Tag Archives: Indigenous Issues

Open Thread : ICWA STILL STANDS! Good Ruling by The Supreme Court

Posted on June 16, 2023 by rikyrah

This was good news for the Indigenous Community from The Supreme Court.👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 Supreme Court preserves law that aims to keep Native American children with tribal families (from @AP) https://t.co/dhobDPzfTz — Debby Williams 🗳️💙 (@dwilliams1210) June 15, 2023 My full statement … Continue reading →

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Thursday Open Thread | UN body says Sioux should have say in pipeline project

Posted on September 1, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues is calling on the U.S. government to allow the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to have a say regarding a $3.8 billion oil pipeline that they say could disturb … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, First Nations, Human Rights, Institutional Racism, Native Americans, Open Thread, Politics, Protests | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 68 Comments