Posts of: Jay Taber

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As Zapatista autonomous communities struggle to survive attacks by Mexican police and vigilantes, speakers for the Zapatista movement of liberation are reaching out to the world to prevent further massacres…

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Last week, the Nobel Women’s Initiative sent a delegation to speak with women in the Canadian province of Alberta about the impact of the Tar Sands oil mining on them,…

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As noted in this article about Indonesian security forces in West Papua, the use of fabricated evidence of terrorism is a strategic plan by federal forces to deny free expression…

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In illuminating conflict between modern states and indigenous nations, I frequently examine aspects of the psychological warfare involved. Often, this psywar includes references to religious values that distinguish one side…

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In a landscape that is increasingly devastated by oil pollution from tar sands excavation, the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation is suing Shell Canada, the province of Alberta, and the Government…

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I would like to draw readers attention to two Indigenous blogs: First Peoples, a blog about new directions in Indigenous studies, and Turtle Talk, a blog about Indigenous law and…

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As Catalonia plans its secession from Spain, one million Catalans marched for independence in the streets of Barcelona. With a consultation planned for 2013, the referendum in 2014 could bring…

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As the governments of the United States and Mexico clamp down on Indigenous community projects to reinvigorate good government, it might be a good time to ask why it is…

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As a recently returned resident on the shore of the Salish Sea, I am pleasantly inspired by the indigenous peoples and their lovely canoes. As a region of many nations,…

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Writing at the Americas Program, Gloria Munoz Ramirez reports on the good government project of the Zapatistas, and on the challenges they face from bad governments in Mexico. Noting the…