Native American Activist Winona LaDuke on Use of "Geronimo" as Code for Osama bin Laden: "The Continuation of the Wars Against Indigenous People"

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Winona LaDuke, Native American activist and writer. She lives and works on the White Earth Nation in northern Minnesota. She is the executive director of Honor The Earth. She has just published a new book, “The Militarization of Indian Country.

Native American activist and writer Winona LaDuke joins us to discuss her new book, "The Militarization of Indian Country." LaDuke covers the legacy of the seizure of Native American lands by the U.S. government—which became sites for industrial and military use, including army bases, nuclear testing sites, coal and uranium mining—and how the military-industrial complex is encroaching on Native communities. LaDuke lives and works on the White Earth Nation in northern Minnesota and is Executive Director of the group, Honor The Earth. "Indian country is to not be assaulted by the U.S. military," says LaDuke.