A century of 'Hands up, don't shoot'

Via: Kavika  •  News & Politics  •  21 Comments  •  9 Likes  •  4 years ago  •  LOCKED

“May 31 is the anniversary of Tulsa, Oklahoma's Greenwood Massacre”

In Minneapolis it's AIM (American Indian Movement) that serves and protects

Via: Kavika  •  News & Politics  •  38 Comments  •  15 Likes  •  4 years ago

“Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan said her 'heart and guts have been ripped out' by the situation”

Minneapolis Natives condemn man's death in custody, 'racist ideologies'

Via: Kavika  •  Anishinaabe - The First People  •  10 Comments  •  4 Likes  •  4 years ago

“Updated: Officer Derek Chauvin was arrested Friday and charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter”

Yurok Tribe to operate Stone Lagoon Visitor Center after historic agreement | KRCR

Via: Kavika  •  Anishinaabe - The First People  •  3 Comments  •  4 years ago

“The Yurok Tribe will officially begin operating the Stone Lagoon State Park Visitor Center following the completion of the first-ever Joint Powers...”

Found! The Deepest Link Between Siberians and the First Americans | Ancient Origins

Via: Kavika  •  Anishinaabe - The First People  •  6 Comments  •  2 Likes  •  4 years ago

“Mapping the genes of Upper Paleolithic Siberians shows their deep link to the First Americans…and the plague.”

4 Minneapolis officers fired after death of black man

Via: Kavika  •  Anishinaabe - The First People  •  12 Comments  •  4 years ago

“Mayor Jacob Frey announced the firings on Twitter, saying: 'This is the right call'”

This happened in St. Louis Park a suburb of Minneapolis. Minneapolis had the same thing happen a year ago when a cop shot a motorist that was videotaped. Minneapolis is where the American Indian Movement started and it started because of the racism and violence against American Indians by cops...

With the Trump Administration, It's All About Energy — and Sweeney is Complicit — Native News Online

Via: Kavika  •  Anishinaabe - The First People  •  8 Comments  •  1 Like  •  4 years ago

“Tweet OPINION Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs Tara MacLean Sweeney may be taking the heat, but the problem at the Department of the Interior...”

Memorial Day 2020

By: Kavika  •  News & Politics  •  79 Comments  •  20 Likes  •  4 years ago

Rep. Haaland and Other Members of Congress Submit Amicus Brief in Defense of Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe — Native News Online

Via: Kavika  •  Anishinaabe - The First People  •  1 Comments  •  4 years ago

“Tweet Published May 21, 2020 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Lending support of the Mashpee Wampanoag in its fight to preserve its land in trust status, Rep....”

'We sounded the alarm' about Navajo Nation months ago ... and the federal government failed

Via: Kavika  •  Anishinaabe - The First People  •  1 Comments  •  1 Like  •  4 years ago

“Time to create a system where no one in 'federal system can put Navajo Nation or any sovereign nation in harm's way again'”