Mali’s new military dictatorship is in the unusual position of being unable to militarily defeat the indigenous Tuareg secessionists, while at the same time being uncomfortable with asking NATO or other foreign armies for help. As Philippe Leymarie writes at Le Monde diplomatique, the army is demoralized, generals have stopped wearing their uniforms, and the... more →
The economy of Canada has long been dependent on the theft of indigenous peoples’ resources. Cree, Algonquin, Dene, Anishnabe, Inuit and Ojibway resistance to this theft has been ongoing. Canada’s response has been to send in the army and RCMP. As a new awareness of this theft dawns in Canada, the corporations and governments that... more →
In case Prime Minister Harper and the Government of Canada are confused about the demands of the First Nations, Defenders of the Land — the predecessor to Idle No More — lays it out in a handy twelve point list... more →
With indigenous protests, demonstrations and blockades erupting across Canada recently, many might be wondering what’s the deal? Canada endorsed the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in 2010. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper met with Assembly of First Nations Chief Shawn Atleo a year ago in a Crown First Nations Summit. What more... more →
Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence is now in the 21st day of her hunger strike, her demand to meet with Prime Minister Stephen Harper having so far fallen on deaf ears. It now seems that the chances of Spence becoming a martyr for her people (and thus all indigenous people) is looming menacingly on the horizon... more →
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