THE RED NATION RESPONDS TO RACIST ATTACK ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLE – Oñate shooting 9/28/23
UPDATE (10/2/23 at 10pm mtn): We have decided to cancel tomorrow’s emergency live episode due to safety concerns. Thank you.
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THE RED NATION RESPONDS TO RACIST ATTACK ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLE : https://therednation.org/press-release-the-red-nation-account-of-thursdays-shooting/
VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=gFU8zHky6ZBQ1RU3&v=QiQms32gROc&feature=youtu.be
An agitator opened fire on a prayerful celebration in Tewa Territory (Española, New Mexico) shortly after 12PM local time on Thursday, September 28. This was a premeditated act of violence. The agitator shot Jacob Johns (Hopi and Akimel O’odham) in the torso. Johns was protecting a peaceful group of community members assembled at the Rio Arriba County Annex Building, along with half a dozen community peacekeepers. The gunman was heard saying “let’s do this” to a small group of men immediately before opening fire. At the time of the shooting, community members were celebrating a postponement of the reinstallation of a Juan de Oñate statue that was previously removed from Alcalde, New Mexico on June 15, 2020. Rio Arriba County officials planned to reinstall the statue on Thursday morning in its new location in front of the county annex building, but postponed the reinstallation after community members and activists mounted pressure earlier in the week. News of the postponement came as a relief to organizers, who turned the planned peaceful protest into an impromptu peaceful celebration with speeches and a community feed.
Demand the following:
Do not release the shooter!!
This must be recognized as the racially-motivated hate crime it is at all levels of government.
Protect Native women!!
As of now, the shooter is being held at Rio Arriba County Jail in Tierra Amarilla. The bond hearing is scheduled for Monday at 11:30AM at the Rio Arriba Magistrate Court. We will inform the public of any further updates.
The Red Nation Podcast will be recording an emergency live episode about Thursday’s events on Monday, October 2 at 5PM MT. The Red Nation and NDN Collective will be discussing the event’s wider significance for the Native liberation movement.
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