Native Liberation Conference 2017: Gallup, N.M., Sept. 30 – Oct. 1


**UPDATE (9/27/17): THE LOCATION AND TIME FOR SATURDAY’S ACTIVITIES HAVE CHANGED. THE TIME FOR SUNDAY’S ACTIVITIES HAS CHANGED, AS WELL. PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR CHANGES.** Gallup, NM, September 20, 2017 … Continue reading Native Liberation Conference 2017: Gallup, N.M., Sept. 30 – Oct. 1

Indian Killers: Crime, Punishment, and Empire


by Nick Estes Last June the Westmoreland County Historical Society reenacted the 1785 hanging of Mamachtaga, a Lenape man. In a viral video (now removed), jeering white onlookers shouted at … Continue reading Indian Killers: Crime, Punishment, and Empire

The Old Indian War: Leonard Peltier & Standing Rock


For more info, visit: whoisleonardpeltier.info. by Nick Estes Former federal prosecutor Cynthia Dunne, an unlikely ally, considers the 41-year imprisonment of Native activist Leonard Peltier (Ojibwe/Dakota) as “one of the … Continue reading The Old Indian War: Leonard Peltier & Standing Rock

Fighting for Our Lives: #NoDAPL in Historical Context


by Nick Estes Little has been written about the historical relationship between the movement against the Dakota Access Pipeline and the longer histories of Oceti Sakowin (The Great Sioux Nation) … Continue reading Fighting for Our Lives: #NoDAPL in Historical Context