September 2010

02 Sep FIRST NATIONS UNITED IN DEMANDING PROSPERITY MINE PROPOSAL BE REJECTED (Canada Newswire)

Posted at 09:17h in News, Posts

OTTAWA, Sept. 2 /CNW/ - National, regional and local BC First Nations Chiefs today delivered a clear and unequivocal message to the federal government at the Ottawa National Press: The proposed Prosperity mine in BC cannot be allowed to proceed. If the federal government - whose...

02 Sep Korup National Park – The Displacement of the Indigenous People: Voluntary or by Force? (Peace and Conflict Monitor)

Posted at 09:14h in News, Posts

TAZOACHA FRANCIS The wind of change that blew across Africa concerning environmental conservation also left its impact in Cameroon, leading to the creation of Korup National Park, the first national park in Cameroon in 1986. Korup National Park is found near Mundemba, the Ndian Division...

02 Sep Guatemalan indigenous need rights protected, UN official says (Indian Country Today)

Posted at 09:11h in News, Posts

By Rick Kearns Due to human rights violations affecting the indigenous peoples of the country, Guatemala risks becoming “ungovernable” according to the U.N. official in charge of indigenous rights after a visit in June. These problems revolve around the lack of indigenous rights to prior consultation,...