Resist 2010: 8 Reasons to Oppose the 2010 Winter Olympics, is a short, fast-paced documentary focusing on the negative impacts of the 2010 Games to be held in Vancouver, Canada, and the ongoing resistance by Indigenous & other social movements.Resist 2010: 8 Reasons to Oppose the 2010 Winter Olympics, is a short, fast-paced... more
Did watching our Free Hawai`i TV video last week featuring Kaleo Farias, the Office of Hawaiian Affair’s former number one Kau Inoa recruiter who now recants and urges everyone to remove their name make you mad?
We’re bringing Kaleo back again this week on Free Hawai`i TV with more new information on how he feels about what he did, and more insider details sure to amaze and surprise. It’s all coming this Wednesday on Free Hawai`i TV – don’t miss it.
Imagine returning to Maui after living in Las Vegas and meeting someone who delivers a startling message about your future. Then imagine being visited by the ancient ancestors who reveal your mission.
That’s what happened to Vernon Kalanikau, and he shares his amazing story this week on Hawai`i’s award winning Voices Of Truth – One-On-One With Hawai`i's Future.
Please share our Free Hawai`i Broadcasting Network e-mails and videos with friends and colleagues. That's how we grow. Mahalo.http://FreeHawaii.Info
Did watching our Free Hawai`i TV video last week featuring... more
People are realizing they were deceived by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs into signing onto Kau Inoa, a list that supports federal recognition – a process to legalize the theft of the Hawaiian Nation and lands, and they are now not only removing their names, but they’re actually speaking out urging others to do the same.
We feature one of those individuals with a very special message for everyone this coming Wednesday on http://FreeHawaiiTV.com Don’t miss it.
Then visit http://UnKauInoa.org and check out new photos posted all the time of supporters wearing their UnKau Inoa t-shirts.
Want one of your own? Just click on the Order UnKau Inoa T-Shirts link to get one. Then send us your picture at UnKauNow@UnKauInoa.org and we’ll post it.
We have a brand new Voices Of Truth show this week featuring KAHEA’s Marti Townsend. When you watch our visit with her, you’ll see why the job of protecting Hawai`i’s fragile and precious environment is in very good hands.
Marti’s a prime example of someone who heard the call to help create a better Hawai`i and answered. Don’t miss her this week on Hawai`i’s award-winning Voices Of Truth – One-On-One With Hawai`i's Future.
Please share our Free Hawai`i Broadcasting Network e-mails and videos with friends and colleagues. That's how we grow. Mahalo.http://FreeHawaii.Info
People are realizing they were deceived by the Office of... more
"...That issue" was the Akaka Bill, which would set up a framework for creating a native Hawaiian governmental body that the U.S. would recognize....
...The Danners' presentation was repeatedly interrupted by sovereignty supporters who disagreed with the bill's language and/or content....
"...You're actually allowing the perpetuity of an illegal system," argued one sovereignty supporter.
"It's just another form of capture," said another of the Akaka Bill framework....
"It's as though you're creating a wholly separate government for a fictitious Hawaiian people," said Gumapac....
"...The people who are pushing this bill are trying to divide the Hawaiian people," contended Rev. Ron Fujimoto, a non-Hawaiian who has worked for years with Hawaiian groups....
Why Is The Akaka Bill Bad For Hawai`i? Find Out Here - http://StopAkakaBill.comThe People Are Not Fooled
Big Island Weekly - September 16, 2009
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A story is told to all who will listen, in honor of Leonard Peltier, closing ceremonies of Reggae Rising 2009 Piercy, CA
Pony's iPhone sorry it's a little shaky. I wanted to share this with all the spiritual family around the world, Peace Pony Man)'(A story is told to all who will listen, in honor of Leonard Peltier, closing... more
During rush-hour commute this morning, two Indigenous Canadian women – Eriel Tchekwie Deranger, and Heather Milton-Lightening – scaled flagpoles in front of the main entrance of Royal Bank of Canada’s (RBC’s) headquarters in Toronto, dropping a banner reading “Please Help Us Mrs. Nixon.com” – appealing to the bank to pull its massive investments in Alberta tar sands projects. Supported by RAN, the Ruckus Society, and their Indigenous People’s Power Project, they were joined by dozens of Toronto RAN activists, swarming entrances to ensure every RBC employee heard our appeal Mrs. Janet Nixon, the wife of RBC CEO Gordon Nixon, to lend her strong and influential voice to those fighting to protect Canada’s clean water and respect Indigenous rights by pushing RBC to stop bankrolling the tar sandsDuring rush-hour commute this morning, two Indigenous Canadian women – Eriel... more
The Army has decided to cut off retirement pay for veterans of a largely Native militia formed to guard the territory of Alaska from the threat of Japanese attack during World War II.
"U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Alaska's congressional delegation has sent a letter to President Barack Obama, asking him to intervene..."
(Photo: Three WWII Alaska Territorial Guard members in 2008)The Army has decided to cut off retirement pay for veterans of a largely Native... more
It seems like each list I make has a bit of MySpace in it. And it seems like MySpace has many niches to cater to. The Native American niche is alive and kicking with some great images and a lot of glitter at Redworks Creations. If you look deep into the site, you can find some kickass Native American pinups.It seems like each list I make has a bit of MySpace in it. And it seems like MySpace... more
History is often skewed towards the Victors perspective ..
and so it is NO DIFFERENT for Thanksgiving. I offer this
reprint so different views of this Day are offered.
So here is a story for you and your children. It is as kind
and gentle a balance of historic truth and positive
inspiration as its writers and the editor can make it out
to be. I hope it will adequately serve its purpose both for
you and yours, and I also hope this work will
encourage you to look both deeper and farther, for
Thanksgiving is Thanksgiving all around the world.History is often skewed towards the Victors perspective ..
and so it is NO... more
a video intro for Culture Shock Camp performances _ an indigenous hiphop collective led by DJ Shock B _ shot in New Mexico and South Dakota a video intro for Culture Shock Camp performances _ an indigenous hiphop collective... more
Vancouver Sun arts reporter Kevin Griffin talks with Inuit artist Germaine Arnaktauyok about the legends and legendary characters that populate her work. Arnaktauyok's drawings and etchings are being shown at Inuit Gallery of Vancouver until Friday, Oct. 3. Vancouver Sun arts reporter Kevin Griffin talks with Inuit artist Germaine Arnaktauyok... more
The Yukon River, one of the largest rivers in North America, has been the lifeline of the Tribes and First Nations of Alaska's interior and Canada's Yukon Territory for thousands of years. In 2005, Toshiba Corporation offered the Alaska Native village of Galena an experimental nuclear reactor for "free," to be located on the north shore of the Yukon River. In this video, we see and hear reactions of the indigenous peoples of the region to the proposed nuclear reactor. The Yukon River, one of the largest rivers in North America, has been the lifeline of... more
Western Shoshone leader, Corbin Harney talks about his prophetic conversation with the waterWestern Shoshone leader, Corbin Harney talks about his prophetic conversation with the... more
Subcomandante Marcos comes to the United States with the plans for a trickle-up democratic reform to empower the downtrodden. Subcomandante Marcos comes to the United States with the plans for a trickle-up... more
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will offer a thorough and detailed apology today to the nation's native peoples for abuses and the loss of aboriginal languages and culture they suffered during a century of forced assimilation at residential schools.
The apology has been billed by the government as a chance to redress a dark chapter in Canadian history. But the day before the landmark statement was marked by wrangling over whether native leaders were adequately consulted over the content, and anger that they will not be allowed to respond in the House of Commons.
Some survivors, as the former schoolchildren are widely called, say the apology is coming only grudgingly under intense pressure from native groups, and must be matched by action. But it is widely recognized as a significant step for a government that had previously sought to limit its responsibility for the harm caused by its assimilation policy.
For more than a century, native Canadian children were sent to boarding schools run by churches and the government to adapt them to modern society and to Christianize them. Many suffered sexual and psychological abuse, and their detachment from their families and communities has had effects across generations.
Several churches already offered apologies in the late 1980s and 1990s, and the government's head of Indian affairs made a statement of reconciliation in 1998. A lawsuit settled in 2006 created a $1.9-billion compensation fund, and an independent Truth and Reconciliation Commission was launched on June 1.
But today's statement is the government's first formal expression of responsibility and remorse for the forced assimilation program and its legacy of damage. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will offer a thorough and detailed apology... more
Stephen Harper told residential school survivors Wednesday that Canada was wrong to set up the system and "sincerely apologizes" for separating families and for the abuses children endured.Stephen Harper told residential school survivors Wednesday that Canada was wrong to... more
