Displaced women from San Juan Copala forced to suspend peaceful sit-in . Posted 29 September 2011, by Ahni, Intercontinental Cry, intercontinentalcry.org . A group of displaced Triqui women from the Autonomous Municipality of San Juan Copala, have been forced by the government of Oaxaca to suspend their peaceful sit-in which began more than 12 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘indigenous’
28 Sep
Winona LaDuke on Redemption
Winona LaDuke on Redemption . Posted 26 September 2011, by Sacred Land Film Project, Vimeo, vimeo.com . Winona LaDuke on Redemption from Sacred Land Film Project on Vimeo. . Winona LaDuke (Anishinaabe activist) speaks on the process of apology, redemption and healing; through the story of the Pawnee tribe and their return home to their [...]
27 Sep
Ottawa Tarsands Protest: Portraits of Arrests by Ben Powless
Ottawa Tarsands Protest: Portraits of Arrests by Ben Powless . Posted 26 September 2011, by Brenda Norrell, Censored News, bsnorrell.blogspot.com . OTTAWA TARSANDS ACTION Sept. 26, 2011 Photos by Ben Powless, Mohawk See all today’s heroes at the rally and arrested: Photos by Ben Powless: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarsandsaction/sets/72157627762196960/ . http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2011/09/ottawa-tarsands-protest-portraits-of.html
27 Sep
Re-Colonization Of Africa Through Buying Agricultural Land: Wealthy Nations And Their Multinationals On The Rampage
Re-Colonization Of Africa Through Buying Agricultural Land: Wealthy Nations And Their Multinationals On The Rampage . Posted 26 September 2011, by Akinyi Princess of K’Orinda-Yimbo, Tom Wilt News, tomwilt.com . The global food crisis of 2007/2008 that triggered riots from Cape to Cairo and from Senegal to Haiti made governments and their agriculturally-engaged companies to [...]
27 Sep
Ancestor-worshipping village shaman divines a path around Indonesia’s bureaucracy
Ancestor-worshipping village shaman divines a path around Indonesia’s bureaucracy . Posted 26 September 2011, by Rob Kerby, BeliefNet News (BeliefNet), blog.beliefnet.com/news/ . In Tumbang Saan, a village of huts built on stilts in Borneo’s vast rainforest, village elder Udatn had a problem. He’s a spiritual leader in Kaharingan, one of a number of names for the ancestor-worshipping, [...]
26 Sep
WATCH LIVE: Tarsands Civil Disobedience Sept 26, 2011
WATCH LIVE: Tarsands Civil Disobedience Sept 26, 2011 . Posted 26 September 2011, by Brenda Norrell, Censored News, bsnorrell.blogspot.com . . . . APTN Photos CBC Live Ottawa http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/News/Politics/1244504890/ID=2129385867 . Hundreds gather on Parliament Hill to say ‘No to Tar Sands’ (Ottawa) – Hundreds of people from across North America are gathered this morning on [...]
25 Sep
Maine Gardener: Ferry Beach students elevate garden to a sustainable ecosystem
Maine Gardener: Ferry Beach students elevate garden to a sustainable ecosystem . Posted 25 September 2011, by Tom Atwell, Maine Sunday Telegram (MaineToday Media Inc.), pressherald.com . The Ferry Beach Ecology School in Saco has given a new name to its organic garden. “We are calling it a ‘sustainable food ecosystem,’ ” said [...]
25 Sep
First Nations Day of Action in Saskatchewan Sept. 26
First Nations Day of Action in Saskatchewan Sept. 26 . Posted 25 September 2011, by ICTMN Staff, Indian Country Today Media Network, indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com . First Nations of Saskatchewan are holding a Provincial Day of Action on Monday September 26 to draw attention to the ills and issues that they feel are not being addressed adequately [...]
24 Sep
Navajo Council Angry: Navajo President slashes funds for elderly, children and green jobs
Navajo Council Angry: Navajo President slashes funds for elderly, children and green jobs President’s Shelly’s vetoes target green initiatives, resource development, young people and the elderly . Posted24 September 2011, by Johnny Naize, Censored News, bsnorrell.blogspot.com . Johnny Naize is the Navajo Council Speaker . WINDOW ROCK Ariz. — The Navajo Nation Council voiced anger at [...]
