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Theatre of the Absurd

Bankrolling Indigenous cultural events, Truth and Reconciliation Commissions, and Indigenous NGOs might be good business for corporate criminals like Shell Oil, but Indigenous self-determination grants...

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Fool me once: Colonialism denial finds a happy home in Canadian media

Just one day after tens of thousands people took to the streets of Vancouver in support of reconciliation, the NanaimoRelated Posts:No to the recolonization of Mali March 7, 2013 Colonialism And Media...

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Gospel of Damnation

Evangelicals -- Protestant Christians including both Fundamentalists and Pentecostals -- are self-described as "born again." The term evangelical literally meansRelated Posts:Heart of Africa May 3,...

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Blaming all San for the cyanide slaughter

More than 100 elephants have now died from cyanide poisoning in Zimbabwe’s vast Hwange National Park – and more carcasses The post Blaming all San for the cyanide slaughter appeared first on...

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Stroke of a Pen

I think some environmentalists opposing fossil fuel export on the Salish Sea believe that Coast Salish tribes will be able The post Stroke of a Pen appeared first on Intercontinental Cry.

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Australia’s Secret War on Aboriginal People

The corridors of the Australian parliament are so white you squint. The sound is hushed; the smell is floor polish. The post Australia’s Secret War on Aboriginal People appeared first on...

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Cherry Point Update

Earlier this year, IC reported on the Citizens Equal Rights Alliance/Tea Party anti-Indian conference in Washington State, USA. Key to The post Cherry Point Update appeared first on Intercontinental Cry.

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Support the Cordillera Indigenous Peoples’ Resistance to Destructive...

The concept of renewable energy can be deceptive. Power facilities that tap renewable sources of energy – geothermal, hydro, wind, The post Support the Cordillera Indigenous Peoples’...

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Cheating American Indians

Kicking off the White House Tribal Nations Conference this week with references to federal/tribal partnering on climate change impacts was The post Cheating American Indians appeared first on...

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#Maori culture could be trademarked by TPP multinationals

Imagine a world where indigenous knowledge, language and customs are outright owned by multinational corporations and copyright enforcement is heavily The post #Maori culture could be trademarked by...

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Indigenous Continental Summits: The International Politics of Resistance

Indigeneity is not exactly where one looks for world politics. Yet it is probably one of the hip sites of The post Indigenous Continental Summits: The International Politics of Resistance appeared...

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Indian Nations 1, US Gov 0

The Quinault Indian Nation hosted a UN Member States' Reception on May 20, 2013 on the first day of the The post Indian Nations 1, US Gov 0 appeared first on Intercontinental Cry.

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The Vibration of Deer Antlers

When Sonkwiateson walked upon the earth he found there was a need to create animated life. He made birds to The post The Vibration of Deer Antlers appeared first on Intercontinental Cry.

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The Health of Our Earth Is Waning

The bottom line is survival: Survival of our Indigenous people, mankind and our planet. The equilibrium of the Earth is The post The Health of Our Earth Is Waning appeared first on Intercontinental Cry.

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What side were we on?

When the Zapatista uprising appeared in world media on January 1, 1994, it wasn't out of the blue; Maya communities The post What side were we on? appeared first on Intercontinental Cry.

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Colonialism on the Ground

At one time our ancestors would have had difficulty imagining living in a state of unfreedom. Now we have difficulty The post Colonialism on the Ground appeared first on Intercontinental Cry.

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He aha e te reira tikanga ki te e Māori (what does it mean to be Māori)?

"Ahau tuturu me Maori? E to tetahi ki te whai i te tikanga o tetahi o te iwi? E me The post He aha e te reira tikanga ki te e Māori (what does it mean to be Māori)? appeared first on Intercontinental Cry.

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For the Children of the Xingu River

It was the children's faces, sometimes their eyes looking at me. They got straight to my heart. For our improvised The post For the Children of the Xingu River appeared first on Intercontinental Cry.

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Aymara Culture Protects Their Children from Psychological Distress

A team of Chilean researchers has recently published a report on the mental health of Aymara schoolchildren in Northern Chile, The post Aymara Culture Protects Their Children from Psychological...

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Violence continues in Guatemala

I can’t help but wonder what they must have felt, trapped in the Spanish embassy, as they died in the fire. I can’t but wonder what the people outside thought. The victims of this terrible act of...

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