Posts of: Jay Taber
Society of Jesus
Small Justice Jesuit institutions in the Pacific Northwest brace themselves for imminent legal battles over restitution to Native American victims of sexual abuse at Indian boarding schools.
Read moreFighting Obama
As the Obama Department of Justice attempts to intimidate independent media in the US, it is important for independent media producers to know their legal rights, and more importantly, to…
Read moreChile’s Police State
Mapuche nationalist Victor Ancalaf, unjustly incarcerated by the state of Chile for five years based on an anonymous accusation, testifies before the UN Human Rights Council about Chile’s anti-democratic anti-terrorism…
Read moreGaining Respect
In some indigenous societies, the combination of colonial economic, political and religious philosophies has perverted aboriginal governance and culture in misogynist ways. In Paraguay, overcoming gender discrimination hasn’t been easy,…
Read moreCatalan
Despite obstacles mounted by the Spanish government, consultations on independence for Catalonia will take place next month in 130 towns. International observers from pro-sovereignty political parties like Sinn Fein and…
Read moreExercising Hereditary Governance
The Gitxsan of northwest British Columbia propose an unusual solution to land claims.
Read moreSomewhere to Belong
There was a time in human history when political leaders attained such positions by proving themselves devoted to the protection and well-being of their people. One of my ancestors, Hugh…
Read moreAfghan Life
Enemies All Around As Afghan Chief Zazai observes, when the tribes were fighting the Russians, their friends were at their sides and the enemy was in front of them. Same…
Read moreUninhabitable
Findings of Fact One of the findings of the UN Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict is that Israel not only destroyed everything above ground, but — by deliberately…
Read moreDefining Moment
War in Chile Intercontinental Cry reports on the escalating conflict between the Mapuche nation and the Chilean state over lands belonging to Mapuche but invaded by multinational corporations at the…
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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