Indigenous Sovereignty

What’s Next For Oak Flat?

March 24, 2026 Gabriel Pietrorazio, KJZZ Phoenix. Educate! Apache Stronghold, Copper, Indigenous Sovereignty, Mining, Oak Flat, Sacred sites

Oak Flat is officially no longer public land nestled within the Tonto National Forest. The roughly 2,400 acres just east of Phoenix — long-considered Apache holy land — is now private property belonging to a multinational mining company. Despite being under new ownership, Resolution Copper president and general manager, Vicky Peacey, stresses Oak Flat will remain mostly untouched. Chí’chil Biłdagoteel, as Apaches call it, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. “We’re very excited to take the next steps, although in a way that is humble and respectful,” Peacey told KJZZ. “We wanted to make sure that the look — the feel of the area — is very similar to how the Forest Service had managed it.”

AI Data Centers Spark Debate On Native Lands

March 20, 2026 Jen Deerinwater and Jesse Deer In Water, Counter Punch. Educate! Data Centers, Energy, Indigenous Sovereignty, Nuclear Energy, Water

The recent explosion in artificial intelligence (AI) data centers has created a litany of environmental and cultural issues for Native people and Tribes across the so-called “United States.” This, in turn, has sparked intense debate and prompted conversations on tribal digital sovereignty and a call for regulation that controls the data, infrastructure, and networks. Data centers are facilities that keep and manage internet technology infrastructure for processing, storing, and distributing large quantities of data. They are key to modern digital services, which can include AI.

Indigenous Protest Over Amazon Water Decree Enters Second Week

February 6, 2026 Amazon Watch, Intercontinental Cry. Resist! Amazon, Blockade, Cargill, Indigenous Sovereignty, Water Protectors

Santarém, Pará, Brazil – On the 13th day blockading Cargill’s grain terminal in Santarém, Indigenous protestors are demanding in-person dialogue with Brazil’s federal government, following its failure to send representatives to a meeting last week. The arrival of dozens of Munduruku representatives from upstream on the Tapajós River bolstered this key demand to be heard and expanded the 700-strong Indigenous blockade prior to a meeting scheduled for today. The blockade is led by 14 Indigenous peoples from the Lower Tapajós basin and calls for the revocation of Decree 12,600/2025, which incorporates segments on the Tapajós, Madeira, and Tocantins rivers into Brazil’s National Privatization Program (PND).

Tribes Condemn FERC Approval Of Energy Storage Project

February 4, 2026 John Ahni Schertow, Intercontinental Cry. Resist! Energy, Environment, Indigenous Sovereignty, Sacred sites

In a decision that has ignited fierce opposition from Indigenous leaders and environmental advocates, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Jan. 22 issued a 40-year license to build the Goldendale Energy Pumped Storage Project, a 1,200-megawatt energy storage facility southeast of Goldendale in Klickitat County, Wash. The project, developed by Rye Development, represents one of the largest new pumped-storage energy ventures in the United States in more than a decade. Proponents describe it as a critical addition to the regional grid that could store and release electricity to serve roughly 500,000 homes during peak demand.

Indigenous Nations Extend Legal Personhood To The Colorado River

February 2, 2026 John Ahni Schertow, Intercontinental Cry. Create! Colorado River, Indigenous Sovereignty, Legal System, Rights of Nature

The Colorado River Indian Tribes took a key step in Indigenous environmental law by designating the Colorado River — the life source for millions across the Southwest — as a “living being” with legal rights under tribal law. The move, approved by the tribal council late last year, reflects both a cultural worldview and a strategic tool to protect dwindling water supplies amid prolonged drought and growing demand. The resolution describes the river as an entity with inherent value and rights comparable to those of a person, a legal concept known as the rights of nature.

Confronting The Far-Right’s War On Reconciliation

January 19, 2026 Sean Carleton, Canadian Dimension. Strategize! Canada, Indigenous Sovereignty, Residential Schools, Right wing extremism

Given the rising tide of anti-Indigenous politics in Canada, it is crucial to pay close attention to how the far-right is deliberately weaponizing misinformation about residential schools to undermine truth and reconciliation. What might appear, at first glance, as isolated controversies or “debates” about historical facts are better understood as part of a coordinated political strategy aimed at eroding public confidence in Indigenous testimony, survivor truth, and the legitimacy of reconciliation itself. As I have argued previously, and as recent events in British Columbia make abundantly clear, residential school denialism is not simply about disputing aspects of the historical record.

Shinnecock Nation Fights New York State Over Signs And Sovereignty

December 27, 2025 Levi Rickert, Native News Online. Resist! Indigenous Sovereignty, Legal System, New York State, Shinnecock Nation

The Shinnecock Indian Nation’s battle to keep its two electronic signs operational will move to federal court next Tuesday, December 30, 2025. The tribal nation, located about 90 miles east of Manhattan at the gateway to the Hamptons on Long Island, is a federally recognized tribe in an area known for estates owned by the wealthy and famous. At issue is a New York state court ruling earlier this year that found the tribe did not have the right to construct and operate the billboards and ordered them shut down. Last month, the judge in the case said the company that operates the billboards and sells advertising on them was in contempt of court and again demanded that the signs be shut down.

Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial And Sacred Site Act Passes Congress

December 13, 2025 Darren Thompson, Last Real Indians. Educate! Congress, Indigenous Sovereignty, Land Back Movement, Pine Ridge, Wounded Knee

Washington—Yesterday, the “Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act” passed the U.S. Senate unanimously and is heading to President Donald Trump’s desk for signature. The House version passed the House earlier this year in January, and both versions of the bill were sponsored by South Dakota’s congressional delegation, including U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson and U.S. Senators Mike Thune and Mike Rounds—all Republicans. The bill directs the U.S. Secretary of the Interior to place 40 acres around the Wounded Knee Massacre Site in restricted fee status, and would be a part of the Pine Ridge Reservation with the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe jointly owning it.

Worldwide Solidarity For Indigenous Liberation

December 3, 2025 Will Hodgkinson, Workers World. Resist! colonization, Indigenous Sovereignty, Land Back, National Day of Mourning

Plymouth, Massachusetts - Over 3,000 protesters occupied Cole’s Hill in Plymouth, Massachusetts, on Nov. 27 to observe the 56th National Day of Mourning (NDOM). As Mahtowin Munro (Oglala Lakota), co-leader of United American Indians of New England (UAINE) described, this year’s Day of Mourning action triumphed despite reactionary attempts at sabotage. In a flagrant violation of the agreement it made with UAINE in 1998 — after police beat, gassed and falsely arrested 25 UAINE leaders and supporters in 1997 — the Town of Plymouth refused to allow UAINE to provide a stage on Cole’s Hill unless UAINE took out extortionate insurance policies.

56th National Day Of Mourning Observed In Plymouth, Massachusetts

November 27, 2025 United American Indians of New England, Popular Resistance. Resist! American genocide, colonization, Indigenous Sovereignty, National Day of Mourning, Thanksgiving

United American Indians of New England (UAINE) has called for the 56th National Day of Mourning in Plymouth, Massachusetts, on Thursday, November 27, 2025 at 12 o'clock noon. Participants gathered by the statue of Massasoit on Cole's Hill above the Plymouth waterfront. Since 1970, hundreds of Native people and non-Native allies have gathered annually in Plymouth on U.S. Thanksgiving Day. According to UAINE co-leader Kisha James, who is Aquinnah Wampanoag and Oglala Lakota and the granddaughter of Wamsutta Frank James, the founder of National Day of Mourning, “Native people have no reason to celebrate the arrival of the Pilgrims.

Thanksgiving: Part Of ‘Broken Circle Holiday’

November 27, 2025 LaNada War Jack, Native News Online. Educate! American genocide, History, Indigenous Sovereignty, Native Americans, Thanksgiving

Traditional American Thanksgiving acknowledges a feast shared between Pilgrims and Indigenous Native people. We know our people assisted with the early immigration process of those people arriving from Europe because they were pitiful, hungry and starving. We were kind and loving people who helped them. However, once they got a foothold, they tried to completely extinguish us, stole our lands and now we are supposed to be thankful. This runs similar to the “Redskin” mascot Issue or the “Columbus Day” celebration of genocide.

Tribes File Federal Suit Over Prosecution Of Hunting, Fishing

November 19, 2025 Native News Online. Resist! Food Security, Indigenous Sovereignty, Legal System, Oklahoma

The Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and Cherokee Nation have filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma, alleging that Gov. Kevin Stitt and state officials are unlawfully prosecuting tribal citizens for hunting and fishing on tribal land. The suit, filed Monday, names Stitt; his newly appointed special prosecutor, Russ Cochran; and the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) as defendants. The tribes argue that the governor does not have the authority to appoint a special prosecutor for wildlife offenses on tribal land and that his directives to ODWC violate tribal sovereignty and jurisdiction affirmed by the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2020 McGirt decision.

Chilkat Indian Village Tells New Palmer Mine Owners They’re ‘Not Welcome’

November 15, 2025 Native News Online. Resist! Environment, Food Security, Indigenous Sovereignty, Mining

Leaders of the Chilkat Indian Village of Klukwan and the conservation group Chilkat Forever are warning the new owners of the Palmer mine project that they will face “sustained and unyielding opposition” if they pursue hardrock mining in the Chilkat Valley. The groups said the proposed mine — recently acquired by Vizsla Copper — threatens the Jilḵáat Aani Ḵa Héeni (Chilkat Valley Watershed), a region known for its rich cultural traditions and biodiverse ecosystem, including bald eagles, salmon, moose and bears. “Whether it’s Vizsla Copper Corporation, American Pacific Mining Corporation, or another operator that owns the Palmer mining project, this industrial hardrock mining development lacks the consent of the Chilkat Indian Village - Klukwan and of many in the broader community,” said Kimberley Strong.

Appeal In Nuclear Waste Case Tests Limits Of First Nations Consent

October 20, 2025 Natasha Bulowski, The Narwhal. Resist! Canada, First Nations, Indigenous Sovereignty, Nuclear Waste

A contentious radioactive waste disposal facility near the Ottawa River is back in court, and the outcome will set an important precedent for Indigenous Rights and consultation. Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) is trying to overturn a federal court’s decision that found Kebaowek First Nation was not properly consulted on a near-surface nuclear waste disposal facility near Chalk River, Ont. This development is the latest in a long saga of court challenges and appeals since the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission greenlit the proposed facility on Jan. 9, 2024.

Mount Rushmore’s First Dedication 100 Years Later

October 3, 2025 Darren Thompson, Last Real Indians. Educate! colonization, Indigenous Sovereignty, Mount Rushmore, Sacred sites

Black Hills — 100 years ago, Mount Rushmore would have its first dedication, and one of three dedications in its first five years of construction. The Rapid City Journal reported that three thousand people joined in the dedication on October 1, 1925, and it was also reported that same evening that project’s creative director—Gutzon Borglum—had no funding to begin construction. Since it inception, perhaps the nation’s most well known monument has had problems and most of those stories haven’t involved Indigenous people. “Over the last 100 years, there has been little history at Mount Rushmore that reflects the Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota people of the Black Hills,” said Darrell Red Cloud, a fifth-generation descendant of Oglala Lakota leader Chief Red Cloud who now teaches Lakota studies at Oglala Lakota College in Kyle, South Dakota on the Pine Ridge Reservation.

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