Activism

Wounded Knee, Fifty Years On

Makenzie Huber / Minnesota Reformer Mar 6, 2023 Mission of Wounded Knee activists continues 50 years later with children, grandchildren Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Remember the Bear River Massacre, Climax of the American Holocaust

Sarah Sunshine Manning / Truthdig Jan 29, 2018 We must never forget. The road to Auschwitz was paved with the blood of Native Americans. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

God’s Red Son

Alexis Camins / Truthdig Dec 30, 2017 On the 127th anniversary of the massacre at Wounded Knee, a new book travels back to the turn of the 19th century, when fake news, land grabs and institutionalized racism were growing roots. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Native American Activist Dennis Banks Dies at 80

Steve Karnowski / AP Nov 1, 2017 He was a co-founder of the American Indian Movement in 1968 and a leader of the group's occupation of Wounded Knee in South Dakota in 1973. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Indian Treaties, Oil Pipelines and Presidential Elections: A Tale of Lies, Deception and Hypocrisy

Staff / Truthdig Oct 12, 2016 The U.S. government has a long history of breaking promises and dishonoring contracts with Native Americans and other marginalized groups. Hopefully, the next president will change this shameful truth. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

A Reality Check From the Brink of Extinction

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Oct 19, 2009 The oil and natural gas industry, the coal industry, arms and weapons manufacturers, industrial farms, deforestation industries, the automotive industry and chemical plants will not willingly accept their own extinction. They are indifferent to the looming human catastrophe.We can save groves of trees, protect endangered species and clean up rivers, but to leave the corporations unchallenged would mean our efforts would be wasted. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )