Indigenous Land Stewards standing in the path of the Site C mega dam First Nations Prepare for Arrest to Stop Site C Dam  Treaty 8 Stewards of the Land call on Trudeau to stop megadam in B.C.’s Peace Valley Press statement ROCKY MOUNTAIN FORT CAMP – January 7, 2016 -- First Nations members camped out at an historic fort site slated for destruction by the Site C dam say they are

Photo of Delta Smelt courtesy of California Department of Water Resources Delta Smelt and other fish species plummet to record low levels  by Dan Bacher  Censored NewsFish species ranging from endangered Delta Smelt to Striped Bass continued to plummet to record low population levels in 2015, according to the annual fall survey report released on December 18 by the California

. Dear Supporter, We received a message from Leonard this evening. An excerpt follows. "For months, if not at least a year now, I have been complaining about medical problems and that something is wrong with me… For the last few days, I have been on call out to go see the doctor. Today, I was called again and had my blood pressure taken and gave more blood for more tests. Apparently, they

WORDS OF THE EZLN ON THE 22ND ANNIVERSARY OF THE BEGINNING OF THE WAR AGAINST OBLIVION WORDS OF THE EZLN ON THE 22ND ANNIVERSARY OF THE BEGINNING OF THE WAR AGAINST OBLIVION Subcomandante Insurgente Moisés Subcomandante Insurgente Galeano Mexico, January 1, 2016 http://enlacezapatista.ezln.org.mx/2016/01/02/

University/agribusiness complex exposed: The Resnicks' deep ties to UC Davis, UCLA University/agribusiness complex exposed: The Resnicks' deep ties to UC Davis, UCLA by Dan Bacher Censored News Beverly Hills billionaire Stewart Resnick and his wife, Lynda, the co-owners of The Wonderful Company, are the  Power Couple of Corporate Agribusiness in California. They exert their

Inspiration and Tragedy: Censored in Indian country 2015

By Brenda Norrell
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Top photo: Casey Camp Horinek, Ponca

We begin this year in review, by looking at what inspired us in 2015, with a tribute to those who live on their homeland and fight the good fight everyday. We honor the Native American women, youths and young adults who inspired us this year.

Wioweya Najin Win, Lakota at home on Pine Ridge, writes, "In these days of winter

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Thank you to Ken Marchionno and the Future Generations Riders for sharing your photos.The ride began at the site where Chief Big Foot was killed and culminated at the site of the Massacre of Wounded Knee.http://300-miles.org/OT/index.html

  


Yurok Tribe adopts ordinance banning Frankenfish and GMOs
by Dan BacherCensored News

The Yurok Tribe, the largest Indian Tribe in California with over 6,000 members, has banned genetically engineered salmon and all Genetically Engineered Organisms (GEOs) on their reservation on the Klamath River in the state's northwest region. 
The Yurok ban comes in the wake of the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) decision on N

By Brenda Norrell
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The exposure of the new owner of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reveals the ties between casino-owned media, crime and influence. It also reveals a connection with Israel.
Further, the exposure reveals a connection to the Oneida Nation in New York, which is wealthy from casino revenues, and is the owner of Indian Country Today.
The new owner of the Las Vegas newspaper is Adelson Sheldon, casino owner and Israeli newspaper owner.

Thank you to Ken Marchionno and Future Generations Riders for sharing photos with Censored News.On the trail from the site where Chief Big Foot was killed to Wounded Knee.Photo 4 Peace Walkers300 Miles Future Generations websitehttp://300-miles.org/OT/index.html

Yurok Tribe adopts ordinance banning Frankenfish and GMOs 
by Dan BacherCensored News

The federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on November 19 approved genetically engineered salmon, "Frankenfish," as being fit for human consumption, in spite of massive public opposition to the decision by fishermen, Tribes, environmental organizations and public interest organization. (http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/11/20/18780189.php)

While the FDA may

On the trail from where Lakota Chief Sitting Bull died, to Wounded Knee.http://300-miles.org/OT/index.htmlThank you to Ken Marchionno and the Future Generations Riders for sharing your photos and your journey with Censored News.

Chasing McCain off Navajo NationThe brazen acts that the cardboard Flim Flam man of new media didn't want you in 2015


By Brenda Norrell
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Censored News pick for the most brazen act of 2015: Navajos Chasing Arizona Sen. John McCain off the Navajo Nation. Fabulously called "Snake McCain," by San Carlos Apaches fighting McCain's new copper mine with his best buddies at Resolution Copper, McCain's status as a bottom feeder is absolute. 

Jerry Brown's ties to oil and gas industry spotlight regulatory capture in CA
by Dan Bacher  
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In the latest scandal to plague the administration of Governor Jerry "Big Oil" Brown, the Public Accountability Initiative on December 17 revealed that Brown's sister, Kathleen, was paid $188,380 in 2014 and $267,865 in 2013 .to serve on the board of Sempra Energy.That's the company responsible for the devastating 

Lawsuit to Challenge Feds’ Approval of Decades More Coal Pollution at Four Corners
By Shiloh Hernandez, Western Environmental Law Center
Colleen Cooley, Diné C.A.R.E.Mike Eisenfeld, San Juan Citizens Alliance Rachel Conn, Amigos Bravos Taylor McKinnon, Center for Biological Diversity
Nellis Kennedy-Howard, Sierra Club
PHOENIX — After years of refusal by U.S. government agencies to address coal pollution damage from the Four Corners Power Plant and Navajo Mine

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Day 3 Thank you Ken Marchionno and the Future Generations Riders. Read more http://300-miles.org/OT/index.html

Salmon counted at Central Valley hatcheries are below last year's numbers by Dan Bacher Censored News Preliminary figures from Central Valley fish hatcheries reveal that the numbers of salmon that have returned to Sacramento River tributaries to date are below the large numbers projected by the federal government earlier this year. National Marine Fisheries Service abundance

By Ayse Gursoz Casey Camp-Horinek, Ponca, was a member of the Indigenous Environmental Network's Indigenous Rising Delegation in Paris at COP21 . Photo IEN

Thank you to Photographers Ken Marchionno and Riders Read about the Memorial Ride: http://300-miles.org/OT/index.html

Indigenous Empowerment and Resistance: Voices from the Frontlines Dec. 17, 2015 4 pm PST, 6 pm CST, or 7p m ESTThis webinar will provide important updates from Indigenous land defenders who are currently resisting aggressive extractive industries supported by the provincial BC government. The BC government has given permits to pipeline companies as well as permits for the reopening and discharge

Stop the Klamath Agreements, Save our Wild Salmon Will Senator Greg Walden attempt to slam through fraudulent legislation for the smoke and mirror Klamath agreement? By Kayla Godowa Tufti Censored News December 15. 2015 (Upper Klamath Basin, Oregon) The infamous Klamath water Agreements appear to be on their final days. Rumor has it that Tuesday December 15th Senator Greg

The Oomaka Tokatakiya is a nearly 300-mile memorial horseback ride across South Dakota in the United States.  The ride starts on December 15th, at the site where the Lakota Indian Chief Sitting Bull was killed, and traces the trail taken by some of his tribe to join Chief Big Foot. It goes on to follow Big Foot's effort to reach Chief Red Cloud in Pine Ridge.  And ends on the December 29th

Thank you Rae Louise Breaux for sharing your photos with Censored News!

http://mohawknationnews.com/blog/2015/12/13/following-orders/ -- Kahntineta Bear

Indigenous honoring the victims of coal-fired power plants, oil and gas drilling, fracking, tar sands and uranium mining, and more genocidal exploitation leading to climate change, disease and death. World leaders fail humanity at COP21. Protest of COP21 negotiations today, Saturday, on Paris as UN climate summit nears end. Photos by Dallas Goldtooth Indigenous

Native Americans protest tar sands and fracking at COP21 By Brenda Norrell Censored News  Native Americans in Paris protested the tar sands owner Total, and corporate fracking, while rallying in solidarity with migrants and refugees, standing strong this week in the face of the ban on protests during the UN COP21 climate summit. Native American women, including Lummi women and

"What we’re dealing with is a death by a thousand cuts," says North Dakota indigenous leader Kandi Mossett of the impact of the booming fracking and oil-drilling industry in her home state. "We’ve had violence against women increase by 168 percent, particularly in the area of rape," Mossett says. "We have 14-, 15- and 16-year-old girls that are willingly going into man camps [for oil workers]

Kandi Mossett: "I hope they could hear us inside this detention center where migrants and refugees are being wrongfully detained." . Kandi Mossett, "The Lummi Youth Crew had a powerful presence that was just amazing,  so proud to have them on our Indigenous Environmental Network team! " . . . Kandi Mossett: "I actually had a police man ask where I was from and