Last week, Biden made a historic apology to Indigenous Peoples for the Indian boarding school system that was developed and operated by the federal government over 150 years.

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NDN Collective held a healing and action event at a powerful place, the future permanent site of the Oceti Sakowin Community Academy – a culture-based school where Lakota, Dakota and Nakota children learn about their traditional culture and education from an Indigenous worldview.

Today is Leonard Peltier’s 80th birthday. To honor him, we would like to uplift this poem from his book, “Prison Writings: My Life Is My Sun Dance.” ⬇️ “An eagle's cry

Listen to me!
Listen!
I am the Indian voice.
Hear me crying out of the wind,
Hear my crying out of the silence.
I am the Indian voice.
Listen to me!

(1/4) BREAKING: Man wearing MAGA hat opened fire using a concealed weapon, injuring one relative during the No Juan de Oñate statue rally, on Tewa lands in Española, so-called New Mexico. @ArribaRio @GovMLG (2/4) Here is what we know:
1. The relative injured is stable & receiving medical care 2. This was a hate crime; white right-wing extremists led this attack
3. Unarmed women & children were endangered
4. The shooter is in custody
5. The rally was peaceful and prayerful

🧵The #DebtCeilingDeal is headed to a vote today. Here’s what Tribes and Native people need to know:
1. It's critical that we reflect on how the GOP has held the global economy hostage to benefit their fossil fuel allies. This alone signals how broken this system is. 2. We are seeing cuts to Native/Indian programs within DOI, HUD and to Indian Education. To be clear, this is a disservice to American Indian People and Tribes as many of our programs have been historically underfunded.

NDN Live: Black and Indigenous Solidarity a #StopCopCity Teach-In. Chebon Kernell and Kamau Franklin twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… Marty from NDN Collective interviews @kamaufranklin, the founder of @CommunityMvt and relative Mekko Chebon, Muscogee Creek Nation, Seminole to discuss the #StopCopCity movement and key demands.

.#StopWillow Update : As of today, March 7, 2023, the Biden Administration has not officially approved the Willow Project. However, the "Record of Decision" could be announced any moment now. So in the meantime, here are THREE ACTIONS you can take in this critical moment. 1. AMPLIFY these two letters from the Alaskan Native Villages of Nuiqsut & Anaktuvuk Pass! Both Tribes have written to @Interior to state their opposition to Willow & have asked for stronger consultation. Find both letters here: ndnco.cc/CPINLFN & ndnco.cc/WPTTCH

Local #Atlanta Interfaith Clergy holds a Press Conference to demand Mayor Andre Dickens #StopCopCity. The #ATL police are stating "outside agitators" are against this $90M project but that is a lie. Local residents of #ATL "do not want Cop City." 🧵 We heard the Interfaith Clergy loud and clear: "We don't want more policing and terrorizing of Black, Brown, and Indigenous bodies in our community." #StopCopCity

🚨 Call-to-Action 🚨
President and CEO of NDN Collective, @NickTilsen, comes today with an urgent message to take action. He calls upon @POTUS to grant executive clemency to elder movement leader Leonard Peltier who tested positive for COVID-19 last Friday. #RiseUpForPeltier Leonard Peltier (Anishinaabe & Dakota) has spent over 4 decades of his life behind bars for murder that he did not commit. Now, the prison system has failed to provide him adequate care & protection against #COVID19.

Some context for our panel on Native Voting at @Netroots_Nation:

Demographically, there are 5.2 million Native Americans from the 2010 census. There are over 700 tribes in this country, 573+ federally recognized , over 200 state recognized tribes. #NN20 Tribal nations in aggregate are the 13th largest employer in the nation and we manage approximately 56 million acres of land held in trust by the U.S. Government. #NN20