“We are not allowed to make those basic human choices and decisions about our personal life and about the destiny of our communities which is the mark of free mature people.”
We Are Not Free – Clyde Warrior (1967)
“We are not allowed to make those basic human choices and decisions about our personal life and about the destiny of our communities which is the mark of free mature people.”
“I have served the United States in a less compelling struggle in Vietnam and will not be restricted from doing less for my People within the United States.”
“…think not that you are safe and out of danger while you are under the wings of the flesh-devouring eagle of America, which protects the liberties of fugitives from Southern bondage as the wolf protects the lamb.”
“Having at this moment a very strong belief that we, as natives of this country, and as half-breeds, have the right to hunt furs in the Hudson’s Bay Company’s territories whenever we think proper…”
“While the whole world writhes in a spasm of madness, let us in America be mad with a method, mad with a purpose. Let us say No to the atomic bomb rather than say No to life itself.”
“The ‘Conscience’ volunteers have been attacked and likely abducted by Israeli forces while in international waters on their way to open a sea corridor to Gaza.”
“It is we that have driven out hundreds of thousands of people from their native country and filled their hearts with hatred and despair.”
“A number of people felt that the next logical step would be to involve Indians as filmmakers.”
“…instead little children are torn from their mothers arms or homes by the police or Government Agents and taken sometimes hundreds of miles to large Schools perhaps to take sick and die when their family cannot see them.”
Recently, a friend and comrade, who at one point, long ago, used the name ‘Yarrow’ among others, died after a lengthy struggle with cancer in our mutual hometown of Metro Vancouver, within Coast Salish territories.
“Before the invasions and occupations, which lasted approximately three months, there were no Federal, State, County, or City funds available for services to Native Americans in Seattle.”
“And all this ostensibly for the lives of two persons — one less than our Government is responsible for in Dublin!”
“The war which still rages, devastating the world, is teaching many a lesson of which we Anarchists ought to take advantage in carrying on our struggle against Privilege.”
“The Gitxsan will be fighting unjust injunctions in the courts and on the land. We are asking for support, as we continue to stand up for the Gitxsan-Wet’suwet’en Alliance.”
Strikes and occupations and riots, holy heck!