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Mercury Poisoning in Grassy Narrows worse than ever
The health impacts of mercury poisoning in Grassy Narrows people are worse now than in the 1970's, says a newly translated health study by the world renowned Japanese mercury expert Dr. Harada Masazumi. The translated study (PDF) was released today, April 6, 2010, exactly 40 years after the Ontario government banned fishing on the Wabigoon [...]
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Amazonia for Sale
Amazonia for Sale is a new documentary on the Awajun People and their struggle to protect their ancestral territory. Approximately 35 minutes in length, Amazonia for Sale tells the story of the Awajun Peoples, who, like so many other Indigenous People around the world, are struggling to preserve their land, protect their way of life, [...]
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Ongoing Violation of Naso and Ngobe Peoples Rights
A shadow report has been submitted to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) detailing Panama's ongoing breach of obligations to the Indigenous Naso and Ngobe Peoples, under the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) Authored by the Alianza para la Conservación y el Desarrollo (ACD Panama), the [...]
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Bitter 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, [...]
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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 great that they set the standard for the rest of us ; and others, tragedies so vile we can't bare to look at them---even though we must. Of [...]
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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 is a source of great pride in some circles. However, as this briefing demonstrates, it is also a source of great fear and revulsion for tens of [...]
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Genocide, Assimilation or Incorporation?
Dr. Bonita Lawrence explores institutionalized racism, cultural genocide, and the history of aboriginal policy in Canada. Highly recommended viewing. Dr. Bonita Lawrence (Mi’kmaw) is an Associate Professor at York University, where she teaches Native studies and anti-racism. She is the author of "Real" Indians and Others: Mixed-Blood Urban Native People and Indigenous Nationhood (University of [...]
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Indigenous Resurgence and Traditional Ways of Being
University of Victoria Professor of Indigenous Governance Gerald Taiaiake Alfred talks about the "Resurgence of Traditional Ways of Being: Indigenous Paths of Action and Freedom." On March 23, 2009, Kanienkeha (Mohawk) Educator, Author and Activist Gerald Taiaiake Alfred took part in the Simon Ortiz and Labriola Centre Lecture series on Indigenous Land, Culture and Community. [...]
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You Are on Indian Land
You Are on Indian Land was one of the first films in Canada to give voice to the concerns of Indigenous People. Produced in 1969, the film documents a protest that was led by Mohawks from the Haudenosaunee community of Akwesasne on December 20, 1968. At the time, community members were being forced to pay [...]
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One for One and All for None: the Indian Revolution?
Some people would have us believe that Indigenous People need a revolution in individual rights. That they need to be able to enjoy the secular wonders of colonial society - and know that, after 500 years of being kept face down as a people, they can finally have a chance to live "the good life". [...]
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