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Riot Police Target Algonquin Blockade
Monday morning, families from the Algonquin community of Barriere Lake set up a blockade on highway 117 in northern Quebec to demand that the Federal and Quebec governments uphold the agreements they ...
First Nation “Days of action” campaign begins
Centered on ushering in “a new era of first nations relations with the Crown,” the “days of action” campaign is now officially underway. On Sunday, “protesters represent...
TransCanada must prove it respects Lubicon rights
Chief Bernard Ominayak of the Lubicon Cree Nation has (once again) informed TransCanada that the Lubicon are “prepared to consider talking with TransCanada about [their] proposal to build a majo...
Media Alert: Saskatchewan Day of Action, September 28
Information is scarce, but there’s apparently a day of action in Saskatchewan tomorrow, September 28, 2008, directed at two oil pipeline sites held by the Calgary-based Enbridge corporation. Acc...
On the Matter of Tar Sands & Indigenous Lands
In this 10 minute video, Clayton Thomas-Mueller, of the Mathais Colomb Cree Nation (Pukatawagan) in Northern Manitoba, talks about the Alberta Tar Sands industrial project, its effect on the health of...
Shell suspends drilling in Klappan Valley
A little over a week before British Colombia’s Supreme Court Justice Kathryn Neilson ruled in favor of the Gitanyow First Nation, over the Forestry Ministry’s failure to adequately consult the...
B.C. Court rules on consultation obligations to First Nations
“The Crown’s obligation to reasonably consult is not fulfilled simply by providing a process within which to exchange and discuss information”, states B.C. Supreme Court Justice Kath...
Listing of Biological/Chemical Warfare Agents an ‘error’
While searching through the Treasury Board of Canada’s ‘Federal Contaminated Sites Inventory’ database last week, pollution researcher John H.W. Hummel came up on a ’shocking&#...
An Open Letter to Canada and All First Nation Leaders
It’s well known that Canada perpetuates discrimination against indigenous people at every level of government, but what does it mean when that discrimination causes the death of innocent people...
First Nations Strategic Bulletin August 2008
After a bit of a break, the First Nations Strategic Policy Counsel has resumed its monthly publication, the First Nations Strategic Bulletin. Issues in this month’s bulletin include: an analys...
Canada’s mercury pollution on Indigenous lands
Here’s an article I just got published on the Dominion News, with a few links added for people wanting more information. Mad as a Hatter Canada’s mercury pollution on Indigenous lands The...
Barriere Lake Call for Endorsements and Support
The Barriere Lake Solidarity collective is asking groups and organizations to endorse a list of demands issued by the Algonquins of Barriere Lake. Located about 400 km north of Montreal, Quebec, the A...
Public Health Report Quietly Released in Canada
There’s been little to no commentary about the report since then, be it from the government or the public. It’s almost like it doesn’t exist — a sad irony considering its purpose is “to info...
Underreported Struggles #16
Indigenous peoples and farmers faced multiple attacks in Guatemala last month; while in Brazil, the government began preparing to station military forces on indigenous lands circling the border. In Ca...
Mexican Farmers say mine will destroy grazing land
Farmers from the Huizopa ejido (cooperative) in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua held a press conference last week, over concerns that a new gold mine will destroy 1,200 hectares (2,962 acres) ...
Popular Assembly Held to Prohibit Uranium Mining
The Indigenous Municipality of Tilcara, in northern Argentina’s Quebrada de Humahuaca district, has ratified legislation that prohibits open-pit metal mining, as well as the storage, use, sale,...
Cops Surround Six Nations People in Brantford
Mohawk Nation News sent out the following media alert about 10 minutes ago… UREGNT! COPS SURROUND 6 NATIONS PEOPLE FOR TRYING TO SHUT DOWN ILLEGAL DEVELOPMENT OF “KINGSPAN OF IRELAND” ON HA...
Six Nations Halt Construction at Five Sites
On Monday, about 150 Six Nations People stopped construction at a number of development projects in Brantford, ignoring last month’s court injunction that prohibits “native protests.”...
Indigenous Communities Oppose Deep Sea Mining
During the last week of June, indigenous representatives from the Bismark Sea region of Papua New Guinea held a three day gathering to discuss deep sea mining and what dangers they may face as a resul...
The Walk4Justice Needs Your Support
Setting out on June 21, the “Walk4Justice” is now well on its way to Ottawa. That means there’s at least sixteen more stops before they reach Parliament Hill in September, where they...
The Algonquins of Barriere Lake
The Algonquins of Barriere Lake is a 41-minute documentary that illustrates the Algonquin community’s decades-long struggle to have their land and resource rights recognized by Canada and the Pr...
Takla Lake Escalates Blockade
In response to the governments continued refusal to deal with their concerns, the Takla Lake First Nation has blockaded a second access road to their traditional territory. “The situation is urg...
Mi’kmaq and Maliseet Say NO to Uranium mining
With Canada’s Uranium boom in overdrive, more and more indigenous peoples are being threatened by the scourge that is the uranium industry. The latest threat, according to Ruth Levi, President ...
The Harper ‘Apology’ — Saying ‘Sorry’ with a Forked Tongue
As you may have heard by now, on Wednesday, June 11 Prime Minister Stephen Harper issued an apology for Canada’s role in the Residential School System — that is, an apology for more than ...
Underreported Struggles #15
There were multiple offensives against indigenous people throughout the month of June. A Canadian court paved the way to reclassify 16 lakes as mine waste dumps; The US Supreme court issued at least t...
Mayans Denounce Violence Against Women, Children
Earlier this month, the Mayan community of San Miguel Ixtahuacán issued a public statement denouncing the recent actions of Guatemala’s National Civil Police. Acting on behalf of the Canadian-...
Cree remove roadblock after drivers “blast through”
Members of the Kelly Lake Cree Nation (KLCN) took down a roadblock on Saturday because “angry and dangerous drivers” began blasting through, almost running over four people in separate inc...
Radar Contamination on Mushkegowuk Territory
The Mushkegowuk Environmental Research Centre (MERC) has produced a video report that examines the issue of PCB contamination within the Traditional Territory of the Mushkegowuk Council, which represe...
Stop Canadian Lakes from Becoming Mine Waste Dumps!
According to a recent report by the CBC, the Federal Government is set to ‘reclassify’ 16 lakes across the country as toxic waste dumps for the mining industry. Under the Fisheries Act, co...
Takla Lake First Nation Roadblock to Protect Territory
The Takla Lake First Nation set up a roadblock yesterday, formally suspending the use of Driftwood Forest Service Road for industrial activities. In a statement (see below) the Takla say their land is...