Sie erhalten die Möglichkeit, sich über aktuelle Situationen bei den Indianern Nordamerikas in Englisch zu Informieren und an entsprechenden Hilfsaktionen teilzunehmen.
Evelin Červenková
Begründerin der Lakota Oyate Information
You have the possibility to inform yourself about the current life of Native Americans and you can take part in helping actions.
Evelin Červenková
Founder of the Lakota Oyate Information in East-Germany
Von: Darren Thompson, Lakota Law info @ lakotalaw.org
Date: Fr., 30. Mai 2025
Subject: Launching Last Real Indians Native News Desk
To: Evelin Cervenkova lakotaoyateinfo @ googlemail.com
Dear Evelin,
I have some exciting news for you — and I mean that literally — today. You're likely aware by now that the Lakota Law team has undertaken the good work over the past year of transitioning to full Indigenous leadership under our new parent nonprofit, the Sacred Defense Fund. What you may not know is that Sacred Defense is also developing key additional programming to further uplift Indigenous cultures and communities and highlight Indigenous voices. As an initial example of this, I'm proud to share with you that we have just soft launched the Last Real Indians Native News Desk.
Please read my Letter from the Editor, and take a look around our newly reorganized site. I promise you, we'll have much more to report very soon!
Our executive director, Chase Iron Eyes, is also the founder of Last Real Indians. While the site existed mostly as a news source from Indian Country for well over a decade, our team is now dedicated to its evolution as a true Native news desk — which is far more than a simple rebrand.
Chase's original vision — which I believe he has always executed in a good way — had a more activist bent. The site launched on a date which honored the Zapatista movement in Mexico and directly supported #landback and direct action movements like returning the sacred site, Pe' Sla, in the Black Hills to Native ownership and stopping the KXL pipeline. Over the years, Last Real Indians and its social channels amplified or fundraised for these important movements and many more, while also highlighting (sometimes controversial) opinions, breaking news, and some investigative reporting.
Over the past months, I have been blessed to contribute many hard news pieces for the site, and now I'm extremely honored to step in as its editor–in–chief. As the LRI Native News Desk grows, we will adhere to rigorous journalistic standards, build out our staff of Native contributors, and create a sustainable business model.
For more depth, I encourage you to read my Letter from the Editor and our new About Page. Going forward, I hope I'll be able to count on you to follow and amplify our work. With your support, we will become a premier source of breaking news, investigative journalism, and insightful opinion pieces from Indigenous communities and by Indigenous People.
Miigwech — thank you for reading!
Darren Thompson
Director of Media Relations, Lakota People's Law Project
Editor In Chief, Last Real Indians Native News Desk
Lakota People's Law Project
P.O. Box 27
Santa Fe, NM 87504
United States
The Lakota People's Law Project is a part of the 501(c)(3) Sacred Defense Fund, a Native–led Indigenous sovereignty and environmental justice nonprofit (Federal Tax ID #99–2707481). Your contributions are deductible for tax purposes as allowed by law.
Von: Tremayne Nez, Native Organizers Alliance Action Fund info @ nativeorganizing.org
Date: Di., 27. Mai 2025
Subject: Sign to block Trump's permitting change, which would take environmental review process from
2 years to 1 month
To: lakotaoyateinfo @ googlemail.com
Evelin,
Trump's administration recently announced a massive change to permitting procedures, which helps corporate polluters exploit Native lands for profit while silencing our communities.
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) will reduce environmental reviews for drilling and mining projects on federal lands from 2 years to 2 weeks. And the DOI will give Tribes that are "likely to be affected by a proposed undertaking" only 7 days to give input on drilling and mining projects on our homelands.
This direct threat violates the principle of the Nation-to-Nation relationship and would silence Native communities who have an inherent sovereign right to participate fully in decisions that impact our lands, waters, and communities.
The Department of the Interior's new permitting procedures violate the U.S. Constitution, which lays out how the federal government must engage in Nation–to–Nation relationships with Tribes.
The recently announced changes also violate international law that the U.S. has signed onto, which affirms that Indigenous peoples are owed Free, Prior, and Informed Consent.
The U.S. federal government must get our consent before moving forward with any project that impacts us. That doesn't mean notifying us after a decision is made; it means including Tribes in meaningful decision-making processes well before any decision is made about our lands, resources, or people.
Instead, the Trump administration wants to give Tribes a maximum of just one week to give input after notifying Tribes of mining and drilling projects that could impact them.
Sign on to our petition opposing this outrage and demand Trump respect Tribal sovereignty now.
Ahéhee' (thank you in Navajo) for taking action to protect our sovereignty and Mother Earth. We will continue demanding that the federal government fulfill its obligation to engage in true Nation–to–Nation relationships with Tribes.
Tremayne Nez (Navajo)
Policy Director
Von: Jennifer Fairbanks, Native Organizers Alliance info @ nativeorganizing.org
Date: Sa., 24. Mai 2025
Subject: A Changemaker's Guidebook
To: lakotaoyateinfo @ googlemail.com
Evelin,
The need for activism and grassroots organizing is more urgent than ever before and the risks are greater, too.
Building our political power together relies on our collective wisdom and lived experiences. We must learn from our victories and our losses. What works now in these times and what has always worked from time immemorial.
We're excited to announce that Judith LeBlanc (Caddo), our Executive Director and lifelong activist, was chosen to share her knowledge in the new book from Patagonia: Tools to Save Our Home Planet: A Changemaker's Guidebook.
Featuring contributions from 56 activists, including Judith, but also our friends Jade Begay (Tesuque Pueblo and Diné), and Amy Cordalis (Yurok) too, is a guidebook for development of strategic planning, clear goals, and safe collective action in response to significant threats to Mother Earth. This is a book no one in our movement should miss. Buy it now.
This couldn't come at a more critical time with the Trump administration's almost daily threats to public and Tribal lands, and Indigenous sacred sites.
When DOI Secretary Doug Burgum addressed the National Congress of American Indians in February, he announced their intention to develop public lands as a "solution" to pay down America's $36 trillion debt — a problem that Tribal sovereign nations did not create, yet one for which, under this plan, they would bear the brunt of the consequences.
Judith's contribution to the book provides a guide for how to mobilize Indian Country around a national issue, using the Red Road to DC totem pole journey as an example which helped bring attention to at–risk sacred sites across the country.
As Trump continues to push his "drill baby drill" attack on our sacred spaces and sovereign rights, we must find inspiration and hear from the contributors of this book about strategies to fight back.
Miigwech (thank you) for helping protect this interconnected web of life,
Jennifer Fairbanks (Blackfeet/Ojibwe)
Communications Director
Von: One Spirit jbaker @ nativeprogress.ccsend.com
Date: Di., 6. Mai 2025
Subject: An Important Update from the Reservation Evelin
To: lakotaoyateinfo @ googlemail.com
Fostering Food and Economic Security
The Lakota people of Pine Ridge Reservation are steadfast in their resolve to feed their community, and One Spirit has been dedicated to assisting them in solving that problem. For 20 years, you&ndashh;our donors and supporters–have helped us bring food to the Pine Ridge Reservation. Now, we have an opportunity to enhance food security and self–sufficiency on the rez.
We recently received a generous $100,000 donation to help us finish the Charging Buffalo Meathouse. This brings us about halfway to completing the final expansion, which will allow the meathouse to sell its products nationwide.
The meathouse is a source of pride and industry on the reservation. It helps them embrace their heritage, creates jobs, and provides food. The people who work there enjoy the benefit of knowing that their work not only provides for themselves and their families but for their community as well.
We're asking you to consider matching the $100,000 that was given so we can finish the Charging Buffalo Meathouse expansion. This will give the Lakota people a boost in self–sufficiency as well as promoting food and economic security.
Help Finish the Meathouse
Empowering People to Change Their Lives
We are pleased to announce a new initiative that will address unemployment and a lack of vital skills on the reservation. The Lakota Empowerment Group, which was initially funded by One Spirit Germany, will assist Eddie Spears and Ricky Gray Grass as they train young adults in carpentry, plumbing, and the electrical trades. The students and their teachers will work on real repairs and projects on the reservation as they learn. This provides crucial assistance to Lakota elders and families, trains a new generation of tradespeople, and creates jobs on the reservation that are needed.
No one puts it better than David, one of the students in the Lakota Empowerment Group. "Why not help other families in need? Let's go, let's help each other out here. Let's go together."
The initial funding for the Lakota Empowerment Group is winding down, and more funding is needed to help the students learn and pay for their materials. Help us break the cycle of poverty by supporting students as they learn these pathways to high-paying jobs. Please give today to the Lakota Empowerment Group.
Give Them a LEG up
Give Directly to Families
"Okini" means to share, and it's an important concept in Lakota culture.
The Okini List connects donors willing to give new or gently used items to families and children on the reservation who lack the means to buy items they need. Often, the Lakota families on the list need clothes, shoes, toys, games, articles of hygiene, diapers, and more.
Why Give to the Okini List?
If you want to give items directly to families that will cherish and use them, be sure to check out the Okini List. You can find the family you want to support based on their needs and email our program coordinators to get started.
Camp Marrowbone Now Accepting Registrations
Summer will be here before you know it, including YMCA Camp Marrowbone!
There are 120 slots available to youth from Pine Ridge Reservation at no cost to them.
Youth who would like to enjoy a fun summer activity should contact Mona Brave at (605) 407-5337.
If you would like to help support the youth who go to Camp Marrowbone, many of them will need supplies and camping gear. Learn more on our website.
One Spirit | PO Box 3209 | Rapid City, SD 57709 US
Von: National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition info @ nabshc.org
Date: Fr., 2. Mai 2025
Subject: Q1 2025 NIBSDA Wrap–Up
To: lakotaoyateinfo @ googlemail.com
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Searching for a Loved One's Boarding School History? Explore the National Indian Boarding School Digital Archive (NIBSDA) to Uncover Their Story.
The NABS Digital Archives team has made significant strides to expand the National Indian Boarding School Digital Archive by preserving and providing access to vital boarding school records. As a national digital platform and repository, NIBSDA is committed to truth-telling and ensuring survivors and descendants have the resources they need to understand this history and its lasting impact on Tribal Nations.
What Does NIBSDA Do?
Key Accomplishments in Quarter 1:
By exploring the NIBSDA, individuals and communities can engage with historical records that shed light on the past while fostering healing and cultural sovereignty.
As we continue this important work, we invite you to explore the archive, share our mission, and join us in advocating for truth, justice, and healing for Indian boarding school survivors.
For any inquiries about the digital archives, please don't hesitate to contact us at history@nabshc.org.
Call to action: You can make a difference today. Join us in preserving the true history of U.S. Indian boarding schools for truth, justice, and healing. We are racing to safeguard records before access is blocked.
Thank you for your invaluable support in preserving history and amplifying Indigenous voices.
The Digital Archives Team,
Fallon Carey (Cherokee Nation), Digital Archives Manager
Tsinni Russel (Diné), Digital Archives Specialist
River Freemont (Umonhon/Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Descendant), Digital Archives Specialist
EXPLORE NIBSDA
Explore the National Indian Boarding School Digital Archives!
Learn more.
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Von: Judith LeBlanc, Native Organizers Alliance Action Fund info @ nativeorganizing.org
Date: Fr., 18. Apr. 2025
Subject: Tell the Smithsonian: Don't remove any U.S. history. Stand strong against Trump's
threats.
To: lakotaoyateinfo @ googlemail.com
Evelin,
The Trump administration is trying to erase U.S. history: threatening schools, removing Native peoples' contributions from government webpages, and deleting mentions of Harriet Tubman, slavery, and transgender people on National Park Service websites.
For centuries, Indigenous peoples have pushed back against colonialism's cultural erasure. Here at Native Organizers Alliance, we're supporting the movement to re–Indigenize national parks, including exhibitions that tell the true history of these parks — such as how the parks were not "untouched wilderness" but were in fact violently stolen from the original inhabitants of this land.
Millions of visitors from around the U.S. and the world come every year to the Smithsonian museums — including the National Museum of the American Indian, which designed exhibitions in collaboration with Tribes. All 21 museums run by the Smithsonian Institution are free to the public.
Trump is now attacking the Smithsonian, releasing an executive order with lies about what he calls the Smithsonian's "divisive, race-centered ideology." The order specifically targets the exhibits on slavery at the National Museum of African American History and Culture and the upcoming American Women's History Museum for the possible inclusion of trans women and their accomplishments.
But the threat to the Smithsonian goes far beyond these examples or any individual exhibit. The entire future of these museums are at stake as the executive order mandates withholding as much as 70% of the Smithsonian's budget — $1.3 billion in federal funding a year. It could mean the Women's History Museum never even gets built and other museums like the American Indian Museum are shut down.
First established by Congress in 1846, the Smithsonian has largely operated on its own without much interference in its 179–year history. But now, the Smithsonian is under threat. Its budget is allocated by Congress and federal workers make up a majority of its employees.
The Smithsonian Board of Regents includes Chief Justice John Roberts, Vice President J.D. Vance, U.S. Senators (Cortez Masto, Peters, and Boozman), U.S. Representatives (Giménez, Matsui, and Smith), and nine U.S. citizens.
Many of these voices are more reasonable than Vice President Vance, who has spent years disparaging education about systemic racism, saying it's a "distraction" that's "about making us ashamed of where we came from." This is similar to Trump's language in his falsely named "Restoring Truth in American History" executive order, which claims that "the widespread effort to rewrite history" (how he refers to telling the truth) "deepens societal divides and fosters a sense of national shame."
We know that their racism and hate deepens societal divides. The fact that systemic racism exists is what's shameful, not the act of speaking the truth about racism. Challenging systemic racism is a core part of our work at Native Organizers Alliance, which is building multiracial coalitions around Turtle Island.
Fortunately, in response to Trump's Executive Order, Secretary of the Smithsonian Lonnie Bunch reiterated the institution's core values, writing: "As always, our work will be shaped by the best scholarship, free of partisanship, to help the American public better understand our nation's history, challenges, and triumphs."
Hawwih ("thank you" in Caddo) for taking action to honor truth–telling and challenge racist narratives,
Judith LeBlanc (Caddo)
Executive Director
Von: One Spirit jbaker @ nativeprogress.ccsend.com
Date: Di., 15. Apr. 2025
Subject: We're Close, So Close ...
To: lakotaoyateinfo @ googlemail.com
Empowering the Lakota People
We're SO Close to Finishing the Buffalo House
One thing that we have found in working with the Lakota people of Pine Ridge Reservation is that they don't want a handout. They want a hand up–help in becoming self–sufficient. That's why we were excited when we broke ground around 10 years ago on the Charging Buffalo Meat House. This project was going to restore a piece of Lakota heritage while providing jobs, employment, industry, and food security.
It was, and is, one of our greatest hopes to see it flourish. The only real step left is to get the facility USDA certified so that it can market meat products to all who wish to buy.
But there's one, last, crucial phase of work that has to be done in order for it to get USDA certified. That final phase of construction is going to cost about $200,000.
$200,000 is a daunting sum, to be sure, but we were fortunate. A family reached out to us and offered a $100,000 donation in the form of a bequest. According to a letter from the family, the donor was "moved by the plight of Native Americans, and wanted to help a Native American community especially in need with a $100,000 bequest after her death."
We're honored and touched to be chosen.
We're also hopeful now that we can get the remaining $100,000. In fact, if everyone reading this gave even a small amount of money, we could reach our goal immediately.
We're close, so very close, to bringing this project to completion, to bringing back the buffalo, and to bringing a renewed sense of independence and self–sufficiency to the Lakota people.
For 20 years, you, our donors and supporters, have stood with us and with the Lakota people. Now we stand on the edge of finishing a project that has been 10 years and more than a million dollars in the making. Please donate today and help us reach our goal of $200,000—a goal that we're already halfway toward!
As always, thank you for your continued support.
Wopila tanka!
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