by Jodi Jacobson, Rewire, Jan. 22, 2019
American Indians in Film and Television, Sonny Skyhawk and Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye (Photo: Screen capture)
by Sarah K. Burris, Raw Story, Nov 28, 2017
The founder of American Indians in Film and Television, Sonny Skyhawk, called out President Donald Trump’s racist attack on Native Americans as staged. Read the rest of this entry
Trump addresses Navajo veterans in front of portrait of Andrew Jackson, a US president nicknamed “Indian killer.”
By S Nicholson, Revere Press, November 28, 2017
A number of Native American activists and leaders condemned President Donald Trump’s racist comment during a ceremony honoring Navajo veterans of World War II on Monday. Read the rest of this entry
U.S. President Donald Trump reacts as he honours Navajo Code Talkers for their contributions during World War Two at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 27, 2017.
, The Hill, Nov 27, 2017
Trump’s True Color, by Marty Two Bulls, August 16, 2017 (Indian Country Media Network).
Developer says work has resumed and pipeline should be operational within 3 months
The Associated Press, Feb 9, 2017
Two Native groups — the Standing Rock Sioux and the Cheyenne River Sioux — have launched last-minute court challenges in an attempt to block final completion of the Dakota Access pipeline in North Dakota.
The U.S. Army has notified Congress on Tuesday that it will allow the $3.8 billion ($5 billion Canadian) Dakota Access pipeline to cross under a Missouri River reservoir in North Dakota, completing the four-state project to move North Dakota oil to Illinois. (Tom Stromme / AP)
Construction could still be delayed because the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, which had led opposition to the pipeline, said it would fight the latest development.
BISMARCK, N.D.—The Army said Tuesday that it will allow the $3.8 billion ($5 billion Canadian) Dakota Access oil pipeline to cross under a Missouri River reservoir in North Dakota, clearing the way for completion of the disputed four-state project.
During protests against Trump’s Muslim ban at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
Native American activists join the fight against the U.S. immigration ban
By Lenard Monkman, CBC News, Feb 02, 2017
Indigenous activists have started a social media campaign that has caught traction on both sides of the border using the slogan “no ban on stolen land.”
They joined the protests at American airports this past weekend, standing in solidarity with Muslim people and their allies against U.S. President Donald Trump’s travel ban, and tried to educate the public at the same time. Read the rest of this entry
The US-Mexico border fence on the Tohono O’odham reservation. Photograph: John Moore/Getty Images
Controlling 2.8m acres of a reservation, the Tohono O’odham Nation vowed to oppose construction on its land and called for a meeting with the president
Donald Trump’s proposed border wall could face a major obstacle in Arizona, where an indigenous tribe has vowed to oppose construction on its land, paving the way for potential mass resistance following the model of Standing Rock.
The Tohono O’odham Nation, a federally recognized tribe with a reservation that spans 75 miles of the US-Mexico border, announced on Thursday that it does not support the wall and criticized the White House for signing an executive order without consulting the tribe.
Standing Rock Sioux Chairman Archambault calls on people to submit comments to the EIS regarding the Dakota Access Pipeline
Two days after President Donald Trump signed memoranda designed to expedite the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) and revive the Keystone XL pipeline, the battle lines are being drawn as the public comment period ending on February 20 becomes ever more crucial.
