Silencing a Movement Leader: Nick Tilsen’s Fight for Justice

About this episode

This episode discusses Nick Tilsen's trial and the implications for movement leadership and justice.

We’re back for season 4, and in this first episode, we get personal. As some of you may know, Nick Tilsen, Oglala Lakota, Founder & CEO of NDN Collective, is being brought to trial in Pennington County, South Dakota and will be fighting for his freedom.  ℹ️ You can learn more about Nick’s case here: https://ndnco.cc/tilsentrial2026   NDN Collective believes this case to be a politically motivated effort to silence a movement leader by criminalizing his actions and misusing the legal system. Nick is being charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, and obstruction – if found guilty, he could face up to 26 years in prison.  HERE IS HOW YOU CAN HELP: 📲Check out our partner toolkit to help us get the charges dropped against Nick Tilsen: https://ndnco.cc/nicksupport 💌Donate to the NDN Legal Fund: https://ndnlegalfund.org   💬Stay connected to receive email and sms updates about the case: https://ndnco.cc/subscribetoday We’re honored to have Lorenzo Serna, Senior Tactical Media Strategist for NDN Collective, host this episode of LANDBACK For The People. SUPPORT OUR WORK: Help us continue this vital truth-telling media work, donate to NDN Collective's…

People in this episode

Hosts: Lorenzo Serna, Nick Tilsen

Topics covered

• justice
• legal system
• political activism
• indigenous rights
• movement leadership

Keywords

• Nick Tilsen
• NDN Collective
• trial
• aggravated assault
• politically motivated

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NDN Legal Fund, For the People Campaign

Places: Pennington County, South Dakota

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