Posts of: dinagw
Scottish Independence On Democracy Now!
Amy Goodman from the popular news program Democracy Now! today covered the topic of Scotland’s impending independence, slated for tomorrow. In the segment she interviews British historian Sam Wetherell and…
Read moreComedic Relief: Scotland’s Bid
On Thursday, September 18, Scotland will take to the polls to vote “yea” or “nay” on a referendum to secede from Great Britain. A simple majority in the affirmative will…
Read moreRandom Thoughts on Finding Balance in a Chaotic World
One of the most difficult aspects of doing social justice work of any kind is maintaining a sense of optimism about the world we live in. I struggle with it…
Read moreThe Rebirth of a Nation Down Under
Roughly 600km (372 miles) from the Pacific Ocean and covering 81,796 square kilometers (or 50,825 square miles, approximately the size of Austria) in the dry grasslands of eastern Australia is…
Read moreReinventing the Colonial Wheel in Canada
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…
Read moreCritical Analysis or Counter-Insurgency?
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….
Read moreIndian Country’s Disconnect about Israel
This week Muscogee Creek scholar and literary diva Joy Harjo ignited a firestorm of controversy when she announced on Facebook that she was leaving for a trip to Israel where…
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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