Via Indigenous Rising: The historic gathering of tribes from across the continent in opposition to the Dakota Access pipeline continues in the face of aggressive state repression and media manipulation. Last Friday, Governor Dalrymple declared a State of Emergency in...
Originally published by DeSmogBlog Canada By Judith Lavoie Members of the Musgamagw Dzawada’enuxw First Nation say salmon farms in their territory are destroying wild salmon runs and polluting clam beds and they must leave. On Thursday and Friday a small flotilla of...
In 2015, the Mapuche community of Lof Cushamen decided to move back onto a piece of land that is part of their ancestral history but not yet recognized as such by the Argentinean government. This is just the most recent development in a long history of struggle for...
Via Center for Food Safety Apple season is quickly approaching. And after the USDA approved the first genetically engineered (GE) apple last year, Intrexon – the company that makes it – has started planting the first commercial GE apple orchards! But we still have a...
Note: For a detailed list of articles and reports on the dangers and risks of CRISPR and other emerging GE technologies, please click here. Will We Soon Have Genetically Engineered Forests? Via Testbiotech: In China, the US and Sweden, new methods of genetic...
Via Indian Country Today Media Network: Human Rights Watch brought a group of First Nations women over to Geneva earlier this year to inform the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights about the plight of their water. There were Judy and Taina...
Journeyman Pictures recently published the short documentary Big Damage under the title Indigenous People Under Threat From Deforestation on their YouTube channel. Big Damage: As Papua New Guinea's precious forests are destroyed the traditional forest dwellers find...
UPDATE: On Aug. 18, AJ+ released the following video showing that construction on part of the Dakota Access Pipeline had been shut down as a result of the protests. https://www.facebook.com/ajplusenglish/videos/782081068600069/ Earlier in the week, AJ+ released this...
Via IntercontinentalCry.org: A not-so-controversial film that was censored by Hotdocs, The Opposition is a story filled with suspense and intrigue. At the center of the story is Joe Moses, a respected community leader who takes on a development company that wants to...
Via TelesurTV.net: Honduran students remembered indigenous leader Berta Caceres and demanded justice on the 5-month anniversary of her murder. They protested with balloons and candles to bring light to the darkness of Honduras' current political situation....