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INDIGENOUS NATIONHOOD MOVEMENT - Statement of Principles

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  2. INDIGENOUS NATIONHOOD MOVEMENT
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  5. STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES
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  7. WHO WE ARE
  8. • We are a movement for land, life, languages, and liberation.
  9. • We are fighting for the survival and independence of Indigenous nations.
  10. • We are an alliance of mutual support and coordinated action that branches out in all Four Directions.
  11. • We are an Indigenous-led movement that includes women, men, and two-spirited people of all ages, colours, and nationalities.
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  13. WHAT WE BELIEVE
  14. • We will protect the land, water, and air that provide the basis for all life.
  15. • Indigenous cultures, spiritualities and governments are the foundation for our continuing survival.
  16. • It is our responsibility to take action and to live according to our original teachings and natural laws.
  17. • Colonial laws and systems must be abolished.
  18. • Restitution must be made for the theft of our lands and the failed attempt to exterminate our peoples.
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  20. WHAT WE STAND FOR
  21. • Indigenous self-determination and autonomous nationhood.
  22. • Re-empowering traditional governments.
  23. • Defending and protecting the natural environment and all living beings.
  24. • Reclaiming, renaming, and reoccupying Indigenous homelands and sacred spaces.
  25. • Restoring nation-to-nation relations with Settler people and governments.
  26. • Learning and teaching Indigenous languages, traditions, ceremonies and knowledge.
  27. • Eliminating all forms of violence within Indigenous communities, including violence based on gender and sexual orientation.
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  30. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT: http://NationsRising.org
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  33. STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES AVAILABLE IN:
  34. • Anishinaabemowin
  35. • English
  36. • French
  37. • Kanienkeha
  38. • Nēhiyawēwin
  39. • ʻŌlelo Hawai’i
  40. • Spanish
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  42. DOWNLOAD TRANSLATIONS HERE: http://nationsrising.org/inm-statement-of-principles-translations/
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  44. WATCH ON YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GRSpmrjohU
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  46. LISTEN ON SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/inmvmt/indigenous-nationhood-movement
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  48. Twitter: @INMvmt
  49. Facebook: http://facebook.com/IndigenousNationhoodMovement
  50. Tumblr: http://indigenousnationhoodmovement.tumblr.com/
  51. SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/inmvmt/
  52. YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUz6x5jXa5Ckg3jn4zJDESg
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  54. RESISTANCE. RESURGENCE. REVOLUTION.
  55. #NationsRising
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