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Misurasata Unofficial Translation: Press Release

September 21, 2017

Unofficial translation of a press release in Nicaragua concerning the Indian War and MISURASATA. Includes a copy of the press release in the original languange and print.

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Indian Crisis in Central America: A Resolution Concerning the Urgent Situation of Central American Indian Peoples in the Face of Violence and Genocide, with particular References to the Situations in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Nicargua

September 21, 2017

Paper addressing the issue of the indigenous people of Central America and the poor treatment they are receiving from the government. The governments are not recognizing the natives as a…

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A Statement from the People of the South Moluccas: A Human Rights Appeal

September 21, 2017

A statement in regards to invasion of ancestral land of the South Moluccas by Indonesian forces and the mistreatment of its people and land. Indigenous peoples are being chased out…

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BPA Memo Says Power Bill Won?t Prevent NW Shortage

September 21, 2017

April 18, 1980. This article cites an internal memo of the Bonneville Power Administration, which suggests that the BPA probably wouldn?t have enough power to service all its customers due…

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BPA: Stonewalling by public utilities means shortages

September 21, 2017

April 20, 1980. This article, documenting what was an ongoing debate over electrical utilities in the Pacific Northwest, points to how expected energy shortages of the time were potential roadblocks…

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The Cheers Have Stopped for BPA

September 21, 2017

April 21, 1980. This article concludes a series ran on the Bonneville Power administration ? the federal agency originally in charge of supplying hydroelectric power and determining its market value….

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Energy Committee Sparks Controversy

September 21, 2017

March 20, 1980. This article discusses the controversial issue of energy policy in the US Congress in 1980. Congressman Jerry M. Patterson put forth a resolution to create an energy…

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Inflation hits utility firms, too, state official warns

September 21, 2017

March 30, 1980. This short article addresses the rising cost of utilities in Washington State, claiming that even more increases could be expected. In particular, four major rate increases were…

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Another Part of the Power Puzzle

September 21, 2017

April 4, 1980. This article charts the prominence of electricity as a ?prime raw material? in aluminum production. Jack Gates, manager of the Reynolds Aluminum Co. near Portland, is described…

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Ruckelshaus Raps ‘Costly’ Pollution Laws

September 21, 2017

April 2, 1980. This article addresses claims made by William Ruckelshaus that the EPA is ?forcing private enterprise and local governments to spend millions of dollars on projects of little…

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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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