By William Least Heat-Moon

An Oglala Lakota once memorably said to me, *They take our land, they take our hunting and then they force us to work for food that made us sick.*

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article37365.htm



http://warpath.twoday.net/search?q=Oglala
http://warpath.twoday.net/search?q=Lakota

http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/22818.html

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Sexual Violence and Native American Genocide

Staff, Making Contact National Radio Project: One in three native women have been victims of sexual assault and the murder rate of indigenous women is consistently higher than the national average. Andrea Smith, author of Conquest: Sexual Violence and Native American Genocide explains the connection between violence against women, and the colonization of native lands and bodies.

http://truth-out.org/news/item/20334-conquest-sexual-violence-and-native-american-genocide



http://warpath.twoday.net/search?q=Native+American
http://warpath.twoday.net/search?q=indigenous
http://warpath.twoday.net/search?q=genocide

Bethania Palma Markus, Truthout: While indigenous people around the planet battle poverty and capitalist intrusions on their land and into their culture, in California, the most basic hurdle in self-determination - federal recognition - is blocked. Specifics of California history make it impossible for many to meet federal criteria.

http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/20030-the-golden-states-brutal-past-through-native-eyes

Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, Truthout: The recent signing of the Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the invigoration of the Native Indian movement show that it's time to recognize their rights in the face of their ongoing struggle.

http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/19323-it-is-time-to-recognize-the-national-sovereignty-and-human-rights-of-native-indians

Four Arrows, Truthout: Indigenous peoples must consciously confront and oppose the hegemony of the Christian worldview that informs the forces of economic oppression and ecological destruction, says Four Arrows.

http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/19083-false-doctrine-and-the-stifling-of-indigenous-political-will



http://warpath.twoday.net/search?q=indigenous
http://warpath.twoday.net/search?q=destruction

Bethania Palma Markus, Truthout: A group of indigenous peoples from the US and Canada joined in a 'Unity Ride' to the UN to plead for their sacred sites and their way of life against ongoing environmental destruction and cultural genocide.

http://truth-out.org/news/item/18727-native-american-tribes-seek-help-from-un-world-court

Young Native Americans are more likely to kill themselves than any other group.

http://is.gd/E1xWQu


From Information Clearing House



http://warpath.twoday.net/search?q=Native+Americans
http://warpath.twoday.net/search?q=suicide

The small, un-incorporated town sits on the outskirts of the dry Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Despite a population of only 14 people, it has four different liquor stores that sell about 12,500 cans of beer per day or 4.9 million cans per year.

http://is.gd/KAnYe3


From Information Clearing House



http://warpath.twoday.net/search?q=genocide
http://warpath.twoday.net/search?q=Lakota

The small, un-incorporated town sits on the outskirts of the dry Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Despite a population of only 14 people, it has four different liquor stores that sell about 12,500 cans of beer per day or 4.9 million cans per year.

http://is.gd/KAnYe3


From Information Clearing House

By David Swanson

Many Native Americans recognize in current U.S. foreign wars echoes of wars against the Indian nations.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35803.htm