Category Archives: aboriginal peoples

Good News, Shameful News

Posted on September 13, 2007 by Chris Tindal

This just in: The United Nations has adopted the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which “sets out the individual and collective rights of indigenous peoples, as well as their rights to culture, identity, language, employment, health, education and … Continue reading →

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Day of Action

Posted on June 30, 2007 by Chris Tindal

Let’s start with a confession. On the right-hand side of this blog there’s a list of all the categories I’ve written about over the past year, and beside each category is the number of posts I’ve made. Every time I … Continue reading →

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A Made In Canada Shame

Posted on March 29, 2007 by Chris Tindal

There has been, of course, a lot of noise and criticism of the Harper government’s shameful betrayal of Canada’s commitment to the Kyoto accord, citing preference for a “made in Canada” solution. Less attention has been given, however, to another … Continue reading →

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Beyond Caledonia

Posted on May 24, 2006 by Chris Tindal

“Somewhere beyond the barricade is there a world you long to see?” -Les Misérables If you only got your information about the Caledonia land-rights dispute from the news, you might get the idea that the government owns the land that’s … Continue reading →

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