- BLOG UNITED NATIONS search
- Who are the Lembi-shoshone and where is our home? Lemhis are Agaidikas ( Salmon Eaters ) , Tukudikas (Sheep Eaters), an N. Bannocks and our home is in the Lemhi Valley of Idaho in the Salmon River drainage. It has been 101 years since Sacajawea's People were stripped of Federal Recognition...
- February 6th-9th, 2002 - Treaty Conference http://www.treatycouncil.org/section_211511.htm
- The World Conference Against Racism Durban, South Africa. The
Indigenous Environmental Network in Consultation with the International
Indian Treaty Council Position on Language for Insertion Within the
Draft Declaration and Program of Action Documents wcar.html,
August 2001
- Sept. 21, 2001 A federal appeals court rejected the state of Wisconsin's
challenge watersuit.html to the Sokaogon
Ojibwe Tribe's authority over water within the Mole Lake Reservation.
- The Supreme Court ...allowed air pollution standards for Indian
land that are tougher ... i_r_air.html
- Military Impacts military_impacts.html
Innu Nation Launches Court Challenge to Military Plans for Supersonic
Test Flights Over Innu Lands
- Lubicon Lake Indian Nation lubicon.html#canada
Alberta, Canada. Enormous and catastrophic effects of massive oil, gas
and timber extraction threaten the existence of the Lubicon Lake Indian
Nation. United Nations to intervene to protect their ancient land rights
against the U.S. government.
- Colonial Conflicts in a Globalized World lubicon.html#ecuador
Some corporations and indigenous communities attempt to reconcile market
interests and cultural values. Ecuador.
- Western Shoshone Defense Project. to affirm Newe (Western Shoshone) jurisdiction over Newe Sogobia (Western Shoshone homelands) by protecting, preserving, and restoring Newe rights and lands for present and future generations based on cultural and spiritual traditions...
- Aug. 24, 2000 Scia'new First Nation - Canada: fishing rights
notices.html#082400
Links to:
- The Treaty of Teotihuacan treaty_conic.html
is a mutual commitment, empowered by the Jurisprudence of Indigenous
International Law in four aspects: Spiritual Alliance, Political Solidarity,
Cultural Understanding, and Economic and Commercial Agreements of Exchange-
POCHTECAYOTL - across the continent. link: Tonaterra http://www.tonatierra.org
- National Congress of American Indians http://www.ncai.org/
Indigenous Treaty Rights page.
- Assembly of First Nations/ Assemblée des Premières Nations
http://www.afn.ca/ (Engish, Français,
Espãnol).
- Grand Council of the Crees http://www.gcc.ca/,
the political voice of the James Bay Crees, Quebec, Canada.
- International Indian Treaty Council / Consejo Internacional de
Tratados Indios http://www.treatycouncil.org
English / Espano
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- USA Pres. Clinton Memorandum from President Clinton
On Government-to-Government
Relations with Tribal Governments
April 29, 1993 http://www.yvwiiusdinvnohii.net/history/fedregis.html
- Indigenous Peoples and the new ‘Global Vision’ on Forests: Implications
and Prospects. word2000 doc file or .pdf (download the free . pdf Reader )
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- Our Stolen Future: Updates about the cutting edge of science
related to endocrine disruption. We will also post information about
ongoing policy debates, as well as new suggestions about what you can
do as a consumer and citizen to minimize risks related to hormonally-disruptive
contaminants.
http://www.ourstolenfuture.org/
- Policy:
UN negotiations on persistent organic pollutants ended successfully
over the weekend in Johannesburg, South Africa. The convention calls
for ultimate elimination of POPs, with provisions for public health
exceptions that allow continued use of DDT in malaria control, for financial
assistance to developing nations, and for the use of precautionary considerations
in evaluating the addition of new chemicals to the treaty http://www.ourstolenfuture.org/Policy/pops/2000-12inc5.htm
- Policy:
The EU signals it is preparing to require far more extensive demonstrations
of chemical safety. www.OurStolenFuture.org/New/newstuff.htm#euchemicals
- Press:
Scientists raise questions about factors contributing to changes
in the age of puberty www.OurStolenFuture.org/New/newstuff.htm#pubertyfactors
- New press
The New York Times and NPR both carried a story about discovery of high
level PCB contamination remaining in a neighborhood in West Glens Falls,
NY, despite two large scale clean up efforts. Hundreds of homes
may be affected. http://www.ourstolenfuture.org/New/newstuff.htm#westglensfalls
- New policy
The Canadian Supreme Court confirms the rights of local communities
to ban cosmetic uses of pesticides. http://www.ourstolenfuture.org/New/newstuff.htm#canadiansc
- Washington Toxics Coalition - Providing Solutions that Prevent
Pollution ... by identifying and promoting alternatives to toxic chemicals.
We use research, grassroots organizing, publications and presentations,
conferences, and our Toxics Hotline to provide reliable information
about preventing pollution in homes, schools, workplaces, agriculture,
and industry. http://www.watoxics.org/
- "The Chemical Papers"
MOYERS "TRADE SECRETS" SPECIAL SPARKS GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGN
* A recent Bill Moyers PBS special about the "Chemical Papers"
has roused a national coalition of activists to combat the secrets and
lies of the chemical industry. Learn how you can organize to protect
your community from toxins and hold the chemical giants accountable
for their practices. http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=10600
* This information comes from the PBS website for Trade Secrets:
http://www.pbs.org/tradesecrets/
* TRADE SECRETS is available on video from Films for the Humanities
and Sciences. Copies for educational use include public performance
rights for $149.00. Home videos are available for private use at a price
of $29.95. For further information, or to place an order, call 1-800-257-5126,
or visit the website at www.films.com.
- World Wildlife Fund WWF
Map Highlights Global Chemical Threat As Final UN Treaty Talks Begin
- Policy: UN negotiations on persistent organic pollutants
ended successfully over the weekend in Johannesburg, South Africa. The
convention calls for ultimate elimination of POPs, with provisions for
public health exceptions that allow continued use of DDT in malaria
control, for financial assistance to developing nations, and for the
use of precautionary considerations in evaluating the addition of new
chemicals to the treaty http://www.ourstolenfuture.org/Policy/pops/2000-12inc5.htm
- from US EPA Office of Pesticide Program: Agreements and Implementation
of Global-Regional
http://www.epa.gov/oppfead1/international/negotiation.html
- Earth Report: Deleting
the Dirty Dozen http://www.connectedmedia.org/cmt/EarthReport/er_DeletingtheDirtyDozen.htm
- Circumpolar Conservation Union On-Line Brochure http://www.circumpolar.org/brochure.htm
- http://www.junkscience.com/
"Junk science" is faulty scientific data and analysis used to used to
further a special agenda.
- Fourth Meeting
of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Persistent Organic
Pollutants (POPS-4) Photos and RealAudio of 23 March. coverage
& downloads in html, pdf, txt & RealAudio formats.
- 'Tracking Sources of Atmospheric Pollution to the Great Lakes' www.ijc.org/rel/milwaukee/transcript/cohen/milwmark.html
and 'Control of Emissions of Persistent Toxic' Substances www.ijc.org/rel/milwaukee/transcript/airquality/hg.html Report nice maps of dioxin air sources for the whole country, including
a map showing medical waste incinerators. This is a document on atmospheric
transport and deposition of dioxin to the Great Lakes online at the
International Joint Commission's website that may be of interest.
- NCAI
RES. # PSC-99-054 National Congress of American Indians POPs Resolution
- The International POPs Elimination Network global, public
interest organizations supporting the global elimination of persistent
organic pollutants. http://www.ipen.org/
- Environment News Service:
POPs Dirty Dozen List Could Expand
http://ens.lycos.com/ens/aug2000/2000L-08-22-11.html
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EPA Increases Risk Estimate Of
a Pesticide; Agency Decision Effectively Bans Dursban From Stores
http://www.chem.unep.ch/pops/POPs_Inc/press_releases/pressrel-2k/pr05.htm
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EPA Releases Report on First
Years Accomplishments of The Persistent, Bioaccumulative and Toxic Pollutants
Initiative
http://www.chem.unep.ch/pops/POPs_Inc/press_releases/pressrel-2k/pr31aug.htm
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Scientists test sex-change bears (PCB's)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/906832.stm
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Breast-feeding mothers may pass
toxins to babies (PCB's)
http://www.chem.unep.ch/pops/POPs_Inc/press_releases/pressrel-2k/pr11.htm
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Chemical Fallout Hurts Inuit Babies
http://www.chem.unep.ch/pops/POPs_Inc/press_releases/pressrel-2k/pr24.htm
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Paternal concentrations
of dioxin and sex ratio of offspring
http://www.chem.unep.ch/pops/POPs_Inc/press_releases/pressrel-2k/pr07.htm
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EPA links cancer to
dioxin
http://www.chem.unep.ch/pops/POPs_Inc/press_releases/pressrel-2k/pr09.htm
- A Dutch study published in Environmental Health Perspectives finds
that children exposed in the womb to higher background levels of PCBs
are more likely to suffer from childhood infectious diseases than those
experiencing lower background levels. http://www.ourstolenfuture.org/NewScience/immune/2000EHPweisglaskuperusetal.htm
- Household trash burned in one backyard
barrel may release more dioxins, furans, and other chlorine-containing
pollutants to the air than...
http://www.chem.unep.ch/pops/POPs_Inc/press_releases/pressrel-2k/pr28.htm
- Kids pesticide levels unsafe
http://www.chem.unep.ch/pops/POPs_Inc/press_releases/pressrel-2k/pr13.htm
- Environment: Incinerator pollution
can have devastatig effect on birth rate
http://www.chem.unep.ch/pops/POPs_Inc/press_releases/pressrel-2k/pr08.htm
Pulp and Paper Mills and Dioxin...
- Dioxin at Pulp and Paper Mills http://www.clarkfork.org/mills.html
- Pulp and Paper Effluent Regulations http://www.ns.ec.gc.ca/epb/progs/p_preg.html
- Eco-System Recovery: Liftings of Fish Consumption Advisories for
Dioxin Downstream of U.S. Pulp Mills http://ecfpaper.org/science/Eco98.html
- Energy efficient closure of pulp mills http://www.che.chalmers.se/inst/hpt/common/projects/jessica/JA_proj_991022.htm
- Environmental Effects of Chlorinated Organics from Pulp and Paper Mills Using Chlorine Bleaching
- The Council of Forest Industries.
- Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/MNR/ Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
Ontario Ministry of the Environment http://www.ene.gov.on.ca/ Ontario Ministry of the Environment
- [Impact
Native group: Catawba Tribe ] Pulp and Paper Mills http://www.state.sc.us/forest/mpulp.htm
, S.C.
- [Impact
Native community: Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, WA
, USA ]
Pulp Mills, Pollution & Citizen Action http://www.olympus.net/community/oec/pmpca.htm
- [Impact
Native community: Penobscot Tribe] PENOBSCOT: A People
and Their River http://www.clf.org/
- Impacts of chlorine-bleaching pulp & paper mills
- Unified Air Toxics Website - Rule and Implementation Information
for Pulp and Paper Production http://www.epa.gov/ttn/uatw/pulp/pulppg.html
- 11/Feb/1997 ; NATIVE-L mailing list: Pulp & Paper Action Alert http://nativenet.uthscsa.edu/archive/nl/9702/0060.html
- Dioxin Fallout in the Great Lakes http://www.qc.edu/CBNS/dxnsum.html
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