Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights

November 2, 2012

Terrance Nelson: Iran's invitation to Indigenous women

 
First Nation Terrance Nelson exposes Canada's abuse of First Nations, floods and mouldy housing
 
By Terrance Nelson
First Nation Roseau River Ojibwe
Censored News
 
Nazanin Afshin-Jam made a big deal of my going to Iran and slammed my trip as covering up the Iranian Human Rights record. She has asked for an invitation to Manitoba to talk to the Chiefs who support me. She wants to tell the Chiefs about Iranian Human Rights record.
I invite Nazanin to Manitoba. Come and see for yourself Canada's human rights violations and by the way bring your husband Conservative Minister of Defence Peter McKay with you. You can visit Dakota Plains, one of the poorest First Nations in Manitoba and you can visit Lake St. Martin. Both communities are flooded. You can see for yourself the mouldly housing that people are forced to live in and the evacuees who are living on allowances of around $200 a month.
Talk about covering up human rights records. Is Nazanin really a champion of human rights or is she just a pawn who only cares to beat up on Iranians? Will she actually tackle Canada's human rights record on Indigenous peoples.
I will be speaking at the protest organized by the Lake St. Martin evacuees today at 1 p.m. at the Manitoba Legislature. I will inform them that the Ministry of Human Rights in Iran has a open invitation to indigenous women from Canada to visit Iran. The trip can be paid for by NGOs and the three powerful women in the Ministry of Human Rights in Iran have promised to take indigenous women from Canada to the United Nations to present a joint statement on the six hundred murdered and missing indigenous women in Canada. The Iranian Human Rights Ministry has also been very open on the Human Rights record on women in Iran and invites indigenous women in Canada to visit Iran and see for themselves, how Iranian women are treated, don't just rely on the western media to tell you about Iran.

November 1, 2012

VIDEO Alejandro summarizes Indigenous Reunion of Spiritual Guides in Sonora

Alejandro Aguilar Zeleny at the Comca'ac (Seri) sea
Photo Brenda Norrell

 

By Brenda Norrell, Censored News
http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com





By Brenda Norrell
Censored News
http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com

HERMOSILLO, Sonora, Mexico -- Professor Alejandro Aguilar Zeleny describes the gathering held in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, Oct. 26-27, 2012. Guarijilos, O'odham, Yaqui, Comca'ac, Kickapoo, Mayo and Los Pimas, are struggling against theft of water, land and forests. Alejandro summarizes the two day gathering.
Alejandro describes how Indigenous leaders gathered to discuss ways to keep the traditions, language and culture alive, while sharing with others their purpose to focus on the spiritual, rather than the material world.
Mining is devastating Indigenous lands in Sonora, Mexico, including the O'odham ceremonial community of Quitovac, near the Arizona border.
The Los Pimas in southern Sonora are battling the destruction of their forests, which are being destroyed for charcoal for the US. The charcoal industry underpays Indian workers, with laborers paid only 50 cents to lift the heavy bags. The burn holes in the ground lead to injuries of children.
Indigenous gathered at the reunion included the Yoeme (Yaqui) land, the people are fighting the theft of their water from the Rio Yaqui by the city of Hermosillo.
Meanwhile, Guarijios battle a dam that could lead to relocation.

More coverage at Censored News of the Reunion of Spiritual Guides in Sonora andComca’ac (Seri)
Video interview: O’odham Ofelia Rivas on Comca’ac land, at the sea
http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2012/10/video-oodham-ofelia-rivas-on-comcaac.html
Sonora’s Indigenous unite to protect Mother Earth http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2012/10/sonoras-indigenous-unite-to-protect.html
Photo Comca’ac (Seri) reclaim ancestral land near Kino Bay, Sonora
http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2012/10/photo-comcaac-seri-reclaim-ancestral.html
SPANISH Video interview Guarijios battle dam and relocation in Sonora, Mexico
http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2012/10/video-interview-guarijios-battle-dam.html
Photos of today's Indigenous Gathering of Spiritual Guides in Sonora
http://bsnorrell.blogspot.mx/2012/10/photos-sonoran-indigenous-spiritual.html
Yaqui battle theft of Rio Yaqui water
http://bsnorrell.blogspot.mx/2012/10/yaqui-battle-corporate-greed-to-defend.html
Traditional O'odham leaders support Guarijio fighting dam
http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.mx/2012/10/traditional-oodham-leaders-support.html
Seri honored as Pillars of the World
http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.mx/2012/10/comcaac-seri-honored-as-pillars-of-world.html

October 31, 2012

Indigenous Empowerment: Activism of Lehman Brightman

United Native Americans Inc.
Presents:
Cultural Empowerment of Indigenous Activism
Featuring the Activism of Lehman L. Brightman
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
7:00pm - 9:30pm
Berkeley City College Auditorium
2050 Center St. Berkeley, CA 94704
To Inspire the Indigenous Community and
Benefit the 'Please Help Save Dr. Lehman L. Brightman's Home from Foreclosure Fund.'
The presentation will include, but not be limited to, historic videos and footage, power point presentations, guest speakers, a historic view of U.N.A, including our current activism for all Native Americans and our plans for the future.
Contact
Quanah Brightman
 
Posted at Censored News www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com
 

Green Party presidential candidate arrested at Tarsands Blockade in Texas


Green Party presidential candidate arrested at Tarsands Blockade in Texas
www.tarsandsblockade.org

***UPDATE 10:30AM – In Winnsboro, Dr. Jill Stein has been arrested, taken to Wood County Jail, and is awaiting processing. The freelance reporter has been released from detainment without arrest or charge.
A statement from Dr. Jill Stein:
“I’m here to connect the dots between super storm Sandy and the record heat, drought, and fire we’ve seen this year – and this Tar Sands pipeline, which will make all of these problems much worse. And I’m here to connect the dots between climate devastation and pipeline politicians – both Obama and Romney – who are competing, as we saw in the debates, for the role of Puppet In Chief for the fossil fuel industry. Both deserve that title. Obama’s record of “drill baby drill” has gone beyond the harm done by George Bush. Mitt Romney promises more of the same.”
BREAKING: Green Party Presidential Candidate and Massachusetts resident Dr. Jill Stein has been ARRESTED resupplying the Winnsboro Tree Blockade while another duo of New Englander women launched a tree sit further south along the Keystone XL pipeline route!

New Englander Women are rising up in response to the devastation their communities have faced due to Hurricane Sandy today to oppose KXL and connect the dots between climate change and the extreme weather being experienced regularly across the globe!

Read more about Dr. Stein, Lauren, and Pika - lifelong residents of New Hampshire and Vermont respectively - on our LiveBlog here: http://tarsandsblockade.org/11th-action/