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The World's Hardest Working Shaman
Western Shoshone leader, Corbin Harney talks about his prophetic conversation with the water
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This is not a pipe dream
Subcomandante Marcos comes to the United States with the plans for a trickle-up democratic reform to empower the downtrodden.
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Canada formally apologizes to native peoples
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 today to the nation's native peoples for abuses and ... more -
Turtle Island Project: Respect for Environment, Native Americans and all Indigenou...
The Turtle Island Project in northern Michigan was founded in August 2007 by two Midwest pastors who believe the future of mankind and world is at a crossroads.
Rev. Dr. Lynn Hubbard and Rev. Dr. George Cairns believe that Christians could learn a lot about nature and the environment by listening to Earth-based cultures like Native Americans, Celts, and other Indigenous peoples.
Rev. Hubbard is a Lutheran pastor, and Rev. Cairns is an ordained United Church of Christ minister.
Both have extensive backgrounds in interfaith and multicultural work.
The Turtle Island Project (TIP), based in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, promotes respect for the environment and Native Americans.
Two Midwest pastors created the TIP to foster a national discussion and debate on a wide variety of issues involving the future of the planet and mankind including encouraging Christians to learn how to appreciate nature like Earth-based religions such as American Indians, Celts and other Indigenous peoples.
Turtle Island Project volunteer media advisor Greg Peterson has more on the founders and their goals.
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Turtle Island Project main website:
http://www.turtleislandproject.org
Turtle Island TV (blipTV)
http://turtleislandtv.blip.tv/
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http://www.youtube.com/MunisingWhiteHorse
Turtle Island (myspace)
http://www.myspace.com/TurtleIslandProject
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Aboriginal Rugby Star Barred From Pub...For Being Too Black
A former Australian aboriginal rugby league star and five friends have been awarded thousands of dollars in damages after they were refused entry to a pub because it barred blacks, media reported.
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Tension at the Edge of Alaska
BARROW, Alaska ? Each summer and fall, the Inupiat, natives of Alaska?s arid north coast, take their sealskin boats and gun-fired harpoons and go whale hunting. Kills are celebrated throughout villages as whaling captains share their catch with relatives and neighbors. Muktuk, or raw whale skin and blubber, is a prized delicacy.
But now, that traditional way of life is coming into conflict with one of the modern world?s most urgent priorities: finding more oil.
Royal Dutch Shell is determined to exploit vast reserves believed to lie off Alaska?s coast. The Bush administration backs the idea and has issued offshore leases in recent years totaling an area nearly the size of Maryland. BARROW, Alaska ? Each summer and fall, the Inupiat, natives of Alaska?s arid north coast, take their sealskin boats and gun-fired harp... more -
LEGAL BATTLE TO PROTECT SACRED SITE, INDIGENOUS RIGHTS HEADING TO PASADENA, CA
The San Francisco Peaks are a unique mountain ecosystem which are managed as public lands in Northern Arizona. The Peaks are held Holy by more than 13 Indigenous Nations. A small ski area is threatening expansion and attempting to make fake snow from treated sewage effluent filled with harmful contaminants. A coalition of tribes and environmental groups have unified to prevent the environmental destruction, community health hazards and extreme desecration that would be caused by the proposed development. Although the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals blocked the ski area plan, the case will be reheard in Pasadena on December 11th, 2007.
http://www.sacredland.org/endangered_sites_pages/sfpeak...
http://www.savethepeaks.org/ The San Francisco Peaks are a unique mountain ecosystem which are managed as public lands in Northern Arizona. The Peaks are held Holy... more -
Nation to Nation
This video shows the commemoration of a treaty signed between the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy and the flegling United States over 213 years ago. The treaty is still in place and it established peace and friendship between these two sovereign nations.
The visual images are compelling and the treaty for our people guarantees the free use and enjoyment of our lands. This video shows the commemoration of a treaty signed between the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy and the flegling United Stat... more -
Trudell
Poet, musician, orator, actor, activist, and American hero, John Trudell has been fearless in confronting difficult realities that exist in our history and culture. Trudell was a leader of the American Indian Movement, and, more recently, one of rock-and-roll's most distinctive talents. Filmmaker Heather Rae (Cherokee) skillfully weaves together archival footage, impressionistic scenes, a deeply affecting soundtrack, and interviews with Kris Kristofferson, Robert Redford, Jackson Browne, and Gary Farmer, who calls Trudell "our Socrates."
http://www.trudellthemovie.com/ Poet, musician, orator, actor, activist, and American hero, John Trudell has been fearless in confronting difficult realities that exi... more -
Alice Springs voices opposition to nuclear waste dump
Anti-nuclear protesters confronted CLP candidate for Lingiari, Adam Giles, outside his Alice Springs office at 8:30 this morning.
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Election countdown continues: No time to Radioactive waste
The National Day of Action by to highlight the dangerous nature of federal government plans to impose a nuclear dump in the Northern Territory and the Coalition's continued refusal to disclose its nuclear agenda to the Australian community ahead of the federal election. The National Day of Action by to highlight the dangerous nature of federal government plans to impose a nuclear dump in the Northern T... more
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Kia Tupato (Be Careful)/
Kia Tupato (Be Careful) features the late Sir John Turei as he presents Maori views on Genetic Modification with reference to the land and the teaching of his Grandparents. Sir John was considered a bridge between the cultures of Maori and non-Maori in New Zealand, and received many honours from the Government including a Knighthood. Born in 1920 in Tuhoe country in the East of the North Island, Sir John served in the Maori Battalion in the Second World War in the Middle East and in Italy. He was an adviser to various leaders and government departments and assisted in the formal openings of the New Zealand embassies in Seoul and India. Kia Tupato presents the teachings of Sir John and his people and includes footage from the protest movement against Genetic Modification in New Zealand.
Michelle McGregor is a film maker from Auckland New Zealand. Kia Tupato has screened across New Zealand and in late 2004 was awarded the first prize in the He Puata Whakairo Short Film Awards, screened nationally on Maori Television.
Director: Michelle McGregor
Producer: Anita Langthaller
Audio/Visual: sound, color
Language: English, Maori Kia Tupato (Be Careful) features the late Sir John Turei as he presents Maori views on Genetic Modification with reference to the land... more -
Whale Rider - Trailer
In a small New Zealand coastal village, Maori claim descent from Paikea, the Whale Rider. In every generation for more than 1000 years, a male heir born to the Chief succeeds to the title.
The time is now. The Chief's eldest son, Porourangi, fathers twins - a boy and a girl. But the boy and his mother die in childbirth. The surviving girl is named Pai.
Grief-stricken, her father leaves her to be raised by her grandparents. Koro, her grandfather who is the Chief, refuses to acknowledge Pai as the inheritor of the tradition and claims she is of no use to him. But her grandmother, Flowers, sees more than a broken line, she sees a child in desperate need of love.
And Koro learns to love the child. When Pai's father, Porourangi, now a feted international artist, returns home after twelve years, Koro hopes everything is resolved and Porourangi will to accept destiny and become his successor.
But Porourangi has no intention of becoming Chief. He has moved away from his people both physically and emotionally. After a bitter argument with Koro he leaves, suggesting to Pai that she come with him. She starts the journey but quickly returns, claiming her grandfather needs her.
Koro is blinded by prejudice and even Flowers cannot convince him that Pai is the natural heir. The old Chief is convinced that the tribe's misfortunes began at Pai's birth and calls for his people to bring their 12-year-old boys to him for training.
He is certain that through a gruelling process of teaching the ancient chants, tribal lore and warrior techniques, the future leader of their tribe will be revealed to him.
Meanwhile, deep within the ocean, a massive herd of whales is responding, drawn towards Pai and their twin destinies.
When the whales become stranded on the beach, Koro is sure this signals an apocalyptic end to his tribe. Until one person prepares to make the ultimate sacrifice to save the people. The Whale Rider.
In a small New Zealand coastal village, Maori claim descent from Paikea, the Whale Rider. In every generation for more than 1000 years... more -
Tuhoe Hikoi Arrives at Parliament
MPs from the Maori and Green Parties spoke against the Terrorism Suppression Act (TSA)
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My Country 'Tis of Thy People You're Dying
Sainte-Marie has claimed that she was blacklisted and that she, along with other American Indians in the Red Power movements, was put out of business in the 1970s.
"I found out 10 years later, in the 1980s, that [President] Lyndon B. Johnson had been writing letters on White House stationery praising radio stations for suppressing my music," Sainte-Marie said in a 1999 interview with Indian Country Today at Dine' College... "In the 1970s, not only was the protest movement put out of business, but the Native American movement was attacked."
Additionally, she claims that in the United States, her records were disappearing. According to her, thousands of people at concerts wanted records, and although the distributor claimed that the records had been shipped, no one seemed to know where they were.
Said Sainte-Marie, "I was put out of business in the United States." Sainte-Marie has claimed that she was blacklisted and that she, along with other American Indians in the Red Power movements, was put ... more -
SA Government Supports Nuclear Power
November 15, 2007: Despite all the bluster and all the rhetoric over nuclear power, the South Australian Rann Government is not willing to legislate to ban it... November 15, 2007: Despite all the bluster and all the rhetoric over nuclear power, the South Australian Rann Government is not willin... more
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NO NUKES
Do you think NUCLEAR POWER is the solution to GLOBAL WARMING?
--Currently the US has 103 Nuclear Reactors, providing almost 20% of our electricity.
--On September 11th, 2001, American Airlines flight 11 flew over Indian Point nuclear reactor, en route to the World Trade Center.
--20 million people could have been contaminated with deadly radiation and thousands of square miles lost forever.
--MIT concluded that a minimum of 1,500 new reactors would be needed globally to offset coal carbon emissions.
--"The next Chernobyl may be Chernobyl itself"
--Even now, Chernobyl's damaged nuclear reactor is leaking lethal doses of radiation,
--------------and there is no safe way to dispose of nuclear waste.
Now, consider that a 100 square mile solar farm could power the entire United States.
And then........
THINK AGAIN ABOUT NUCLEAR POWER!
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Atomic Footprints
Australia could be about to see one of the largest expansions of its involvement in the nuclear fuel chain. Here are a few reasons why this is not a good idea.
By Pip Starr. Music by Mark Daniel. Animations by Dermot Egan. Voice over by Dave Sweeney Australia could be about to see one of the largest expansions of its involvement in the nuclear fuel chain. Here are a few reasons why... more -
Jubilation as UN Adopts Historic Statement on Native Rights
"The 13th of September 2007 will be remembered as an international human rights day for the indigenous peoples of the world," said Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, chairperson of the Permanent Forum, in an emotional tone filled with joy.
International civil society groups working for the rights of indigenous peoples also expressed extreme pleasure with Thursday's vote.
The United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand stood alone in voting against the resolution.
"The entire wealth of the United States, Canada, and other so-called modern states is built on the poverty and human rights violations of their indigenous peoples," said Manuel. "The international community needs to understand how hypocritical Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States are." "The 13th of September 2007 will be remembered as an international human rights day for the indigenous peoples of the world," said Vic... more -
Then Iraq: March 20, 2003......Next Iran?
We are a culture of violence. I think Michael Moore might be on to why. If you haven't seen Bowling for Columbine, I highly recommend it and all of Michael Moore's movies.
P.S. Have you seen "Teen Sniper School" on TV Nation (Michael Moore's canceled TV show), it's funny, but in a bad way. We are a culture of violence. I think Michael Moore might be on to why. If you haven't seen Bowling for Columbine, I highly recommen... more
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