Moccasins on the Ground to Pro...

Mar 8, 2013 by

Moccasins on the Ground to Protect Sacred Water

by Debra White Plume Lakota know we love Unci Maka.  All of Unci Maka. Our ancestors were free, to follow the Star Nation Path (the...

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Red Lake Pipeline Blockade ini...

Feb 28, 2013 by

Red Lake Pipeline Blockade initiated in northern Minnesota

On the Red Lake sovereign nation land located in what is today known as northern Minnesota, an occupation has started at a location...

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Navajo tribe considers extendi...

Feb 24, 2013 by

Navajo tribe considers extending Navajo Generating Station lease

By Jenny Kane jkane@daily-times.com FARMINGTON — Companies leasing the Navajo Generating Station are volunteering to pay an increase...

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What’s in a Number? Medi...

Feb 21, 2013 by

What’s in a Number? Media and Government Downplay Keystone XL Climate Rally Attendance

by Carol Linnitt A Sunday report from the Globe and Mail gives a rather undersized account of what prominent environmental...

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Chief Theresa Spence and Attaw...

Feb 21, 2013 by

Chief Theresa Spence and Attawapiskat First Nation file ‘urgent action’ with UN committee

Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence isn’t giving up her fight for a fully inclusive meeting between the Crown, the prime minister...

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Oil Sands Mining Uses Up Almos...

Feb 21, 2013 by

Oil Sands Mining Uses Up Almost as Much Energy as It Produces

Thanks to high global oil prices, industry can afford the large amount of energy needed to extract the oil and turn it into a usable...

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At the Altar of the Dollar

Feb 21, 2013 by

At the Altar of the Dollar

This song was written as a challenge to myself to do something about climate change. I hope it will inspire you to join us, the...

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Tar Sands Tailings Contaminate...

Feb 21, 2013 by

Tar Sands Tailings Contaminate Alberta Groundwater

The massive tailings ponds holding billions of litres of tar sands waste are leaking into Alberta’s groundwater, according to...

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Caribou protection promises ma...

Feb 20, 2013 by

Caribou protection promises made and broken by Alberta’s Conservative Government since 1977 to Feb. 2013

Since 1929 it was recognized that Alberta’s caribou would soon need some protection and that their range was becoming limited....

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Effects of the Keystone XL pip...

Feb 20, 2013 by

Effects of the Keystone XL pipeline on extinction of Alberta’s Woodland Caribou Part of the Washington Rally

Media Release Feb. 19, 2013 Alberta conservation groups have sent information on the decline of woodland caribou in Alberta to the...

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Dispatches from the Front-line...

Feb 13, 2013 by

Dispatches from the Front-lines of the Tar Sands to Renewables

Women of the Land Speak:  Dispatches from the Front-lines of the Tar Sands to Renewables February 17, 2013 7pm – 10 pm  Speakers...

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Tribes and Allies Gather on Ya...

Jan 22, 2013 by

Tribes and Allies Gather on Yankton Sioux Reservation to Oppose the Tar Sands and Keystone XL Pipeline

Unprecedented gathering marks the 150th anniversary of 1863 Peace Treaty - ACTION ALERT — January 21, 2013 Indigenous Nations...

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EPA is Seeking Public Comment ...

Jan 17, 2013 by

EPA is Seeking Public Comment on the Working Draft of its Policy on Environmental Justice for Tribes and Indigenous Peoples

Your review and comments are needed. The deadline for comments are Feburary 15, 2013. Within this draft policy are provisions for the...

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Gathering to Protect the Sacre...

Jan 9, 2013 by

Gathering to Protect the Sacred From the Tar Sands and Keystone XL

January 3, 2013 Treaty Councils Oceti Sakowin Makoce Anpetu Waste Mitakuyepi: The Ihanktonwan Oyate Treaty Steering Committee is...

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Mikisew Cree First Nation and ...

Jan 7, 2013 by

Mikisew Cree First Nation and Frog Lake First Nation to challenge C-38 and C-45 in Federal Court

The Globe and Mail reports, “The Mikisew Cree First Nation and the Frog Lake First Nation will file documents in Federal Court on...

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Water protections lost under H...

Dec 10, 2012 by

Postmedia News reports, “The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has no formal plans to consult with stakeholders on new regulations...

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REDDelion-CHIAPAS To Host a Pe...

Sep 25, 2012 by

REDDelion-CHIAPAS To Host a People’s Forum Against REDD+ in Chiapas

24 September, 2012 During a week of open public forums, community groups, academics, and civil society organizations will gather in...

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Rights of Mother Earth: Restor...

Mar 10, 2012 by

Rights of Mother Earth: Restoring Indigenous Life Ways of Responsibility and Respect

International Indigenous Conference APRIL 4 – 6, 2012  at Haskell Indian Nations University, Lawrence Kansas WATCH VIDEO FROM THE...

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Keystone Pipeline Faces Indige...

Oct 18, 2011 by

Keystone Pipeline Faces Indigenous Trans-Border Opposition

October 18, 2011 Geoff Dembicki, Special to CorpWatch – October 4th, 2011 In mid-September this year, as sharp winds howled...

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Mother Earth Accord

Sep 16, 2011 by

Mother Earth Accord

Tribal Government Chairs and Presidents, Traditional Treaty Councils, and US property owners, with First Nation Chiefs of Canada,...

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World People’s Conference on C...

Apr 22, 2010 by

World People’s Conference on Climate Change

World People’s Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth Today, our Mother Earth is wounded and the future of...

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