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‘Don’t Let the Corporation Steal Our Land!’ Tlingit Elder Opposes Alaska Native Landless Bill

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Vince

Originally posted on Lingit Latseen:
Frank Hopper’s article on opposition to the Alaska Native Lands Bill is a must read. Cited is public testimony given by Keiheenouk’, John Martin, Sr. of Hoonah, AK. The article is an excellent entry into…

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LaVoy Finicum’s message to Native Americans

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Vince

Originally posted on Lingit Latseen:
In a video released the evening of his death, LaVoy Finicum, the man who was shot and killed on Tuesday in Harney County, addresses some concerns voiced by Natives regarding the occupation. In the video…

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Reading Through An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States: Multiculturalism

Posted on December 13, 2015 by Vince

Originally posted on Lingit Latseen:
An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States. Photo: Vince Rinehart I’ve finally picked up Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz’s book, An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States. The book is an attack on the legitimizing ideology…

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Menominee Tribe’s Hemp Crop Destroyed by DEA Agents

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Vince

By Christie Green, CBS News, Oct 24, 2015 Federal Agents destroyed Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin’s industrial hemp crop on Friday, October 24, according to a statement by the Tribe. In May 2015, tribe had legalized the growing of low … Continue reading →

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8th Annual Abolish Columbus Day March – Seattle Washington

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Vince

Originally posted on Lingit Latseen:
From the event page on Facebook: Sunday, October 11 at 12:00pm Westlake Park, Seattle, WA The state of Washington, and several other areas across the so called “United States” still celebrate the man who helped…

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KSM Mine vs. Ancestral Tribal Lands

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Vince

Originally posted on Lingit Latseen:
United Transboundary Mining Work Group is a coalition of tribal governments working to protect ancestral lands and waters in Southeast Alaska/British Columbia. They have published the following map showing the location of the proposed KSM…

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Potraits of New Zealand’s Mighty Mongrel Mob

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Vince

Gangs are the tribes of 21st centurty nation states. A bureaucratic tribal government is no more a tribe than a county or state government. Vice Photos by JONO ROTMAN I explained that I wasn’t trying to “tell their story,” expose … Continue reading →

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How the Civil War Became the Indian Wars

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Vince

This article is required reading. United States imperialism began with forts in Indian Country. The wars in the Middle East are an expansion of 19th century Indian policy. Pacification of our people is complete when we salute the flag and … Continue reading →

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B.C. First Nations leaders’ new book calls for native self-determination

Posted on May 25, 2015 by Vince

CBC News – British Columbia Two B.C. First Nations leaders have just written a book that outlines the challenges Indigenous people face and offers solutions that they believe could benefit their people and the rest of the country. It’s called … Continue reading →

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Lummi Youth Learn the Bigger Picture: Canoes Join Kayactivists Protesting Arctic Drilling

Posted on May 25, 2015 by Vince

One of the more exciting developments in the Pacific Northwest and Cascadia has been the resurgence of tribal canoe families and tribal canoe journeys. In my own tribe, the landing of the canoes in Juneau, AK for our biennial Celebration … Continue reading →

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