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Native Women Are Taking a Stand to Reclaim Stolen Land
As the federal government lobbies for erasure, immigrant populations are fighting back
It may sound like a gross simplification, but immigration is really just about sovereignty, land, and borders. No one knows this better than Native Americans. Strangely, journalists, activists, lawmakers, and legal advocates working to combat the Trump administration’s draconian immigration policies almost never defer to Native communities. But Native communities are showing up for migrants, who are increasingly Indigenous people fleeing the effects of the climate crisis.
On July 27, Natives from across the United States joined the Carrizo/Comecrudo (Esto’k Gna) Nation in McAllen, Texas, for a rally called Taking a Stand on Stolen Land. Anayanse Garza, a member of the 1,600-strong Carrizo/Comecrudo Nation, said the goal of the action was to say, “Enough — no more caging children; no more murdered and missing indigenous women, children, and men; no more harm to the Earth and her sources of life.”
For the Carrizo/Comecrudo Tribe of South Texas, this action was part of a larger movement. For the past six months, members of the tribe have been living in makeshift villages along the Rio Grande River, protesting Trump’s border wall.
