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Securing Sovereignty

Securing Sovereignty

July 8, 2009

Exercising Treaty Rights The Umatilla tribe in Oregon has reached an agreement with the US Forest Service to graze tribal cattle on lands governed by their treaty rights. As the…

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Clash of Values

Clash of Values

July 7, 2009

According to indigenous peoples worldwide, surviving climate change requires reliance on the resilience and adaptability of indigenous customary laws, not the exclusionary laws of commerce developed by corporations seeking monopolies….

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Post Carbon

Post Carbon

July 6, 2009

Powering Down Le Monde diplomatique looks at the false promise of biotech, and the sobering reality of powering down.

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Inuit Greenland

Inuit Greenland

July 3, 2009

After two centuries of European colonization, the indigenous Inuit of Greenland prepare for independence from Denmark.

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Golden Opportunity

Golden Opportunity

July 2, 2009

Cashing In on Climate Change The upcoming issue of Rolling Stone magazine looks at the role Goldman Sachs has played in creating economic havoc over the last two centuries. As…

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Oil Production in the Amazon- Two Models

Oil Production in the Amazon- Two Models

July 1, 2009

The government of Ecuador with the help of funds from Germany, amongst others, wants to quit oil production in the Amazon agreeing to what can be regarded as a pilot…

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On Its Head

On Its Head

July 1, 2009

The assumption of lineal progress limits our conceptual appreciation of what is the most dynamic aspect of human evolution in the world today. While tribal governing entities have relied on…

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Ongoing Protest in Peru

Ongoing Protest in Peru

June 24, 2009

Frustration is tangible in many parts of Peru these days. Many citizens are totally ready to fight mismanagement and corruption, demanding to exchange the current government. Demands, however, are fragmented,…

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One Family, Many Cultures

One Family, Many Cultures

June 22, 2009

When the salutation, “All my relations” is spoken or written these days, many people think this quaint and perhaps a little presumptuous. But, the expression has always expressed a deep…

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The Andean Revolution

The Andean Revolution

June 21, 2009

The Andean revolution of indigenous peoples against neocolonial violence under the rubrics of Free Trade, the War on Drugs and the Global War on Terror — all US imperial inventions…

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Chief 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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