July, 2006

• Farrakhan addresses Navajo Nation Council

  

  July 30, 2006  1,165 views 0 Comments Share

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  Posted: July 28, 2006 by: Brenda Norrell / Indian Country Today WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Minister Louis Farrakhan, speaking to the Navajo Nation Council, received applause and a standing ovation as he challenged Navajos toward self-reliance based on their wisdom, talents and the wealth of their land. ”Your ancestors were not fearful,” Farrakhan told the council during [...]

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• Zapatistas Labeled National Security Threat

  

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  The Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN) and the narco-traffic in Chiapas “are factors that affect the national security,” says an internal document of Superior Center of Naval Studies (CESNAV) of the Secretary of the Navy. Developed for students of national security, high command and officers of the Navy of Mexico with the participation of officials [...]

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• End Impunity for the Murder of Thai Rights Defenders

  

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  Phra Supoj Suvacano, a Buddhist monk, was killed for challenging the efforts of businessmen to take control of forest lands belonging to the temple and his local community. One year after his death, there have been no signs of progress. He is one of more than 20 defenders killed in the last five years. This month, [...]

  Filed Under accountability • campaigns • indigenous • petition • Thailand

• About the recent failure of the WTO’s Doha Round

  

  July 27, 2006  2,280 views 0 Comments Share

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  A few minutes ago I read an article by William Greider, called “Whither the WTO? ” (which follows). I started looking for more info, specifically the briefing paper he mentions - What I found though, were hundreds of news articles and press releases, some of which contradict each other so much, that I thought it be could [...]

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• PARAGUAY: Indians denounce illegal logging

  

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  A group of Ayoreo Indians has angrily condemned the landowners who are logging their territory illegally. Senior government officials have travelled to the Ayoreo’s villages to investigate. The Ayoreo-Totobiegosode’s territory was recently included in the Chaco Biosphere Reserve in an attempt to protect it from the private landowners who are determined to log the area of [...]

  Filed Under accountability • indigenous • Paraguay • uncontacted

• Grassy Narrows Blockaders and Supporters Arrested

  

  July 26, 2006  1,132 views 0 Comments Share

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  Separation Lake Bridge, Ontario - On Wednesday July 26th at approximately 9:30pm, nine people were arrested in a police raid of a logging road blockade. On Tuesday, July 25th, a blockade was started at the Separation Lake Bridge, the border of Grassy Narrows’ traditional territory, at approximately 2:00pm. The blockade, led by Grassy Narrows community members Bonnie, Chrissy, [...]

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• Bankers see commercial loan opportunity on reservations

  

  July 25, 2006  1,393 views 0 Comments Share

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  (note: This article reads like it’s a sales pitch, and I want to state before-hand that I’m not putting this on here because I think this is a — wonderful business opportunity. This has everything to do with modern forms of assimilation, and is a very routine example of a business-oriented mindset – eg, [...]

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