Michael Murphy

23 Jan Treaties changing history, one fishing hole at a time (The Globe and Mail)

Posted at 16:46h in News, Posts

Archie Charles has been fishing in the Fraser Canyon since the 1920s. As a boy, he journeyed 50 kilometres from Seabird Island up the Fraser River in a cedar dugout canoe. Last year, the 87-year-old grand chief of the Sto:lo travelled by car to his...

23 Jan Morales sworn-in for second term (AlJazeera)

Posted at 16:44h in News, Posts

Evo Morales, Bolivia's president, has been sworn-in for a second term, vowing to further tighten state control over South America's poorest economy and develop some of the world's largest lithium reserves. Morales, an Aymara Indian and Bolivia's first indigenous president, won a sweeping re-election victory...

20 Jan Outcry over Bagua violence report: Indigenous groups blast government-appointed group’s account of bloody clashes between protesters and police (Latin America Press)

Posted at 16:50h in News, Posts

A government-appointed commission stopped short of blaming Peru´s president and entire executive branch for the bloody clashes between indigenous protesters and police in June that left more than 30 people dead.  The report, released Jan. 12 by the Coordinating Group for the Development of Amazon Peoples,...