Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights

April 5, 2011

New at Censored News April 5, 2011

Energy testimony urges rape of Mother Earth,
while other Native Americans organize for sustainable futures

By Brenda Norrell
Censored News
Photo Long Walk 3 on Pine Ridge: Carl Bad Bear Sampson, Western Shoshone, with his birthday cake, with long walker Manny Jim.

(APRIL 5, 2011) In the latest news, American Indian leaders from some of the nation's largest Indian tribes press to continue the rape of Mother Earth, during energy testimony in DC.
Dine' Citizens Against Ruining our Environment describes Navajo President Ben Shelly's bizarre testimony.
Meanwhile, the Owe Aku released its report from the Treaty meeting held before the Indigenous Caucus in California. Alex White Plume, Lakota, urges solidarity, while the giant redwoods also offer a message.
The Strongheart Warrior Society continues its occupation of the elderly program in Porcupine, SD, urging more probes into corruption.
Meanwhile, efforts continue to protect sacred places with an action alert for Glen Cove in California. The court continued to side with developers to pollute sacred San Francisco Peaks.
Louise Benally of Big Mountain joins Winona LaDuke and others to speak out on sustainable communities. The Indigenous Environmental Network heroes are ready to take on BP and the Royal Bank of Scotland, in the UK tour in April, to halt the Tar Sands nightmare in Canada.
The Long Walk 3 northern route for the reversal of diabetes is on Rosebud, South Dakota, after supporting the elders occupation at Porcupine on Pine Ridge, and praying for healing at White Clay. The southern route is in Oklahoma.
New articles at Censored News
Tar Sands: Indigenous take on BP and Royal Bank of Scotland in UK tour:
http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2011/04/tar-sands-indigenous-take-on-bp-and.html
Strongheart Warrior Society Day 33 of occupation: Abuse of power by Oglala Sioux Tribe:
http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2011/04/strongheart-warrior-society-elderly.html
Owe Aku: Treaty meeting report from Indigenous Caucus 2011 (original document for download)
http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2011/04/owe-aku-indigenous-caucus-treaty.html
Honoring Mother Earth Everyday: Sustainable communities with Louise Benally, Winona LaDuke and more:
http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2011/04/honoring-mother-earth-everyday.html
Action Alert: Protect Glen Cove Sacred Place:
http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2011/04/action-alert-glen-cove-sacred-place.html
Klee Benally: Court denies injunction to halt Snowbowl development on sacred San Francisco Peaks
http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2011/04/court-denies-injunction-to-halt.html
Phoenix: Chernobyl Day demonstration, April 26, 2011
http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2011/04/phoenix-demonstration-chernobyl-day.html
Navajo President Ben Shelly: Another sellout politician for coal fired power plants: statement by Dine' CARE:
http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2011/04/navajo-president-ben-shelly-another.html
Photos: Long Walk 3 on horseback on Pine Ridge, photos by Carl Bad Bear Sampson, Western Shoshone:
http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2011/04/photos-long-walk-horseback-to-support.html
And this just in:
Save the Peaks! Protest Saturday, April 16th - 2:30pm-5:30pm
Flagstaff City Hall (Rt 66 side)
STAND WITH US FOR RESPECT & HEALTHY COMMUNITIES!
Bring Banners, Signs & Drums! (this will be during part of the City's Earth Day event)
Due to the recent critical threat of desecration of the Holy San Francisco Peaks everyone is invited to join in protest.
"Backed by the US Forest Service & City of Flagstaff, Arizona Snowbowl threatens expansion by clear-cutting over 30,000 trees, and laying 14.8 miles of pipeline to transport 180 millions gallons of treated sewage water (per year) filled with harmful contaminants, to spray on the sensitive mountain eco-system of the San Francisco Peaks.
The Peaks are help holy by more than 13 Indigenous Nations.
Read the True Snow press release on the recent threat: http://www.truesnow.org/

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