Native people have the greatest interest of anybody in making sure that all poor people and all people of color receive justice when they are wronged. Many times in history American justice has given Native people the shaft, and so…
April 12, 2012
Begging for Scraps at the Table of Justice
Beaver Lake Cree Nation Allowed to Continue Lawsuit Against Province and Feds
In a modern-day proverbial David-versus-Goliath victory, tiny Beaver Lake Cree Nation has persevered in its attempt to sue both the Alberta and Canadian governments for damages stemming from 15 years of oil sands development that it was never consulted on….
Trayvon Martin Case Another Example of Black and Native Communities Sharing Unfortunate Effects of Racial Profiling
On February 26, 2012, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was shot and killed by George Zimmerman, a self-proclaimed neighborhood watch leader, as he returned from a nearby store where he had bought some snacks. Zimmerman, who says he shot Martin in self-defense,…
Hispanic Foundation Names José Calderón President
On April 11, the Hispanic Federation Board of Directors unanimously voted to name José Calderón President of HF according to a Federation press release. Calderón began immediately. “We are very pleased with the final decision by the Board of Directors…
Zimmerman Charged With Second-Degree Murder
Special prosecutor Angela Corey during a press conference held at 6 p.m. April 11, announced that George Zimmerman, 28, and the neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida in February was arrested and charged with…
April 11, 2012
Reports: Zimmerman to be Charged in Trayvon Martin Shooting
George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer, who shot and killed Trayvon Martin, 17, an unarmed teenager in Sanford, Florida in February will be charged according to CBS News. A press conference is scheduled for 6 p.m. ET, with State Attorney…
April 10, 2012
UN Special Rapporteur: Who Will Protect Human Rights Defenders?
Whether it’s the San Francisco Peaks or the Belo Monte Dam Project, the Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders, Margaret Sekaggya, says the environmental defenders rights should be accounted for around the world according to a press release by the…
April 9, 2012
A New Attack on Repatriation
Who owns the past? That’s the headline of an editorial in the April copy of Scientific American. The question is occasioned by regulations that the U.S. Department of the Interior added to the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act…
Brendan Johnson on Bootlegging Indictments and More
A federal grand jury has indicted five individuals for possessing and selling alcohol on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, says the U.S. Attorney’s Office for South Dakota, an arm of the Department of Justice. According to U.S. Attorney Brendan Johnson,…
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