On August 1, 2010, in the midst of other mass demonstrations and sit-ins at a number of hotels and government buildings on Easter Island, members of the Hito Rangi clan began to occupy the Hanga Roa hotel. Most of the protesters at other sites were evicted from the premises, but the protesters at the Hanga Roa persisted. In 2010, 22 pieces of land were occupied, including the museum, Hotel Hanga Roa, and a number of other areas containing government buildings.

Translated to mean language nest or voice nest, Punana Leo was the first Indigenous Language immersion pre-school in the so-called United States. Founded by Larry Kimura, Kauanoe Kamanā, and William H. "Pila" Wilson, the establishment was a political battle and the first school was illegal due racist policies. The schools were inspired by the pre-annexation Hawaiian language schools that existed and by Maori language revitalization kindergartens in Aotearoa. The first-ever class of Pūnana Leo students graduated from high school in 1999, and in 2002 the Hilo campus of the University of Hawaii awarded the first master's degree completed entirely in the Hawaiian language. As of 2023, there were a total of thirteen Pūnana Leo preschools, with locations on five of the Hawaiian islands: Hawaiʻi, Maui, Molokaʻi, Oʻahu and Kauaʻi.

After weeks of ceremony and discussion, Sir William Johnson, representing the British Crown, and representatives of 24 First Nations conclude the Treaty of Fort Niagara. The discussions covered the Royal Proclamation of 1763 which established the Proclamation Line, banning unregulated settlement west of the Eastern Continental Divide. The surrender of a four-mile strip of land along the shore of the Niagara River by the Seneca was one of the first land cessions under the new Proclamation. Present for the talks were representatives from the Haudenosaunee, Detroit Wyandot, Anishinaabeg, Menominee, as well as those from the Seven Nations of Canada and the Western Confederacy. The Detroit Odawa (including Pontiac), Sandusky Wyandot, and Ohio Shawnee refused to attend the conference. Per the Canadian Encyclopedia: The acceptance or understanding of the 1763 Royal Proclamation’s clauses relating to First Nations and their lands is the most important outcome at Niagara. The treaty extended the covenant chain, binding more Native Nations to the British which led to their involvement on the British side during the American Revolution. While clearly historically very significant and still recognized by First Nations today, Canada does not recognize this treaty as it was recorded by wampum.