Indigenous Activism

Join Michigan Tribal Nations In Opposing Line 5 Tunnel

August 29, 2025 Native News Online. Resist! Fossil Fuels, Indigenous Activism, Michigan, Pipelines, Water Protectors

Canadian oil corporation Enbridge is proposing a massive, six-year construction project to build a tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac—a location of immense ecological, cultural, and spiritual significance. The plan includes installing towering 400-foot cranes, flooding the area with round-the-clock artificial lighting, and disrupting one of the most pristine freshwater environments in North America. The consequences would be severe. Critical fish habitats would be destroyed, access to fishing—both commercial and subsistence—would be limited, and the construction site would cast light pollution across a designated dark sky park. The towering machinery would be visible from iconic landmarks like Mackinac Island.

Judge Rules Shut Down Of Everglade’s Detention Camp After Protests

August 24, 2025 Elizaveta Vlasov, Fight Back! News. Resist! Alligator Alcatraz, Detention, Everglades, Florida, ICE, Immigrant Rights, Indigenous Activism

Miami, FL – The Miccosukee Tribe and Friends of the Everglades won their lawsuit to shut down the detention camp known as “Alligator Alcatraz,” as ruled by U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams on Thursday, August 21. The lawsuit was filed on June 27, and Judge Williams ordered a temporary stop to the construction on the site two weeks ago. Now, the state has 60 days to move the detainees and dismantle what’s been constructed so far. The lawsuit was brought to the courts on the grounds of environmental damage caused by the facility to the fragile Everglades ecosystem. Twenty acres of land have been paved over with asphalt for the facility’s operations.

Welcome To The Great Bear Sea

July 26, 2025 Serena Renner, Resilience. Create! Canada, Conservation, Indigenous Activism, Water

The ocean bumps beneath our boat, and a cold mist obscures the way forward. I peer over the driver’s shoulder to consult the GPS screen behind the steering wheel. The map reveals a labyrinth of islands, as well as dozens of inlets and fjords cutting up the western fringe of British Columbia’s Central Coast. Most bear colonial names: Jackson Passage, Laredo Inlet, Princess Royal Channel. But looking closer, I can make out other, older names: Nowish, Khutze, Kynoch. When the mist lifts, the topography pops up all around me. Sheer granite peaks plunge into a Magic Eye mirage of cedar, fir, and spruce trees rooted to rocky shores.

Trump’s Comments On Washington Football Team Name Spark Outrage

July 23, 2025 Darren Thompson, Last Real Indians. Resist! Donald Trump, Indigenous Activism, Mascots, Racism

Washington—On Sunday, President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social suggesting that the Washington Commanders National Football League franchise revert to its offensive former nickname, drawing ire from Native American leaders. In his post, the president suggested he may stop a deal that would eventually build a stadium for the Washington Commanders if they fail to change the name back to the Redskins, which was retired in 2020 after years of protest from Native communities. He further stated that the Cleveland Guardians—who stopped using the “Indians” nickname in 2020—should change their name back and said “MAKE INDIANS GREAT AGAIN.”

From Workplace To Wall Street; Technologies Impacting Mine Workers

July 18, 2025 Ericka Wills, Power at Work. Strategize! Black Lung, Indigenous Activism, Mining, UMWA, Unions, Worker Rights, Workplace Safety

When considering workplace artificial intelligence (AI), automation, and new digital technologies, one might envision workers in Silicon Valley or remote factory robotics. However, coal miners represented by the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) are addressing the effects of technological change in coal mines and Wall Street from New York City to the Navajo Nation. In the workplace, contemporary mining technologies and practices without adequate regulations and implementation of safety technologies have resulted in a surge of silica-dust-induced Black Lung disease.

Fight Against ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Unites Immigrant, Environmental, And Indigenous Movements

July 3, 2025 Natalia Marques, People's Dispatch. Resist! Alligator Alcatraz, Donald Trump, Environmental Movement, Florida, History, ICE, Immigrant Rights, Indigenous Activism, mass deporations

The first arrivals to Trump’s new controversial ICE detention facility, dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” by Republican politicians for its location in the Florida wilderness, were set to arrive late on Wednesday, July 2. Since Trump came into office for the second time in January, his administration has been scrambling to meet the necessary benchmarks to fulfill Trump’s campaign promise to deport between 15 to 20 million people. The newly-opened detention center is part of Trump’s latest bid to escalate his regime of mass deportations, beginning to accept prisoners a month after the Trump administration raised the quota of immigration arrests to 3,000 per day. The facility is set to open with 3,000 beds ready, with plans to expand to up to 5,000.

San Carlos Apache Tribe Welcomes Federal Court Ruling On Oak Flat

June 10, 2025 San Carlos Apache, Popular Resistance. Resist! Arizona, Indigenous Activism, Legal System, Mining, Oak Flat, Sacred sites, Trump Administration

San Carlos Apache Reservation, Ariz. —The San Carlos Apache Tribe welcomes Friday’s federal court ruling preventing the Trump Administration from trading sacred Oak Flat to Chinese-backed Resolution Copper Mining no sooner than 60 days after the government releases an environmental report expected to be published later this month. The Trump Administration had indicated that it intended to trade 2,422 acres of Tonto National Forest 70 miles east of Phoenix that includes Oak Flat to Resolution Copper immediately upon publication of the mine’s updated environmental report.

Panama: Indigenous Leaders Condemn ‘Criminalization Of Protests’

May 27, 2025 Richard Arghiris, Intercontinental Cry. Resist! Indigenous Activism, Panama, Privatization, Social Programs, State Repression

Indigenous authorities in Panama have condemned the “escalation of persecution and repression” by the government of President Raúl Mulino. The traditional authorities of the Ngabe-Buglé Comarca claim that armed security agents have made violent house-to-house raids including the use of tear gas, large-caliber weapons and arbitrary arrests of indigenous leaders in various communities, such as Trinidad, El Piro, Ojo de Agua, Tolé, Viguí and El Prado. Faced with nationwide strikes and protest, President Mulino has eschewed dialogue and instead deployed riot police and armed SENAFRONT (National Border Service) officers to disperse marches and gatherings using chemical agents. Dozens have been injured but the protests are continuing into their second month.

Fear Paralyzes: Courage And Fortitude Will Get Us Through Together

January 27, 2025 Charmaine White Face, Popular Resistance. Strategize! Donald Trump, Indigenous Activism, Pine Ridge, Spirituality, Violence

Early in the morning, a few days ago, I received a phone call from Standing Rock. My brother said he had heard that ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) was picking up people on the Pine Ridge Reservation. He also said that he heard the Proud Boys (a militant group that was involved in the White House raid in 2020 and now pardoned by the US President Trump) were driving their pickups all over Rapid City. Then I knew why he called so early. He was worried about me. I laughed and said "No, none of that is true. I'll talk to my granddaughter who lives on the rez and she'll tell me.

Indigenous Activists Honor Endangered Orcas At Governor’s Inauguration

January 19, 2025 Aife Pasquale, Fight Back! News. Resist! Endangered species, Environment, Indigenous Activism, Washington, whales

Olympia, WA – Indigenous leaders and environmentalists held a ceremony on January 15, outside Governor Bob Ferguson’s inauguration, to honor the Southern Resident Orca population, which is suffering from environmental collapse. Nearly 100 people from around the state gathered to share in grief the tremendous loss that occurred at the turn of the new year. On December 21, an orca was born to Tahlequah, who made international headlines in 2018 when her baby passed away and she continued to carry it with her for 17 days and over 1000 miles.

Permit for Pipeline Reconstruction Near Sacred Site Rescinded

January 10, 2025 Akičita Šuŋka-Wakaŋ Ska, Unicorn Riot. Resist! Indigenous Activism, Indigenous Rights, Minnesota, Pipelines, Sacred sites, St. Paul, Victory

St. Paul, MN — Minnesota regulators have rescinded a controversial permit allowing Magellan Pipeline Co. to reconstruct a petroleum pipeline near Pipestone National Monument, following sustained opposition from tribal nations, community groups, and environmental advocates. The decision, made during a recent Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) public hearing, reflects mounting pressure to safeguard the sacred site and its surrounding environment. The PUC unanimously voted to revoke the route permit granted in Oct. 2024 and favored the RA-01 pipeline route (alternative proposed by the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe — 13.1 miles long), citing inadequate tribal consultation and incomplete cultural and archaeological surveys.

Native Vote Calls On Biden To Remove Medals Given To Calvary Members Of Massacre At Wounded Knee

December 30, 2024 Levi Rickert, Native News Online. Resist! Indigenous Activism, Joe Biden, Massacre, Medals of Honor, Wounded Knee

In a letter addressed to President Joe Biden, dated just two days before the 134th anniversary of the Wounded Knee Massacre, Four Directions Native Vote called on the president to rescind the Medals of Honor awarded to members of the U.S. 7th Cavalry involved in the massacre. The letter, co-authored by Oliver and Barbra Semans, revisits the tragic events of December 29, 1890, when Chief Spotted Elk (also known as Chief Big Foot) and more than 300 unarmed Lakota men, women, and children were brutally killed at Wounded Knee Creek on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota.

Hope In Turbulent Times: Native Leaders Take The Long View

December 26, 2024 Stephanie Woodard, Resilience. Organize! Education, Indigenous Activism, Landback Movement, Sovereignty, Youth

Representatives from three tribes discuss how their communities have learned to endure by celebrating connections. In the wake of the 2024 election, Barn Raiser talks to prominent Native leaders and mentors, who tell us in edited interviews how and why their communities have long endured, even in divisive and unsettled times. Right now, all of us who live together on this earth face not just political instability but the “dual crises of climate change and social injustice,” according to Fawn Sharp, citizen of the Quinalt Indian Nation, in Taholah, Washington, and former president of the National Congress of American Indians.

Wisconsin Approves Pipeline Reroute Near Bad River Reservation

November 29, 2024 Ray Levy Uyeda, Prism. Educate! Enbridge, Indigenous Activism, Pipelines, Reservations, Water Defenders, Water Pollution, Wisconsin

According to Indigenous water protectors, it’s not a matter of whether a pipeline will rupture and leak, but when. The federal government’s own data supports this, with the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration reporting that there were 1.5 incidents per day in 2023. But in northern Wisconsin on the Bad River Reservation, the incontrovertible claim that the safest way to build a pipeline is not to build one at all isn’t being heeded. On Nov. 14, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) granted the Canadian pipeline corporation Enbridge the permits needed to proceed with a plan to build a 41-mile section of pipeline around the Bad River Reservation.

Indigenous Spiritual Walk Protests Last Conventional Uranium Mill

November 2, 2024 Alex Binder, Unicorn Riot. Resist! Indigenous Activism, Sacred sites, Uranium, Utah

White Mesa, UT — The White Mesa Mill was built in 1979 with plans to process uranium ore for 15 years. With the facility now well past its initial operational lifespan, the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, other Indigenous tribes and allies continue their call for it to be shut down and cleaned up. On October 12, over 75 people participated in an annual spiritual walk in opposition to the mill, which is the last conventional uranium processing plant in operation in the United States. Participants met at the White Mesa Community Center in southern Utah at 11 a.m., then walked five miles north on the shoulder of U.S. Highway 191 to rally outside the mill.

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