As corporations and politicians engage in economic environmental extortion over North American energy export of Tar Sands crude and Powder River coal, others are weaving a new narrative for survival. At the heart of that narrative are the sacred stories denoting the obligations and responsibilities of indigenous peoples to the health and well-being of all... more →
Native Trail Blazers is a cool online radio program. Be sure to check out their February 1, 2013 show with special guest Dr. Sharon Venne, Cree lawyer and indigenous advocate. Learn what’s up with Idle No More... more →
As announced in Nunatsiaq Online, a compendium of Inuit ideas about sovereignty in the Arctic has been released by the Inuit Knowledge Centre. The anthology, Nilliajut: Inuit Perspectives on Security, Patriotism and Sovereignty, discusses climate change, food security and mental health within the context of inherited and acquired patterns of life... more →
As Nil Nikandrov reports at Wrong Kind of Green, CIA financing of subversive NGOs and direction of terrorists via the U.S. Embassy in La Paz has continued since first discovered in 2006. Noting the recent revelation of U.S. military intelligence agents, posing as scientists researching high altitude human health in Bolivia in 2012, Nikandrov observes... more →
A declaration of sovereignty passed by the Catalan parliament on Wednesday has other stateless nations in Europe like Wales watching. With referendums on independence looming in Scotland and Basque Country, indigenous nations in Europe are actively challenging EU member states to abide by the principles of self-determination declared by the UN General Assembly in... more →
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