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Press Release: Native Americans Rally to Save Hickory Ground at NIGA Conference

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March 29, 2013
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Take action/more info: www.savehickoryground.org/ http://gilariveragainstloop202.wordpress.com/ Save Oak Flat Petition www.protectthepeaks.org Red Butte (Phoenix, Arizona) On Tuesday, March 26, 2013, Native American sacred lands activists from throughout the country, including O’odham, Navajo and Havasupai and Muscogee Creeks, demonstrated at the National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA) conference to support the preservation of Hickory Ground in Wetumpka, Alabama. ...
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Native Youth Drummers Attacked by Snowbowl Supporter at City of Flagstaff Ski Event – Dew Downtown

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February 10, 2013
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Originally posted at: http://protectthepeaks.org/native-youth-drummers-attacked-by-snowbowl-supporter-at-city-of-flagstaff-ski-event/ Saturday, February 9, 2013 CONTACT: protectpeaks@gmail.com www.protectthepeaks.org Native Youth Drummers Attacked by Snowbowl Supporter at City of Flagstaff Ski Event *Video will be posted soon. Flagstaff, AZ — As part of a weeklong call for actions, more than 50 people gathered in downtown Flagstaff for an Idle No More flash...
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12 Arrested as Diné & Appalachians Join St. Louis Residents in Confronting Peabody

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January 25, 2013
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Donate for legal support here. Read more here: www.rampscampaign.org/citizens-bring-the-fight-to-peabody-12-arrested/ Press release from: RAMPS Media press@rampscampaign.org ST. LOUIS, MO — About one hundred protesters are gathered in downtown St. Louis today outside of the Peabody Coal corporate headquarters. St. Louis locals were joined by Navajo residents from Black Mesa, Ariz., Appalachians from coal-burdened West Virginia,...
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#Idlenomore Knows No Borders!

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December 23, 2012
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“Idle No More calls on all people to join in a revolution which honors and fulfills Indigenous sovereignty which protects the land and water. Colonization continues through attacks to Indigenous rights and damage to the land and water. We must repair these violations, live the spirit and intent of the treaty relationship, work towards...
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Southern California A.I.M. Issues Demands, GAP Apologizes for “Manifest Destiny” Tshirt

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October 18, 2012
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American Indian Movement Southern California MAIN CONTACT: Corine Fairbanks Director, AIM So Cal Email: aimsocalifornia@ymail.com Phone: (805) 284-4114 SECONDARY CONTACT: Stephanie Ann Public Relations/Media Assistant Email: aimsocalmedia@yahoo.com For Immediate Release AIM SO CAL DELIVERS DEMANDS, RECEIVES APOLOGY EMAIL FROM GAP REPRESENTATIVE SAN FRANCISCO, CA, October 16, 2012 – AIM So Cal Chapter representative delivered...
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Gap Reaches New Low with “Manifest Destiny” T-Shirt

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October 15, 2012
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*** Update 10/15/12/3:30 p.m. -  Gap ‏@Gap Thanks for your feedback about the “Manifest Destiny” t-shirt. Based on customer feedback, we will no longer sell the T. Update 10/15/12 1:30 p.m. – Gap has apparently pulled the “Manifest Destiny” T-shirt from their online store. T-shirt designer apologizes for “survival of the fittest” comment via...
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Corporations Confronted for Roles in Snowbowl Human Rights Violations – CALL TO ACTION!

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June 15, 2012
Corporations Confronted for Roles in Snowbowl Human Rights Violations – CALL TO ACTION!

From www.protectthepeaks.org TAKE ACTION HERE : http://protectthepeaks.org/stop-expansion-desecration-of-the-san-francisco-peaks-take-action-call-in-cause-we-aint-gonna-give-in/ Read the Towsley Deman Letter here: http://protectthepeaks.org/towsley-demand-letter/ Corporations Confronted for Roles in Snowbowl Human Rights Violations Call to Action: Call-in! Don’t Give-in! Week June 18 – 22 FLAGSTAFF, AZ – On June 15, 2012, more than 20 Flagstaff community members holding banners and signs delivered a letter...
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Religious Freedom & Expression on Trial in Klee Benally Sacred Mountain Defense Case – No Verdict After 3 Hour Trial

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June 12, 2012
Religious Freedom & Expression on Trial in Klee Benally Sacred Mountain Defense Case – No Verdict After 3 Hour Trial

Take action: www.indigenousaction.org, www.truesnow.org, www.protectthepeaks.org For Immediate Release Tuesday, June 12, 2012 By M. Begay, Contributor, Indigenous Action Media info@indigenousaction.org www.indigenousaction.org Religious Freedom & Expression on Trial in Klee Benally Sacred Mountain Defense Case No Verdict After 3 Hour Trial FLAGSTAFF, AZ — Klee Benally, Dine’ (Navajo), was on trial today for a prayerful...
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Flagstaff Community Members Begin Hunger Strike for Protection of the San Francisco Peaks

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June 6, 2012
Flagstaff Community Members Begin Hunger Strike for Protection of the San Francisco Peaks

Visit the Hunger Striker’s facebook page for updates. For Immediate Release Wednesday, June 6, 2012 Contact: Joseph Sanders jsanders4477@yahoo.com Jessica Beasley jrbeasley23@yahoo.com Flagstaff Community Members Begin Hunger Strike for Protection of the San Francisco Peaks   FLAGSTAFF, AZ – Two young Flagstaffians announced the beginning of a hunger strike to call attention to human...
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From the frontlines of the water wars: Diné and Hopi water rights at risk, protesters gather on Navajo Nation

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April 5, 2012
From the frontlines of the water wars: Diné and Hopi water rights at risk, protesters gather on Navajo Nation

by Drew Sully on Thursday, April 5, 2012 at 12:06pm All photos and reporting from the scene are courtesy of Outta Your Backpack Media, a collective working for indigenous youth media empowerment, and Paper Rocket, an indigenous centered Navajo media production team. www.oybm.org www.facebook.com/PaperRocketProductions A group of Diné and Hopi people ( including traditional people and...
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March for Human Rights! April 28, 2012 – Flagstaff, AZ

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March 28, 2012
March for Human Rights! April 28, 2012 – Flagstaff, AZ

For Justice & a Healthy Future for Coming Generations! As the struggle to protect sacred sites and migrant rights escalates throughout Arizona we are calling on friends, neighbors, families, students, young & old, to march together for justice & healthy communities. The Arizona state legislature continues to strip our communities of our right to...
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THIS SPRING BREAK: BOYCOTT ARIZONA SNOWBOWL!

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March 12, 2012
THIS SPRING BREAK: BOYCOTT ARIZONA SNOWBOWL!

Snowbowl VIOLATES Human Rights! Snowbowl DESTROYS the Environment! Snowbowl Would Put Human Health at RISK! Snowbowl is UNSUSTAINABLE! Although Environmental organizations and area Indigenous Nations have fought in and out of courts for decades to stop ecological destruction and desecration of the San Francisco Peaks, the US Forest Service and other government agencies have...
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[Peaks Update] Trial for Two Peaks Defenders Tuesday, February 28, 2012 – Support Needed!

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February 26, 2012

 What: Trial for Two Peaks Defenders When: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 8:30 AM and 1:15 PM Where: At Flagstaff Justice Court 200 N. San Francisco St. Flagstaff, AZ 86001   Flagstaff, AZ — On Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at Flagstaff “Justice” Court, two Peaks Defenders will be facing trail for charges resulting from protests to...
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Indigenous Elders & Supporters Occupy ALEC Member Salt River Project Headquarters

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December 9, 2011
Indigenous Elders & Supporters Occupy ALEC Member Salt River Project Headquarters

Video & Updates at: www.azresistsalec.wordpress.com TEMPE, AZ — Indigenous Dine’ (Navajo) and O’odham elders and supporters are taking direct action by occupying Salt River Project (SRP) headquarters today at 10am. This action is occurring while the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) holds their “States & Nation Policy Summit” in Scottsdale, AZ. SRP is on...
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Silent Vigil August 23 – 4PM – City Hall

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August 17, 2011
Silent Vigil August 23 – 4PM – City Hall

From Truesnow.org: Silent Vigil August 23 – 4PM – City Hall Water is Life, Don’t sell ours to Snowbowl! Wear tape or a cloth or something covering your mouth to show how the council has forced silence on this issue! On Tuesday August 23 we will hold Silent Vigil in front of City Hall...
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