Members of Native American tribes in New England are gathering where the Pilgrims originally settled to mourn Indigenous people “who’ve suffered centuries of racism and mistreatment,” the Associated Press (AP) reported Thursday.
An Astros fan hoisted a sign attacking the Atlanta Braves’ “Tomahawk Chop” chant calling it “racist” during Game 1 of the World Series.
The location of the 1960 Winter Olympics has undergone a woke name change. What was once Squaw Valley Ski Resort is not Palisades Tahoe, according to reports.
Schools in Ontario are facing backlash after burning or destroying books deemed offensive to First Nations, including classic comics such as Tintin and Asterix.
Notre Dame pushes back against a survey that rated its leprechaun the fourth most offensive among college mascots.
First Nations Christians spoke of being left “heartbroken” after their historic Anglican church burned to the ground amid the ongoing wave of arson attacks and statue-smashing sweeping Canada.
The executive director of the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA), Harsha Walia, is under fire for commenting on a story about the wave of church arsons sweeping Canada by saying “Burn it all down.”
A native totem pole was set on fire on Canada’s Vancouver Island in what is suspected to be retaliation for the destruction of a statue of Captain James Cook.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has issued a highly equivocal denunciation of the wave of church arsons and statue smashing sweeping Canada, calling the attacks “unacceptable” but defending the anger fueling them as “fully understandable”.
President Joe Biden’s Secretary of the Interior, Deb Haaland, the first Native American to lead the federal agency, is making it clear that tribal justice for America’s mistreatment of indigenous peoples is a priority.
Socialist President Alberto Fernández of Argentina apologized on Thursday after remarks the day before in which he implied that Argentine civilization was superior to that of its neighbors because Argentines “arrived on boats that came from Europe.”
Two hundred and forty-five years ago, the fate of Washington’s army—in fact, the fate of the entire Revolution—lay on the muscled shoulders of the fishermen and sailors of the Marblehead Regiment.
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (D) has signed into law legislation that bans the use of Native American names, symbols, and imagery as mascots, logos, or team names.
MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Leaders of a nearly all-white northwest Missouri school district have narrowly voted to keep the high school’s “Savages” nickname but will phase out the use of Native American imagery.
Left-wing activist and “Avengers” star Mark Ruffalo said on Friday that Native Americans are “marginalized” and “mistreated” in the “colonial system” of the United States.
DENVER (AP) — Colorado lawmakers are considering a proposal that would ban Native American mascots in public schools and colleges amid a nationwide push for racial justice that gained new momentum last year following George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis and the NFL team in Washington changing its name.
CLEVELAND (AP) — While moving forward with a plan to change their name, the Cleveland Indians said they will not permit fans inside Progressive Field wearing Native American headdresses or face paint.
Representatives from leftist groups parked a mobile digital billboard outside of the Department of Interior’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. Thursday to praise newly-minted Secretary Deb Haaland.
Protesters are hoping to shut down the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline in Minnesota now that President Joe Biden has declared war on fossil fuel.
The Cherokee Nation is asking Jeep to stop using the tribe’s name on its vehicles, Car and Driver Magazine reported Saturday.
Rep. Deb Haaland (D-NM) said on Tuesday at her confirmation hearing to be secretary of the Department of the Interior (DOI) that she had to “acknowledge” that Capitol Hill, which includes the U.S. Capitol and House and Senate office buildings, is on land belonging to Native Americans.
Pressure is mounting for the Super Bowl-bound Kansas City Chiefs to abandon a popular tradition in which fans break into a “war chant” while making a chopping hand motion designed to mimic the Native American tomahawk.
San Francisco schools will be stripped of names honoring famous American leaders, including Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
A Native American tribe this week criticized the Biden administration’s order halting agency approvals for oil, gas, and coal permitting on federal lands including tribal lands.
ATLANTA (AP) — As his adopted hometown mourned Hank Aaron’s death, some fans called on the Atlanta Braves to change their name to the Hammers in his honor.
Some Native Americans took issue with pop star Jennifer Lopez performing the song “This Land is Your Land” at Joe Biden’s Inauguration on Wednesday, one saying “I love J.Lo — it wasn’t super disappointing that she sang it, but I was like, ‘Oh, why did that have to be on the list of things to sing?'” said Kristen Herring.
Apparently, not everyone has heard that the Washington Redskins are no longer called the Washington Redskins.
California officials are finally taking a look at reducing the devastating wildfires that have plagued the state for years because of environmentalist opposition to managing forests.
The Chicago Blackhawks have again committed to keeping their more than 60-year-old name despite pressure from activists to make a change.
SF education officials want to rename a school named after Abraham Lincoln because the 16th U.S. president’s life was “stained by racism.”
Hollywood celebrities, including, This Is Us star Mandy Moore and actress Julianne Moore, are calling on Joe Biden to nominate Representative Deb Haaland (D-NM) as United States Secretary of the Interior. Haaland is Native American and the stars say “Native people hold a sacred connection to the natural world.”
During a recent guest lecture at Washington State University, Portland State University Professor Cornel Pewewardy told students that Thanksgiving should be replaced with a “National Day of Mourning.” Pewewardy told students that Thanksgiving is based on offensive stereotypes of “indigenous people.”
To assuage critics of its name, the Chicago Blackhawks are set to read an “indigenous land statement” ahead of each home game.
Former Vice President Joe Biden is opting to ignore Columbus Day in favor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day—a holiday being embraced by progressives to honor Native Americans.
Black Lives Matter supporters chanting “abolish the police” have torn down a statue of Sir John A MacDonald, the Scotsman who became Canada’s first prime minister, in Montreal.
Two hundred and forty-four years ago this week, “Gentleman of Honour, Family, and Fortune” made a Thermopylae-like stand that saved Washington’s army during the Battle of Brooklyn.Two hundred and forty-four years ago this week, “Gentleman of Honour, Family, and Fortune” made a Thermopylae-like stand that saved Washington’s army during the Battle of Brooklyn. Their attack that earned them the nickname “The Bayonets of The Revolution” may have also saved the month-old United States.
The Kansas City Chiefs have been in close consultation with Native American groups about their team name, and how the organization and fans represent themselves.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday in a narrow 5-4 decision that the State of Oklahoma cannot prosecute crimes by Native Americans on Creek lands, holding that they remain a “reservation” and that federal courts therefore have criminal jurisdiction.
Former Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, a member of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Tribe who sponsored a 2003 law protecting federal monuments, called for the defense of Andrew Jackson’s statue.
The head of the Venezuelan National Assembly’s indigenous people’s committee asserted on Tuesday that the socialist regime of dictator Nicolás Maduro had left indigenous Venezuelans in “total abandon,” with no resources to fight the Chinese coronavirus.
