Apache Defense of Homeland from Homeland Security, A CALL OUT to all Indigneous Peoples!!!!

Southern Indigenous Peoples continuously face abuse of authority and violation of human and civil rights by current and proposed U.S. Anti-immigrant legislation and border enforcement policies and practice.

"The way and the only way, to stop the evil is for all Red People to unite in claiming a common and equal right in the land, as it was at first, and should be yet; for it was never divided, but belongs to all for the use of each." Tecumsch ( Shawnee Chief, 1768)

The Alianza Indigena Sin Fronteras in solidarity with other human rights, immigrant rights and community organizations of the southwest region strongly oppose the U.S. Department of Homeland Security the seizure of Lipan Apache peoples land along the U.S. - Mexico Border.

Since 1990, Indigenous peoples on both sides of the U.S. Mexico Border have been profoundly affected by the U.S. on-going domestic "wars:" The War on the Poor, The War on undocumented immigration, The War on Drugs and now the Terrorism. For the past 17 years, nationalism, xenophobia, and anti-immigrant hysteria have been on the rise. These attitudes promote and support built-in institutional racism, abuse of authority, and violation of rights. This militarization border zone, with its institutional racism and deep disrespect for Indigenous human and civil rights, has been imposed on the Southern Indigenous peoples and communities. Our Indigenous ways, quality of life, culture, sacred cultural lands and borderlands have been disrupted.

Liberman seeks more information on the border fence environmental waiver: In a letter to Secretary Michael Chertoff, the Senator asked for details on why DHS wants to waive 19 federal statues to build the fence through two miles of the San Pedro Riparian National Conservatory Area ( SPRNCA) along the Arizona-Mexico border. He also asked for information on all actions being developed to monitor and lessen the environment impact of building the fence, the letter concluded by asking DHS for copies of any Environmental Assessments and Environmental Impact Statements
before the waiver decision. DHS did respond positively to this request!!

These threats are assaults on our Indigenous our limited sovereignty, self-determination, borderlands and cultural sites.

We call upon all Indigenous people to unite and join the Alianza Indigena Sin Fronteras in supporting our Lipan Apache relatives in ther struggle to protect their land and promote respect for Indigenous border justice!!

The Aalianza Indigens Sin FRonteras in partnership with O'Odham Against the Wall will be coordinating an Indigenous peoples conference call Tuesday or Wednesday of next week! We will keep you posted.
Join Us!

Jose R. Matus
Alianza Indigena Sin Fronteras
P.O.Box 826
Tucson, Arizona 85701
520-979-2125
www.indigenasinfronteras.org

"Civilazation" has been thrust upon me since the days of the reservations, and it has not added one whit to my sense of justice, to my reverence for the rights of life, to my love for truth, honesty, and generosity." Luther Standing Bear