Indigenous rights are human rights
Jill Stein
From:info@jillstein2024.com
To:Mark M Giese
Mon, Oct 14 2024 at 4:54 PM
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Mark M,
As we mark Indigenous Peoples Day, it’s
important that we tell the truth about our past, our present, and our
path forward.
And the
truth is that from the moment the first European boats touched these
shores, to the continued assault on tribal sovereignty today, there
has never been a day in this nation’s history that wasn’t steeped in
the blood and suffering of Indigenous peoples.
The truth is that America became the richest
and most powerful nation on Earth by stealing land, stealing natural
resources, stealing labor – and savagely murdering anyone who got in
the way of that pursuit.
The truth is that our
fight to stop climate change is inextricably linked with the fight for
Indigenous justice – and no one who continues to trample on the
sovereign rights of Native peoples can be trusted to take the climate
emergency seriously.
We know all about the way Donald Trump aggressively auctioned
off drilling permits for public lands and sacred tribal grounds
without consulting the impacted tribes.
But little is said about Biden continuing
many of those same policies – bragging about issuing more drilling
permits than any other administration in history and handing out
mining contracts on Native land without consulting tribal
leaders. |
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And while Harris promised, in her first
weeks of campaigning, that she will “always honor tribal sovereignty and respect
tribal self-determination,” her record as California’s attorney general screams a different
story.
Harris repeatedly
opposed recognition of tribal lands, supported regulations that harmed
tribal casinos and economic self-determination, and oversaw the
largest carceral system in the United States where Indigenous
Americans are disproportionately imprisoned.
With this track record, and her service in
the Biden administration, Native American voters have every reason to
be skeptical – and they are. |
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Even Tim Walz, the midwestern nice guy
governor whose “progressive record” is meant to persuade voters that
he will be a check against Harris’ worst instincts, has a record of
trampling on Indigenous rights.
Tribal leaders in Minnesota called on Walz
to halt the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline, outlining the project’s massive
climate impact and the incursion on their sacred lands. As opposition
grew, Walz eventually called in the Minnesota National Guard to squash
the nonviolent protests and guarantee the pipeline completed
construction. |
None of these candidates has a record that
Indigenous voters can trust to protect their rights and fight for our
collective survival. But our campaign does.
We
have 22 days until Election Day to make our voices heard at the ballot
box. Can you help me get this message out to voters who are still
undecided today? |
Our platform on Indigenous
justice is
a statement of our values, a commitment to healing and restoration,
and a clear path forward to a sustainable and livable
future.
All of it is
rooted in decades of environmental and climate activism among myself,
my team, and the experts and advocates we engaged to develop each of
these policies. |
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My administration will honor
all existing treaties with Indigenous nations and ensure free, prior, and
informed consent for any and
all activity on tribal sovereign land. This will effectively
end unfettered drilling and strip mining of sacred tribal lands that is contributing
to the climate emergency.
We will establish a federal Land Back
Commission and create a task
force of Tribal nations’ leaders to assess their
needs.
We will support a
Truth and Reconciliation Commission and a reparations
plan to address Indigenous
people’s economic dispossession.
My administration will increase appointments
of Indigenous voices throughout our federal
government.
...and much
more.
You
can read and share our full Indigenous rights platform from our
website.
Please forward this email to your friends and family and ask
them to join you in supporting our campaign.
My record on this is clear and consistent.
This is not a token holiday. This is not a message
campaign.
The fight for
Indigenous justice is the fight for our soul and our collective
survival.
There
are still millions of people who are disengaged and unwilling to vote
for Trump OR Harris, knowing that neither represents their priorities.
We can inspire them to vote Green, but we need your help to reach them
and time is running short.
In solidarity and
gratitude,
Jill
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