Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights

December 11, 2013

Mohawk Nation News 'Pole Dancers'

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POLE DANCERS
MNN. Dec. 11, 2013. Canada has announced they are heading North to try to make an illegal corporate grab of 1.2 million square kilometers of Indigenous sovereign territory from the Arctic to the North Pole. International law provides that the owners, the natural Indigenous people, animals and other inhabitants, must be consulted about this invasion of their territory. Prime Minister Harper thinks he can smooth talk the Inuit into letting him steal what can’t be bought. North Pole Dances
The attached brilliant film, “Inuit Knowledge and Climate Change”, outlines the deep knowledge of the Inuit about the destruction created by the invading scientists, governments, developers and other intruders.  “Inuit Knowledge & Climate Control”.arctic sun
                     



On January 2006 and August 2009 the Women Title Holders of Great Turtle Island notified the International Forum of Nations of the Indigenous inherent jurisdiction which cannot be violated.
polar-plungeAfter doing a few “polar bear” plunges, fancy pole dancing and double talking, they will return empty-handed.
PM Harper to Finance Minister Flaherty: "Brrrr! They can keep their North Pole!"
PM Harper to Finance Minister Flaherty: “Brrrr! They can keep their North Pole!”

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Mohawk Nation News 'Canada's Apartheid Policy'


CANADA’S APARTHEID POLICY

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MNN. Dec. 10, 2013. Canada created the apartheid model in South Africa. Ambiguous Champion explains, “South African officials regularly came to Canada to examine reserves set aside for First Nations, following colleagues who had studied residential schools in earlier parts of the century.” The “pass system” criminalizing the movement of the Black people was based on the Canadian government’s “pass system” forced on Indigenous people until recently. Most totalitarian regimes were started and funded by the shareholders of the Corporations of CANADA and UNITED STATES to implement “apartheid” legislation modeled after the Indian Act. Apartheid is a system of racial segregation against the natural people of the land.

Mohawk Nation News 'Twilight Zone'

TWILIGHT ZONE

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MNN. Dec. 8, 2013. Riots break out in Porgera, Papua New Guinea, after Toronto-based Barrick Gold’s security kills several local Indigenous people. Activist Jethro Tulin, of the Porgera Alliance and the Akali Tange Association, a local human rights organization, has visited Canada many times to advocate for the victims of mine-related violence. This violence is the corporate mindset of Canada worldwide. 

American Indian Genocide Museum: Houston needs your help!

Racist Mascots -- Houston needs your help!

By American Indian Genocide Museum

News update: Houston schools give approval to stop using mascot names:


Jacqueline Battise, Advisory board member of American Indian Genocide Museum confronts Lamar High School Alumni outside of HISD Board Meeting. Concerning the " Redskins" mascot name change.  Thursday December 12th, 2013. http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=9357850


...Two dozen people, including several Native Americans, spoke at Thursday's meeting, more than half of them supporting the removal of cultural references from mascot names.

"The Lamar High School Redskins mascot name is just the tip of the iceberg of the racial discrimination against my people here in America. I am a human being. I am not a mascot," said Steve Melendez, the president of the American Indian Genocide Museum in Houston. "If you want to honor me, teach the truth about genocide that took place here in Texas."...

HOUSTON -- This Thursday 12-12-2013 the Houston Independent School District will have a board meeting regards our racist school mascots and to retire them. One of the school mascots is called " the RedSkins " and the drill team are the squaws. The high school is named after the Republic of Texas President Mirabeau Lamar. One of Lamar's first policy to carry out as President of Texas was a policy of Indian extermination. Today, he is called the " Father of Texas Education". On Thursday, a group of people will speak before the school board. We can use all the support we can get throughout Indian Country and people across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.  
We need folks to come out and join us Thursday or write letters of support in removing the racist mascot names from our schools. Senator Rodney Ellis is lending his support to this issue. We need a good number of people to either show up or write/email in to the school board.  Thanks.  ( link to petition)
Anna Eastman- President
c/o HISD Board Services
Hattie Mae White Educational Support Center
4400 West 18th Street
Houston, TX 77092-8501

Email Anna Eastman at aeastman@houstonisd.org
Telephone: 713-556-6121
Fax: 713-556-6115