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Wisdomkeepers by Harvey Arden
Harvey Arden speaks and reads at the Institute of Noetic Sciences in Petaluma, Ca Harvey Arden is a former Senior Writer for National Geographic and Author of numerous books, including "Noble Red Man: Lakota Wisdomkeeper Mathew King", "Travels in a Stone Canoe: The Return to the Wisdomkeepers", and "Have You Thought of Leonard Peltier Lately?" [...]
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Gongs across borders
Gongs across borders is documentary film about cultural preservation and survival for Indigenous communities in Vietnam and Cambodia. At the center of the film, as it has been for the communities themselves, is the musical instrument we know as the Gong. Indigenous people in both countries are working to ensure that the Gong and all [...]
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Resistance Lives at the Sweet Water Stronghold
Republished below, an article about Dineh Elder Pauline Whitesinger, who's faced with increasing threats and harassment from BIA Police forces at her home in the traditional lands of Sweet Water, northern Arizona. Looking at Pauline's situation, and the clear need for on-the-ground support, the article raises an important lesson that we should all take note [...]
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Alaska Natives, ecologists oppose oil drilling in Chukchi Sea
Last week, a coalition of indigenous people and environmental groups filed a lawsuit aimed at halting the massive oil drilling project in the Chukchi Sea. Consisting of the Native Village of Point Hope, the City of Point Hope, the Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slope (ICAS), Resisting Environmental Destruction on Indigenous Lands (REDOIL), as well [...]
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The Ogoni Call For An Independant State
January 4th of this year marked the 16th anniversary of the day more than 300,000 Ogonis participated in "a mass non-violent protest against the devastation of their environment by the heartless multinational, oppressive, genocidal, and apartheid-like policies of both the Nigerian authorities and Royal Dutch Shell towards them." Soldiers and mobile police responded to the [...]
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Honor the Earth has funding for Indigenous Initiatives
Honor the Earth, a group that's comprised of representatives from the Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN) and the Indigenous Women's Network (IWN) is currently accepting proposals for funding to help Native-led organizations in Canada and the US who work in the areas of: Environmental & Energy Justice, Community Development, and Youth. The grants range from $1,000- [...]
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Klabona Keepers get temporary injunction against Shell
Last Monday, the Klabona Keepers won a temporary injunction against Shell Canada, forcing them to halt road construction for the coalbed methane project their pushing on Klabona Territory (Tahltan). The injunction will only be in effect for about a week, when a Canadian court will can hear the application for a second injunction against Shell; [...]
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