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Learning from our oldest cultures.
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Reconsider Columbus Day
posted Oct 12, 2009 - Does honoring Christopher Columbus with a federal holiday perpetuate a philosophy of racism and domination? A video sponsored by the United Confederation of Taino People, International Indian Treaty Council, and Rethinking Schools says that it does.
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People We Love: Valerie Fast Horse
by Heather Purserposted Sep 18, 2009 - Bringing technology to tribes
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Native Recipe for Health
by Gabriel Thompsonposted Sep 17, 2009 - The Tohono O’odham Nation tackles diabetes with a return to desert foods.
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Climate Activists Dream a New Future
by Madeline Ostranderposted Sep 09, 2009 - The Pachamama Alliance encourages a re-examination of the values and assumptions that have led our society into social and environmental crises.
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Episcopal Church Repudiates Doctrine of Discovery
by Gale Courey Toensingposted Sep 01, 2009 - Tackling an injustice enshrined in international law for centuries.
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Signs of Life :: Tribes Approve Same-Sex Marriage
by Heather Purserposted Aug 28, 2009 - Same-sex marriage is not legal in Oregon, but an Oregon tribe has exercised its sovereignty to recognize same-sex marriages on its 10-square-mile reservation.
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Signs of Life :: Amazon Tribes Win Against Big Oil
by Lisa Gale Garriguesposted Aug 28, 2009 - In the Amazon rainforests of Peru and Ecuador, indigenous groups are on the front lines of the climate change battle.
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Cultural Renewal to Improve Health
posted Aug 14, 2009 - The Tohono O'odham Nation turns to native recipes and local foods to tackle diabetes.
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Navajo Nation Council Votes For Green Jobs
posted Jul 31, 2009 - The first green jobs bill from America's First Nations promises much needed, culturally appropriate jobs.
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Age-Old Wisdom for the New Economy
by Sarah van Gelder, Rebecca Adamsonposted Jul 07, 2009 - Indigenous peoples have learned a few things about making it through hard times. Rebecca Adamson discusses what traditional economies did to foster abundance, sharing, and harmony with Mother Earth.
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Signs of Life :: Bolivia Constitution Reform Likely
by Jim Shultzposted Oct 31, 2008 - Bolivia is poised to pass a new constitution aimed at providing indigenous autonomy, land reform, and popular control of natural resources.
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Ecuador: Protecting Diverse Forests and Peoples
by Brooke Jarvisposted Jan 29, 2008 - Ecuador's president Rafael Correa offered to stop development of one of the country's largest oil reserves in exchange for debt relief. The ITT oil fields, located within Ecuador's Yasuni National Park, have become the center of an experiment that could bring equity and human rights into the climate equation.
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Reclaiming Our Freedom to Learn
by Gustavo Estevaposted Nov 07, 2007 - Creating alternatives to traditional schools, in Oaxaca they created their own university, "unitierra", where students learn whatever they want to learn, where students are their communities, and learn by apprenticeship.
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Interview with Victoria Tauli-Corpuz
by Sarah van Gelderposted Oct 29, 2007 - An historic event happened on September 13, 2007. The United Nations, after nearly 25 years of work, adopted the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
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Debra Harry Stands Up For Native Knowledge
posted Aug 29, 2007 - Debra Harry Stands Up For Native Knowledge
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Evo Morales: Indigenous Power
by Jubenal Quispeposted May 11, 2007 - Evo Morales, Bolivia's first indigenous president, is forwarding a socially just agenda that promotes the country's sovereignty and multiculturalism.
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Declaration of La Paz
by Jallalla Indigenous Pueblos and Nations of Abya Yalaposted Apr 07, 2007 - A message of resilience, hope and solidarity from the indigenous peoples of Abya Yala.
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Evo's First Year
by Juliette Beckposted Jan 25, 2007 - Evo Morales' first year as President of Bolivia: Race Conflict threatens division while Andean cultural traditions restore balance
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Local Energy, Local Power
by Winona LaDukeposted Nov 07, 2006 - Energy for Democracy - wind on the Great Plains could power the country. Tribes are working to bring energy production home.
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Indigenous People Open Summit to Preserve Sacred Mountain
by Brian Cisnerosposted Aug 04, 2006 - On the first day of the Summit of Nations, attention is paid to an endangered mountain in the South Dakota badlands and a discussion of key issues.
