Indigenous Struggle

Imperialism and War

The struggle for self-determination in Hawai’i

Danny Shaw

July 7, 2017

Today, July 7th marks the 119th anniversary of President William McKinley and the U.S. government’s annexation of Hawai’i. When we hear any mention of Hawai’i, we undoubtedly first think of breath-taking beaches, volcanoes and tourism. ...

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Indigenous Struggle

Tupac Amaru II mural by Juan Bravo in Cuzco, Peru

Tupac Amaru II: Condor of fire

Nick Sanchez

February 19, 2017

As a Peruvian American born and raised in New Jersey, I grew up hearing heroic stories of our Incan roots and our Quechua names. For most, the name Tupac invokes the memory of arguably the ...

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Indigenous Struggle

Native American activists occupy of the Bureau of Indian Affairs building in Washington, D.C., in 1972.

Dennis Banks: ‘We AIM not to please’

admin

August 12, 2014

The birth of a radical Native movement [Editor: The American Indian Movement was started in Minneapolis in 1968, by co-founders Dennis Banks and Clyde Bellecourt. In the sixth chapter of his book “Ojibwa Warrior,” Banks ...

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Indigenous Struggle

Budget cuts and the war against Native America

editor

August 12, 2014

Working-class unity to fight back On the rare occasions that ruling-class politicians, media commentators and academics acknowledge the history of genocide committed against Native Americans, this oppression is always presented as a thing of the ...

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Civil Rights and Black Power Movements

When Native people in North Carolina drove out the KKK

admin

August 12, 2014

Racists defeated in 1958 Battle of Hayes Pond In the 1950s, the movement for civil rights had gained serious momentum, shaking the system of Jim Crow white supremacy to its core and provoking a vicious ...

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Indigenous Struggle

University of Wisconsin students march on the 500-year anniversary of Columbus's invasion (Image via UW - Madison Library Archives)

The real legacy of Christopher Columbus: slavery and genocide

admin

July 3, 2014

The second Monday of October is Columbus Day, celebrated as a federal holiday in the U.S. since 1971. This day marks the anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s 1492 landing in the Americas, his “discovery of the ...

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Democracy and Class Society

Communal living in pre-class society reflected collective economic relationships. Here, a Vietnamese long house

Ch. 2) Democracy in pre-class societies

editor

May 29, 2008

The word “democracy” brings to mind many meanings and connotations. For many, it denotes the participation of citizens in government. It carries the sense of equal rights for all members of society. The principle of ...

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