research and published on Consortium News, January 17, 2023 In 1996, the eight countries on the Arctic rim — Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden and the United States — formed the Arctic Council, a journey that began in 1989 when Finland approached the other countries to hold a discussion about[…]