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Update On The Situtation of the Algonquins Of Barriere Lake

Barriere Lake Solidarity Collective has issued the following update on the situation of the Mitchikanibikok Inik, also known as... Read More

Indian Affairs imposes new Chief and Council on Barriere Lake

Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) went ahead this week with its draconian drive to impose a new Chief... Read More

Underreported Struggles #40, July 2010

In this month’s Underreported Struggles: Botswana’s High Court rules against the Kalahari Bushmen; Indigenous Peoples take over Task Force... Read More

Barriere Lake Algonquins set up peaceful blockade

Early this morning, a group of Barriere Lake Algonquins set up a peaceful blockade on the access road leading... Read More

Barriere Lake Algonquins have the right to govern themselves

The Canadian government is getting ready to dispose of the Barriere Lake Algonquin’s traditional governance system, using a rarely... Read More

Underreported Struggles #32, November 2009

In this month’s Underreported Struggles: Chile’s Supreme Court Upholds Indigenous Water Rights; Tzotzil overtake UN office in Chiapas, Mexico;... Read More

Underreported Struggles #30, September 2009

In this month’s Underreported Struggles: Canadian mining company bows out of Chiapas; Malaysian police tear down Penan blockades; Ecuador’s... Read More

Algonquins set for peaceful, indefinite blockade

The Algonquins of Barriere lake have announced plans to set up an indefinite roadblock on their land—beginning today, September... Read More

Underreported Struggles #28, July 2009

In this month’s Underreported Struggles: the Penan mount blockades against rainforest destruction; Brazil judge orders illegal settlers off Awa... Read More

We will not tolerate another coup in Barriere Lake!

Please take FIVE MINUTES to DEMAND the Algonquins of Barriere Lake have their legitimate leadership recognized!!! JOIN the community... Read More

Consultation means nothing without consent

Three First Nation Band Councils released a joint statement last month in response to the newly proposed Ontario Mining... Read More

Federal Court Motion Won by Elders Council of Barriere Lake

Earlier this month, a Federal Court Judge ruled in favour of the Barriere Lake Algonquins, calling into question Indian... Read More

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Not to mention the fact that Indigenous Peoples have specific needs that settler populations generally do not posses, like requiring access to specific land areas to maintain culture, language, the...
It's true in a sense--we're all indigenous to somewhere--however, there are fundamental differences between populations who identify as "indigenous" and those who no longer follow a traditional way of life....
There is a need to recognize that all people are indigenous to this planet. We are one human race beholden to the mother that nurtures us. We must unite under...
Well, I think, unfortunately, passive complaints of PM Harper selling our land & water for basically nothing, are getting nowhere. Time to move up the ladder of complaining. Watch your...
It is instructive to see how mental, spiritual and physical health coincide in the indigenous philosophy, while the progressive view remains trapped in a treatment rather than preventive mode. It...
Kia ora, I would like to say unless they, ( those who say no more Full- Blooded Maori), know the whakapapa of every single Maori in Aotearoa, they should just...
Mohawk??I stand and prepared to back my people at any and all cost...
I have worked with, lived with, and been around Copala Triquis for the past 12 years, and have researched extensively the political oppression in teh region - ever since the...

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