Posts of: Jay Taber
Nimiipuu
Creation and collaboration came to Lapwai in the form of chorale, narrative and symphony to honor Nimiipuu.
Read moreAutonomy or Secession
Catalonia seeks fiscal autonomy from Spain, threatening the prospect of secession if Madrid denies the Catalan parliament proposal for full autonomy on taxation.
Read moreDemilitarizing Araucania
As paramilitaries funded by big landowners draw in the military and police of Chile, the Mapuche seek international support in preventing the militarization of their indigenous homeland of Araucania.
Read moreNo Small Achievement
Writing at Bolivia Rising, Julieta Paredes observes that while the Indigenous peoples reclamation of their rightful place in Bolivia still has things to work out with the state apparatus, the…
Read moreTrials of Repression
Zach Ruiter and Megan Kinch of Toronto Media Co-op report on the latest of the G20 trials of repression against anti-austerity activists by the Government of Canada. As noted in…
Read moreLiving the Revolution
Speaking at Women’s Worlds 2011, Cherokee activist scholar Andrea Smith discussed the liberation of Indigenous women from the non-profit industry and state institutions attempting to co-opt their movement for colonial…
Read moreBecoming Practitioners
While reestablishing a spiritual connection with all of creation is undoubtedly the way to save the soul of humanity, making that connection is easier said than done. Since most of…
Read morePrensa Indigena
Voices Through Time video looks at recovering identity in the Peruvian Andes through the Network of Indigenous Communicators and community radio.
Read moreExtinguishing Sovereignty
There’s a term in law to describe coercion to extract something of value from someone under the threat of the commission of serious harm. When the threatened party has already…
Read morePreventing Discussion
As Indigenous delegations bring their message about sustainable development to the UN conference in Rio, the Brazilian military detains hundreds of Indigenous delegates enroute. Posted in Climate Connections, Indigenous Environmental…
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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