Ongoing City of San Antonio efforts to displace migratory birds runs counter to the sustained message from park visitors and neighbors in favor of protecting the area’s ecology—including migratory birds.
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Texas A&M Holds Half of All Stolen Indigenous Lands Uncovered in Grist’s Study of Land Grant Systems
‘Misplaced Trust’ found 4.2 million acres—or 3 million football fields—in Texas land trusts that were wrested from Native peoples. Similar findings mar university holdings across the West, including New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and elsewhere.
Reclaiming the Soil as the Key to Community Wealth
Respecting the humanity and history of soil can help us grow a more resilient future for all. “When I think about soil, I think about the ecosystem and I think about history.”
Take Action: Brackenridge Committee Seeks ‘Reset’ on Community Relations
City of San Antonio Brackenridge Park committee members hope to open a new conversation about the park while generating a Brackenridge Park Reconciled Project Inventory.
Judge Refuses to Slow Brackenridge Redevelopment Project Over Indigenous Lawsuit Claims
Small groups of 20 or fewer will be allowed to hold limited ceremonies beside the San Antonio River, but U.S. District Judge Biery rejects requests by members of the Lipan-Apache Native American Church to protect the trees and birds.
VIDEO: Antonio Diaz and the Roots of the Indigenous Dignity Day March in San Antonio
On the cusp of the 25th march in the city, Deceleration spoke with Diaz about the roots of his own Indigenous awareness and movement away from Dia de la Raza in the late ’90s to what became a tenacious drive for an Indigenous Peoples Day declaration in San Antonio.
The Sacred & The Law: Indigenous Claims on Trial in Brackenridge Lawsuit
The core question for U.S. District Judge Fred Biery is whether the City of San Antonio has made sufficient effort to provide members of the Lipan-Apache “Hoosh Chetzel” Native American Church access to one of their holiest sites for religious ceremony. The City’s attorneys argued last week that accommodation isn’t even required.
Tribes Responding to Climate’s ‘Slow-Moving Tsunami’ Threatening Native Lands
The Hoh, Quinault, Quileute, and Makah Tribes have coped with storms and tsunamis battering the coasts of the Pacific Northwest for thousands of years. Now, threatened by rising sea levels and other climate impacts, they are evolving to meet new dangers to their villages and history.