U.N. declaration becomes law of the land in Bolivia
In the Government Palace of Bolivia and surrounded by cheering Native leaders and other representatives, President Evo Morales announced the passage of National Law 3760 or the Rights of Indigenous…
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It is often said that progress is inevitable and that things will always get better as a result of progress. In recent years my own observation, as I am sure…
Read moreBig Bucks: “Legal” Battles
When fighting for human rights and justice indigenous nations use the legal system imposed upon them by the settlers. After decades or centuries of dealing with these systems indigenous nations…
Read moreIsolated Incidents
Three recent news items caught my eye this week. One on Canadian mining corporations supporting murderous dictators around the globe, another on Yahoo selling the IDs of four dissident writers…
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Canadian Government Urged to Rein in Mining Sector
Canadian mining companies continue to come under scrutiny from civil society organisations for international human rights violations and environmental damage that critics say the Canadian government has done little to…
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New South Wales native title deal the largest
The largest native title deal ever struck in NSW has given the Githabul people claim to more than 112,000 hectares of national parks and state forests in the state’s north.
Read moreThe stellar role of little bear
To many cultures Little Bear (Latin: Ursa Minor) was the Hole in which the earth’s axle found its bearing, the constellation most commonly associated with Polaris, the North Star. Most…
Read moreHuman Need and Nature’s Capacity to Restore
In Canada and the United States about 5% of tribal economies are so-called “informal.” In Mexico about twenty percent of the indigenous community economy is considered by conventional economists as…
Read morePolitical Illiteracy
In his December 1990 report Right Woos Left, Chip Berlet of Political Research Associates examined neo-fascist overtures to antiwar activists, and the need to confront rightist ideologies and bigotry by…
Read moreDiscovering Indigenous Europe
Famous Roman myths and legends are considered true reality, historic facts in Europe. On the Palatine Hill, the centermost of the Seven Hills of Rome, Italy, archaeologists have discovered one…
Read moreChief George Manuel Memorial Indigenous Library
The library is dedicated to the memory of Secwepemc Chief George Manuel (1921-1989), to the nations of the Fourth World and to the elders and generations to come.
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