http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/global RSS Feed for ICT - Global en-us Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/global/83642177.html LA PAZ, Bolivia – The second inauguration of President Evo Morales involved two gatherings, the first one in an ancient city and the second in La Paz, the modern capital of the country. http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/global/83891132.html VANCOUVER, British Columbia – The St. Eugene Golf Resort & Casino is one of five tourism businesses in British Columbia to receive the “Authentic Aboriginal” title, a new designation awarded by the Aboriginal Tourism Association of British Columbia. The authenticity program recognizes the most culturally authentic, accurate and respectful representations of First Nations peoples and cultures in British Columbia’s tourism industry. http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/global/83343717.html TERRACE, British Columbia – The Freda Diesing School of Northwest Coast Art at Northwest Community College unveiled a grizzly and eagle totem pole to elders, dignitaries and guests. At the Jan. 27 totem pole blessing ceremony, elders laid their hands on the pole as Sam Lockerby and Bossy Bolton blessed the historic pole. The finished piece is destined for the Sichuan province of China and, in particular, to the indigenous Qiang people who were severely impacted by an earthquake in May 2008. http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/global/83660017.html AOTEAROA, New Zealand – Contemporary Maori art’s future lies with “rangatahi,” emerging artists working creatively with established artists, say founders of Te Atinga, a committee within the indigenous arts organization, Toi Maori Aotearoa. “He mana tangata, He toi whakairo: Where there is artistic excellence, there is human dignity.” http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/global/83032447.html CAIRO, Egypt – An activist who traveled to Egypt on Christmas Day to participate in the Gaza Freedom March took along a case of Tanka Bars, hoping to distribute them to undernourished children in Gaza living under the Israeli government’s continuing siege. http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/global/83031877.html LADYSMITH, British Columbia – A coalition of First Nations groups has taken its human rights complaint against the government of Canada into the international arena where the state will be required to defend its record. http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/global/83653402.html Suzy Chaffee inspired fellow Canadian Olympic downhiller, Steve Podborsky, at Vail in 2004, to start programs for their First Nations. He teamed up with Aaron Marchant (Squamish) and raised $3 million from the British Columbia government to develop snowboarders for the Vancouver Olympics. http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/global/82393247.html TERRACE, British Columbia – Northwest Community College and Freda Diesing School of Northwest Coast Art alumnus Dean Heron and his artwork are featured in a book of aboriginal art inspired by the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver. http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/global/83653142.html SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN – There was a mad rush to make it happen, but organizers are thrilled with the Aboriginal Hockey Showcase they were able to stage in Saskatoon. http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/global/83026377.html A Peruvian Native as well as a religious representative that were part of a six-member committee that investigated the causes of June violence in the Amazon that left 34 dead refused to sign a final report to protest the findings as they found them biased.