The Bloody Sunday Trust will host a delegation from the US indigenous community in Derry for one week starting September 7. The visit forms part of the Derry Peace and Conflict International initiative, launched by the Trust in 2023 to build alliances on anti-apartheid and decolonisation efforts.

Previous editions included participants from the Western Balkans in the inaugural year and Palestine solidarity groups from the US in 2024. The Trust plans to strengthen bonds with indigenous communities through the 2026 event.

The Trust noted historical ties between Irish people and indigenous nations in the US, stemming from shared colonisation, displacement and cultural challenges. It highlighted donations from the Choctaw and Cherokee Nations to Irish famine relief in 1847, soon after the Trail of Tears.

Solidarity actions continued with Irish and indigenous visits to Co. Mayo in 1990 and Mississippi in 1992 for memorial walks on the Famine and Trail of Tears. In 1985, Floyd Westerman of the Dakota, Clyde Bellecourt of the Ojibwe, and Billy of the Five Nations joined the Bloody Sunday march in Derry to support local families and highlight injustices.

In 2020, Irish communities donated funds to Navajo and Hopi groups affected by Covid-19, drawing from the 1847 example. Sculptures marking this solidarity history stand in Midleton, Co. Cork, and Tuskahoma, Oklahoma.