[1][2][3][4] The demonstration was declared a riot by the Portland Police Bureau and saw the toppling of two statues in the South Park Blocks as well as vandalism to the Oregon Historical Society and other local businesses.

[6] The text "Dakota 38" was spray painted on the Lincoln memorial's base, referring to his role in a mass execution of Native Americans in Minnesota in 1862.

[8] The city's mayor Ted Wheeler said the event was "not an act of social justice" and called the rioters' actions "an attack on institutions that support the oppressed people protesters are defending".

However, an "African-American heritage, bicentennial quilt" deemed a "priceless piece of history" was stolen and retrieved a few blocks away.

The third said, "The FBI and Law Enforcement must focus their energy on ANTIFA and the Radical Left, those who have spent the summer trying to burn down poorly run Democrat Cities throughout the USA!

Yet, we cannot condone pointless acts of vandalism and the brandishing of weapons that serve only to detract from the real message that must be heard: Indigenous people continue to suffer at the will of systems designed to eradicate our self-determination, culture, economies, and families.