October, 2007
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Underreported Struggles #7, October 2007
October has in many respects been a month of empowerment for indigenous people and all who struggle for a better life; that is, despite the several tragic and heart-wrenching offenses committed against us by an increasingly fractured and hypocritical colonial world. For starters, at least a dozen significant, international and regional gatherings took place this [...]
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For the Resistance and Mobilization Against Looting
This past weekend, 80 Representatives of communities effected by environmental conflicts met in Cobquecura, Chile, for the first of four meetings (noted on the map) to take place by the end of this year. Summoned by the Action Network for Environmental and Social Justice (RAJAS), the meetings are being held “For the Resistance and Mobilization [...]
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Resistance announced against land usurpation in Peru
The Native Federation of Madre de Dios River and tributaries (FENAMAD) has denounced the governments actions toward granting mining concessions to indigenous lands in Peru, and have announced they must resort to self-defense in order to defend their right to the land. They say the concessions are for one, a violation of the constitution and [...]
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Building an Indigenous Communications Agenda
Under the theme "Building an Indigenous Communications Agenda," the 2nd Seminar for Indigenous Communicators began in Mexico yesterday, bringing together 60 communicators from Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Peru, Mexico, Russia and Nicaragua. The seminar aims to discuss indigenous communicators issues and technology (community radio, film and video, the Internet); government policies [...]
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Save Alaska’s Teshekpuk Lake
Teshekpuk Lake, located in Northern Alaska, is one of the most important and sensitive arctic wetland complexes in the Northern Hemisphere. A summer home to thousands of migratory birds, the lake region is also an important subsistence hunting and fishing ground for the local indigenous population. In 1923, Teshekpuk Lake was placed into Alaska's National [...]
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In Prison My Whole Life
"In Prison My Whole Life" is a new British documentary about Mumia Abu-Jamal, the renowned journalist from Philadelphia who has been on death row since 1983 for allegedly shooting Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner. The documentary follows William Francome in his effort to shed some new light on what happened on December 9th 1981, the [...]
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Urgent – Incarcerated Six Nations Man Threatened by Institutional Staff
The following urgent message is from Janie Jamieson. Please forward widely... FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday October 25, 2007 Incarcerated Six Nations Man Threatened by Institutional Staff by Janie Jamieson, Six Nations Skylar Williams, a Mohawk Wolf from Six Nations has been held without bail at the Hamilton Barton St. Jail since the illegal arrests at [...]
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