Darren Thompson

Jan 7, 2025 | unicornriot.ninja | Darren Thompson

Bystanders Record Turtle Mountain Tribal Citizen Fatally Shot by BIA Police During Apprehension, FBI Investigating Belcourt, ND — On Sunday, December 29, 2024 a traffic stop at approximately 10:30 a.m. led to a fatal officer-involved-shooting (OIS) on the Turtle Mountain Reservation that left a tribal citizen dead. The deceased is 32-year-old Jordan Parisien, a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians (TMBCI).

Dec 27, 2024 | unicornriot.ninja | Darren Thompson

After Biden’s Historic Grants of Clemency, Calls to Commute Leonard Peltier Reignite Washington, D.C. — Last week, after President Biden made the historic act of commuting the sentences of 1,499 Americans in a single day, efforts to free Leonard Peltier have reignited. On Thursday, Dec. 12 — the day after Biden announced clemency — dozens of U.S. senators and representatives wrote a letter to the President asking for clemency for Leonard Peltier.

Apr 19, 2024 | lastrealindians.com | Darren Thompson

By Darren ThompsonMadison, Wisconsin—A discrimination case stemming from the Lac du Flambeau Indian Reservation gained momentum this week after a U.S. District Court denied the defendant’s motion to dismiss.

Apr 1, 2024 | lastrealindians.com | Darren Thompson

By Darren ThompsonSioux Falls, SD—Last week, several Sioux Falls police officers were recorded on a cell phone beating a man while making an arrest and communities are demanding justice. The video captures two police officers on top of Daniel Bettelyoun, a 44-year-old Oglala Lakota citizen, punching and tasing while he was laying face down in his mother’s apartment unit.

Mar 25, 2024 | lastrealindians.com | Darren Thompson

Piestewa’s family have been organizing the memorial to bring families together to heal and to build community for more than two decades. Color guards from the Gila River Indian Community, the Navajo Nation, Muskogee Creek Nation, Yakama Nation, and the Native American Women Warriors presented colors for the ceremony. Shaylin Shabi sung the “National Anthem" sung in Navajo and flag songs were presented by Phoenix Oyate Singers, a local drum group.