November 21, 2009
Native Currents
The Anchorage Declaration 2009
Indigenous peoples are supposed to be at the center of all climate change debates. This is because they have lived with and protected nature for generations and are now the worst affected by climate change effects like floods, typhoons, drought and violent thunderstorms. They have least contributed to this global disaster. The full and effective participation of indigenous peoples, local communities and vulnerable groups is therefore the key to achieve a just and equitable outcome of the climate negotiations.
Hall: Remembering Chairman Carl Venne
This week, my friend and brother, Carl Venne, left this world for a better one. Over the years, the times we spent together were special because he was a good man. He was, of course, more than that. He was a great man. He cared first and foremost about his family and the Apsáalooke people.
Being Frank
We need to be as tough as the salmon themselves if we’re going to see their recovery.
Mankiller: Energized and hopeful for Sen. Barack Obama
As a Native woman, it is tough not to feel distrustful of and cynical toward most politicians. But on the crest of this election season, unlike any prior, I feel buoyed. I feel energized, engaged and excited. I feel something new: hope.
Ban: Day of World's Indigenous People
In 1994, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed Aug. 9 the International Day of the World's Indigenous People. There were many reasons for this decision, but the fundamental motivation was the assembly's recognition of the need to place the United Nations clearly and strongly behind the promotion and protection of the rights of indigenous peoples, in order to put an end to their marginalization, their extreme poverty, the expropriation of their traditional lands and the other grave human rights abuses they have faced and continue to encounter. Indeed, the suffering of indigenous peoples includes some of the darkest episodes in human history.
