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The new '#FreeLeonardPeltier' film tells the history of The Trail of #BrokenTreaties and #BIATakeover in Washington. '#Resistance is a responsibility,' says #MadonnaThunderHawk.

April 14, 2025
Film screenshots / collage #CensoredNews

Dates of Free Screenings of the New 'Free Leonard Peltier' Film on the #RezTour2025

Each screening will feature an in-person Q&A with the film team.

Source:
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2025/04/free-screenings-of-new-free-leonard.html

More upcoming screenings nationwide and globally: Boston, Mass., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, San
Rafael, California, Dallas, Texas, and Warsaw, Poland
https://freeleonardfilm.com/screenings/

Read More at Censored News:
The new film shares deep history of the movement. 'Standing Ovations and Global Awards for New
'Free Leonard Peltier' Film.
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2025/04/free-leonard-peltier-film-shows-in.html

#AIM #NativeAmericanHistory #PineRidge #LeonardPeltierIsFree

#cheyenneriver #tribe #fascism #trump
Statement from Cheyenne
River Tribel

South Dakota governor’s cabinet nomination raises tribal concerns

Secretary of #HomelandSecurity nominee #KristiNoem has a long, complicated history with tribes in South Dakota.

Amelia Schafer
Nov 15, 2024

RAPID CITY, S.D. – "Early Tuesday morning, news broke that South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem was nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to serve as the next Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, a decision that’s raised red flags for Native people in South Dakota, but also may provide an avenue for change.

"'We need to come together now, more than ever,' Oglala Sioux Tribe President Frank Star Comes Out said during a public intertribal meeting Nov. 13. 'I’m hoping we have a better governor in South Dakota that will work with us because we have issues that we need to bring to the table with the state.'

"Noem made South Dakota history earlier in May when she was banished from every reservation in the state following disparaging remarks made regarding alleged cartel activity on reservations and about Indian education. At one point Noem alleged tribal governments benefit from cartel presence and are failing their youth.

"During a May press conference, Noem responded to the banishments by asking why tribes 'don’t ban the cartels.' She’s banned from all nine reservations in the state: the #PineRidge, #CheyenneRiver, #StandingRock, #LowerBrule, #Rosebud, #LakeTraverse, #CrowCreek, #Flandreau and #Yankton reservations. Standing Rock and Lake Traverse both span into North Dakota."

[...]

"Emergency management is another area where Noem and the #OcetiSakowin (#Lakota, #Nakota, #Dakota nations have struggled.

"In December 2022, the Pine Ridge and Rosebud reservations were crippled by an extreme winter storm. Unable to get wood or propane, some households resorted to burning clothes and furniture to stay warm. A 12-year-old Sicangu Lakota boy, Honor Beauvais, died during the storm on the Rosebud Reservation, along with three other tribal citizens.

"When banning the governor, the #RosebudSioux tribe cited a delayed emergency declaration from Noem. Noem did not activate the South Dakota National Guard until Dec. 22, nearly 10 days after the storm began.

"The council also cited concerns with Noem’s support of the #KeystoneXL [#KXL] Pipeline in 2019 and an increase in penalties for pipeline protestors, referenced Noem’s opposition of #COVID19 checkpoints on the Pine Ridge and Cheyenne River Reservations, removal of teaching standards regarding #NativeAmericanHistory, legal threats to the #FlandreauSanteeSioux Tribe regarding its #MedicalCannabis operations and return of unused Emergency Rental Assistance funds in 2022 without consulting tribes."

#DHS #TrumpAppointments #NoDAPL

From 2019: Criminalization of #HumanRights Defenders of #IndigenousPeoples Resisting #ExtractiveIndustries in the United States

Report to the Inter-American
Commission on Human Rights

Prepared by the University of Arizona Rogers College of Law, Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program on behalf of the Water Protector Legal Collective

6/24/2019

Introduction

1. Peaceful demonstrations are a catalyst for the advancement of human rights. Yet around the world governments are criminalizing dissent and suppressing public #protest, often as a means to protect #CorporateInterests. In this context, indigenous peoples increasingly find themselves as the subjects of arrests, criminal prosecution and police violence when defending the lands they rely upon for their existence and survival from #ResourceExtraction by industries who are operating without the free prior and informed consent of the affected communities.

2. This report is submitted to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (#IACHR) in conjunction with a thematic hearing held during the 172nd period of sessions. At the hearing,
Commissioners heard directly from those involved in the indigenous-led resistance to the #DakotaAccessPipeline (DAPL) at Standing Rock, North Dakota. This report addresses the criminalization and suppression of protest by indigenous human rights defenders and their allies by United States (U.S.) federal, state and local governments, working hand-in-hand with private security forces [#Blackwater], specifically in relation to the construction and operation of #DAPL by #EnergyTransfer
Partners and Dakota Access, LLC (Dakota Access) and the connected #BayouBridgePipeline (collectively the “#BakkenPipeline”).

3. Standing Rock is an emblematic case of #IndigenousResistance to extractive industry that drew attention from around the world as water protectors met on the banks of the #MissouriRiver in peaceful assembly in what was the largest gathering of indigenous peoples in the U.S. in 100 years. Standing Rock is merely one example of how the U.S. government works with industry to approve energy projects carried out without the meaningful participation or consent of
indigenous nations. Indigenous peoples are left with no choice but to peacefully protest and then are criminalized for their efforts to defend their lands and resources.

4. Since Standing Rock, there has been an alarming trend by the United States government and state legislatures to criminalize opposition to pipelines and other energy projects. These #AntiProtest and so-called “#CriticalInfrastructure laws” progress towards criminalizing dissent and implicitly condone the use of excessive force towards human rights defenders, often including indigenous peoples and their allies who are at the forefront of resistance to extractive industries. As the international community has acknowledged, these laws are incompatible with domestic and international law. The governments’ use of excessive force and mass arrests to threaten, intimidate, and silence “#WaterProtectors” seeking to defend their lands, resources, and #culture, and the collusion with private security forces, violate fundamental human rights to #FreeSpeech and Aassembly enshrined in international human rights law and the #USConstitution.

5. The information provided here builds on a 2016 request for Precautionary Measures filed by the #StandingRock, #CheyenneRiver and #YanktonSioux tribes, past Commission hearings on similar matters that remain unsettled, and reports on Indigenous Peoples and Extractive Activities, and the Criminalization of #HumanRightsDefenders. In addition, the United Nations has reported on the situation at #StandingRock through the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of of indigenous peoples. Despite condemnation from these international bodies and mechanisms, water protectors continue to suffer impacts from the criminalization of their dissent, while the United States moves forward permitting new #pipeline projects on indigenous territories.

#HR9495 #StopHR9495 #CriminalizingDissent #Fascism #Authoritanism #CharacteristicsOfFascism #CorporateFascism #CorporateColonialism #BigOilAndGas #ErikPrince #ErikPrinceColonialism #Blackwater #StandWithStandingRock #NoMiningWithoutConsent #WaterIsLife #NoDAPL #StandingRockSioux #LandDefenders #WaterDefenders #WaterProtectors #DefendTheSacred

For even MORE photos and videos, #FollowUs on our other platforms. #LinkInBio #CheyenneRiver #PowWow2024 #Wacipi #Lakota #CheyenneRiverSiouxTribe #CheyenneRiverSioux #Powwow #Oyate #WestRiverEagle #SouthDakota #EagleButte

I don't blame them!

#KristiNoem banned by two more #NativeAmerican tribes in #SouthDakota

Governor, plagued by dog-killing story, unwelcome in 20% of her state after she accused tribal leaders of benefiting from cartels

Dani Anguiano
Mon 13 May 2024 19.52 EDT

"The move by the #YanktonSioux tribe and the #SissetonWahpetonOyate tribe last week follows criticism from the governor who has – without evidence – accused tribal leaders of 'personally benefiting
from drug cartels. The #Oglala, Rosebud, #CheyenneRiver and #StandingRockSioux tribes banished Noem earlier this year.

"In a statement announcing the ban in April, the #RosebudSioux said the decision was based not only on Noem’s recent comments but an 'ongoing strained relationship' with the governor, who took office in 2019.

"The tribe cited Noem’s support of the #KeystoneXLPipeline, her opposition to #checkpoints on reservation borders established by the #CheyenneRiverSioux and Oglala Sioux during the pandemic, and her support of the removal of 'significant sections' of #NativeAmerican history from state social-studies standards, among other issues.

"'Governor Noem claims she wants to establish meaningful relationships with tribes to provide solutions for systemic problems. However, her actions as governor show blatantly otherwise,' the tribe said in a statement.

"'Her disingenuous nature towards Native Americans to further her federal political ambitions is an attack on tribal sovereignty that the Rosebud Sioux tribe will not tolerate.'"

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/13/kristi-noem-banned-tribes-south-dakota

#StandWithStandingRock #NoKXL #CulturalErasure #FirstNations #NativeAmericanNews

#FlashbackFriday post!
Let's go back to June 2023 and to @kimberj5's childhood. Her account of learning to ride is on our website. Go to https://www.westrivereagle.com/articles/learning-to-ride-with-aunt-lori-generational-knowledge-is-our-responsibility-to-our-heritage/ to read more about Learning to ride with Aunt Lori: Generational knowledge is our responsibility to our heritage.

#WestRiverEagle #EagleButte #CheyenneRiver #SouthDakota #OglalaLakota #Lakota #CochitiPueblo #Blackfoot #Korean #AfricanAmerican #horesbackriding #FBF #learningtoride #ridingbareback #connectionstoheritage

From our August 16th issue:
Prairie Doc Perspectives: “Back to school, back to school, here we go back to school” submitted by Nikki Eining, CSW-PIP, QMHP of @theprairiedoc .

Go to https://www.westrivereagle.com/articles/prairie-doc-perspectives-back-to-school-back-to-school-here-we-go-back-to-school/ to read the entire article.

Image by WOKANDAPIX from Pixabay.

#WestRiverEagle #EagleButte #CheyenneRiver #SouthDakota
#backtoschool #ittakesavillage #mentalhealth #beahavioralhealth #physicalhealth #educationmatters #theprairiedoc #goodnews #parenttips #guardiantips

Celebrate Indigenous Life Campaign 2023 written by @mirletaliz, featuring @americanindiancancer & campaign advocate & @westrivereagleofficial1 freelance writer, @kimberj5. Kimber is #cochitipueblo, #blackfoot & #korean.

Go to https://www.westrivereagle.com/articles/celebrate-indigenous-life-campaign-2023/ to read the article.

Be on the look out for the Indigenous Pink Campaign for October!

#AICAF #CelebrateIndigenousLife #CancerSurvivorship #IndigenousLivesMatter #IndigenousPink

#WestRiverEagle #EagleButte #CheyenneRiver #Lakota #SouthDakota

As seen in our August 16th issue, Home and garden tips by Floyd Braun

Read the article here: https://www.westrivereagle.com/articles/home-and-garden-tips-54/

#WestRiverEagle #EagleButte #CheyenneRiver #SouthDakota

#homeandgarden #secondcrops #beets #lettuces #radishes #carrots #spinach #monkeyflowers #snapdragons #diascia
#housepests #mice #spiders #wasps

Image by Jill Wellington from Pixabay

Press Release from the CRST Law Enforcement Department (taken from their Facebook page) regarding the August 22, 2023 incident. The West River Eagle will report more on this incident in the August 31st issue of the paper WITH tips and information on how to receive mental health support within CRST and the Eagle Butte area. #StayTuned

#CRST #CheyenneRiver #EagleButte #SouthDakota #WestRiverEagle #PressRelease

We Ride for Her - article published on Aug 16, 2023, written by Toni Handboy
Women's motorcycle rally in conjuntion with #Sturgis to bring awareness of #MMIWG2S
#MedicineWheelRide
Link in bio or click below:
https://www.westrivereagle.com/articles/we-ride-for-her/

#WestRiverEagle #EagleButte #CheyenneRiver #SouthDakota

Photo from the Lakota Times article posted on their site on Sept 3, 2020.

Rose Mandan honored for service to the Indian Highway Safety Program - story from August 2nd, 2023.
Link in bio or copy and paste the link below!
https://www.westrivereagle.com/articles/mandan-honored-for-service-to-the-indian-highway-safety-program/

#CheyenneRiver #EagleButte #WestRiverEagle #SouthDakota #CRSTLawEnforcement #IndianHighway #IndianHighwaySafetyProgram

Image by Friedrich Frühling from Pixabay

Article from July 25th: Cheyenne River Youth Project will provide 2023-2024 school supplies to families and schools on Aug. 10.
Link to our website in our bio or click the link below.
https://www.westrivereagle.com/articles/cheyenne-river-youth-project-will-provide-2023-2024-school-supplies-to-families-and-schools-on-aug-10/

#cheyenneriveryouthproject #westrivereagle #eaglebutte #cheyenneriver #southdakota #goodnews

Image by Vinicius Imbroisi from Pixabay

An article from June: 1st annual @kipiradio Summer Classic 1-on-1 Basketball Tournament written by @cjpetersen123
Link in bio or click the link:
https://www.westrivereagle.com/articles/1st-annual-kipi-summer-classic-1-on-1-basketball-tournament/

Congrats to all of the participants and winners! We're already looking forward to next year's Classic!

#oneonone #summerclassic #basketball
#westrivereagle #eaglebutte #cheyenneriver #southdakota #KIPIradio

#Trump and senior advisors #indicted for attempt to subvert the freedom of American voters. Written by the WRE Staff.
Read the article on our website. Link in bio or click the link below:
https://www.westrivereagle.com/articles/trump-and-senior-advisors-indicted-for-attempt-to-subvert-the-freedom-of-american-voters/

#WestRiverEagle #EagleButte #CheyenneRiver #SouthDakota

Image by WOKANDAPIX from Pixabay

#CheyenneRiver elders host #BlackHills peacemaking retreat with national and international guests
Read the article written by Grace Terry on our website. Link in bio or click the link!
https://www.westrivereagle.com/articles/cheyenne-river-elders-host-black-hills-peacemaking-retreat-with-national-and-international-guests/

#EagleButte #WestRiverEagle #SouthDakota

Photo by Chris from Pixabay

The latest on the Truth & Healing Act. Written by @mirletaliz. Read this article and more on our website. Link in bio or copy and paste: https://www.westrivereagle.com/articles/the-latest-on-the-truth-and-healing-act/

#TruthandHealingAct #reconcilation #indigenousboardingschools
#WestRiverEagle #EagleButte #CheyenneRiver #SouthDakota

Photo by Lloyd Waters from Pixabay

Cheyenne River Youth Project will accept applications for Third Cohort of Growing Into Wowachinyepi Program through Sept. 8
For more info, see the article on our website. *Link in bio!*
Photo from July 1, 2020 WRE article regarding #RedCan

#CRYP #WestRiverEagle #EagleButte #CheyenneRiver #SouthDakota

https://www.westrivereagle.com/articles/cheyenne-river-youth-project-will-accept-applications-for-third-cohort-of-growing-into-wowachinyepi-program-through-sept-8/