Crystal Echo Hawk and Nick Tilsen Indian Country Today For nearly three decades, the month of November has been recognized as Native American Heritage Month. Bipartisan support through Presidential Proclamations and law formally recognized and honored the contributions of Native and Indigenous … [Read more...]
TsleilTsleil-Waututh Nation seeks leave to appeal pipeline ruling to Supreme Court of Canada
The federal government is facing a new legal battle against the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. . . . “We are taking this issue to the Supreme Court of Canada not only to stand up for our inherent and constitutionally protected rights, but also to make sure that Canada follows their own … [Read more...]
What ‘the kids’ need from the professional world on climate action
Green Biz, Elsa Wenzel Wednesday, October 30, 2019 Part of the power that young activists such as Greta Thurnberg hold for older folks is that they represent the fuzzy concept of "the future" in the flesh: Here, face your non-theoretical neighbors, nieces or grandchildren. Their complaints about … [Read more...]
B.C. First Nation hereditary chiefs demand stop-work order against natural gas pipeline
The Office of the Wet’suwet’en is demanding a stop work order be issued to Coastal GasLink (CGL) by Forests minister Doug Donaldson. “The Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs demands that a cease-and-desist order be immediately issued to the [CGL] pipeline project due to the ongoing destruction of … [Read more...]
Alaska Federation of Natives declares climate emergency
Two Alaska Native youth introduced a resolution on climate change adopted earlier in the week at the Elders and Youth Conference. The hour-long discussion that followed ended with acclamation for Nanieezh Peter, who is Neets’ail Gwich’in, age 15, and Quannah Chasing Horse Potts, who is Gwich'in and … [Read more...]
For Many Native Americans, Fall Is The Least Wonderful Time Of The Year
[Still pertinent . . . ] "Do Indians celebrate Thanksgiving?" I am asked this question at least once every fall. Which, by the way, is too many times. The answer is that my family (though I can't speak for the other 5 million Indigenous people in America) doesn't. Not the … [Read more...]
Sing Your Way Home: Songs of Origin, Flight and Sanctuary
Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship, 1207 Ellsworth St., Bellingham WA 3pm and 7:30pm. Choir of the Salish Sea, with guests the Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship Chalice Choir, presents a thrillingly eclectic choral program of healing and reconciliation for all the diverse people who call Whatcom … [Read more...]
Yakama Nation calls for removal of Columbia River dams
This perspective on the Columbia River Dams includes a discussion o the Doctrine of Discovery as well as a historical summary and timeline on the development of the dams. Monday, October 14, 2019 News from the Yakama Nation. YAKAMA NATION AGENCY, YAKAMA RESERVATION – On Indigenous Peoples’ … [Read more...]
Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Native American Rights In Wyoming Hunting Case
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Native American rights in a 5-4 decision in a case out of Wyoming. Justice Neil Gorsuch, the only Westerner on the court, provided the decisive vote in this case, showing himself again to be sensitive to Native American rights. The court held that hunting … [Read more...]
Oak Flat – Apache Sacred Ground – DEIS Comment period
Please check this out and then comment on the DEIS. For a little background into, check this out: https://sacredland.org/oak-flat-united-states/, then take a minute to look through their website at some of the other films this project has produced. DEIS Commenting info: The Tonto National … [Read more...]
The Condor & The Eagle Documentary Premiers in October!
UU Ministry for Earth is proud to be an Executive Producer of The Condor & The Eagle, a documentary film about Indigenous climate leadership and movement building across North & South America. The world premiere of the film was on October 4 at the Woodstock Film Festival in Woodstock, NY. … [Read more...]
Standing Rock Asks Court to Shut Down Dakota Access Pipeline as Company Plans to Double Capacity
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is asking a judge to throw out a federal permit for the Dakota Access oil pipeline, arguing that the government shut the tribe out of a court-ordered second environmental review and ignored its concerns. The challenge comes as Energy Transfer, the company behind the … [Read more...]
En Route to Standing Rock, Greta Thunberg Holds Up ‘Struggles of All Indigenous Peoples in Protecting Their Land, Water, and Traditions’
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg expressed solidarity Monday with "the struggles of all Indigenous peoples in protecting their land, water, and traditions" as she continued her climate-focused trip to the Americas with stops in the Dakotas. Thunberg's tweet included images of an event she attended … [Read more...]
A Prayer for Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut
Below is a request from Lummi Nation. As some of you may know, Lummi Nation is seeking the return of Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut (Tokitae/Lolita). For those of you who don’t know, Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut (Tokitae/Lolita) is the last remaining Orca that was brutally taken in the 1970s raids on the J, L, K pods … [Read more...]
MMIW: Petition for passing the Not Invisible Act.
Across the United States, over 5,700 indigenous women were reported missing in 2016 alone, with only 116 of those cases logged into the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) missing persons database. This statistic is the tip of the iceberg of the Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) … [Read more...]
Court of appeal tells B.C. to reconsider Trans Mountain environmental conditions
The B.C. Court of Appeal has instructed the province to reconsider its environmental assessment certificate and conditions issued for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project. In their challenges, the Squamish Nation and the City of Vancouver argued the certificate should be quashed because … [Read more...]
Indigenous fire practices once shaped the Northwest — and they might again
Crosscut by Manola Secaira / September 9, 2019 For centuries, settlers suppressed the Native burning and wildfires that enriched and protected Western ecosystems. Four experts explain why we need it back. Research from more recent decades has realized the merit in controlled burning. Some … [Read more...]
A demand for action on the Capitol steps
Advocates say pressure must be applied to the Senate for a vote on the Violence Against Women Act Nearly 25 years ago the Violence Against Women Act was passed into law. Today a large crowd of tribal leaders, allies and members of Congress stood footsteps from the Capitol and demanded that … [Read more...]
SALMON PEOPLE & OTHER STORIES
Presented by Children of the Setting Sun Productions Sunday, October 13 at 2:45 A Pickdford Film Center offering Bellingham, WA a hosted presentation and discussion after the screening Children of the Setting Sun Productions returns after a full year of filming in and around the Salish … [Read more...]
As a natural gas plant nears completion, Tacoma residents continue to protest
Puyallup tribal leaders led a march and rally on Tuesday for residents who remain opposed to a liquefied natural gas facility. Boosters insist it could bring jobs and lower emissions. by Manola Secaira / August 28, 2019 Since Puget Sound Energy announced plans to build a liquefied … [Read more...]
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