Native Americans

(COMMONDREAMS) Thirty-eight activists were arrested in two states on Wednesday as protests against the $3.8 billion Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) continue.

Evil old ladies, broken chessboards and technical shutdowns + this day in history w/the Munich massacre and our song of the day by Hamilton Leithauser and Rostam on your Morning Monarchy for September 6, 2016.

(ANTIMEDIA Op-Ed) North Dakota — As the Lakota Sioux continue their peaceful blockade of the $3.8 billion Dakota Access Pipeline, the story’s absence from the national media narrative is palpable.

Ramen currency, McWearables and West Virginia weed + this day in history w/RFID implants and our song of the day by Of Montreal on your Morning Monarchy for August 24, 2016.

(COMMONDREAMS) Growing in number and spirit, the Standing Rock Sioux protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline is swiftly gaining strength ahead of a federal hearing on the controversial project.

“It’s not a matter of if the pipeline breaks,” Golden Globe-nominated actress Shailene Woodley tells MintPress. “It’s a matter of when. As we know, all pipelines break.”

The Dallas Purge, Hollywood insiders and 'Zero Days' + this day in history w/Francis Gary Powers and our song of the day by The Avalanches on your Morning Monarchy for July 8, 2016.

5. The Native Americans Weren’t Defeated by White Settlers

Lie:
Add in some war, throw in some smallpox… Not much is said about how the Native Americans were wiped out.
Native American civilization’s fall is usually explained away with its inability to compete with the White Man’s technological prowess.
Truth:

A dissenting branch of the Native American Church claims the US government illegally seized its sacramental cannabis. They are now fighting back with leaders like James “Flaming Eagle” Mooney and Joy Graves, who brought a case to a US district court on January 15th.
Graves claims she mailed 5 ounces of cannabis to a church member in Ohio on December 10th, but it never arrived. The Postal Service tracking website reported that the package had been seized by law enforcement.

RT | January 12, 2016 Russian activists are requesting permission to install a monument near the US embassy in Moscow dedicated to the genocide of American Indians. A member of the Russian Public Chamber says the move could soon get official support. The activists have launched a petition in support of the monument on the change.org […]