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Onk Akimel Kikam condemns Indigenous Peoples Day attack on border protesters
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
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The following is an October 20, 2020, statement from Onk Akimel Kikam, a grassroots group of residents on the Salt River Pima–Maricopa Indian Community in Arizona.
On Monday, October 12, 2020, Water and Land Protectors that included O’odham relatives were tear gassed and shot at close range by the Arizona Department of Public Safety while protesting the desecration of sacred sites affected by the U.S. Custom and Border Protection’s border wall construction. The Onk Akimel Kikam condemn Arizona Department of Public Safety’s use of chemical agents and projectiles against the Hia-Ced O’odham Land and Water Protectors and their Allies.
The Onk Akimel Kikam stand in solidarity with the Hia-Ced O’odham Water and Land Protectors. They condemn the U.S. President Trump’s political ploy, the U.S./Mexico border wall, as it continues to degrade and desecrate A’al Wappia and its surrounding plants and animals.
Indigenous Peoples Day – Border Patrol Checkpoint – October 12, 2020
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