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Colonialism & Conquest, Indigenous Autonomy, Lobbying

Judges allow Indians to remain on ancestral land

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By Survival International Judges in Brazil have allowed a Guarani community to stay on its ancestral land, which it reoccupied having been forced to live in a makeshift camp for over a year and a half. The judges have suspended an eviction order which threatened to force the Indians to leave their land and face … Continue reading Judges allow Indians to remain on ancestral land →
Colonialism & Conquest, Indigenous Autonomy, Obstruction & Occupation

Two dead and 40 injured in Panama police attack

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By Survival International A week-long protest ended violently on Sunday after police moved in on a group of Ngobe-Buglé Indians in the Chiriquí province of western Panama. Protestors had blockaded part of the Pan-American Highway, the main transport link connecting the Americas. But on Sunday the police moved in with tear-gas, forcing the crowds to … Continue reading Two dead and 40 injured in Panama police attack →
Colonialism & Conquest

Walker Favors Wolf Hunters over Native Rights

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from http://www.progressive.org/ By Rebecca Kemble, February 2, 2012 Last Thursday, Anishinaabe elder Joe Rose of the Bad River Band addressed a press conference at the WI State Capitol. He traveled 250 miles from the shores of Lake Superior to protest the passage of a highly controversial mining bill that opens the door to a huge, open … Continue reading Walker Favors Wolf Hunters over Native Rights →
Colonialism & Conquest

Menominee Seventh Grader Suspended for Saying “I Love You” in her Native Language

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from http://www.nativenewsnetwork.com/ SHAWANO, WISCONSIN – What’s love got to do with it? Not much, especially if you say the words “I love you” in the Menominee language in front of a certain Wisconsin teacher. Seventh grader Miranda Washinawatok, Menominee, found this out. Miranda speaks two languages: Menominee and English. She also plays on her basketball … Continue reading Menominee Seventh Grader Suspended for Saying “I Love You” in her Native Language →
Colonialism & Conquest, Indigenous Autonomy

Do indigenous peoples benefit from ‘development’?

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by Stephen Corry What’s “development” for? That may be straightforward to people who don’t have water or food, or sewerage in urban areas (faecal contamination is the biggest, easily preventable, manmade killer). But, although millions still lack such basics, they form only a tiny part of what passes for development these days. The duplicity of … Continue reading Do indigenous peoples benefit from ‘development’? →
Colonialism & Conquest

Thanksgiving is a Day of Mourning, from LAPOCC

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The following is from the Liberate Austin People of Color Collective. You can click over to their original post right here, if you’d like.  It includes a statement from the LAPOCC, an article by two indigenous activists, and some links to further essays. LAPOCC is still getting their site together, so there’s not much else … Continue reading Thanksgiving is a Day of Mourning, from LAPOCC →