A liberal arts professor at the University of Minnesota called on people to “dismantle” and “decolonize” the United States during a pro-Palestinian event.
Earlier this month, University of Minnesota liberal arts professor Melanie Yazzie took the stage with several other speakers as part of the anti-capitalist Native American advocacy group Red Nation’s “teach-in” on the war between Israel and Hamas.
During the pro-Palestinian event, Yazzie made several controversial comments, including early on when he said he wanted one takeaway from the event to be that “we are all indigenous people who come from nations that are under occupation by the United States government. “
“And, of course, the United States funds the Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands,” Yazzie continued. “They’re the same thing, actually.”
“So it’s our responsibility as people inside the United States to do everything we can to decolonize this place because that will reverberate around the world,” Yazzie said. “Because the United States is the largest predatory empire that has ever existed.”
Yazzie said she and her comrades “want to [the] America Out of Everywhere,” including “Palestine” and “Turtle Island,” a name used by some Native American tribes to describe North America.
Melanie Yazzie, liberal arts professor at the University of Minnesota, speaks at the Red Nation “teach-in” about the war between Israel and Hamas. Screenshot Red Nation/Fox News Digital
“And that the goal is to dismantle the settler project that is the United States for the freedom and future of all life on this planet,” Yazzie said. “A lot depends on that.”
Yazzie also seemed to imply that he saw the “whole world” change after the October 7 attacks by the Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas against innocent Israeli civilians and stated that “Palestine is the alternative path for the native nations.”
“It is a fair fight and so powerful that literally, in 60 days, it has changed the entire world,” Yazzie said. “The whole world has changed. I knew the moment it happened that nothing, and I mean nothing for the colonizers or for any of the good, humble people on Earth, would ever be the same.”
During the pro-Palestinian event, Yazzie reportedly made several controversial comments. REUTERS
“And we have to lean on that. Lean on the fact that the colonizers are afraid,” he said, laughing. “Lean on scaring them and making them uncomfortable!”
Yazzie, who said she co-hosted the Red Nation podcast “Red Power Hour,” denounced “liberalism” as “nonsense” and “garbage” that “was founded on imperialism and colonialism.”
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“All he knows is the language of violence, and when he’s not using the language of violence, he’s using niceties like ‘Minnesota Nice’ to cover that shit up,” Yazzie said.
“Enough! Enough of investing our time in liberalism!” she cried. “That’s not resistance.
“Resistance is the only… the only type of mortal blows to colonialism, to imperialism, that have occurred historically because indigenous peoples have resisted in the various places where this violence has touched.”
Yazzie also delivered a message to her “Palestinian relatives,” where she called the United States a “violent settler project” and she and her comrades have the “moral authority” to do so “as the original people” of the United States.
“In addition to solidarity and the things we could do, having the moral authority as the native people of these lands, to confront the violent settler project that is the United States,” Yazzie said.
“And to help lead that, to be the spearhead here of all the liberation struggles and the movements that seek a world of justice, equality and peace, that seek to dismantle the United States,” he continued.
Yazzie, co-host of the Red Nation podcast “Red Power Hour,” denounced “liberalism” as “nonsense” and “garbage” that was “based on imperialism and colonialism.” REUTERS
“I hope they seek to dismantle the United States,” Yazzie added to applause from the audience.
Yazzie also claimed that “decolonization” is “the only thing that will save us as a species” and “the planet,” and said people should “just agree, no questions asked.”
Yazzie, the University of Minnesota and Red Nation did not respond to Fox News Digital’s requests for comment.
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