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Response to “On the Other Side of the Barricade”

First Maximilian, thank you for taking the time to write “On the Other Side of the Barricade .” You raised a number of important points and questions with regard the dynamics of the situation in Caledonia, and the overall situation of Onkwehonweh People.

There are a number of things I would like to discuss, clarify, and expand from your writing…

When most people view the situation in Caledonia, it is assumed there are only a few Parties involved: The Six Nations, The Government, and Caledonians. The reality is that there is …

THE Indigenous People (IP) of Mindanao, represented by Panagtagbo Mindanao secretary general Datu Victorino Migketay Saway, gave their official support to the ancestral domain claim of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) during a conference Saturday

The government is negotiating peace with the MILF, which is fighting the past three decades for the establishment of a strict Islamic state in Mindanao. One of the three major aspects of the talks is the issue on ancestral domain.

Ancestral domain refers to the MILF demand for territory that will constitute a Muslim homeland. It is the single most important issue in the …

The agreement is said to be worth $73 million dollars in cash, land and forest tenure. (click here for highlights) It has now been initialed, opening the doors to ratification by the Lheidli T’enneh. This is the first treaty under the B.C. Treaty process and has been 13 years in the making so the three parties to the agreement wanted to celebrate.

Two hundred and fifty people turned out to the Civic Centre in Prince George to witness the historic event.

Premier Gordon Campbell said that for 2 centuries the relationship between B.C. and the First …

By Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos
The Other Mexico
October 26, 2006

Bueno, Compañeras and Compañeros:

First we just want to thank the Monroy family, who is receiving the Sixth Commission and the Karavana’s compañeros, who are giving us lodging here, in… Rancho el Peñasco is it called? Thank you Compañeros and Compañeras. And thank you to all of you who have endured the six hours that we have been here, and I hope you have a little patience for what I am going to say.

We especially want to thank the traditional O’odham authorities. Don José, Doña Ofelia – I don’t see …

Two Indigenous Comandantes Will Travel to Live in Each State; Later, “We Will Travel To Every Part of the United States and Canada”

By Simon Fitzgerald
The Other Journalism with the Other Campaign in Baja California
October 21, 2006

On the night of Thursday, October 19, at the end of two days of meetings, rallies, and events with the Other Tijuana and the Other Campaign on the Other Side, Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos explained in more detail how the Other Campaign will function after the current tour around the country ends in Mexico City on November 30.

In the MultiKulti Theatre in downtown Tijuana, Marcos clarified …

World Indigenous Empowerment Summit
La Paz, Oct 9 (Prensa Latina) The multinational state, the Constituent Assembly, resistance and democracy are on Monday s agenda for delegates at the Continental Summit of the Indigenous Peoples and Nationalities of Abya Yala.

Over a thousand representatives from Bolivia, the US, Canada, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama, Honduras, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela and Uruguay are presenting their experiences with unity in native peoples.

They will discuss international rights, identity and coexistence as well as culture, education, language and historical social debts in work commissions.

The event ending October 12 will spurn Washington´s new colonization strategy through the Free …

Posted: August 28, 2006 by: David Melmer / Indian Country Today

STURGIS, S.D. - Alex White Plume, president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe and a traditional Lakota, has a history of doing things differently, or rather, doing things the traditional way.

White Plume focuses on his tiospaye, extended family, and works to create a solid cultural structure within that family. When he planted industrial hemp to bring some economic stability to the family, he was arrested and the crop destroyed by the federal government. White Plume developed a horse camp, called Giza Park, on his own property. And with his guidance the …