On December 27th, a National Park Service employee tased Darrall House, a Diné/Oneida man, at the base of the Petroglyph National Monument in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He went there to … Continue reading “To Keep a Place of Prayer:” Tasing is Just the Latest Incident in a Long History of Colonial Violence at Petroglyphs
The Solutions and Answers we Seek Exist with We, the People
Republished from Green Fire Times (January 2021) Traditionally, indigenous communities did not measure time in a linear way. Everything was cyclic. All motion is cyclic. It circulates to the limits … Continue reading The Solutions and Answers we Seek Exist with We, the People
Unsheltered Not Homeless
Indigenous peoples cannot be homeless. Stigma associated with the term “homeless” invalidates the relationship Indigenous peoples’ have to their homelands—the foundation of who we are as people. Shaming unsheltered Native … Continue reading Unsheltered Not Homeless
Desestabilizada por el imperialismo estadounidense, Centroamérica ahora enfrenta catástrofes climáticas
En este momento, Centroamérica está sufriendo la aceleración de los desastres naturales provocados por el cambio climático. Inmediatamente después del reciente huracán Eta y durante una terrible pandemia, el huracán … Continue reading Desestabilizada por el imperialismo estadounidense, Centroamérica ahora enfrenta catástrofes climáticas
Destabilized by US Imperialism, Central America Now Faces Climate Catastrophes
At the moment, Central America is suffering from the acceleration of climate change fueled natural disasters. On the heels of the recent Hurricane Eta and a raging pandemic, Hurricane Iota … Continue reading Destabilized by US Imperialism, Central America Now Faces Climate Catastrophes
These Indigenous Women are Leading a Land Struggle Against the Wealthiest People in the US
While the United States shudders in the shambles of another election year, whether from a collective sigh of relief or fear of what’s to come, a different system of governance … Continue reading These Indigenous Women are Leading a Land Struggle Against the Wealthiest People in the US
Elecciones en Bolivia Y las Mingas en Cauca, Colombia: Las Victorias del Tawantinsuyu
El pueblo Boliviano acudió a las urnas el domingo pasado, nueve meses después del golpe militar respaldado por los Estados Unidos y tres elecciones que fueron suspendidas. El peso de … Continue reading Elecciones en Bolivia Y las Mingas en Cauca, Colombia: Las Victorias del Tawantinsuyu
It’s Not Just the South: Anti-Black Racism in the Great Lakes
Since the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis earier this year, we have witnessed the largest mass uprising in the United States’ recent history with millions taking to the streets … Continue reading It’s Not Just the South: Anti-Black Racism in the Great Lakes
From Election Win in Bolivia to Mingas in Cauca, Colombia: Tawatinsuyu Rising
Bolivians went to the polls last Sunday—nine months after the US-backed military coup and three suspended elections. The weight of 527 years of history is burdensome, to put it lightly. … Continue reading From Election Win in Bolivia to Mingas in Cauca, Colombia: Tawatinsuyu Rising
When is an obelisk not just an obelisk?
When I was a child, my dad and I would sometimes walk down to Santa Fe Plaza, especially on cool autumn afternoons. We would get Cokes from Woolworth’s. My father … Continue reading When is an obelisk not just an obelisk?