Indigenous People's Day News

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THE COOPER UNION, NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES - 2017/04/25: Hundreds turned out in the rain for a prayerful rally on April 25, 2017; at the historic Cooper Union to protest Citibanks annual shareholder meeting. The Indigenous-led, and ally supported event sent a strong message to Citibank and its shareholders: honor Indigenous rights, stop extractive energy investment now, and invest in a Just Transition, and renewable energy towards a climate-stable future, calling to Divest, Defund and Decolonize their investments.

Indigenous Resistance Movements From the 20th and 21st Centuries We Can Learn From

As the national and international conversations on colonialism, imperialism, and decolonization progress and spread, I think it’s important for us to continue reflecting on the big and small ways Indigenous…

Stef Rubino —

Nov 23, 2023

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Indigenous People’s Day: Honoring My People And Rejecting “Heroic” Genocide

I truly pity people who aren’t evolved enough to celebrate their heritage beyond that of a mass-raping, slave-trading, sex-trafficking murderer with a bad sense of direction.

Jen Deerinwater —

Oct 10, 2016

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Love and Resistance: Reflections on Queer Survivance This Indigenous Peoples’ Day

As folks flock to department store sales and many more to parades honoring the man, the legend, and symbol of settler colonialism, Indigenous people from across Turtle Island come together…

Taylor Payer —

Oct 12, 2015

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12 Incredible Indigenous LGBTQ Women and Two-Spirit People You Should Know

In commemoration of Indigenous People’s Day, here are 12 Native American and First Nation queer, two-spirit, lesbian, agender and otherwise relevant-to-your-interests humans way more worthy of a holiday than Christopher…

The Editors —

Oct 12, 2015