Over the past few weeks, as the potential impacts of a dam have become clear, lines have been drawn between members of a group bound by state law to work together. The Chehalis Tribe has opposed construction of a dam on the river for years, and the Quinault Indian Nation declared its opposition to the project…
The Supreme Court of Canada rejected an appeal by a mining company that has, for decades, been fighting to construct a gold and copper mine in an area considered sacred to the Tsilhqot’in First Nation The Taseko Mines saga to construct the New Prosperity gold and copper mine has likely, finally, come to an end…
Here are a few articles addressing the issue of Cheyenne and Sioux Nations’ reservation road blocks during the pandemic: South Dakota tribe: Sovereignty allows checkpoints Update: Tribes respond to Noem’s demands to remove highway checkpoints. This one is particularly important as it includes a letter from the Bureau of Indian Affairs outlining what its understanding…
It’s Time Our Elected Officials #ActOnIt and Move Their Talk into Action to #FreeThemAll Go to https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2632349890425924 to watch and share La Resistencia’s latest video, featuring testimonies from family members with detained loved ones, Senator Rebecca Saldaña, essential workers, formerly detained community members, lawyers, Shutdown Coalition members and more. Everyone has a shared message: #FreeThemAll!…
Lately, the coronavirus has got me thinking a lot about the racial dynamics of containment. Under the quarantine, much has been made of Americans’ regulated lack of mobility. But our cities have long kept their black residents contained and at the margins. Populations trapped in place are easier to price-gouge and police. Capitalism and immobility…
