To the Totem Forests, a collection of paintings and photos of coastal villages in early twentieth century British Columbia, is available online. The exhibit includes recent commentary by First Nations…
read moreThe Quakers join the Episcopalians in renouncing the Doctrine of Discovery, the 16th century principle of international law that sanctioned genocide of indigenous peoples. As the legal tool that justified…
read moreThe World Trade Organization is essentially the world’s “chamber of commerce” sanctioned by states’ governments to regulate public policy. It is now quite commonly accepted in the assemblies of government…
read moreConversations with the Earth: Indigenous Voices on Climate Change, an indigenous-led multimedia campaign, is now exhibiting in Copenhagen.
read moreThe residents of the Puna, the dry Andean highlands in northern Argentina, are cut off from everything – except the sun. Living on arid land thousands of metres above sea…
read moreAs Pepe Escobar elaborates on The Real News Network, Obama is a liar. America is in Central Asia for the oil and gas companies and military contractors and nothing else….
read moreCOPENHAGEN, Dec 12 – As delegates deliberate over the extent carbon emissions will be curbed in the closing days of the U.N. summit here, the environmental ramifications of that agreement…
read moreAs we watch UN member states flail around trying to deal with climate change and globalization, it is perhaps worth revisiting a paper by my colleague Phil Williams from June…
read moreGuatemalan indigenous peasants equate free trade with persecution and poverty. They are hoping climate change discussions between indigenous and industrial societies in the US, EU, and UN will lead to…
read moreThirty years ago the United Nations was at the center of what was called the “North-South Debate.” The so-called poor countries and rich countries wrestled over demands by poor countries…
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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