U.S. Executes Lezmond Mitchell Over Objections Of The Navajo Nation It’s the first time in modern history that the federal government has executed a Native American for a crime committed against another Native American on tribal land, his attorneys say. Lauren Gill
The Federal Government’s Decision To Execute Lezmond Mitchell Is A Direct Affront To Tribal Rule The execution of Mitchell against the will of the Navajo Nation only perpetuates the U.S.’s dreadful history of colonial violence and oppression of Indigenous peoples. Ruth Hopkins
