Tribal delegation in Ireland to affirm international solidarity
Bloody Sunday Trust invites group from Great Plains
Shaun Griswold
A delegation from Native communities in the U.S. are in Derry, Ireland, this week for a public meeting to affirm agreements that develop “International Solidarity” between Irish and Indigenous people.
The Derry Peace and Conflict International initiative is organized by the Bloody Sunday Trust.
On social media, the host, Museum Free Derry, pointed out that the experiences of Irish people and Indigenous peoples in the United States are connected through “the impact of colonization, displacement, and attempts to suppress culture, identity and history.”
According to the Derry Journal, in 1985, Indigenous activists, including Clyde Bellecourt of the American Indian Movement, traveled to Derry and took part in the Bloody Sunday Commemoration in solidarity with the Bloody Sunday families and their campaign for truth and justice.
This week’s visitors include people from the Indigenous group Honor the Earth. The group brought several Oglala Lakota and Northern Cheyenne organizers, including Krystal Two Bulls, Cheyenna “Chey” Morgan and Joseph White Eyes. Big Wind Carpenter, from Wind River Tribe, is also in Ireland for the event.
- 1.Indigenous delegation visiting Derry for Developing International Solidarity programme. Derry Journal, .
- 2.Museum of Free Derry. Instagram.
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