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Native America Calling: Native activists prepare for ongoing resistance and documentation as federal crackdowns expand
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Native activists prepare for ongoing resistance and documentation as federal crackdowns expand
In California, Illinois, and now Minnesota, activists, community leaders, and concerned neighbors have organized loose-knit networks of support for what they believe will be a protracted resistance effort against the crackdowns by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.
The Powwow Grounds Coffeehouse in Minneapolis is among the locations collecting food, cash, and other support for those filling the streets with whistles, drums, and their own voices. Doing so carries risk. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents shot and killed one person.
Many more are injured. At least one Minneapolis restaurant fended off ICE agents who attempted to enter.
Tune in to hear from Native organizers in cities around the country about what they expect in the weeks and months ahead.
Guests on Native America Calling
Robert Rice (enrolled in White Earth), owner of Pow Wow Grounds in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Courtney Cochran (Anishinaabe), artist, filmmaker, and community organizer
Jennifer Marley (citizen of San Ildefonso), community organizer and a member of the Total Sovereignty Working Group
Eva Cardenas (Mexica Chicana of Mazahua and Zapotec descent), director of organizing for the NDN Collective
Joel Garcia (Huichol), artist, cultural organizer, and director of Meztli Projects
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