in 1968, he co-founded the american indian movement. er, he took part in the occupation of alcatraz island in california. 1972, assisted and activist groups across the rest to draw attention. aim took over the indian affairs building. in 1973, the american indian movement took over and occupied wounded knee on the pine ridge indian reservation for 71 days. earlier this year, he led a cross country walk from alcatraz to washington calling for the release of imprisoned native american activist leonard peltier has been held for many many years. dennis banks joins us in new york. we will get to palestine in a moment. as we broadcast today on the federal holiday known as columbus day, that others call indigenous peoples that, dennis banks, can you share your experience as a native american in this country? >> first of all, i have been watching your program this morning with these young people from the college and i want to say i feel great that the young people are really getting up there and speaking. i am almost 80 years old. i feel like i

and all of a sudden, as a result of that, or for whatever reason, because... the american indian movements began to appear as well. and then and there was a great time for lots of education. you know, i was unaware of the many misdeeds perpetrated on our people by the government's indifferent government. and this was a time that activism was really real, you know? and it was a time for joining in. and first you have to have the facts. you have to have the education. once you pick that up... and then that, on one hand, generates lots of anger at that point in time. >> hinojosa: within you? >> yes. >> hinojosa: around you. you were at the siege at wounded knee. it was something that if you grew up in the '60s and '70s, you knew. >> what happened was it was actually... a tragic little comedy happened, and we wound up taking over the bureau of indian affairs building. >> hinojosa: for how many months? >> it wasn't months. it was mainly days. i think it was more like 12 to 17 days, something like that, that we held the building. and maybe not even that long. i don't really remember. but in any

i want to mention the passing of russell means and from the american indian movement and from the bay area and his contributions to the united states is significant and the 60's and two individuals who have made a great difference in our nation's history. the other thing i am introducing today is a resolution. colleagues you may have heard reports in the media privacy related to the clipper cards. i think it's important -- can't make sure that people who are using clipper cards can be protected against any use of information about how where they go and the whereabouts are using the clipper card to make sure they're protected so i am intriewtion a resolution calling on the metropolitan transportation commission and we have consistency with transit and track usage with transportation and passes and transit passes and that is mine for submission. >> thank you supervisor avalos. supervisor cohen. >> thank you very much. good afternoon colleagues. i have two simple items to introduce today. the first is the drafting of a request for the city attorney to work with my office on reassessing t

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leonard peltier is a native american activist and former member of the american indian movement was convictedaiding in the killing of two fbi agents during a shootout on south dakota's pine ridge indian reservation in 1975. the incident occurred two years after the american indian movement occupied the village of wounded knee for 71 days. during that time, some 64 local native americans were murdered, most of them had ties to aim. their deaths went un investigated by the fbi. leonard peltier has long maintained his innocence. amnesty international considers him a political prisoner was not granted a fair trial. on friday, singers harry belafonte and pete seeger hosted the "ring leonard peltier home in 2012 concert" at the beacon theater in new york city to raise awareness of his 37-year- old ordeal and plea for executive clemency from president obama. among those who spoke with academy award winning filmmaker, michael moore. >> [inaudible] the idea of how we incarcerate people in this country -- leonard is there for a crime he did not commit. he has served 37 years enslaved in a pen. what wil

. >> reporter: means was on the front lines of protests by the american indian movement. he led the 1973 takeover of wounded knee, a standoff with the federal government that last the 71 days. he sought a return to native american traditions while standing up for treaty rights. he disagreed with critics who said ames' aggressive tactics were counterproductive. >> the american indian will win only involving itself in violence in self-defense. never did we attack, never. >> reporter: movie audiences unfamiliar with means' political activism came to know his work in film like the last of mohicans and pocahontas. he said he found the art of acting fulfilling. this spring means spoke at a sioux falls conference on the wounded knee occupation four decades later. that standoff has left behind a complex legacy of government distress, divisions within ames' ranks and reawakening of native american values. at the center of it all was russell means whose voice weakened by throat cancer called upon all native americans to be fearless to the end. >> when it's my time to go, it's my ti

and then aim, american indian movement wrote their own programs, modeling after what we had written but more specifically to their culture and their community and what was happening. so that 10-point platform and program is basic. i mean, it's really no different from a lot of civil rights organizations and other organizations except that we in the black panther party really says we believe in the right to self defense. and i guess that's what captured the imagination not only a lot of people but captured the imagination of the white racist power structure. talking about defending themselves. well, i'll be darned. you know what i mean. they call me one day over to do a television show in san francisco, race relations in america, and i take my 10-point platform and program but i took 500 of the 3,000 racist letters that had been sent to us in the black panther party. i had given it back there all racist letters to all chapters program but i also took 500 of the 3,000 racist letters that had been sent to us in the black panther party. i had given a directive that all racist letters to all

but then he refused to grant it apart -- a pardon to a radical in the american indian movement. serving consecutive life sentences aiding and abetting the execution-style murders of two fbi agents for about nothing excites the left more than cop killers. the left still has their posters if there is a rally but had to say after a search for a true blue and he found that person been at barack obama. that's why he organized star-studded fund-raisers while, appeared on the couch of both pro winfrey, ellen degeneres, exclusives to "rolling stone" concerts' with "rolling stone" dave matthews. it paid off in dividends that he was granted exclusive access to the warehouse. there he is an by his side is michelle obama ready to pounce on any non organic items. [laughter] this is that the first state department dinner for the prime minister of india there he wears his sweet ass interbred. [laughter] barack obama is committed to hollywood? they will try a not to have another four years. when i say muzzle hollywood not like the left but to lead a person and come to their own conclusion, i wa

. >> a former leadiner of the american indian movement died this morning at his ranch in south dakotahe captured national attention when he led a standoff at the sacred grounds of wounded knee in 1973. he appeared in hollywood films including the last of the mohicans. he grew up here in the bay area he was 72 years ago. >> time now for 20 6:00 a.m. much more on the kron for morning news. first live look at the san mateo bridge this morning. it looks like things are going very well this morning at 427 atm. a check on your forecast coming up. >> (cheers & applause) that should into it! and the giants have won the pennant! nine-and zero the final in game seven! >> the giants are on their way to the walls here is what they blow out last night. san francisco beat the st. louis cardinals 9-0 to win the national league pennant. >> matt cain pitched a gym with plenty of run support. most of the sellout crowd stayed in their seats after the final house to take in the five big win. >> we have a lot of momentum going our way and we felt that. the guys will relaxed today and won a will to jump ou

eight years later on the pine ridge indian reservation and grew up to be a leader of the american indian movementroup that protested the history of signing and violating government treaties. george mcgovern was 90 years old when he died on sunday. russell means died the next day on the pine ridge indian reservation. he was 72. according to the new york times, a few months before he was diagnosed with inoperable cancer last year, russell means cut off his braids. he said it was a gesture of mourning for his people. the sioux believe that hair holds memories and mourners cut their hair to release those memories and to release the people in those memories to the spirit world. knowledge . americans are always ready to work hard for a better future. since ameriprise financial was founded back in 1894, they've been committed to putting clients first. helping generations through tough times. good times. never taking a bailout. there when you need them. helping millions of americans over the centuries. the strength of a global financial leader. the heart of a one-to-one relationship. together for your fu

eight years later on the pine ridge indian reservation and grew up to be a leader of the american indian movementa group that protested the history of signing and viementing government treaties. george mcgovern was 90 years old when he died on sunday. russell means died the next day on the pine ridge indian reservation. he was 72. according to the new york times, a few months before he was diagnosed with inoperable cancer last year, russell means cut off his braids. he said it was a gesture of mourning for his people. the sioux believe that hair holds memories and mourners cut their hair to release those memories and to release the people in those memories to the spirit world. ♪ [ male announcer ] it started long ago. the joy of giving something everything you've got. it takes passion. and it's not letting up anytime soon. at unitedhealthcare insurance company, we understand that commitment. and always have. so does aarp, an organization serving the needs of americans 50 and over for generations. so it's no surprise millions have chosen an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unite

means was a leader of the american indian movement in the 1970s, and he was at the forefront of the sometimes violent occupation of wounded in later years, he had an acting career, appearing in "the last of the mohicans" and other films. russell means was 72 years old. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: as the candidates prepared for their third and final debate, i spent the weekend talking to voters in a state the president won by three points in 2008. for months now, both men have been fighting over and pouring resources into florida. . >> congressman paul ryan and governor mitt romney. >> woodruff: it was late friday night when mitt romney showed up in the sunshine day buoyed by polls after the first debate that show him gaining here. >> how about this? are you ready for four very different years? >> yeah! four years where we create 12 million new jobs and rising take-home pay. >> woodruff: romney and his running mate paul ryan came to daytona beach on the east side of the swing voter rich i-4 corridor. during the popular biking fess which draws thou

russell means was an early leader of the american indian movement who helped head the uprising at wounded knee in 1973. and those are some of the headlines. this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. our 100-the road in city tour in summer fallow, california. president obama and republican challenger mitt romney squared off monday in florida in their final presidential debate before the november 6 general election. in a debate focused on foreign policy, both candidates agreed on a number of issues including the secret drone war, u.s. support for israel, the withdrawal of u.s. forces from afghanistan, and opposition to u.s. military involvement in syria. but they clashed over military spending, iran, and libya. several key international issues were not addressed at all, including climate change, the economic crisis in europe, and u.s.-backed drug war in latin america. last night broke the sound barrier once again by adding the voices of two third party presidential candidates that were excluded from the debate. jill stein of the green party and r

a landmark moment for the american indian movement. >> monticello is the picture on our cover this weekkeld delivered our cover story. week in and week out. >> progress is not inevitable and the melting pot doesn't always melt very well. >> reporter: richard reported the facts, yes, but what a way he had with words. what a way leroy niemann had with a brush, an artist as colorful as his canvases. he painted the good life and the sporting life. (phone ringing). >> madison manor, oscar the beautiful speaking. >> osgood: in the odd couple jack includingman was everybody's image of a slofnly sports writer. his oscar was a lovable grouch. >> the legendary hector macho comacho. >> reporter: if ever a fighter was deserving of his nickname it was hector macho. he was famous for his speed and his style. alex carrus showed both speed and style as tackle for the detroit lions. and he was a knockout in blazing saddles. >> hey, you can't park that animal over there. it's illegal. >> osgood: because of his looks, ernest borgnine was typecast as a heavy. but as marty, borgnine proved there was more to

just earlier this year a group of local and indians socialism movement over the proposals have also spoken out plans for natural gas projects on condition. let's get to the business now as he's done your bushel standing by for us live and good to see you again but i understand america's debt crisis faces its biggest casualty you. will file for bankruptcy a report that will make it the biggest city yet to go bust decades of overspending on the collapse of its housing market being blamed america's problems for worse. ups chief or mano prodi recently told me staying in the states j.p. morgan trader the so-called london whale lost four times more than admitted by james jamie diamond boss a new report the losses from the bank's chief investment office in england first came to light last month the troubled by will reveal more information on july thirteenth when it reports second quarter earnings the bank has slumped three percent in the opening minutes u.s. corporate profits fell for the first time in four years new report shows reversing wall street today gains the single currency is now retrea

despite before victims of jim crow, few southern indians joined the civil rights movement after world war ii. their history distinguished them from african-americans even if discrimination did not. in 1962 choctaw chief philip martin expressed the view of many indians. when the white people came, they brought with them the negroes as their slaves. so in a nut shell the white and negro problem is one of their own making. in my opinion, the basis of the indian problem is entirely different. tribes did not seek individual rights for individual indians, instead they sought respect for their distinct status as sovereign nations. consequently they looked to indian organizations such as national congress of american indians to seek redress of grievances. southern indians recognized they had unique problems rooted in southern history. therefore they formed regional organizations that addressed particular needs. membership in these organizations was tribal, not individual, and they focused on relations with the federal government, not civil rights. these organizations formed during the tenure

india's ambitious nuclear energy plans are being met head on by a growing green protest movement the indian government however has accused the us of stoking the opposition but as artie's preassure reports american interests are driven by money rather than that of environment. protests have erupted across india outside of nuclear power stations like this one the cool down call in plant a joint indian and russian venture in the south that will be the largest such electricity generating facility in the country construction of nuclear power plants in india has been stalled because of growing opposition and now the indian government has said it's the united states that's behind the protests motivated by american business interests there could be. interested there could be you know. the politics of the nuclear industry or. geopolitical concerns that the india's prime minister manmohan singh has taken away the licenses of three n.g.o.s and put seventy seven more on the global watch list for key believes american n.g.o.s are helping fund anti-nuclear protesters while such aid is not illegal the act

now oklahoma and tocqueville on his western travels actually witnessed some of the indians moving west in this movement and he wrote a chapter at the end of the first volume of "democracy in america" on the position of indians and blacks in america and what the problems that posed for the country. these issues foreshadowed crises that came later and illustrated problems which tocqueville addressed in the last chapters of the first volume of democracy in america. on the fact that blacks and indians were not considered citizens in this democratic republic. he foresaw the possibility of the rupture of the civil war. it's one of his many uncanny predictions. he looks ahead this young man writing in his 20s and 30s looks ahead and sees much of the future history that has happened. he sees the possibility of the rupture of civil war and the tragic fate of many native americans even as he saluted the way democracy bound citizens together through local government. and perhaps he may even be seen as having pointed to the successes of the civil rights movement when he writes to combat the evils that equality can

our indian of protesters of rage against nuclear. industry as a protest movement much to go green with envy rather environmentalism. and. the swells the plant that was responsible for causing the world's worst industrial disaster and now it had been abandoned in a condition where it had become a source of pollution of the most recent study that was done shows that this water pollution and spreading. more than hundred thousand. troops walking with. me to be born with birth defects in children. in the sea as little as five hundred dollars. and the unpunished. this is our starting with in the news you have us get to the world update for you in a series of powerful earthquakes off with an even easier of course widespread panic around the indian ocean mass evacuations took place in many coastal regions with people fearful after last year's fukushima disaster in japan there were no immediate reports of death or damage and tsunami warnings have been called off back in two thousand and four eight nine point one magnitude earthquake and tsunami killed almost a quarter of a

grant a pardon to a guy by the name of leonard, who was a radical and was called the american indian movement. the serving consecutive life sentences for aiding and abetting in the execution-style murders of not one, but to fbi agents. now, there's nothing that excites the left more than a cop killers. just look at abu jamal in pennsylvania who's been on death row more than 30 years now, and the left still has their posters every time there's some type of rally, even if it has nothing to do with abu jamal. but david geffen was fuming mad. he said you know what? i'm done with bill clinton. i need to go searching for true blue die-hard progressive and he found that person in barack obama. someone committed to the ideology of progressivism and that's why he started to organize star-studded fund-raisers for barack obama. that's why barack obama out of nowhere started to appear on the couch of oprah winfrey, he was on the set with ellen degeneres, granting exclusive to rolling stone, holding conferences with the dave matthews. he was the american idol candidate. for someone like david geffen, it p

occurred go to the pine ridge reservation in south dakota and talk to a member of the american indian movement? >> there are several questions about the media coverage. why it is so flawed and one asks there are suburban tax on christians and another asks about the day dead new dain if we have a more recent data. read do. if they came five years ago from "the new york times" and on the inane network's news and pretty much what i showed you about the first year. like to emphasize the first year because we know first impressions are so powerful. that makes the context with which they see this issue and they don't know palestinians are being killed they think the actions are retaliatory rather than being aware the violence precedes them. there was another study from fairness and accuracy with npr they found it reported nine 90% of the israeli children's deaths. a similar

build the road through an amazon nature preserve here this year a group of lowland indians quit moralez socialism movement over the proposals also spoken out against plans for natural gas projects on their traditional territories . from associated daniel the r.t. business desk good to see you again i do understand of vladimir putin wants to start tapping russia's reserves and yes he wants to fix the country's roads and kick start the economy the same time russia has one of the world's biggest reserve funds but they haven't used it on infrastructure projects during the term of the economic crisis the president did the state budget will be based on the average of oprah's role. really based on the old coralie falling on the ninety four dollars a barrel prize is a growing a record low rates here in russia where inflation has been under three percent this year that's whole of last year's first six months total so if the president putin postponed electricity price hikes later this summer do expect price growth to come this year the central banks as low inflation is its key target now the all two years has slipp

wants to build a road through an amazon nature reserve earlier this year a group of indians quit moralities socialism movement over the proposals they've also spoken out against plans for a natural gas project on their traditional territories. as promised it's business time here on r.t. and there's daniel good to see you today we do understand that's for any good news for files in russia rolls royce index says moscow in new york with the world's richest cities from next week they're the only places with more than one dealership a second site opens here wednesday of the sales last year doubled the rich unaffected by the crisis forcing cutbacks in the world economy luxury firms are reporting right. called profits russian capital has seventy eight billionaires that twenty more than the big apple or more good news here as promised growth remains record lows inflation has been under three percent this year whole of last year's total as of the president putin postponed electricity price hikes to later this summer so expect price growth later this year says low inflation is its key target the russian markets because

without that movement, i don't think tecumseh could have forged that indian alliance. more over, up until tippicanoe, tecumseh was referred to as the prophet's brother. his star did not burn brightly for long. he merged after tip canoe and by october, less than two years later he was dead on the battlefield of the towns. i think the great john norton who served with the british was more important. he made sure that they remained loyal and he thought it was the battle on the niagara front. that was a more important and the front further east in the old northwest. it looks to me like they may not have been the second most important indian leader in the war. number six, american heavy friggots and the success of these ships helped the u.s. win the war at sea. now, this sentence has three british myths and one american one. the first british myth is that they weren't frigets at all. really battleships rather than cruisers and thus, we defeated the british because we were fighting them with ships far more powerful. they were more armed. and it was so disgrace for british to

without that religious movement, i don't think tecumseh could have forged that indian alliance. moreover, up until tippecanoe, really until the end of 1811, tecumseh was typically referred to as the prophet's brother. he was considered a decidedly secondary character. his brother was deemed the dominant indian in the old northwest. beyond that, a star did not burn brightly for very long. he emerged sometime after tippecanoe in late 1811, and by october of 1813, less than two years later, he was dead on the battlefield of the thames. not only was his brother more significant, but i think the great mohawk leader john morton served with the british was also more important. he made sure that the grand river iroquois during the war. and that was a more important front than the front further east in the old northwest. so it looks to me like tecumseh might not have even been the second most important indian leader in this war. all right. number six, american heavy friday gats were ships of the line and relied heavily on british subjects and it helped the u.s. win the war at sea. now, t

. >> the teachers movement move to its first strike in 25 .ears >> indians returning our schools purpose, theary education of our children. >> the tentative agreement includes a longer school day and new teacher evaluation system. still needs to be more than 25,000 teachers in chicago. the strike started last week after the union and the city on evaluation guidelines and job security. >> arizona police now can e a key part of the controversial immigration law. a federal judge refused to block the so-called show me your papers provision. now police and ask people stopped for other crimes to prove they are in the country illegally. said the provision will lead to racial profiling. it is wednesday, 60 degrees. >> yesterday was national cheeseburger day. how krispy kreme is celebrating event and how you can get food at nationals park like >> we want to get a check on the weather. >> now jacqui jeras. as theyows the storms rolled through and caused some of the damage. couple of people still without power today. the clouds are lingering, but not farring line is away. watch for skies to become