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

UNM President Stands with Racism, Students Speak Out


  This report originally appeared in Liberation News. by Rebecca Hampton Over 100 people including students, faculty, administration, and community members joined The Red Nation and the Kiva Club for … Continue reading UNM President Stands with Racism, Students Speak Out

Abolish The Racist Seal: An Open Letter to UNM Administration


The following is an open letter to the University of New Mexico President Bob Frank and the Board of Regents. This letter, with letters of support and a faculty, student, and community petition supporting students’ eleven demands, will be delivered to the President’s Office at Scholes Hall, Friday, April 29, 2016.

Statement of Solidarity with University of Wisconsin-Madison Student Activists


Albuquerque, NM April 15, 2016 On April 14th, 2016 a class on Black Visual Culture at the University of Wisconsin-Madison was interrupted by University police. UW-Madison police targeted a Black … Continue reading Statement of Solidarity with University of Wisconsin-Madison Student Activists

Native Community Demands Justice for Slain Navajo Mother Loreal Tsingine


PRESS RELEASE April 5, 2016 For Immediate Release: Contact: Andrew Curley (928) 606-2674 Winslow, AZ- Family members of Loreal Juana Barnell Tsingine, Winslow’s Native and non-Native community, members of The … Continue reading Native Community Demands Justice for Slain Navajo Mother Loreal Tsingine