Albert Bender
LATEST ARTICLES BY Albert Bender
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Environment
Hundreds march in Nashville against climate change
December 14, 2017They were there to demand Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and federal lawmakers commit to the objectives of the Paris treaty, notwithstanding Trump's withdrawal.
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U.S.
Wisconsin police kill 14-year-old Indigenous boy; investigation ongoing
December 11, 2017Pero was killed on his own reservation, shot by a deputy outside his grandparents’ home.
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U.S.
Nashville’s Indigenous community honors AIM warrior Dennis Banks
November 17, 2017An assembly of Native people and others honored the great warrior for Indigenous rights, Dennis Banks, with a celebration of his life entitled the “Longest Walk” in Nashville.
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Environment
Rogue judge pushes on with destruction of the Standing Rock Sioux
November 10, 2017“This pipeline represents a threat to the livelihoods and health of our Nation every day it is operational."
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Politics
Nashville celebrated its first Indigenous People’s Day this year
October 17, 2017The city joins a host of other municipalities across the nation that have passed similar recognitions recently.
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U.S.
Nashville axes Columbus Day, will observe Indigenous Peoples’ Day instead
October 6, 2017Nashville is the first large city and state capital in the South to recognize Indigenous Peoples Day.
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U.S.
“Trail of Tears Walk” commemorates Native Americans’ forced removal
September 21, 2017It is estimated over 60,000 Native people were driven from their homes and the lands they had occupied for thousands of years. It was ethnic cleansing at its worst.
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Opinion
Could the Arpaio pardon be Trump’s Waterloo?
September 1, 2017This pardon may prove the straw that broke the camel’s back. A march from Charlottesville to Washington is underway, demanding Trump be removed from office.
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