Cross Posted from CENSORED NEWS
SELLS, Arizona — Tohono O’odham demanded an end to the desecration of their ceremonies, and the invasion and militarization of their homeland by the US Border Patrol during a protest today at the eastern edge of the Tohono O’odham Nation.
The protest was organized by the O’odham Voice against the wall. Founder Ofelia Rivas, O’odham, said, “Our message is that we as traditional O’odham are still here, carrying out the ceremonies and maintaining the balance. During this time of O’odham ceremonies, traditional O’odham are demanding a halt to the interference of O’odham ceremonies by US Border Patrol agents.
Rivas said traditional O’odham said there should be no US Border Patrol interference with the ceremonial O’odham deer hunt, including helicopter flyovers by the US Border Patrol and other immigration agents. O’odham are demanding a halt to the spotlighting by US Border Patrol agents during their ceremonies, Rivas told Censored News.
O’odham Voice against the Wall will protest the Border Patrol again on July 26, 2013.
