First Nations on Gateway: ‘When We Say No, We Mean It’
With the federal government’s approval of Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline this afternoon, First Nations across the province say they’re ready for the battle of a generation.
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Nelson Mandela remembered across Indian Country
When anti-apartheid fighter Nelson Mandela was laid to rest on Dec. 15, South Africa’s revered first black president was accompanied by a symbol of leadership for many Indigenous peoples on Turtle Island: an eagle feather.
Aboriginal land defence with a bush culture philosophy
Review of Peter Kulchyski’s provocatively titled new book, Aboriginal Rights are not Human Rights (Arbeiter Ring, 2013).
Vowing to ‘keep fighting,’ Idle No More blockader fined $16,000
Idle No More blockader Ron Plain, 51, has been ordered by a judge to pay CN railway $16,000 in fines for the 13-day protest that captured the country’s attention.
A People’s Geography of BC
Renaming of Saanich mountain latest in campaign to reclaim indigenous landmarks.
Elder Raymond Robinson – Hero to some, well-intentioned grandstander to others
Hunger striking Indigenous people have gained international headline-grabbing prominence since the birth of the Idle No More movement, thanks to a six-week fast by Attawapaskat’s Chief Theresa Spence and Cross Lake Elder Raymond Robinson that coincided with the movement’s explosion this winter.
Journey of the Nishiyuu swells to hundreds after 1,600 km trek
From stinging minus -55C temperatures in the far-northern Cree wilderness beyond the reach of roads, to the melting woodland snows of temperate Algonquin territory, a remarkable youth journey has made its way by foot and snowshoe this past two months, 1,600 km from James Bay in Québec to Parliament Hill.
Mary Brave Bird, Author of Lakota Woman, Walks On
American Indian activist, author and educator Mary Ellen Brave Bird-Richard walked on at age 58 on February 14, of natural causes.
‘Building alternatives to the colonial relationship’
Interview with UBC First Nations Studies professor Glen Coulthard of the Yellowknives Dene First Nation.
Idle No More Enters a New Phase, Seeks Next Steps
Idle No More’s founders and leaders are determined to keep the movement’s momentum going and to maintain pressure on aboriginal leaders and the federal government to enact concrete change.
David P Ball 