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      <font size="1"><a href="https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/prayer-walk-demands-justice-for-native-man-assaulted-by-US-feds-20210102-0002.html">https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/prayer-walk-demands-justice-for-native-man-assaulted-by-US-feds-20210102-0002.html</a>
      
      </font><h1 class="gmail-reader-title">Prayer Walk Demands Justice for Native Man Assaulted by U.S. Feds</h1>January 2, 2021</div>

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                                                <p>Native groups have 
taken to Petroglyphs National Monument in Tiwa Territory, commonly known
 as Albuquerque, New Mexico, to demand justice for Darrell House, a 
native man who was brutally tasered by rangers of the U.S. National Park
 Service (NPS), while he offered prayers on a hike with his sister and 
dog one week ago.</p>                                                     
                                        
                                                                
                                            
                                                 
                                                
                                                 
<p>A prayer walk from Ogahpogeh (Santa Fe) arrived to the site on 
Saturday afternoon, as reported by The Red Nation's Nick Estes, who 
tweeted, "#JusticeforDarrell walk ended at Petroglyphs National Park. 
Askia Trujillo from Ohkay Owingeh led the prayer walk. Walkers are 
demanding the firing of the two rangers who brutalized Darrell and an 
apology and restitution, as well as #LandBack."</p>                                                  
                                        
                                                                
                                            
                                                 
                                                
                                                <p>The Red Nation, a 
coalition of Native of non-Native activists, educators, students, and 
community organizers advocating for Native liberation, has called for “a
 full investigation of NPS actions of racial terror that day, the 
termination of rangers Wineland and Graden (who carried out the 
assault), and restitution and a full apology to Darrell and his sister” 
for the violation which took place on Saturday, December 26.</p>                                                  
                                        
                                                                
                                            
                                                 
                                                
                                                <p>Darrell, of Diné and 
Oneida native heritage and Marine veteran was with his sister and dog, 
Geronimo, had hiked Petroglyph National Park and stepped off the trail 
in compliance with physical distancing guidelines as a large group 
approached. They were then followed by park ranger Wineland, reportedly 
for being off-trail. The ranger called for backup, returned with them to
 the trail, and repeatedly tasered Darrell and Geronimo. The repression 
by the white settler officers was filmed by his sister.</p>                                                       
                                        
                                                                
                                            
                                                 
                                                
                                                <p>Darrell was 
handcuffed and detained for several hours and cited for several 
infractions including resisting and interfering with NPS functions. 
While he was released, the hate crime serves as a reminder of the 
ongoing colonial violence perpetrated against Indigenous peoples by the 
state.</p>                                                        
                                        
                                                                
                                            
                                                 
                                                
                                                 
 
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 <p>A statement published by The Red Nation on its website, describes the significance of the site.</p> 
 <p>“The Petroglyphs National Monument, which is home to ancient 
Indigenous rock art that still retains spiritual and cultural 
significance to Indigenous people today, was initially created at the 
request of Native activists to protect the area from vandalism and 
developers. Instead, the NPS under the authority of the Department of 
Interior is policing Native people on Native land.”</p> 
 <p>“Public lands are stolen lands. Indigenous people have the right to 
practice their culture and spiritual ways on Indigenous land without 
fear of repression, discrimination, or violence“ read the statement.</p> 
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