A well-researched missive this week over at The Dominion (“New Minister a ‘Declared Enemy’ of First Nations”) examines whether the August 2010 appointment of combative MP John Duncan as Indian and Northern Affairs Canada minister was the harbinger of a new, nastier tone to come in federal Aboriginal policy. I have to admit, reviewing some […]
Another week, another installment of MEDIA INDIGENA as heard on THE WORD, first broadcast live every Tuesday on STREETZ 104.7 FM at noon central, 1 pm eastern. This week, MI’s Rick Harp and THE WORD host Lady V renewed their discussion of Winnipeg’s mayoral campaigns, where the A-word was finally uttered — that’s right, “Aboriginal” — […]
While I may not totally agree with all of its arguments, and some of it is clearly Australia-specific, this set of replies by the blog Blackfellas to the “Top Ten Colonist Self Justifications” offered by white Australians is hilarious. I have no doubt Aboriginal peoples in Canada and the US can easily adapt these rationalizations […]
A brief announcement highlighting the addition of a new MI feature, AGENDA INDIGENA. AGENDA INDIGENA is the organic extension of a debate initiated back in May, where a critical review of the book Disrobing the Aboriginal Industry led to a series of posts by a variety of voices. But not everyone could follow these interlinked […]
Awesome story in The Ecologist of how the tradition of Amazonian rubber-tapping has been successfully revived among Indigenous people in Brazil thanks in part to the critical assistance of local NGO Poloprobio. By “joining scientific research with the rubber-tappers’ empirical knowledge,” the partnership innovated a better processing method that doesn’t rely on electricity or machinery, […]
