Bill Longstaff: The Canada-China investment treaty—why?
Having read the investment treaty that Prime Minister Harper negotiated with China last September, my concerns about it have not been alleviated. (Honestly, I actually did read it!) To begin with, I...
View ArticleThe Canadian Progressive: Hunger Striker Chief Theresa Spence’s Exclusive...
In this exclusive interview with the CBC’s Chris Rands, hunger striker Chief Theresa Spence explains her peaceful protest. Chief Spence started her hunger strike here in Ottawa on December 11. She’s...
View Articlebastard.logic: #IdleNoMore: What Do Protesters Want?
Dr. Dawg: The other day, I got into it a bit with John Ivison, who expressed polite disdain for the allegedly “hapless” Chief Theresa Spence—and then admitted that he had no idea what her demands...
View ArticleThe Canadian Progressive: AFN calls for “real change”, “remedies and actions”...
by Assembly of First Nations | Jan 11, 2013: The Assembly of First Nations has released this statement calling for “real change”, “remedies and actions required for first nations immediately”. The...
View ArticleThe Canadian Progressive: “The people have said that enough is enough”: ACFN...
By Chief Allan Adam, Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, Jan 15, 2013: January 15, 2013 – Fort McMurray, AB: In the wake of Idle No More and the AFN’s calls for blockades, peaceful protests and a stall...
View ArticleCowichan Conversations: Idle No More – I Am Bullet Proof (Video)
Idle No More During the birth of the ‘Idle No More’ movement many have asked what it is that the Natives want and the answers are many. Some sense of native’s view of history and life after the...
View ArticleThe Canadian Progressive: Chief Spence takes fight against Harper...
Chief Theresa Spence, Mushkegowuk People of Attawapiskat First Nation and the International Indian Treaty Council file urgent “Action Request” with U.N. human rights body By Obert Madondo | The...
View ArticleThe Canadian Progressive | News & Analysis: FIPA: The Greatest Threat to...
By: Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive: We’re invited to join the Hupacasath First Nation’s ongoing fight to delay the ratification of the Canada-China Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection...
View ArticleThe Canadian Progressive: Indigenous resistance grows strong in Keystone XL...
By: Crysbel Tejada and Betsy Catlin | First published by Waging Nonviolence on May 8, 2013: On cloudy days, heavy smoke fills the air of Ponca City, Okla., with grey smog that camouflages itself into...
View ArticleThe Canadian Progressive: First Nations slam Harper Gvt’s legal case for...
By: Obert Madondo Twitter: @Obiemad Earlier this month, the Federal Court heard oral arguments in the Hupacasath First Nation’s legal case against the Canada-China Foreign Investment Promotion and...
View ArticleThe Canadian Progressive: Idle No More And Indigenous Uprisings Guarantee A...
by: Kristin Moe | Article originally published by Yes! Magazine: Idle No More protest on Parliament Hill, Ottawa. Dec 2012 (Photo: Obert Madondo) There’s a remote part of northern Alberta where the...
View ArticleThe Cracked Crystal Ball II: Approaching Native Issues and the Language of...
For the last several years, Native American activists in Canada have been using the language of “decolonize” or “decolonialism” as a part of their rhetoric in advocating for change. I do not believe...
View ArticleThe Canadian Progressive: Neil Young’s 4-city concerts to benefit First...
Neil Young’s 4-city Canadian concert tour to raise money to support the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation’s legal defense against tar sands developments. The post Neil Young’s 4-city concerts to benefit...
View ArticlePaul S. Graham: The Gift of Treaties
Winnipeg, Jan. 21, 2014: Niigaan James Sinclair, speaking at the “Gift of Treaties” teach-in organized by Idle No More Manitoba. Photo: Paul S. Graham A standard dictionary definition of the word...
View ArticleThe Canadian Progressive: Supreme Court’s Grassy Narrows Verdict Dismays...
In a 7-0 decision, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that Ontario had the right to issue industrial loggers permits to operate on the Grassy Narrows First Nation’s traditional lands. The post Supreme...
View Articlecentre of the universe: Same same?
TL:DR version – learn your history before you shoot off at the mouth.
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