Global Left Midweek – June 26, 2024
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As the world churns... and burns
As the world churns... and burns
As the world churns... and burns
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True Detective: Night Country – A Pivotal Moment in Indigenous Women Representation
BNN Breaking
True Detective: Night Country breaks ground in television's portrayal of Indigenous women and the MMIW crisis. Characters like Kayla Prior and Evangeline Navarro offer a nuanced reflection of resilience, complexity, and societal struggles.
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Native American Representation Debuts in Marvel Entertainment’s ‘Echo’
Char-Koosta News
For Native Americans there is something also familiar about Maya’s interactions with family and friends, with the way the community speaks to each other, and the sense that distance doesn’t mean separation. ‘Indian humor’ is prevalent throughout.
Media Fascination With The Petito Mystery Looks Like Racism To Some Native Americans
NPR
Some say the media ignores an epidemic of missing and murdered Native American women.
Global Left Midweek - Indigenous World
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Indigenous peoples in action on five continents! And more news and analysis from all over
New Mexicans Fought for Abortion Access and Won
Prism
New Mexico is a haven for those seeking abortion as restrictions spread across the country. As other states and the federal government continue on a path banning legal abortion, New Mexico will remain a place where our doors and our hearts are open.
Exploiting More Than the Land: Sex Violence Linked to Enbridge Line 3 Pipeliners
Truthout
“[These companies are] here in our communities, extracting from the land, extracting from our women and just leaving us to deal with the aftermath, and they’re screaming about us.”
With Abortion Rights Under Attack, Activists Urge Biden to Strike Hyde Amendment
Truthout
“As our country undergoes a racial reckoning, I want to be very clear: the Hyde Amendment is a racist policy.” Black and Native American women are two to three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes.
US Inmate With Coronavirus Dies Weeks After Giving Birth On A Ventilator
The Guardian
Andrea Circle Bear, 30, had been sentenced to 26 months in federal prison on a drug charge.
Hatred of the Indian
Peoples Dispatch
How did the traditional middle class incubate so much hatred towards the people, leading them to embrace racialized fascism centered on the Indian as the enemy? The answer is the rejection of equality and the fundamentals of a substantial democracy.
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