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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
In a recent op-ed article published in Indian Country Today, the author–a Cree/Metis woman from Alberta Canada–wrote about a landmark study conducted by the Canadian government in 1991 called “People to People, Nation to Nation: Highlights from the Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples.” The RCAP was established to examine the conditions of... more →
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