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LA Indigenous School May Lose Its Charter Due to Arizona-style Politics
Years ago, an elder told me that the Indigenous cultures of Abya Yala, CemAnahuac or Pachamama – the ancient cultures of this continent – do not need to be revived, because they never died. Instead, the elder said, it is we who have been severed or disconnected from those cultures. The culture, the languages, the … Continue reading
US should return stolen land to Indian tribes, says United Nations
A United Nations investigator probing discrimination against Native Americans has called on the US government to return some of the land stolen from Indian tribes as a step toward combatting continuing and systemic racial discrimination. James Anaya, the UN special rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, said no member of the US Congress would … Continue reading
Hate For Hire
In Take these Tribes Down, Charles Tanner Jr exposes the entrepreneurial wing of the anti-Indian movement in the US, and their current campaign to mobilize resentment against tribal governments. Following on the heels of my April 10 article at Intercontinental Cry magazine, as well as the devastating April 16 editorial at Cascadia Weekly, Tanner’s report … Continue reading
Immigration Struggles | Part 2 in a Series – An Indigenous Critique and Position Statement | mexmigration: History and Politics of Mexican Immigration
The “Group of Eight” today presented to the Senate the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, which, despite allowing for the legalization of millions of people in the country who can prove they were here before the cut-off date of December 31 2011, contains very rigid requirements that will leave out millions of … Continue reading
Dr Cintli: UPDATE: Nin Tonantzin Non Centeotl
On a personal level, my thoughts are about life-long LA educator, Sal Castro. He passed away a few days ago. How do you explain who he was to someone who never knew him? In a way, he was like LA Times journalist Ruben Salazar – the journalist that was killed in 1970 in ELA. Castro … Continue reading
The Warrior State | VICE United States
On January 5 in El Potrero, a small town in the Mexican state of Guerrero, a man named Eusebio García Alvarado was kidnapped by a local criminal syndicate. Kidnappings are fairly common in Guerrero—the state, just south of Mexico City, is one of the poorest in the country and the site of some of the … Continue reading
Cesar Chavez: The First Border Militia Minuteman » From: Counterpunch: Tells the Facts, Names the Names
*Mexikaresistance.com Editor’s Note: Cesar Chavez never considered himself a Chicano, and he actively worked to deport Mexicans. So why do our people continue to mindlessly worship him as a hero of the Chicano Movement? Also, why do so-called “Latinos” bend over backwards to apologize for his anti-Mexican views and actions? Are we really that desperate … Continue reading
Plutocracy in America » Counterpunch: Tells the Facts, Names the Names
Plutocracy literally means rule by the rich. “Rule” can have various shades of meaning: those who exercise the authority of public office are wealthy; their wealth explains why they hold that office; they exercise that authority in the interests of the rich; they have the primary influence over who holds those offices and the actions … Continue reading
‘Wetbacks’ redux | mexmigration: History and Politics of Mexican Immigration
Representative Don Young (R-Alaska) has never struck me as a particularly smart politician and is prone to committing gaffes and making awkward “Oops” statements. Well, he’s done it again only this time the objects of his derisive rhetoric were not climate scientists, environmentalists, or liberal voters and politicians. The only difference this time was the … Continue reading
