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February 2, 2010Bitter Sweet or Toxic? Indigenous people, diabetes and the burden of pollution
Note: this is a revised version of my article, “Bitter Sweet or Toxic?” featured in this month’s issue of the Dominion, February 2010.
Bitter Sweet or Toxic?
Indigenous people, diabetes and the burden of pollution
WINNIPEG—Diabetes is now widely regarded as the 21st century epidemic. With some 284 million people currently diagnosed with the disease, it’s certainly [...] -
February 1, 2010Underreported Struggles #34, January 2010
In this month’s Underreported Struggles: Philippine community blocks entry of large mining firm; First Nation begins blockade in northern Ontario; Malaysian authorities destroy homes in Iban village; US Dept. rules against native rights; Indigenous People in Algeria March for Autonomy
Jan 28th – Burma: Gold mining leads the way to Irrawaddy destruction – Several large companies [...]
Burma: Gold mining leads the way to Irrawaddy destruction
Several large companies are working “day and night” to mine for gold in areas that will soon be flooded by the infamous Irrawaddy Myitsone dam project in More
Indonesia: Halt Mining that Threatens Indigenous Peoples
The Manggarai, Leragere and Kedang Indigenous peoples are calling on the government of Indonesia to halt all mining in East Nusa Province and conduct a genuine consultation More
Dept. rules against native rights, says Eagle Rock isn’t sacred
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, has shamelessly and underhandedly given its final approval for Kennecott’s proposed Eagle Mine project, a nickel and copper sulfide mine on More
Philippine community blocks entry of large mining firm
The community of Anislagan on the island of Mindanao has successfully blocked the Philex mining company from entering their lands. According to a press release from the Legal More
Argentina: Campesino land taken by force
Campesinos are demanding recognition of their rights and calling for an end to logging and violence after a family was violently evicted from their land, two weeks More
The Architect of Adivasi Misery
Gladson Dungdung, a Human Rights Activist and Writer from Jharkhand, examines the origins of India’s modern class struggle and the hypocrisy surrounding its architect: India’s first Prime More
Black Mesa Wins! Peabody’s Coal Mining Permit Revoked
Peabody Coal’s massive coal mine project, on the traditional lands of the Hopi and Dineh People in northeastern Arizona, was dealt another major blow this week More
2009: Indigenous struggles, tragedies and triumphs
During the 2009 calendar year, we have been witness to some of the most courageous, provocative and gut-wrenching struggles in recent memory: some of them triumphs so More
Pregnant Anti-Mining Activist Murdered in El Salvador
On December 26, Dora “Alicia” Sorto Recinos, an active opponent of Pacific Rim’s El Dorado gold mine in El Salvador, was shot and killed as she returned More
Briefing on the Human Rights and Environmental Abuses of Canadian Corporations
With more than a thousand mining and exploration companies operating around the world, Canada is by far the most productive country when it comes to mineral extraction. It More
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Briefing on the Human Rights and Environmental Abuses of Canadian Corporations
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Stop Killing and Starvation of Samburu People in Kenya
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Life in Porgera Valley, Papua New Guinea
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