Truth commissions, be they in South Africa, Canada, or Guatemala, are fraught with difficulties, as emotional traumas and crimes against humanity are exposed and examined in public. Asymmetrical power —…
Read moreHere’s some new background on the Reverend Annett assault in Vancouver, mentioned in the earlier post Stolen Lives. While he has been vilified by church and state officials for exposing…
Read moreState of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, a new report by the UN, notes that the extreme poverty of indigenous peoples on all continents is directly related to their loss of…
Read moreNora Barrows-Friedman examines the Zionist assault on academic freedom in the US, what she terms the new McCarthyism.
Read moreOn Saturday 20 February, Sinn Fein hosts the London Irish Unity Conference in cooperation with the British government to discuss the means for reuniting the North of Ireland with the…
Read moreA conference to open the debate. With plenaries, seminars and discussions Initial speakers include: Gerry Adams MP, President of Sinn Féin | Diane Abbott MP | David Adams, Irish Times…
Read moreBefore the documentary film Unrepentant debuted at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival in 2006, few people other than Canadian Indians knew about the atrocities committed by…
Read moreSurvivors of Indian residential schools in Canada announced they will disrupt the February 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, as well as church and state operations during the Olympics, if church and…
Read moreIn his clip, Arthur Manuel addresses how non-native supporters of the indigenous peoples’ movement can help prevent violence against indigenous activists, as well as promote the indigenous agenda in dominant…
Read moreThe 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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