Located in the Altai Republic of southwestern Siberia, the Ukok Plateau is said to be the place where the spirits come to listen to the ancient songs of the Altai, Shor, Telengit and other Indigenous Peoples throughout the region. For the Telengit, the entire plateau is...
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The Province of Ontario announced last month that is finally going to clean up a stretch of radar sites that have been leaching toxic compounds into the environment for the past 40 years.The radar sites were a...
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The Attawapiskat First Nation in northern Ontario is preparing to evacuate 700 children out of fears that continued exposure to toxic fumes is making them sick. In 1979, 30,000 gallons of hydrocarbon oil was...
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The Toronto-based mining company, Uranium One—who’s “operations have been made possible with backing from the Canadian Embassy and CIDA (Canadian International Development Agency) in South Africa”—stands...
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The Dominion Paper, a Canadian-based Grassroots News Cooperative, is in the midst of putting together a special November issue on Canadian mining, titled State of Mine: An investigation of Canada’s extractive...
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Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. David Butler-Jones, released his first annual Report on the State of Public Health in Canada a few weeks ago. There’s been little to no commentary about the report...
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Members of the Kelly Lake Cree Nation (KLCN) took down a roadblock on Saturday because “angry and dangerous drivers” began blasting through, almost running over four people in separate incidents. One of the...
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The Canadian mining company TVI Pacific, who operates a gold mine in the Southern Philippines, has been found guilty of numerous crimes by the traditional justice authority of the Subanon People - the...
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A land reclamation in Colombia, an historic gathering Brazil, and two massive lawsuits filed by Indigenous Nations in Canada highlight this month’s roundup of Underreported Struggles. The Permanent People’s...
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The short-lived trend of corporate social responsibility came to a grinding halt in April, reminding us yet again that they have no intention of changing voluntarily, atleast, not as long as their wants take...
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While the Canadian Government takes great care to ensure its own safety against the dangers of asbestos, you’ll probably never hear them make too big a fuss about it — what with Canada being a leading...
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The International Indian Treaty Council will soon present the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination with a document that reveals America’s legacy of systemic racism, forced...
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Good News! The 2nd Indigenous Border Summit of the Americas, which starts tomorrow and will run until Saturday November 10, will once again be broadcast live on the internet!Organized by Tohono O'odham Mike...
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Due to the grave crisis in which Colombian People find themselves in under the government of Alvaro Uribe Velez, a 3-day National Popular and Agrarian Mobilization will begin throughout Columbia tomorrow, October...
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The struggles and events in September were no exception to those relayed in previous months, but after a long and enduring summer of action for Indigenous People throughout the world, the political climate seems...
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