reclaiming cultural identity
Today, July 4, the United States of America celebrates its Declaration of Independence from the British Empire. Thomas Jefferson put pen to paper in Philadelphia to express
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July 5, 2012 // 0 Comments
For more than two weeks indigenous activists and allies have shut down construction of part of the controversial Belo Monte Dam in Brazil, demanding an end to the project or
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July 2, 2012 // 0 Comments
Until 1972, Native American radio stations did not exist. With the on-air signing first of KTDB Radio in a remote area of the Navajo, or Diné, reservation in New Mexico,
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July 2, 2012 // 0 Comments
It was said that if the dance was done with extreme precision and adherence to ritual, the oppression would stop. Wild game would return, and a new age would ensue. Sometimes
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July 2, 2012 // 0 Comments
Hundreds of Indigenous Peoples from the Xingu River Basin have occupied a Belo Monte Dam construction site on Pimental Island in the Xingu River in Pará,
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June 29, 2012 // 0 Comments
If Gov. Jan Brewer and Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio are cheering and excited about the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision on Arizona’s SB 1070, then you know
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June 28, 2012 // 0 Comments
This year marks 150 years since the Sioux Uprising, or the Dakota War, of 1862. The uprising was a six-week armed conflict along the Minnesota River, beginning on Aug. 17,
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June 28, 2012 // 0 Comments
The memories overwhelm me as the question is posed, “What does education for liberation look like in Tucson?” I see the marches, the vigils, the teatro. I feel the music
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June 27, 2012 // 0 Comments
After more than a week of peaceful protests, indigenous Quechua residents of the Pastaza River basin finally pushed the Peruvian government to launch a high-level
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June 27, 2012 // 1 Comment
*Mexikaresistance.com Note: Amazing and inspiring. Maori Television is increasing its broadcast hours to focus on language revitalisation and scrapping infomercials in the
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June 26, 2012 // 0 Comments