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Jay Taber

• Mission of Defamation

  Jan 23, 2013 by Jay Taber

  The integration of the U.S. State Department agenda with that of NGOs like Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International didn’t happen by accident. Philanthropic foundations that underwrite NGOs advocating for the environment, human rights and intellectual freedom also benefit from American global hegemony. As reapers of derivatives from transnational corporations dependent on the projection of... more →

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• Language Church and State

  Jan 22, 2013 by Jay Taber

  Life is full of ironies, sometimes amusing, sometimes inspiring. As Phil Mercer reports at the BBC, an indigenous language in Australia, once thought extinct, is being revived thanks in part to the efforts of 19th Century missionaries who created a dictionary for the purpose of religious conversion. After the language was banned by colonial authorities,... more →

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• Tuareg Under Siege

  Jan 19, 2013 by Jay Taber

  With uranium and gold mines in Mali at stake, the invasion by France with Canadian and US support signals an extension of the North African offensive initiated by NATO in 2012. As Western powers seek to consolidate control over Africa’s vast resources, the self-determination of indigenous peoples like the Tuareg is under siege. Roger Annis... more →

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• Easing Tensions in Araucania

  Jan 17, 2013 by Jay Taber

  The Mapuche Indigenous Summit, aimed at easing tensions in Araucania, proposed respect for their territorial integrity as a starting point for the Chilean state in fulfilling the treaties between Chile and the autonomous Mapuche signed in... more →

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• A Dangerous Game

  Jan 11, 2013 by Jay Taber

  Under the tribal government system imposed on indigenous nations by the U.S. Government, governance of the Navajo Nation has long been corrupted by the corrosive influence of the coal industry. Now that tribal members are challenging their corrupted government, the U.S. Government and the coal companies in court as well as on the ground, Navajo... more →

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