from It’s Going Down On May 2nd, in so-called Lincoln, Nebraska, the Niskithe Prayer Camp was established in opposition to the “Wilderness Crossing development project, which would significantly encroach on sacred Native American purification/sweat ceremonies and disrupt an existing pristine nature park.” According to Nebraska Public […]
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Resistencia Mapuche Lavkenche Claims the Attack on Aggregates & Forestry Machines in Los Álamos, Wallmapu
from Anarchist Federation On Friday, April 29th, a sabotage action was carried out against a machinery and transport company dedicated mainly to the extraction of aggregates and forestry work in Los Álamos. It had a great impact with 33 equipment set on […]
Continue readingCanadian Pacific Railway Police Service Charges Dropped Against Land Defender Vanessa Gray
from North Shore Counter-Info My name is Vanessa Gray. I am an Anishinaabe Kwe organizer, community researcher, and Land defender from the Aamjiwnaang First Nation. On November 21st 2021, Canadian Pacific Railway Police Service issued charges against me in connection to an […]
Continue reading3 Logging Trucks Torched by Mapuche Militants in Lumaco, Araucanía Region, Chile
from Abolition Media 30.03.2022: On Wednesday night, three lumber trucks were completely set on fire between Lumaco and Capitán Pastene, in the southwest of Malleco, in the Araucanía region. The events occurred when at around 22:00 hours, three lumber truck drivers were […]
Continue readingCaravan for Water and Life in Mexico
from Abolition Media Peoples, organizations and collectives from different states called for the “Caravan for water and for life: Peoples united against capitalist dispossession”, to denounce “the repressive escalation of dispossession and plundering” against indigenous communities and Mother Earth and to “enforce […]
Continue readingMapuche Political Prisoners José and Luis Tralcal End Hunger Strike After Winning Concessions
from It’s Going Down Mapuche political prisoners José and Luis Tralcal launched a hunger strike on March 1 from inside the CET Victoria prison demanding certain restricted release benefits they’d earned, but not been granted. After more than three weeks without eating, they ended their […]
Continue readingThe Hidden Story of a Notorious Guatemalan Nickel Mine
by Sandra Cuffe / The Intercept CRISTÓBAL POP VIVIDLY remembers when the lake suddenly turned red. Indigenous Maya Q’eqchi’ fishermen depend on Lake Izabal, Guatemala’s largest lake, for their livelihoods, and Pop had just been elected president of the local fishers guild when […]
Continue readingEnbridge Crews Punctured Three Aquifers During Line 3 Construction
by Jennifer Bjorhus / Star Tribune Damage to Minnesota’s public groundwater resources from construction of the Line 3 oil pipeline is more severe than previously known, state environmental regulators disclosed Monday. Enbridge Energy crews ruptured three groundwater aquifers while building the 340-mile […]
Continue reading‘Consent was never given’: indigenous groups oppose restarting Guatemala nickel mine
by Joe Parkin Danniels / The Guardian A decision to restart operations at one of Central America’s largest nickel mines is being questioned by campaigners, after an investigation appeared to show the company co-opted indigenous leaders and smeared potential opponents. In 2019, […]
Continue readingMapuche Political Prisoners José And Luis Tralcal Declare Hunger Strike
from It’s Going Down The following is a communique from Mapuche political prisoners José Tralcal Coche and Luis Tralcal Quidel, who are currently imprisoned in CET Victoria (CET stands for “Center for Work and Education,” a Chilean government euphemism for prison). On June 11, […]
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