The Burns Paiute Speak Out on Malheur Takeover

Since the takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge by a self-styled militia of heavily armed, disgruntled ranchers (which I describe in this blog post: More Range Wars and White Privilege), the local Burns Paiute have addressed the issue specifically. Here is a sampling of the news coverage:

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/01/06/462179325/native-american-tribe-says-oregon-armed-occupiers-are-desecrating-sacred-land?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news

http://nativenewsonline.net/currents/burns-paiute-tribe-reacts-takeover-ancestral-land-group-clowns/

https://www.rawstory.com/2016/01/oregon-native-tribe-bewildered-by-gun-toting-glory-hounds-that-land-belongs-to-the-paiute/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/tribe-member-american-indians-would-have-been-dead-by-now-if-they-protested-like-oregon-militants_568d8bc8e4b0c8beacf58547

and this video statement from Burns Paiute tribal council member Jarvis Kennedy:

http://www.kgw.com/news/burns-tribe-says-armed-activists-desecrating-oregon-land/11701540

and a more recent addition here:

http://nativenewsonline.net/currents/burns-paiute-tribe-to-attorney-general-on-the-wildlife-refuge-this-a-sacred-place/