Washington DC—Third Act-DMV turned its projector lights onto the Smithsonian National Museum of American History (NMAH) late at night on Wednesday to highlight pressure to remove an history exhibit about tumultuous periods of the United States. The display focuses on the nation’s factual history of indigenous people, immigrants, enslaved people, […]
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Washington DC—Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Indigenous Activist Leonard Peltier on January 20, just minutes before his term was set to expire. It was one of his last official acts as President. Leonard Peltier was convicted 47 1/2 years ago for the killing two FBI agents in June […]
Washington, DC–Indigenous people held a nighttime Round Dance in front of Trump International Hotel Thursday night as a prelude to the People’s Climate March. It was organized by the Indigenous Environmental Network and joined by many Indigenous groups and supporters. Representatives of Indigenous groups spoke about their environmental efforts to […]
Washington, DC–Indigenous tribes from across the country have set up a camp of seven tipis right across from the White House. Led by the Standing Rock Sioux, who have been in a battle with the federal government over the placement of a pipeline on their ancestral lands, the tribes says […]