Posted by cfnebutterflyon 2010/9/7 19:20:44 (3 reads)
Time 24 September at 17:00 - 26 September at 18:00 Location Outside Edmonton Created by: Stop the Tar Sands - Edmonton More info Tired of governments ignoring you?
Sick of industry calling the shots?
You’re not alone! ... CLIMATE ACTION CAMPS: ORGANIZING, ACTIVISM & NON-VIOLENT DIRECT ACTION
From September 24th to 26th 2010, Greenpeace Canada, Indigenous Environmental Network, Rainforest Action Network, and Sierra Club Prairie will be hosting a Tar Sands Climate Action Camp outside of Edmonton. This will be an intensive three-day training session to help prepare participants to gain grassroots organizing skills, and training in Non-Violent Direct Action (NVDA) to stop climate change, shut down the tar sands, and shift us towards a just, green future!
There will be workshops on the following topics: • Climate change & climate justice • History of civil disobedience • Environmental justice and anti-oppression • Non-Violent Direct Action (NVDA) theory and practice • Action planning and decision-making, • Affinity groups • Campaign planning and powermapping • Working with the media • Know your rights, legal briefing
This is a critical time for action.
At the camp you will meet other participants ready to take action. The training will be provided by experienced grassroots organizers, and NVDA trainers and organizers, and will be open to those who have previously done activism, NVDA and/or Civil Disobedience, or have little or no experience but want to learn more!
We’ll be learning how to plan and implement activities that will RAISE THE ALARM ABOUT THE GROWING CLIMATE CRISIS. Whether you’re joining as an individual or part of a group, this camp affords an opportunity to meet and join others wanting to get active on climate change and create just and healthy communities for the future.
So what are you waiting for?! Fill out the application below and send it to eryn.wheatley@greenpeace.ca by Tuesday, September 14, 12 Midnight MST
Can’t come to the camp but still want to get active and involved? Check out:
For Greenpeace Canada: greenpeace.org/canada/en/Get-involved/
Posted by cfnebutterflyon 2010/9/7 17:42:50 (3 reads)
New Study Shows Annual Bird Mortality in Tar Sands Tailings Ponds Greatly Exceeds Government-Industry Mortality Figures by Mike Hudema on Tuesday, 07 September 2010
For Immediate Release:
New Study Shows Annual Bird Mortality in Tar Sands Tailings Ponds GreatlyExceeds Government-Industry Mortality Figures
Tuesday, September 7 2010, Edmonton - A study in the peer-reviewed journal The Wilson Journal of Ornithology to be published in early September (online in late August) shows annual bird mortality in the bitumen tailings ponds of northeastern Alberta – an internationally significant migratory bird corridor – greatly exceeds industry estimates.
The authors investigated three types of data: government-industry reported mortalities; rates of bird deaths at tailings ponds; and rates of landing, oiling, and mortality to quantify annual bird mortality due to exposure to tailings ponds.
For the period 2000 to 2007, reporting by industry indicated a mean annual mortality from tailings pond exposure of 65 birds. The study, entitled “Annual Bird Mortality in the Bitumen Tailings Ponds in Northeastern Alberta,” however, indicated an annual mortality in the range of 458 to 5,029 birds – a range deemed conservative because birds found dead represent an unknown fraction of true mortality and data do not include mortalities that occur before spring, between spring and fall migration, and after fall migration. The wide range in the annual mortality estimates is due in large part to spatial and temporal variations in bird mortality rates.
“The ad hoc monitoring by industry, sanctioned by government, cannot address pressing questions whose answers would aid in the conservation of both migratory and resident birds,” said Dr. Kevin Timoney of Treeline Ecological Research, one of the study’s authors along with Dr. Robert Roncini of Dalhousie University.
Other findings of the study include:
* Landing deterrent systems at tailings ponds are only partially effective. The only way to prevent bird deaths is to discontinue the use of tailings ponds.
* While tailings ponds, which contain bitumen, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, volatile organic compounds, naphthenic acids, brine, heavy metals, and ammonia, pose the greatest threat in spring when warm effluent-fed tailings ponds provide open water at a time when natural water bodies remain frozen, a high risk of oiling may extend throughout the open water season.
* The fate of lightly oiled birds that continue migration, in particular to summer breeding areas, is unknown.
* The total number of birds migrating through the region and the total annual bird mortality due to tailings ponds are not known with sufficient scientific rigor.
* Data on mortalities during extreme weather events and on the frequency of mass mortality events are lacking.
* The study concludes: “Government-overseen monitoring within a statistically valid design, standardized across all facilities, is needed. Systematic monitoring and accurate, timely reporting would provide data useful to all those concerned with bird conservation and management in the tar sands region.”
For more information, please contact:Dr. Kevin Timoney, Treeline Ecological Research, (780) 922-3741; email: ktimoney@interbaun.com
By: Mike Hudema, Greenpeace climate & energy campaigner
Posted by cfnebutterflyon 2010/9/7 6:53:16 (3 reads)
Mike Holmes, the most famous handyman in the land, has accepted a rather ambitious project: to improve the lives of people in First Nations communities. The 47-year-old host of HGTV’s Holmes on Homes recently joined forces with the Assembly of First Nations and will oversee an initiative aimed at building sustainable homes on reserves. “We’re going to make sure,” he says, “that all the products we use are mould-free, water-resistant, termite-resistant.” http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/12/can-holmes-fix-native-reserves/ MACLEANS.CA
Posted by cfnebutterflyon 2010/9/6 19:50:00 (20 reads)
Nya:wen Sge:no;
It's been a long hot summer , to say the least. As things are heating up on the Indigenous Peoples front worldwide about the situation in High Park. Various media sources have now seen first handed the destruction in the Snake Mound area. The City TV camera man stated he been to the site 2 years and he fell and hurt himself badly and had not returned until last Saturday when he did his interview with us.
After or meeting with police, parks officials one of which was sent on Kevin Bowshers behalf and almost 2 hrs of discussion with about 35 supporters, steps that were going to be taken was to firstly have signs put by the end of this week, and the police would enforce the by-law. It was noted by one of our active supporters, that no signs had been up when he was there on Wednesday. The signs were either put up on Thursday or Friday. We noticed the first sign bolted to the black fence, stating " No Biking Permitted, then as we walked in at first encounter another sign, Stated, Bicycling Allowed, then a third sign posted on another stump, stating the same as the fist sign " No Cycling permitted, and that sign had already been bent to cover the wording so that it seemed like from a distance Biking was allowed. We did call the police to alert them of the damages done to the new signs, obviously done by the bikers.The police had asked us to report this back to you about the damages done, and it looks like the one sign had the no biking symbol removed. Niawen gowa for showing some good faith steps forward in resolving this issue with our people.
The police are also aware that the bikers have been there at night to dig and alter the sight, as there has been ramp building done since last Saturday.
Niawen skenon! Oneh!
In peace,
Rastia'ta'non:ha, Onǫdowá́́’ ga:’ Otahyǫ́:ni: Director Täiäiäkó’n Historical Preservation Society (member HPACC)
Posted by cfnebutterflyon 2010/9/6 7:10:19 (5 reads)
M. Gustavo Zamora Jiménez, coordonnateur du Cercle des Premières Nations de l'Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM), vous invite à la conférence de M. Cristóbal Cojtí García, héritier de la culture m aya, intitulée « Le calendrier Maya, démystification de l'année 2012 », jeudi 9 septembre 2010 à 18h, à l'UQÀM, salle N-M510 (entrée 1205 rue Saint-Denis).
It's been a long hot summer , to say the least. As things are heating up on the Indigenous Peoples front worldwide about the situation in Igh Park. Various media sources have now seen first handed the destruction in the Snake Mound area. The City TV camera man stated he been to the site 2 years and he fell and hurt himself badly and had returned until last Saturday when he did his interview with us.
After or meeting with police, parks officials one of which was sent on Kevin Bowshers behalf and almost 2 hrs of discussion with about 35 supporters, they steps that were going to taken was to firstly have signs put by the end of this week, and the police would enforce the by-law. It was noted by one of our active supporters, that no signs had been up when he was there on Wednesday. The signs were either put up on Thursday or Friday. We noticed the first bolted to the black, stating " No Biking Permitted, then as we walked in at first another sign, Stated, Bicycling Allowed, then a third sign post on another stump, stating the same as the fist sign " No Cycling permitted, and that sign had already been bent to cover the wording so that it seemed like from a distance Biking was allowed. We did call the police to alert of damages done to the new signs, obviously done by the bikers.The police had asked us to report this back you about the damages done, and it looks like the one sign and the no biking symbol removed. Niawen gowa for showing some faith steps forward in resolving this issue with you people.
The police are also aware that the bikers have been there at night to dig and alter the sight, as there has been ramp building done since last Saturday.
Niawen skenon! Oneh!
In peace,
Rastia'ta'non:ha, Onǫdowá́́’ ga:’ Otahyǫ́:ni: Director Täiäiäkó’n Historical Preservation Society (member HPACC)
Posted by cfnebutterflyon 2010/9/3 17:08:23 (2 reads)
Some think that controversy is counter productive, but at this moment in history it is imperative that controversial issues of environment, energy, population, and climate change in particular be addressed. Not mocked, swept away until later, or ignored or diminished. Controversy is not the point-it is the starting poi...nt. Something gets your attention -pro or con- then learn and do more about it. It takes all of us. By: Rethink Alberta
Posted by cfnebutterflyon 2010/9/3 15:17:28 (3 reads)
"Why Activism Matters to Me as a First Nation Person"
As an outspoken Activist, I’m often confronted with the question by many from a multitude of backgrounds, as well as fellow First Nation people, why I feel the need to talk and write about activism and political/social justice.
“You’re not in poverty, why do you care?” they say.
“I really don’t think you should talk about it so much” they say.
“Why can’t we all forget about it and just live and let live?” they say.
“Rob...why is it such a big deal?” they say.
Why is it such “a big deal?”
Activism matters to me as First Nation person because the powers that be continue to impose their unjust and capricious legislations on me and my family in the form of laws and acts.
For example, the newly enacted Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) which collapses and undermines my and my family's rights to tax exemption or the newly discussed and announced evisceration of post-secondary education funding which our treaty guarantees us for sharing our traditional lands and territories.
The 1985 Abocide amendment in the Indian Act which cuts our future generations out of access to whatever honoured Treaty Rights they retain by bottlenecking and dwindling our status-recognized populations to zero, contingent on intermarriage as we move further towards zero hour; not to mention the that we still fight to hold onto uninfringed hunting rights, fishing rights, and the 1794 Jay Treaty we seem to be forgetting.
The opposing forces that give steam to these infringements and freedoms (who benefit by us forgetting our freedoms) is, of course, Federal and Provincial institutions; institutions which incidentally don’t face the same sort of social inequities that over 600 First Nation communities experience; such as abject poverty, suicide, and political and cultural genocide significant on a global scale; aspects that numerous studies have been interlocked with a history of colonization; such victimization is given wings to the future with such continued legislations that infringe upon us and our families everyday.
And what happened to Section 35 of the Canadian Constitution, Protection to the "Aboriginal" and treaty rights?
If they want to fix the Canadian Constitution (specifically Section 35) to make it more accurate and truthful; they'd have to put a Disclaimer at the end: "Must be 18, Void where prohibited, Some restrictions may apply.
I guess I missed the memo where honouring Treaty was optional rather than guaranteed.
Activism matters to me as First Nation person because of the long history of subjugation done by legislation in our past; and continued in the present; one needs to look no further than the Indian Act;
The 1884 legislation prevented elected band leaders who have been deposed from office from being re-elected, the 1885 legislation that prohibited religious ceremonies and dances, the 1895 outlawing of more ceremonies or giving away of funds or goods, the 1905 legislation to allow all "Aboriginal" people to be removed from Reserves near towns with more than 8,000 residents, the 1906 legislation to allow only 50 percent of the sale price of Reserve lands to be given to band members following land surrender, the 1911 legislation to allow municipalities and companies to expropriate portions of reserves, without surrender, for roads, railways, and other public works which was further amended to allow a judge to move an entire reserve away from a municipality if it was deemed "expedient" (Also called the Oliver Act), the 1914 legislation that required "Western Indians" to seek "official permission" before appearing in "aboriginal costume" in any "dance, show, exhibition, stampede or pageant", the 1918 legislation amendments that allowed the Superintendent-General to lease out uncultivated reserve lands to non-aboriginals if the new lease-holder would use it for farming or pasture, the 1920 legislation that allowed the Department of Indian Affairs to ban hereditary rule of bands and later amended to allow for the involuntary enfranchisement (and loss of treaty rights) of anyone considered fit by the Department of Indian Affairs, without the possession of land previously required for those living off reserve. This was repealed two years later, but was reintroduced in a modified form in 1933. Let's not forget the 1927 legislation of the same Indian Act that prevented anyone (Aboriginal or otherwise) from soliciting funds for Indian legal claims without a special license from the Superintendent-General. This effectively prevented any First Nation from pursuing aboriginal land claims. How about the 1930 amendments to prevent a pool hall owner from allowing entrance to an Indian who "by inordinate frequenting of a pool room either on or off an Indian reserve misspends or wastes his time or means to the detriment of himself, his family or household" as the owner could face a fine or a one-month jail term? Not to mention the 1936 amendments that allowed Indian agents to direct band council meetings, and to cast a deciding vote in elections, the 1951 legislations to allow the sale and slaughter of livestock without an Indian Agent permit, as well as the realities of disenfranchisement and enfranchisement causing women to lose their status (access to Treaty Rights) and denying such status to any children from the marriage with non-indigenous folk. This was later amended to end the compulsory "enfranchisement" of men or bands. The 1985 Abocide and Pedigree (still with us) that was imposed similar to the blood-quantum-to-not rights push in the United States. According to Thomas King, around half of status Indians are currently marrying non-status people, meaning this legislation will accomplish complete legal assimilation in a matter of a few generations.
Many amendments have been swapped and traded, some ended, some continued; the fact of the matter is; our communities still exist under this shadow of continuity.
And encroaching infringements in Treaty #3?
I ask our leaders to open their eyes and examine such infringments of Acts and legislations that have been imposed upon us; and how numerous modern Acts have impacted us by such impositions;
The; Indian Act, Unemployment Insurance Act, Labour Code of Canada, National Housing Act, National Museums Act, National Parks Act, Environmental Assessment Act, Environmental Protection Act, Migratory Birds Act, Fisheries Act, Excise Tax Act, Customs Act, Income Tax Act, Statutory Instruments Act, Financial Administration Act, Department of Indian Affairs Act, Youth Offenders Act, Criminal Code, Canadian Human Rights Act, Canadian Bill of Rights, Canadian Bill of Rights Act, Federal Court Act, Canada Health Act, Citizenship Act, Estates, Death Registration, Economic Development, Cultural Development, Social Development, Monies: Capital and Revenue, Property, Reserve Boundaries, Marriage Registration, Birth Registration, Indian Status Number, Government Structure, Elections, Term, Titles, Recall and Impeachment, By-Elections, Procedures, Duties, By-Laws, Band Council Resolutions, Referenda, Public Lands Act, Police Services Act, Ontario Water Resources Act, Education Act, Wild Rice Act, Environmental Protection Act, Environmental Assessment Act, Ontario Labour Relations Act, Human Rights Act, Social Services GWA, Game and Fish Act, Parks Act, Mining Act, Cemeteries Act, Heritage Act, Public Lands Act, Planning Act...and on...and on...
Activism matters to me as First Nation person because it is have a heavy push to stifle progress for our communities by co-optation of leaders and organization by those that benefit from political, legal, and cultural assimilation, and bottlenecking and eviscerating access to our own treaty rights for lands and resources we continue to share in agreement.
Activism matters to me as First Nation person because in 1928, a government official predicted Canada would end its "Indian problem" within two generations. Church-run, government-funded residential schools for native children were enacted to "Kill the Indian and Save the Man" where the aims of assimilation meant devastation for the thousands upon thousands upon thousands who were subjected to physical, sexual and emotional abuse. Canada made a "historic apology" about this past victimization but weeks later, was one of four Nations on the planet who voted "No!" to the United Nations Declaration of Indigenous People because it was "fundamentally incompatible with Canada's constitutional framework" and described as "unworkable in a Western democracy" and a constitutional government by INAC's Chuck Strahl.
The United States; New Zealand, and Australia; countries with the highest population of indigenous people joined Canada in saying "No!" to this declaration; where indigenous people (in our GLOBAL community) face the same as we.
Activism matters to me as First Nation person because so many of us have internalized the homogenous, state-sponsored term "Aboriginal" before we define and reclaim ourselves by our very diverse, very unique, and very alive and individual Nation names...Anishinaabe,To: ************ Cowichan, Songhees; by doing this; although our population grows; our culture and nations begin to die.
Activism matters to me as First Nation person because in one breath, Canada demonstrated to the world its cherished diversity and how much it respected First Nations, while at the same time hamstringing Treaty Rights and Privileges by means of the Harmonized Sales Tax during the planning stages of the 2010 Opening Ceremony. The dancing grounds hadn't even cooled before INAC told many of our education counsellors in Ontario about education rights being scrapped; or undermined so they fall miles short ("loans") of what was intended. How many times do we wrap ourselves in that nice warm, gift blanket before we realize what is going on as we begin to cough and get the chills?
Activism matters to me as First Nation person because of massive cuts in programs such as health and education where we as First Nation people face crisis in disproportionate numbers, as well as a long legacy of missing indigenous women which both media and mouthpieces have buried in the basements of memory.
Activism matters to me as a First Nation person because the reach for the lands we have left are being targeted for nuclear and other such hazardous waste that organizations claim is "safe", but refuse to bury it in their own backyards.
Activism matters to me as a First Nation person because such cuts to education has an effect on our non-First Nation brothers and sisters; As education cuts continue to be undertaken; massively low graduation rates (52% in 2001) of our People (and even lower University (8.9%) graduation rates) and growing indigenous populations throughout Canada, Canada appears to lose billions in productivity and labour growth over the next decade. Ottawa's Centre for the Study of Living's study concludes that not only would 2 of the most significant dilemma's facing the economy of Canada (slow labour force and productivity growth) be addressed, but Canada's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) would grow by $71 billion dollars if indigenous and First Nations people had the same graduation rate as the rest of the Canadian population.
Activism matters to me as a First Nation person because of the many leaders who have sold out their own, our generations and future generations for personal and monetary privelage; leaders who have remained motionless in times of crisis; or those that have ceded who were are and what we have left by enacting decisions without our voice, but in our name.
Activism matters to me as a First Nation person because of responsibility to my family, those that came before, those that share this time with us, and those that have yet to join us; future generations.
Activism matters to me as a First Nation person because; as Metis songwriter and artist Ry Moran says, "I saw a child look up and smile at me as if to say; "It’s for me you've got to pray, It’s for me you've got to stay. It’s for me you've got today. And something tells me that I'm born at the right time."
Activism matters to me as a First Nation person because I have a responsibility to those I may never meet.
It's 2010.
Nobody ever says anything.
Everybody wants to sit back and let problems work their way out.
It’s been how many years and this problem still isn’t fixed.
It’s time you do something.
I’m not talking to the delusional, arrogant federal and provincial assimilationists and apologists. I’m talking to you too, my fellow First Nation and indigenous People and Nations, who continue sit there and let yourselves be trampled on convinced that “that’s just the way it is.”
That’s not the way it is unless you let it be.
Open your mouth.
Use your voice.
This is delusion on a massive scale.
Delusion that affects you everyday whether or not you realize it.
Why Do I Care?
Here’s a better question;
Why Don’t You?
written by; Robert Animikii Horton "Bebaamweyaazh" Rainy River First Nations Manitou Rapids Anishinaabe Marten Clan
Posted by cfnebutterflyon 2010/9/3 13:33:16 (13 reads)
Just a reminder that The Mi’kmaq Confederacy of Prince Edward Island will host the Second Annual Charlottetown Pow wow on Saturday, September 11 from 12:30 to 5pm and Sunday, September 12 from 10am to 5 pm at Confederation Landing Park. The Pow wow will feature Traditional Mi’kmaq Drumming, Dancing, Regalia and Crafts. Food will be available at the site.
Last year’s inaugural event was attended by more than 1200 people and expectations are that there will be more people this year. MCPEI is working with the PEI Association for Newcomers to Canada to add a multicultural flavour to Saturday’s events. And Sunday promises to be busy as well, as the Eurodam Cruise ship with over 3000 people on board will be in the harbor that day. Everyone is invited to attend this free celebration of Mi’kmaq culture and tradition.
To raise funds for the event the Pow wow Committee has created a Prize Package worth $1000.00. They are giving away $1000.00 worth of Gasoline, Fuel Oil and/or Groceries. The lucky winner can choose the make-up of the prize. It can be $1000.00 worth of one item or a combination of two or three, as an example $300.00 worth of Gasoline, $300.00 worth of Fuel Oil and $400.00 worth of Groceries. Any combination, as long as it adds up to $1,000.00
The tickets are $10.00 each and they can be purchased at the Pow wow. There will also be a 50/50 each day.
For further information, please call Ron Zakar at 626-2882 xt 104 or email rzakar@mcpei.ca.
Posted by cfnebutterflyon 2010/9/7 17:52:16 (2 reads)
"Hog Haven" on hold Interim bylaw halts hog barn construction in Prescott-Russell By Tom VanDusen - AgriNews Staff Writer
A one-year interim control bylaw has been slapped down in what some critics have called "hog haven" while a study of intensive farming of all types of livestock is undertaken in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell.
The municipality in question is Nation Township which has more intensive hog operations either up and running or planned than any other jurisdiction in Eastern Ontario. In all cases, the operators are major Quebec-based commercial enterprises. http://www.agrinewsinteractive.com/archives/article-4949.htm
Several volatile hydrocarbons found in crude oil were detected in the blood of several residents from the Orange Beach, AL area. Among the hydrocarbons tested, several were detected at abnormally high levels including ethylbenzene, xylene, hexane. These individuals were not directly involved in BP's clean-up operations, nor had they been exposed to any industrial environment where the presence of these compounds would be of concern. Therefore, it can be assumed that residents living near the Gulf of Mexico shoreline are at risk of exposure to aerosolized VOC's moving inland from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. http://theintelhub.com/2010/09/05/fro... Project Gulf Impacts Exclusive Article
The blood test performed on these individuals is called the Volatile Solvents Profile (Metametrix.com). The test can be obtained and administered by any physician with the ability to perform a simple blood draw. The test will be shipped to a laboratory for analysis and returned to your doctor for interpretation and treatment.
The Gulf of Mexico is facing a significant threat to human health, which needs to be documented in a stringent and concrete manner. A multitude of symptoms have been reported ranging from subtle to severe; these include skin rashes and infections, upper respiratory burning, congestion and cough, headaches, nausea, vomiting, and neurological symptoms such as short-term loss of memory and coordination.
Please report symptoms to the Project Gulf Impact health line: (504) 814-0283
Project Gulf Impact is currently raising funds to provide further testing to residents who cannot afford the associated costs. To provide assistance please donate at ProjectGulfImpact.org/donate. To send information or inquire on this effort please email ProjectGulfImpact@gmail.com.
Gavin Garrison, Matt Smith,Heather Rally, and Alyssa Martinez for Project Gulf Impact.
Posted by cfnebutterflyon 2010/9/6 18:49:48 (3 reads)
13 septembre, jour de la declaration des droits des peuples autochtones, reconnue depuis trois ans par la ONU
Nous demandons l'abolition de la loi anti-terroriste utilisée contre la nation Mapuche par le gouvernement fasciste et raciste du Chili
ManifestART
Consulat Chilien (1010 Sherbrooke Ouest, métro Peel) lundi 13 septembre de 12h00 à 13h00
La Déclaration est un texte exhaustif sur les droits humains des peuples autochtones. Il a fallu vingt ans pour la rédiger et en débattre formellement avant qu’elle ne soit adoptée par l’Assemblée générale, le 13 septembre 2007. Le document souligne le droit des peuples autochtones à vivre dans la dignité, à maintenir et renforcer leurs propres institutions, cultures et traditions et à poursuivre librement leur développement selon leurs aspirations et leurs besoins. D’autres organismes des Nations Unies abordent la questions des droits autochtones dans des conventions comme la Convention n° 169 de l’Organisation internationale du Travail et la Convention sur la diversité biologique (Article 8j).
Posted by cfnebutterflyon 2010/9/6 6:55:04 (3 reads)
Cultural Foundation Native Expressions has joined in support of the International Tribunal into Crimes of Church and State, under the direction of Kevin Annette
The International Tribunal into Crimes of Church and State
Templemore Forgotten Victims (Antrim, Ireland) Survivors of Clergy Abuse Australia Friends and Relatives of the Disappeared (Canada) Shuswap Association for the Promotion of Eco-Development (SAPED - Canada) Against Church Terror (ACT) - United States Cultural Foundation Native Expressions (Canada) Republican Party of Kanata (Canada) Akha Heritage Foundation (United States - Thailand)
Posted by cfnebutterflyon 2010/9/3 20:21:37 (17 reads)
ISMENE TOUSSAINT Montréal, le 2 septembre 2010
Bonjour chères femmes,
Nous approchons de la fin de ce cycle et commençons à nous préparer pour la prochaine nouvelle lune. Je vous suis très reconnaissante à toutes de me rappeler la valeur et l'importance de nous réunir en tant que femmes, et aussi l'énergie particulière que nous nous apportons mutuellement. http://www.ismenetoussaint.ca/ArticleView.php?article_id=183
Posted by cfnebutterflyon 2010/9/3 15:49:27 (9 reads)
Ramping up pressure on the federal government, native leaders on Thursday expressed fierce opposition to a proposed copper-gold mine in the British Columbia Interior and warned of violent consequences if the project is approved.
“Our people are willing and ready to defend our lands,” Tsilhqot'in Nation Chief Marilyn Baptiste said Thursday at a news conference in Ottawa. “As one of my elders had said when we were going through the panel hearings – she will be there on the road in her wheelchair. She will have her shotguns and she will not move.” http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/n ... dy-affair/article1694158/ THE GLOBE AND MAIL
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