Indigenous Peoples

Hundreds of land defenders were killed in 2020, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg

26/09/21

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John Woodside

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Protests against the Escobal silver mine outside the Constitutional Court of Guatemala in 2018. Photo via Earthworks / Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

September 15th 2021

At least 227 land and environment defenders were killed in 2020, making it the deadliest year on record — and that’s just the tip of the iceberg, according to a report released by international NGO Global Witness this week.

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Where federal parties stand on Canada’s sexiest emissions fix: nature-based climate solutions

18/09/21

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Stephanie Wood

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The Narwhal

Mickenzie Plemel-Stronks on the Lomond Grazing Association lease in southern Alberta. Canadian grasslands sequester billions of tonnes of carbon and support hundreds of plant and animal species. Photo: Amber Bracken / The Narwhal

Canada has a huge role to play in the global fight against the climate emergency — simply by not destroying the intact forests, grasslands and wetlands that naturally store carbon. Here’s how the major parties are leveraging everything from conservation goals to restorative agriculture to Indigenous Guardians programs in their campaign platforms

Sept. 16, 2021 15 min. read

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Respect my right to not vote

18/09/21

Author:

Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel

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Ricochet Media

Photo: A stop sign in Mohawk and English in Kanehsatà:ke. Photo by Maxim Off

Sept.14, 2021

In 1990, Kanehsatà:ke land defenders barricaded a secondary dirt road to stop the expansion of Oka’s nine-hole golf course on unceded Kanien’kehá:ka homeland. It began the “78-day siege” of Kanehsatà:ke, including Kahnawake.

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Letter: Actually, Mr. Trudeau, we can tax the super-rich with 'unlimited zeal'

16/09/21

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Scott Van Denham

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New Westminster Record

Sept. 16, 2021

Writer says Justin Trudeau coined the catchphrase of the federal campaign

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The prime minister may have inadvertently coined the catchphrase of this federal election, perhaps of the whole year.

Just not in way he probably intended.

He claims we cannot tax the super-rich with “unlimited zeal.”

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Night Raiders: telling the story of residential schools through a dystopian future

16/09/21

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CBC The Current

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CBC Radio - The Current

[Editor: Interesting and moving interview.]

CBC Radio · Posted: Sep 15, 2021

Night Raiders is screening as part of the Toronto International Film Festival. (Submitted by Elevation Pictures.)

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None of the major parties will cancel TMX, despite heated opposition in B.C.

14/09/21

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Chen Zhou

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Ricochet Media

Sept. 10, 2021

Even the NDP refuses to commit to killing the $16-billion, publicly funded pipeline expansion

The overpass trembled as cars sped past, and the noise of the traffic roared as several protestors stood on the sidewalk with “STOP TMX” banners. They waved them at passing vehicles, and those on the Trans-Canada Highway beneath them.

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Double standard: B.C. requires Indigenous consent for forest conservation but not logging

14/09/21

Author:

Torrance Coste

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Ricochet Media

Sept. 9, 2021

A year after groundbreaking old-growth report, government inaction still drives conflict in B.C.

Every day in B.C., irreplaceable groves filled with the oldest trees in the country are cut down and lost forever. In the year since the province’s strategic review of old-growth management, we’ve seen many promises but very little change in the forest.

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Supporters Needed at Unist'ot'en Healing Centre

10/09/21

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Unist'ot'en Solidarity Brigade

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Indigenous Protests Blocked 1.6 Billion Tonnes of Emissions Per Year, Study Finds

06/09/21

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Primary Author: Mitchell Beer @mitchellbeer

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The Energy Mix

Indigenous protest - Rob87438/Wikimedia Commons

Sept. 2, 2021

Blockades, lobbying, media campaigns, and other forms of advocacy grounded in Indigenous rights have stopped or delayed nearly 1.6 billion tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions per year, or nearly 25% of the combined emissions of the United States and Canada, the Indigenous Environmental Network and Oil Change International conclude in a blockbuster report issued Wednesday.

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Yukon Subsistence Users Go To New Lengths For Food After Massive Salmon Decline

02/09/21

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Olivia Ebertz

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KYUK AM

“I had to go 100 miles north up just to get my subsistence needs,” said Herman Hootch. CREDIT OLIVIA EBERTZ / KYUK

Aug. 13, 2021

This has been the worst salmon fishing season on record for the Yukon River. King salmon, a regional favorite, have returned in low numbers for years, but now a typically stable species, chum salmon, has also collapsed. Subsistence fishing on the lower Yukon River for both species is closed, and residents who usually depend heavily on the fish are pivoting towards other ways to get meat.

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Indigenous Peoples

Writer says Justin Trudeau coined the catchphrase of the federal campaign

Even the NDP refuses to commit to killing the $16-billion, publicly funded pipeline expansion

A year after groundbreaking old-growth report, government inaction still drives conflict in B.C.

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