Author: Michael Murphy

29 Apr N.B. aboriginal group sues over ‘genocide’: Provincial, federal governments named in $13B claim (CBC News)

Posted at 09:12h in News, Posts

A New Brunswick-based aboriginal group and three men are suing the New Brunswick and federal governments for $13 billion in damages for alleged "genocide" and loss of native lands over the past 400 years. They are also seeking a declaration that the two levels of...

29 Apr Saving the Earth to save humanity: Native communities eye socialism and indigenous traditions to fight climate change (Latin America Press)

Posted at 08:23h in News, Posts

Indigenous peoples are trying to actively use their ancient traditions based on respect for the environment and the community to fight climate change and not let their ideals be reduced to just talk, native groups said at the World People’s Conference on Climate Change and...

29 Apr Government should create conditions for indigenous autonomy: president (Focus Taiwan News Channel)

Posted at 08:16h in News, Posts

President Ma Ying-jeou said Thursday that the government needs to create better conditions to allow indigenous people to organize autonomous communities. Addressing a national indigenous people's administration conference, Ma said the government will push for autonomy for indigenous people, and he expressed hope that the...