• Speaking on the scourge of casteism in Indian society, Martin Macwan, a Dalit rights activist and a winner of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award, said, "We have two rules in India, the rule of the constitution and the rule of caste. (iamc.com)
  • Democratic Rep. Gwen Moore of Wisconsin, herself a rape victim, paraphrased the question of rights activist Sojourner Truth, a 19th century escaped slave and civil rights advocate. (cnn.com)
  • The nation's highest court is about to hear one of the biggest cases in Indian Country's history and already some troubling signs are emerging. (indianz.com)
  • Mental Health America is the country's oldest and largest nonprofit organization addressing all aspects of mental health and mental illness - working to improve the mental health of all Americans, especially the 54 million individuals with mental disorders, through advocacy, education, research and service. (networktherapy.com)
  • Sikhs, Dalits, Muslims, Christians, LGBT activists and Adivasi (aboriginal) rights groups collectively put together a protest from 4 PM to 7 PM. The entire back side of the SAP Center was occupied by passionate crowds of protesters who greeted Narendra Modi and his supporters with with loud slogans. (sikh24.com)
  • The Republican proposal deleted provisions from the Senate measure that gave tribal authorities jurisdiction to prosecute cases on Indian reservations, specifically targeted discrimination of LGBT victims, and allowed undocumented immigrant survivors of domestic violence to seek legal status. (cnn.com)
  • Moore shouted in reference to native American, undocumented immigrant and LGBT women. (cnn.com)
  • A victim herself of domestic abuse and considered by many to be the mother and grandmother of the battered Native women's movement, she is credited with being the first to bring national attention to the issue of abuse committed against American Indian women when she testified before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights' hearing on battered women in 1978. (bia.gov)
  • Founded in July 1968 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the American Indian Movement (AIM) is an American Indian advocacy group organized to address issues related to sovereignty, leadership, and treaties. (dp.la)
  • This primary source set uses documents, photographs, videos, and news stories to tell the story of the first decade of the American Indian Movement. (dp.la)
  • https://production.dp.la/primary-source-sets/the-american-indian-movement-1968-1978. (dp.la)
  • In 1985 she helped establish the Indigenous Women's Network, dedicated to " generating a global movement that achieves sustainable change for our communities," and then, with the proceeds of a humanrights award, founded the White Earth Land Recovery Project to help the Anishinaabeg Indians regain possession of their original land base. (dankennedy.net)
  • A large crowd rallied outside the White House, calling on President Joe Biden to free imprisoned American Indian Movement activist Leonard Peltier. (indianz.com)
  • Fawn Sharp, the president of the National Congress of American Indians, speaks at a rally in support of imprisoned American Indian Movement activist Leonard Peltier. (indianz.com)
  • The National Asian Women's Health Organization is an advocacy movement working to inspire individuals to become active players in the political decision-making that impacted their daily lives. (networktherapy.com)
  • Discussions with Henry F. Sigmund (Haliwa-Saponi) and Chris Mattson (Cherokee) former members of the American Indian Movement (AIM). (libguides.com)
  • DPLA: A patch created by the American Indian Movement to commemorate events at Wounded Knee in 1890 and 1973. (libguides.com)
  • Joining discussions on the first day of the two-day virtual conference, "Reclaiming India", on Saturday, October 3, 2020, several speakers from both the United States and India drew a parallel between the ongoing assaults on civil liberties in both countries, and said it was important for activists in both societies to join hands in this struggle. (iamc.com)
  • SFJ activists held placards and distributed pamphlets asking for a referendum in 2020 for establishment of a separate Sikh state. (sikh24.com)
  • The first African American woman to be a Major League Baseball owner since her addition to the Kansas City Royals ownership group in 2020, Daniel is retired executive director, CFO and president of Global Finance and Technology Solutions at Black and Veatch. (umkc.edu)
  • Ambedkar International Center has been a prominent signatory amongst organisations and individuals that mounted concern over the alleged illegal detention of civil rights activists in India. (wikipedia.org)
  • The organisations allege that the evidence against Anand Teltumbede, a prominent Indian scholar, has been fabricated and urged the United Nations to engage with the Government of India to immediately withdraw all charges against Dr. Teltumbde. (wikipedia.org)
  • The conference is being organized by five leading Indian American civil rights organizations: Hindus for Human Rights, Global Indian Progressive Alliance, India Civil Watch International, Students Against Hindutva Ideology, and Indian American Muslim Council. (iamc.com)
  • Renowned African American activist, Rev. William Barber, a US-based Protestant minister and co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign, said both the US and India were seeing a battle of "human rights versus authoritarianism. (iamc.com)
  • Veteran Indian historian Rajmohan Gandhi noted that India was faced with a "very serious assault on our democracy" and a "destruction of democratic and human rights, of the notion of equality. (iamc.com)
  • Rev. Barber responded by saying he would like to organize a visit of American activists to India to observe the situation firsthand. (iamc.com)
  • In a context where a majority of Indians living in the United States are upper-caste, there are certain supremacist caste-Hindu practices such as a thread ceremony that is only for Brahmin men, promoting vegetarianism as a virtue and in effect demonizing the consumption of meat and other practices through which upper-caste Hindus establish their cultural presence as a community. (wikipedia.org)
  • She said that we were protesting against an oppressive regime, not the Hindus, nor the Indians. (sikh24.com)
  • In the United States as well, caste follows, as a 2018 survey by Equality Labs reveals that 67% of Dalits in the Indian diaspora within the United States admitted to facing caste-based harassment at the workplace. (wikipedia.org)
  • With scholarship funds from the U.S. Indian Affairs Office (BIA) and the Connecticut Indian Association of the Women's National Indian Association, she attended the Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania where she graduated in 1889, thus making her the first American Indian woman in the United States to receive a medical degree. (bia.gov)
  • Black Women's Health Imperative, formerly the National Black Women's Health Project, is an African American health education, research, advocacy, and leadership development institution. (networktherapy.com)
  • Activist groups rally for the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act on Capitol Hill on June 26. (cnn.com)
  • The late activist-journalist Danny Schechter was a friend and inspiration to many of us, and his voice is deeply missed. (dankennedy.net)
  • Any good journalist is an activist for truth, in favor of transparency, on the behalf of accountability. (dankennedy.net)
  • E-vision, the media and entertainment arm of e& life, has acquired the exclusive broadcast rights for the TATA Indian Premier League 2023 slated to start on March 31. (arabnews.com)
  • Bhajan Singh, of Organization for Indian Minorities (OFMI) was surprised and delighted by such a big turnout. (sikh24.com)
  • It affects minorities across the spectrum - the goal of White supremacy does not 'dis-include' Indians," Kapadia observed. (newsindiatimes.com)
  • AIC) is a civil rights advocacy group that was formed in 2012 to fight against caste discrimination in the United States. (wikipedia.org)
  • The civil-rights organization was formed in the United States in June 2012, to strengthen unity among scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and other backward classes. (wikipedia.org)
  • Particularly in its early years, AIM also protested racism and civil rights violations against Native Americans. (dp.la)
  • Sikhs for Justice, an advocacy group that has followed Modi and other Indian leaders during their visits to North America was too present at the SAP Center. (sikh24.com)
  • What follows is a press release announcing that this year's award will go to Native American activist Winona LaDuke. (dankennedy.net)
  • NEW YORK - The Global Center, a nonprofit educational foundation dedicated to developing socially responsible media, is pleased to announce that the Native American leader Winona LaDuke is the recipient of the fifth annual Danny Award. (dankennedy.net)
  • Sister Corita Bussanmas (1933-2021) and Sister Berta Sailer founded the nationally-accredited nonprofit childcare organization Operation Breakthrough. (umkc.edu)
  • AIM staged a number of protest actions on historically significant sites of injustice and violence perpetrated by the federal government against Native Americans. (dp.la)
  • AIM continues its work to the present day, speaking out against injustices and working to improve conditions for Native Americans. (dp.la)
  • This three-day online series is a companion to the ESPN Outside the Lines television special on Native Americans and sports that originally appeared Nov. 16. (espn.com)
  • The case was filed before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Board in September of 1992 by seven prominent Native Americans. (espn.com)
  • They won earlier this year, on April 2, when a three-judge panel unanimously decided to cancel federal protections for the team's name because it "may disparage Native Americans and may bring them into contempt or disrepute. (espn.com)
  • Snce 1975, Harjo has developed key federal policy and law regarding issues important to Native Americans. (espn.com)
  • Adam G.: Would you say that sport participation among Native Americans is a considerable amount? (espn.com)
  • Marcus: Is the Cleveland Indians' logo offensive to Native Americans? (espn.com)
  • Native Americans are not monolithic, so not all of us think any one thing. (espn.com)
  • A selection of short primary-source accounts from a variety of sources, including newspaper reports, Congressional documents, government documents, and Indian tribal sources, highlighting conflicts and controversies and presenting the opposing views of Native and non-Native Americans. (libguides.com)
  • Last year, the House and Senate were unable to compromise on another extension of the act, with Republicans opposing Democratic attempts to specify inclusion of native Americans, undocumented immigrants and lesbian, transgender and bisexual women. (cnn.com)
  • During the 1950s, increasing numbers of American Indians had been forced to move away from reservations and tribal culture because of federal Indian termination policies intended to assimilate them into mainstream American culture. (dp.la)
  • These protests included the occupation of Alcatraz Island in 1970, protests at the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs in 1972, the occupation of Wounded Knee on the Pine Ridge Reservation in 1973, and the Longest Walk spiritual march from Alcatraz to Washington, DC to support tribal sovereignty and bring attention to anti-Indian legislation in 1978. (dp.la)
  • The new leader of the nation's largest inter-tribal advocacy organization is calling for unity and healing following a well-attended but sometimes contentious meeting. (indianz.com)
  • The nation's largest inter-tribal advocacy organization is at a major crossroads as it celebrates a milestone anniversary. (indianz.com)
  • The nation's largest inter-tribal advocacy organization is marking a milestone event with an election of new leaders and debate on a controversial issue. (indianz.com)
  • The Embassy of Tribal Nations, the home of the National Congress of American Indians, is on the market. (indianz.com)
  • The largest inter-tribal advocacy organization in the United States is forging ahead with a new executive as tribes continue to confront challenges to their sovereignty. (indianz.com)
  • The nation's oldest and largest inter-tribal advocacy organization has "parted ways" with its highest-ranking employee, who had been on the job for barely a year. (indianz.com)
  • According to AIC, caste is also downplayed within these Hindu practices, as is clear from the argument a 'Hindu supremacist' organisation made in an injection in the Cisco caste discrimination case, that the State could not interfere in such matters, "effectively claiming impunity for bigotry in the name of religious freedom. (wikipedia.org)
  • I applaud you, Suzan, for stepping up and fighting against the continued discrimination against the American Indian. (espn.com)
  • We are in a critical time where, once again, our sovereignty is being threatened," National Congress of American Indians President Fawn Sharp said in announcing the 2022 Sovereignty Run. (indianz.com)
  • In debate before Thursday's votes, Rep. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, said the Senate version includes legal precedents of expanded sovereignty that could be subject to court challenge. (cnn.com)
  • The organisation is named after the Indian social activist and caste reformer, Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar. (wikipedia.org)
  • Renowned Indian historian and a biographer of Mahatma Gandhi, Ramchandra Guha blamed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for India's all-round failures, saying Mr. Modi's government had "conducted an assault on India's already vulnerable social fabric. (iamc.com)
  • As one of the first to marry the two, Schechter often faced scorn for combining journalistic endeavors with advocacy and activism in support of causes for the social good. (dankennedy.net)
  • The same organization also organized a very successful #ModiFail campaign over social media to expose Modi's policies. (sikh24.com)
  • In 2014, they were awarded the John and Marion Kreamer Award for Social Entrepreneurship from the UMKC Bloch School of Management, as well as the Bank of America Neighborhood Builder Award. (umkc.edu)
  • Programs, information and resources to improve the physical, mental, social, and spiritual health of American Indians and Alaska Native women. (networktherapy.com)
  • The award-winning film explores a cross-generational sampling of Indigenous people, researchers, and politicians to reveal the reasons for disproportionately high incidences of health and social issues that impact Indian Country. (arttochangetheworld.org)
  • Indian Affairs will be celebrating American Indian and Alaska Native Women who helped shape our world. (bia.gov)
  • Bluford served as editor and publisher of The Call newspaper, one of the oldest African-American newspapers still in publication. (umkc.edu)
  • She was the first African American female to chair the Kansas City Chamber of Commerce and has been a leader and advocate for restoration of the Liberty Memorial Tower at the National World War I Museum and Memorial. (umkc.edu)
  • Founded in 1983 by health activist Byllye Y. Avery, it has promoted the empowerment of African American women, educated health care consumers, and provided a strong voice for the improved health status of African American women. (networktherapy.com)
  • She also held Modi equally responsible for the 1984 invasion of Darbar Sahib in Amritsar by the Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi at that time. (sikh24.com)
  • Founded in 1984 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., Morning Star is the sponsoring organization for a lawsuit regarding trademarks of the Washington Redskins. (espn.com)
  • The chief executive officer of the National Congress of American Indians lost his job over his handling of a sexual harassment investigation, according to an explosive lawsuit. (indianz.com)
  • The Native American parties to our lawsuit are the ones who are doing something about the big issues, and this is one of them, because it is contextual, atmospheric -- it affects federal Indian law because, for one thing, policymakers don't make good policy for cartoons or for people who are used for others' sport. (espn.com)
  • Thursday's votes reflected an emerging political reality in the GOP-led House, with a minority of Republicans joining Democrats to pass legislation that has broad public support, including from increasingly influential demographics such as Hispanic Americans. (cnn.com)
  • Around the fifth anniversary of the worst massacre of Indian-Americans in recent history - the Aug. 5, 2012, killing of six Sikhs in a Wisconsin gurdwara by a White supremacist - the nation is confronting the challenge of dealing with the open assertion of bigotry by extremist white groups. (newsindiatimes.com)
  • Ambedkar International Center is part of a coalition of American Ambedkarite Organizations which have been active in the anti-caste lobbying for over two decades in America. (wikipedia.org)
  • Mahendra K, Board Member As an American Ambedkarite organisation, Ambedkar International Center has been advocating for caste-issues that arise in the United States, and has also protested against the murder of George Floyd. (wikipedia.org)
  • Leading Indian activists, intellectuals and academicians made a unanimous declaration today that India's constitutional democracy faces a serious threat from the rise of Hindu nationalism, and the only way that challenge can be combated was by a return to secular liberal pluralism and strengthening of the Constitution. (iamc.com)
  • The National Congress of American Indians is speaking out after a Republican lawmaker made derogatory remarks about Native people. (indianz.com)
  • Noted for their fierce and all-encompassing brand of child advocacy, Sister Corita and Sister Berta boldly knocked on the doors of politicians, philanthropists and professional athletes to solicit support for the underserved children in their care. (umkc.edu)
  • Depression After Delivery, Inc. is a non-profit organization offering support and services for women with ante and postpartum depression. (networktherapy.com)
  • For health and education programs, scholarships, child care, care for elders, firewood for people who need help in the winter -- for basic people needs -- and to support the local and national arts and culture programs, including those of non-Indian people. (espn.com)
  • Originally passed in 1994 and reauthorized since, the act provides support for organizations that serve domestic violence victims. (cnn.com)
  • Her commitment to education and students has been recognized by the National Indian Education Association (Educator of the Year 2009) and the Harvard Graduate School of Education with its Alumni Council Award for Outstanding Contributions to Education (2015), among other honors. (bia.gov)
  • These award recipients demonstrate the valuable impact that individuals can make in changing the places, organizations, policies and systems that touch people's lives every day. (cdc.gov)
  • In February this year, Indian-Americans were shaken by the killing of Indian techie in Olathe, Kansas, Srinivas Kuchibhotla, and the wounding of his colleague Alok Madasani, by a white man spouting hate. (newsindiatimes.com)
  • Ms Johns' advocacy and visionary leadership skills have attracted national recognition to the district's health and wellness programs. (cdc.gov)
  • A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. (bia.gov)
  • The billboards helped raise much awareness of crimes against various Indian communities by the Government. (sikh24.com)
  • Indian Country is on high alert as the U.S. government prepares for a possible shutdown, the first of its kind in more than three years. (indianz.com)
  • The measure now goes to President Barack Obama, who said in a statement that it was "an important step towards making sure no one in America is forced to live in fear. (cnn.com)
  • Her years of working in education and the law in Montana led to her seeking the post of Superintendent for Public Instruction, which she campaigned for and won in 2008 making her the first American Indian woman elected to statewide office in Montana. (bia.gov)
  • The denial of health care to an American Indian woman by a white male doctor that she witnessed in her youth inspired La Fleche to finish her education and obtain a medical degree. (bia.gov)
  • She's also written "Last Standing Woman," a novel about an American Indian reservation's struggle to restore its culture. (dankennedy.net)
  • Throw in a few mean-spirited people who are ignorant of Native American issues, and the debate gets even more gritty. (espn.com)
  • The organization played an active role in the Dakota Access Pipeline protests and remains a key opponent to proposals by the Canadian multinational corporation Enbridge to bring more tar sands to the United States. (dankennedy.net)
  • After years of work, tribes finally achieved a historic first for the Indian Health Service. (indianz.com)
  • Her advocacy for protecting Native women from abuse led to many positive results such as including tribes in the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). (bia.gov)
  • Prior to that time, with a degree in mathematics from Oklahoma's Northeastern State Teacher's College, she taught in state schools, later working for the BIA as a statistician and the Institute of American Indian Arts as a student advisor. (bia.gov)
  • Suzan Shown Harjo is president and executive director of The Morning Star Institute, a national, non-profit Indian rights organization for Native Peoples' traditional and cultural advocacy, arts promotion and research. (espn.com)
  • Seven community heroes were recently honored at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Steps Program's Action Institute for their extraordinary contributions in improving the health and well-being of Americans in school, worksite, healthcare or community settings. (cdc.gov)
  • Harry: Where do the proceeds from casino gambling on Indian Reservations go? (espn.com)
  • A skilled storyteller, Mr. Hansen also uses his talents to educate residents about health conditions, such as diabetes, that disproportionately impact American Indians. (cdc.gov)
  • A direct descendent of Cherokee Chief John Ross and one of America's first female American Indian engineers, she worked on developing launch and orbiting requirements for NASA's Agena spacecraft used in its Gemini and Apollo programs of the 1960s. (bia.gov)
  • Indian-American lawmakers are among 47 co-signers to a House Resolution led by Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, censuring President Trump for his remarks on the Charlottesville events. (newsindiatimes.com)
  • Today she is the executive director of Honor the Earth , a Native environmental advocacy organization she co-founded in 1993 with the folk-rock duo the Indigo Girls . (dankennedy.net)
  • The gaming and esports industry has experienced exponential growth in recent years, with the Middle East and North Africa region being the fastest-growing area due to demographic and consumption trends. (arabnews.com)
  • When an activist for American Indian rights meets fans who insist that the Washington Redskins' name is not racist, look out. (espn.com)
  • The Indian Students Association at the university condemned "the villainous attitudes, hatred, and terrorism towards people of color. (newsindiatimes.com)