In one of our most recent blog posts, we showcased the work of Winnipeg-based photographer Scott Stephens (seen above), who is in Toronto to document the G20 / G8 protests. However, since receiving his large collection of photos, we have neither heard from nor been able to reach him at all. Up until then, such […]
A video collage by the folks at Democracy Now! of the “voices of protest” at the June 24, 2010 Indigenous-led march in Toronto concerning the G8 / G20 summits. Incidentally, Mark Corbiere, who was quoted at the 0:43 mark of the piece, was “the first person arrested during G20 marches,” reports the Globe & Mail. […]
According to the CBC, the head of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, Ron Evans, thinks Canada’s next appointee to the position of Governor General should be someone Aboriginal. The report says Evans believes the unprecedented move would unite Canadians. His nominees: Phil Fontaine (former Assembly of First Nations leader) and Leona Aglukkaq (current federal Health […]
In a recent Idiot Box strip about the furor over a mosque going up near ground zero in NYC, Matt Borrs takes a long-term perspective on religious violence in the Americas . Click on the panel to see the full comic.
Here’s a debate that opens all sorts of canned worms about what might be rightly considered the sovereign territory of Indigenous peoples. As we see in this report from TVNZ’s Te Karere, some Maori have put forth arguments claiming Indigenous title to the so-called 4G (fourth generation) wireless broadband spectrum in New Zealand. So far, […]
