Warriors complete 20+ stop Tour against 2010 Olympics

Two Warriors from the Native Youth Movement (NYM) have just completed a 20 stop speaking tour against the 2010 Winter Olympics planned to be held in unceded Coast Salish Territories (Vancouver/Whistler, british columbia, klanada). They travelled through Mohawk, Annishinabe, Algonquin, Seneca, Cayuga, Penobscott, and Wampanoag Territories. They went to Sharbot Lake and heard of the Struggle against Uranuim Mining, to Tyenindega and heard of the Struggle against the continued invasion into their territory and occupation to close down a rock quarry, to Kanawake and heard about the european invasion surrounding their community, Akwesasne fighting Home Land Security invading their Territory trying to lock down the fake boarder that runs through their community and to Six Nations and there fight against illegal development on their land.

They went to 11 major cities (so-called Montreal, Toronto, Hamilton, Kingston, Peterborough, Ottawa, Portland, Boston, MA, Binghamton, NY Ithaca, NY, Guelph,) and various Native communities. NYM were Nation building, networking, and making alliances to Unite our Struggles for Land, Freedom and Life and Survival. Kanahus Pelkey of the Secwepemc/Ktnuxa Nation, and Dustin Johnson of the Ts'mksiyen Nation represented their respective Nations proudly and did the much needed groundwork to gather support against not only the 2010 Olympics but for the Native Liberation Movement in so called 'north amerikkka'. In the last week of the tour NYM members from the Mohawk and Annishinabe Nations joined their west coast comrades to spread the word and show that Warriorz are United East to West, North to South. Thanks to all those who made this possible.

The Native Youth Movement is part of the Zapatista's Other Campaign and are in full Alliance and Agreement with its Principles and Objectives, and just as our Zapatista brothers and sisters travelled the Land to Unite Native Nations, and supporters alike, we are doing the same in the North. Our Fight for life is the same, we must stop the destruction of Mother Earth, nothing can survive without Clean Air, Food, and Water.

We must call on the Natural Powers to defeat the enemy--Red People Unite, let us all be of one Mind. Indigenous Peoples join the Native Liberation Movement.

Solidarity with the Thaltan Peoples defending the sacred Headwaters from Shell. Solidarity with the Mapuche Warriorz behind Enemy Lines, and those in the Mountains. Solidarity with the Goldcorp 7, and all Mayan people fighting against evil Klanadian Mining companies on their Land. Solidarity with our Brothers and Sisters in the last jungles of the Amazon who are fighting Miners, Mercenaries, Soldiers and Pigs, you are not forgotten, your Warriors are Powerful, never believe the white man. Solidarity with brother and Sisters, of Atenco and Oaxaca, we will win. Solidarity to all Zapatista Warriors and Communities, you are a beautiful example for all Red Nations, Solidarity to those on the Longest Walk from Alcatraz to Washington D.C. Solidarity with the Kuna Youth Movement, and the Youth of the Peaks, all Young Warriorz, the future depends on our actions, let us Unite.

Solidarity with Natives fighting 2010 celebration in so-called 'jalisco mexico'. Solidarity with the Western Shoshone fighting gold mining and nuclear testing on their land, Solidarity with the Lakota fighting for the Black Hills, Solidarity with the San Francisco 8, the Prisoners of Conscious Committee, Black August Organizing Committee, MOVE, and all African Warriors Fighting, Hands off Assata. Solidarity with the Six Nations Struggle, the Warriorz in Tyenindega, and the Warriorz at Sutikalh, and most importantly we pledge our Allegiance with all the Trees, Animals, Plants, Hurricanes, Tornados, Tsunamis, Earthquakes, Floods, Lightning, Blizzards, Fires, Sun, Air, Moon, Stars, and all that contributes to Life.

Free Leonard Peltier, Free John Graham, Free Aaron Patterson! Free Imam Jalil Al-Amin! No Uranium Mining in Sharbot Lake! No to Gallore Creek Mine! No Mine in kamloops! No mining in Guatemala! No Mining Mother Earth! Shut Down Sun Peaks and Revolstoke ski Resort!! No ski resort in Sutikalh (Melvin creek) Save the Headwaters! Boycott Shell! No Olympics on Native Land! We won't stop until we win! Warriorz Unite!

Native Youth Movement Communications

Native 2010 Resistance

www.no2010.com

A photo report of their visit to Montreal, with background to the organizing against the 2010 Olympics is linked here:
http://photos.cmaq.net/v/no2010/

An audio recording of Kanahus and Dustin’s visit to Montreal is linked here: http://www.ncra.ca/business/admin_ncra/progex/programFiles/53/No_Olympics_final.mp3

A photo report from Kanahus’ press conference in Guelph is linked here:
http://resistanceisfertile.ca/tour

Video of mainstream news coverage of the press conference in Guelph:

Video from the event in Guelph is available here:


Part 1


Part 2


Part 3

Links to numerous articles written about the tour:

Native Youth Protest 2010 Olympics by Sam Bick
Native Groups Protest Olympics Held on Disputed Land by Stefan Christoff
Community Garden by Sara Falconer
Two British Columbia Aboriginals Say 2010 Olympics Will Not be All Fun and Games by Canadian Press
Who holds the torch? 2010 and the anti-Olympics campaign in British Columbia by Evan Brockest
Natives group rebukes Olympic land-grab: 2010 paving way for extensive development on aboriginal land by Richard Tardif