Articles by Kurly Tlapoyawa
Secure Communities is now almost fully activated nationwide after the program was expanded in New York, Massachusetts, Colorado and other states last week. Secure Communities
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May 24, 2012 // 0 Comments
Nearly 700 protestors from Native communities across the United States, and members of the American Indian Movement met in Rapid City, South Dakota the morning of May 21 to
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May 23, 2012 // 0 Comments
The War on Drugs is becoming another “Dirty War” in Mexico, with the tactic of enforced disappearances reappearing as a commonplace occurrence in the country. “Enforced
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May 23, 2012 // 0 Comments
Shell plans to expand its dirty energy destruction in the Arctic and Canada tarsands, after leaving behind a trail of oil spills and destruction in
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May 23, 2012 // 0 Comments
Thanks to fawning coverage from the country’s ever-so-partial TV giants, Enrique Peña Nieto has been favorite for July’s Mexican presidential election for more than two
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May 23, 2012 // 0 Comments
Don McLeroy, chairman of the Texas State Board of Education from 2007 to 2009, is a “young earth” creationist. He believes the earth is 6,000 years old, that human beings
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May 22, 2012 // 0 Comments
A prominent human rights body meeting in Geneva is asking questions about the way police in Ontario respond to native land rights protests. This week, Canada makes its
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May 22, 2012 // 0 Comments
Contrary to popular belief, especially among non-Natives, American Indians did not simply relinquish their rights to lands, waters, and other natural resources. Indeed, as a
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May 22, 2012 // 0 Comments
A judge lodged a second genocide charge against a former Guatemalan dictator on Monday accusing him in the massacre of more than 200 villagers. The charge came just months
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May 22, 2012 // 0 Comments
In the past few years, the anti-immigrant movement has become more and more emboldened with its nativist laws, which have been introduced in dozens of states. Just when we
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May 22, 2012 // 0 Comments