STRANGERS IN THEIR OWN LANDS |
GLOBAL OPPRESSION OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES:
STRANGERS IN THEIR OWN LANDS
In September 2007, the United Nations adopted a Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples that details 46 Articles about the rights of ALL indigenous peoples. Yet, the persistence of remaining conflict, illegal occupations, and human rights violations demonstrate how human rights are ignored, and millions of Indigenous people across the globe are still deprived of their fundamental human rights. From American Indigenous people to Palestinians, Xinjiang Uyghur, Rohingya of Myanmar, Aboriginal Australians, Kashmiris, and indigenous Amazonian tribes, human rights are not being respected.
At The Qissah platforms, we aim to raise awareness and highlight the oppression of these Indigenous people who live under constant threats of violence, unbearable living conditions, and continuous displacement through sharing their stories and uplifting their voices for the world to see.
At The Qissah platforms, we aim to raise awareness and highlight the oppression of these Indigenous people who live under constant threats of violence, unbearable living conditions, and continuous displacement through sharing their stories and uplifting their voices for the world to see.
In a recent storytelling podcast interview, Jaike Spotted Wolf—a prominent voice in the fight for Native American rights—shared her compelling life story. Born into the Hidatsa and Mandan tribes, with lineage also tracing back to the Assiniboine and Fort Peck Sioux of Montana and North Dakota, her experiences are marked by resilience, awakening, and advocacy.
"Growing up in southern Idaho, there wasn't a lot of race, there wasn't a lot of forgiveness, but there was a lot of trauma happening within our region," Spotted Wolf recalls—painting a vivid picture... |
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