No parole for American Indian Movement's Leonard Peltier
buffalopost.net — U.S. Attorney Drew Wrigley says imprisoned American Indian activist Leonard Peltier has been denied parole.Wrigley said Friday the next scheduled hearing for Peltier is 2024, when Peltier would be 79 years old. Peltier is serving two life sentences for the execution-style deaths of FBI agents Jack Coler and Ronald Williams during a June 26, 1975 (Submitted by gflorio) More...
Clyde Bellecourt: the Birth of the American Indian Movement
theragblog.blogspot.com — 'We had to create our own institutions. Even today, we can do that all across America.' Clyde Bellecourt spoke of the birth of the American Indian Movement forty years ago, remembering his mother’s own legacy and also the time of the end for the priests who were controlling the Sundance, during the 40th Anniversary, “AIM For Freedom,” exhibit. (Submitted by tdreyer) More...
Whitewashing The American Indian
takeourcountryback-snooper.blo… — The movement to ban Indian imagery from sports teams and mascots, from dressing up at school or at Halloween as a noble savage, or banning words that might offend the sensitive nature of native Americans is what I'd expect of those who are trying to eradicate any memory of the stone age culture Europeans found on America's shores. (Submitted by Snooper8) More...
Stanford Mascot
comeheregofar.info — This is the 40th Anniversary of the Occupation of Alcatraz Island by the American Indian Movement (1969-1971), AND Football season so perhaps this little tale is timely. I was at Stanford during the great controversy (1970-1972) over the Stanford Indian Symbol for the Football team, and over Chief Lightfoot (Timm Williams, a Yurok Chief) and (Submitted by tonijauhari) More...
Indian & Chinese: Time to bid adieu to 'American Dream'?
us-non-immigrants.blogspot.com — Mr. Charles Oppenheim of the Department of State Visa Office recently issued predictions for the movement of priority dates for the remainder of the fiscal year and future years. This article will be important to individuals from India and Mainland China. If you have applied for or planning to apply for a permanent residence in employment based (Submitted by USNonImmigrants) More...
Activist who opposed Indian sports nicknames dies at 75
cnn.com — MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (AP) -- Vernon Bellecourt, who fought against the use of Indian nicknames for sports teams as a longtime leader of the American Indian Movement, has died at age 75. Bellecourt died Saturday of complications from pneumonia... (Submitted by art42) More...
The Crying Indian
orionmagazine.org — The Hoax's on us: Remember the 70's? Remember the well-intended Italian-American actor in a wig--whose Native American character mourned our littered nation with a single tear? Turns out the Keep America Beautiful movement was about distracting us from real environmentalism... (Submitted by mwelch19) More...
Leonard Peltier to get first full parole hearing in 15 years
buffalopost.net — A hearing is set for this coming Tuesday for former American Indian Movement activist Leonard Peltier. He's is serving two life sentences for the deaths of two FBI agents during a 1975 standoff on South Dakota's Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. He has claimed the FBI framed him, which the agency denies. (Submitted by gflorio) More...
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