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Unsheltered Indigenous Peoples Rally Against Racism

PRESS RELEASE – Unsheltered Indigenous Peoples to Rally Against Racism & Racial Profiling in Flagstaff, Arizona FLAGSTAFF, AZ — Unsheltered Indigenous community members are holding a rally to end racism and racial profiling in Flagstaff. They will share their experiences and calls to action. In 2006 The National Coalition for the Homeless named the City […]

The Smiling Brown Project by Dr. Roberto Cintle Rodriguez

Greetings Relatives/Frens/Humans, I’m posting this communication from a long-time and very dear friend of mine, Dr. Roberto Cintle Rodriguez because it raises so many interesting and difficult questions about whether we really understand ourselves. What do we really see when we look in the mirror? =============================================== Roberto Cintli Rodriguez, June 20, 2016 SMILING BROWN ONCE […]

Mural of First Nations Women Bound and Gagged Sparks Outrage – ICTMN.com

Indigenous women are outraged by a painting that was prominently displayed during a British Columbia town’s ‘Hospitality Days.’ Source: Mural of First Nations Women Bound and Gagged Sparks Outrage – ICTMN.com PATTY MUSGRAVE – The painting that made me the sickest was depicting two Mi’kmaq women, ankles and hands bound and mouths covered. Yes, I […]

Red Abyayala Continental Network of Indigenous Communications & Media: Nasa Nation of Cauca, Columbia, under military attack

INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY of Original Nations Abya Yala from North America with the Nasa Nation of Cauca [Colombia] in Defense of Mother Earth in their territories March 4, 2015, STATEMENT by representatives Original Nations of the Great Turtle Island Abya Yala North, from the United States and Canada gathered at the Nahuacalli, Embassy of Indigenous Peoples […]

Indigenous Network of Communications & Media: a braiding of learning

I’m here at the Indigenous Continental Network of Communications & Media, Phoenix, Ariz., where discussions are about two other indigenous communications summits and how it is tied to ancestral knowledge. INDIGENOUS JOURNALIST FROM BOLIVIA In Bolivia, the environment is very different. TUPAK, HOST OF INDIGENOUS NETWORK OF COMMUNICATIONS & MEDIA what’s the involvement of Bolivian […]

Communications is an Indigenous right

I’m here at the Indigenous Continental Network of Communications & Media, Phoenix, Ariz., where discussions are about two other indigenous communications summits and how it is tied to ancestral knowledge. Sally Ann Gonzales, Arizona state representative (District 3), who is also Pacqui Yaqui, makes a brief presentation to the group. It’s a pleasure for me […]

Fourth Branch of Navajo government: Council of Elders & Medicine People

Greetings Relatives/Frens/Humans, I’m back here at the Navajo Nation Government Development Commission where the Commission is continuing their seminar on Indigenous Nation-Building: Leadership, Governance, Constitutions, and Development Success” which was started at their January 2015 meeting. SESSION TEN – CONSTITUTIONS II: OLD AND NEW LAW TOGETHER DR. MANLEY BEGAYE JR. The main Navajo government needs […]

Constitution must have cultural appropriateness & effectiveness

HERE AT NAVAJO GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT OFFICE IN WINDOW ROCK, ARIZ., WHERE NAVAJO GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION IS CONTINUING THEIR “INDIGENOUS NATION BUILDING: LEADERSHIP, GOVERNANCE, CONSTITUTION, AND DEVELOPMENT SUCCESS” SEMINAR BY DR. MANLEY BEGAYE JR. DR. MANLEY BEGAYE JR The key issues of Constitution: Statement of nation’s identity, Who are we? Citizenship/Membership – when part of club, […]

Canada hosting World Uranium Symposium April 14-16, 2015

uranium2015.com/SponsorshipPlan.pdf. The World Uranium Symposium will address issues arising from the life cycle of uranium, from mining to its end-uses and byproducts for civilian or military purposes. Both science and community-based, the Symposium is organized around the following themes: health, environment, economy, ethics, governance, human rights and the rights of indigenous peoples.

Indigenous Leader Art Manuel: “Indigenous People Are the First Ones Impacted” by Western-Driven Resource Extraction | Democracy Now!

Indigenous Leader Art Manuel: "Indigenous People Are the First Ones Impacted" by Western-Driven Resource Extraction | Democracy Now!. ARTHUR MANUEL: Because basically indigenous people are the first ones that are impacted by the major sort of resource extraction-type industries that these big conferences actually, you know, engender in their strategies, you know? And so, we […]