Resist News | Resist News Fight the Power

Native Americans

01/09/2017 / By JD Heyes

EPA admits to Gold King Mine disaster but refuses to pay claims to Native Americans

The Environmental Protection Agency is very likely the most abusive, over-regulatory, economy-killing bureaucracy within the federal government. Now, I’m adding irresponsible to that list. Longtime readers of Natural News will recall the Gold King Mine spill in Colorado in August 2015, which saw more than 3 million gallons of contaminated water rife with mining chemicals […]

09/14/2016 / By Vicki Batts

Ancient burial and prayer sites bulldozed for pipeline in North Dakota

North Dakota’s Standing Rock Sioux filed for a temporary restraining order on September 4th to halt construction on the Dakota Access Pipeline. This is a last-ditch effort by the Sioux to preserve ancient burial sites and prayer areas. Irreparable damage has already been done to a number of sacred plots. In a press statement, tribal […]

09/13/2016 / By Mary Wilder

Armed troops called to threaten peaceful Native Americans trying to protect land

Native Americans have been receiving raw deals for centuries now. From smallpox blankets to having their land unceremoniously stolen, the indigenous peoples have had it extremely rough for the longest time. Sadly, the federal government continues to treat these people and their culture like dirt. The Dakota Access oil pipeline — which would run through four states […]

1 of 1