»Man kann uns nicht einfach vernichten« #USA: Ein Gespräch mit dem indigenen Aktivisten #LeonardPeltier ein Jahr nach seiner Entlassung aus der Haft

https://www.jungewelt.de/artikel/518796.usa-man-kann-uns-nicht-einfach-vernichten.html

#FreeThemAll
#TurtleMountain

USA: »Man kann uns nicht einfach vernichten«

Ein Jahr nach seiner Entlassung aus der Haft hat Michael Koch mit dem indigenen Aktivisten Leonard Peltier gesprochen.

junge Welt

(WDR) 15.12.1890: Chief Sitting Bull wird ermordet: Tatanka Iyotake geht als Sitting Bull in die Geschichte ein. Der Indigene kämpft sein Leben lang gegen die Weißen, die sein Land rauben und seine Familie töten.

https://www1.wdr.de/radio/wdr5/sendungen/zeitzeichen/zeitzeichen-sitting-bull-wird-ermordet-100.html

#TurtleMountain

15.12.1890: Chief Sitting Bull wird ermordet

Tatanka Iyotake geht als Sitting Bull in die Geschichte ein. Der Indigene kämpft sein Leben lang gegen die Weißen, die sein Land rauben und seine Familie töten.

The new '#FreeLeonardPeltier' film tells the history of The Trail of #BrokenTreaties and #BIATakeover in Washington. '#Resistance is a responsibility,' says #MadonnaThunderHawk.

April 14, 2025
Film screenshots / collage #CensoredNews

Dates of Free Screenings of the New 'Free Leonard Peltier' Film on the #RezTour2025

April 21 | #BelcourtND, #TurtleMountain Band of #Chippewa
April 22 | #FargoND
April 23 | #FortYatesND, #StandingRock
April 24 | #EagleButteSD, #CheyenneRiver
Apirl 26 | #RapidCitySD
April 27 and 28 | #KyleSD, #Oglala5
April 29 | #ValentineNE, #RosebudSioux
May 1 | #SiouxFallsSD

ALL SCREENINGS ARE FIRST COME FIRST SERVED - no tickets necessary.

Each screening will feature an in-person Q&A with the film team.

Source:
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2025/04/free-screenings-of-new-free-leonard.html

More upcoming screenings nationwide and globally: Boston, Mass., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, San
Rafael, California, Dallas, Texas, and Warsaw, Poland
https://freeleonardfilm.com/screenings/

Read More at Censored News:
The new film shares deep history of the movement. 'Standing Ovations and Global Awards for New
'Free Leonard Peltier' Film.
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2025/04/free-leonard-peltier-film-shows-in.html

#AIM #NativeAmericanHistory #PineRidge #LeonardPeltierIsFree

Free Screenings of New 'Free Leonard Peltier' Film on Rez Tour 2025

Censored News is a service to grassroots Indigenous Peoples engaged in resistance and upholding human rights.

Some on-the-ground reporting, photos, video from North Dakota welcome
Leonard Peltier returns to North Dakota 49 years after conviction
"flight back home touched down in Devils Lake shortly after 3 p.m., where a caravan of well-wishers was waiting to usher him back to the Turtle Mountain Reservation" https://www.jamestownsun.com/news/north-dakota/leonard-peltier-draws-closer-to-home-as-turtle-mountain-community-celebrates
#LeonardPeltier #NorthDakota #turtleMountain
Leonard Peltier returns to North Dakota 49 years after conviction

Leonard Peltier is on his return journey to Turtle Mountain. The Forum has a news team on site to document his return to North Dakota after 49 years in prison.

Jamestown Sun

Thank you, #PresidentBiden! Yes, #LeonardPeltier will be confined to his home, but his home is ready and waiting for him!

"The people of the #PineRidgeReservation see #Peltier as our respected elder, and we have purchased and prepared a house for him on his homelands in #TurtleMountain. We are ready to welcome him home with open arms, to show him the care and support he deserved for his whole life. He deserves to live out his last days with dignity and surrounded by loved ones."

#LeonardPeltierFree

President #Biden: Let boarding school survivor #LeonardPeltier finally return home

Leonard Peltier is the longest-incarcerated Native political prisoner in American history, and one of the oldest people currently in federal prison

by Nick Tilsen, January 18, 2025

"The people of the #PineRidgeReservation see #Peltier as our respected elder, and we have purchased and prepared a house for him on his homelands in #TurtleMountain. We are ready to welcome him home with open arms, to show him the care and support he deserved for his whole life. He deserves to live out his last days with dignity and surrounded by loved ones.

"#PresidentBiden, we implore you one last time: please have mercy. Please let Leonard Peltier come home and heal from the systems that stole his innocence as a young boy and lasted a lifetime."

https://ictnews.org/opinion/president-biden-let-boarding-school-survivor-leonard-peltier-finally-return-home
#FreeLeonardPeltier #AmnestyForLeonardPeltier #ClemencyForLeonardPeltier #BringLeonardHome #AIM #AmericanIndianMovement #NativeAmericanActivist #FBI #ACAB

#NativeAmerican #VoterSuppression is not a new thing!

Judge finds #VotingRightsAct violation in #NorthDakota redistricting for two tribes

By JACK DURA
Updated 1:30 PM EST, November 17, 2023

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — "North Dakota’s 2021 legislative redistricting plan violates the rights of two Native American tribes because it dilutes their voting strength, a federal judge ruled Friday.

"U.S. District Chief Judge Peter Welte said the redrawn legislative districts violated the #VotingRights Act of 1965. The ruling came months after a trial held in June in Fargo.

"In his ruling, Welte said the plan approved by the state Legislature to redraw voting districts in accordance with the latest census data 'prevents Native American voters from having an equal opportunity to elect candidates of their choice' - a violation of the landmark civil rights law.

"Welte gave the #Republican-controlled Legislature and the secretary of state until Dec. 22 'to adopt a plan to remedy the violation.'

The #TurtleMountain Band of #Chippewa Indians and the #SpiritLake Tribe alleged the 2021 redistricting map 'simultaneously packs Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians members into one house district, and cracks Spirit Lake Tribe members out of any majority Native house district.'

"The two tribes sought a joint district and unsuccessfully proposed to the Legislature a single legislative district encompassing the two reservations, which are roughly 60 miles (97 kilometers) apart.

"The tribes submitted a plan in federal court for a joint district that'doesn’t move very many lines statewide,' attorney Tim Purdon told The Associated Press.

“I’m hopeful that the Legislature will take a look at this, adopt the plan proposed by the tribes and stop the litigation, stop the spend of dollars on this litigation,' Purdon said.

"The Legislature will' perhaps' have to convene, Republican Senate Majority Leader David Hogue told the AP. He said he expects to know more early next week.

"North Dakota’s Legislature, which meets every two years, just wrapped up a three-day special session in October to fix a budget mess from a major state government funding bill that the state Supreme Court voided in September. The next regular session isn’t until #January2025.

"Turtle Mountain Tribal Chairman Jamie Azure did not immediately respond to a phone message seeking comment on the ruling. Spirit Lake Tribal Chairwoman Lonna Jackson-Street did not immediately respond to an email for comment. The AP was not able to leave her a phone message at her office; its mailbox was full.

"North Dakota Republican Secretary of State Michael Howe, who is named in the lawsuit, did not immediately comment on the ruling. He said he was still processing documents sent to his office and planned to meet with attorneys on Friday afternoon.

"North Dakota has 47 legislative districts, each with one senator and two representatives. Republicans control the House of Representatives 82-12, and the Senate 43-4. At least two lawmakers, both House Democrats, are members of tribes sharing geography with North Dakota.

"A three-judge panel earlier this month dismissed another federal lawsuit that targeted the redistricting, brought by two local Republican Party officials who challenged new House subdistricts comprising tribal nations as unconstitutional 'racial gerrymandering.'

"The Legislature created four subdistricts in the state House of Representatives, including one each for the #FortBerthold and Turtle Mountain Indian reservations.

"Lawmakers who were involved in the 2021 redistricting process have previously cited 2020 census numbers meeting population requirements of the Voting Rights Act for creating those subdistricts."

Source:
https://apnews.com/article/north-dakota-redistricting-lawsuit-spirit-lake-turtle-mountain-tribes-0faa6dc38763267d42af1b6c2ab301c0

Judge finds Voting Rights Act violation in North Dakota redistricting for two tribes

A federal judge has ruled that North Dakota’s 2021 legislative redistricting plan violates the rights of two Native American tribes because it dilutes their voting strength. U.S. District Chief Judge Peter Welte issued a ruling Friday that said the redrawn legislative districts violated the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The ruling came months after a trial held in June in Fargo. In his ruling, Welte said the plan approved by the state Legislature to redraw voting districts in accordance with the latest census data “prevents Native American voters from having an equal opportunity" to elect candidates of their choice. Welte gave the Republican-controlled Legislature and secretary of state until Dec. 22 to provide a remedy.

AP News

Yesterday, Apr 29, was the 120th anniversary of the deadliest #landslide in #Canadian #history - the #FrankSlide.

The town of Frank was incorporated in 1901 to mine #coal in #TurtleMountain in the #CrowsnestPass region of southwest #Alberta. Most of town was situated in the flat valley bottom immediately north of the mountain, and a CP rail track passed through.

Boozhoo! Hello! Here's a little #introduction. With family from #TurtleMountain, I'm a #historian or #histodon who teaches #Indigenous, #education, and #environmental histories. Ask me about my book project on #JohnDewey, America's most prominent philosopher of education and democracy and his relationship with Indian #BoardingSchools. In my more-than-academic life, I enjoy #fantasy, #gaming, and #Tolkien, among other geeky pursuits. I'm always happy to think together.