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Canada: Attawapiskat Housing Crisis A Serious Risk To Women, Children, Elders

Children living in un-insulated tents; families relying on buckets for toilets; elders living in sheds–these are some of the... Read More

Indian and Northern Affairs Canada is no steward of the land

The Auditor General of Canada, Ms. Sheila Fraser, has singled out Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) for its... Read More

What Environmental stories should APTN cover?

The Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) is looking for ideas and suggestions on what stories they should cover for... Read More

Former Canadian Prime Minister Suppressed Mercury studies

A newly published book about Minamata disease has revealed, possibly for the first time to Canadians, that former Prime... 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

Mid Canada Line cleanup isn’t good enough

The Province of Ontario announced last week that is finally going to clean up a stretch of radar sites... 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

Underreported Struggles #25, April 2009

In this month’s Underreported Struggles: Peruvian Indigenous Peoples Mobilize Across the Amazon; Barrick and Argentine Officials Assault Women at... Read More

Surrounded by silence, Indigenous People stand alone?

When will decency, compassion and courage boil up within decent people, that they take action? That is, action within... Read More

Attawapiskat state of emergency ignored by Government

NOTE: this article was originally published in 2009. A more recent article on the housing crisis, published Nov 22,... Read More

Underreported Struggles #23, February 2009

In this month’s Underreported Struggles: Indigenous leaders in Colombia issue FARC an “ultimatum”; Mindanao indigenous groups hold blockade for... Read More

Attawapiskat holding winter blockade against De Beers

Members of the Attawapiskat First Nation in northern Ontario are holding a winter road block near the DeBeers Victor... Read More

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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...
Thank you for your comment, trog69. You might have seen my update http://intercontinentalcry.org/wall-street-tea-party-convergence-19421/ on the story, including a link to a special report by Charles Tanner, titled Take these Tribes Down....
Good afternoon, Mr. Taber. I must admit that part of my astonishment upon reading about this is my complete ignorance that there is a concerted effort to take the rest...
Thank you, David. While it's good that some elected officials are joining environmentalists and tribes in opposing Gateway Pacific Terminal, the Tea Party, AFL-CIO and anti-Indian property rights activists have...
Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn comments on proposed coal trains and export terminals: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOi4iEsSl_k...
Thanks for commenting, Laura. Do you have more information about that? If so, please get in touch info(at)intercontinentalcry.org...

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