First Nations

Life Is Wonderful, Life Is Strange, Life Is Hard

Kristina Groves | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Cbc, Aboriginal Youth, Sport and Play, First Nations, Nik Zoricic, Right to Play, Sports News

Back in the familiar surroundings and relative comforts of my own home, it's hard to imagine that the week I just had actually happened and that it wasn't a dream or some crazy trip to an alternate universe.

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Northern Gateway Pipeline Decision Delayed Until Late 2013

Brendan DeMelle | Posted 02.06.2012

Read More: Tar Sands, Northern Gateway Pipeline, Enbridge Energy, Environment Canada, First Nations, Keystone Pipeline, Keystone XL Pipeline, Green News

In the wake of the Obama administration's year-long delay of the Keystone XL pipeline decision, Canadian officials today delayed their decision on yet another controversial tar sands pipeline.

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Starting the Conversation of Aboriginal Homelessness

Mark Horvath | Posted 09.21.2011

Read More: Homeless, First Nations, Mark Horvath, Aboriginal, Invisible People, Canada, invisiblepeople.tv, Impact News

The aboriginal population is disproportionate in homelessness around Canada.

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Environmental Leaders Call for Civil Disobedience to Stop the Keystone XL Pipeline

Bill McKibben | Posted 08.23.2011

Read More: Tar Sands, Tim Dechristopher, Hillary Clinton, Climate Change, Elders, Barack Obama, First Nations, Keystone XL Pipeline, Green News

We want you to consider doing something hard: coming to Washington in the hottest and stickiest weeks of the summer and engaging in civil disobedience that will likely get you arrested.

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Two Spirits: Overlapping Identities for First Nations People

Coya White Hat-Artichoker | Posted 08.13.2011

Read More: Pbs, Two Spirits, LGBT Youth, First Nations, Media News

The memory we bring forth as First Nations people is of a time and way of life where LGBTQI folks were accepted. Fred's legacy goes beyond tacit racism and cultural appropriation.

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How To Really Help Yemen Stop Their Civil War

Dr. David Liepert | Posted 07.24.2011

Read More: Islam, Tawwakol Karman, First Nations, Yemen Tribes, Yemen, President Saleh, Yemen Terrorism, Yemen Protesters, Al Qaeda, Women's Rights, Muhammad, Arabia, Democracy, Peace, Religion News

Let's try something new for a change, using age-old wisdom that actually worked: one that has brought peace to both ancient Arabia and the so-called "new" world already.

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Tar Sands: is this the real Canada?

Kumi Naidoo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tar Sands, Oil Sands, Athabasca, Climate, First Nations, Oil, Alberta, Deepwater Horizon, Climate Change, Canada, Climate Crisis, Greenpeace, Green News

Much of what I used to know about Canada stands in stark contrast to the devastation I found in the tar sands of northern Alberta. Canada, from my ex...

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Native American Wes Studi Is A Valued Player in Avatar

Brad Balfour | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wes Studi, Na'vi, Native American, Avatar, First Nations, James Cameron, Kevin-Willmott, Entertainment News

It was no coincidence that Wes Studi was cast an the tribal chief Eytukan in James Cameron's Avatar. From the days he was in Dances With Wolves, Studi's been a go-to guy for authentic native American characterizations.

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Blame Canada! Country Takes Heat as Global Climate Saboteur

Michael Brune | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tar Sands, Alberta Tar Sands, Oil Sands, First Nations, Canadian Oil Sands, Clean Water, Climate Change, Clean Energy, Canada, Global Warming, Green News

Canada's efforts to protect its dirty interests in the Alberta tar sands has put it on a collision course with world efforts to stop global warming.

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Daring Protest at Niagra Falls

Michael Brune | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Canadian Tar Sands, Tar Sands, Ccs, Oil Sands, First Nations, Climate Change, Oil, Carbon Capture, Barack Obama, Green News

Tar sands oil production is the fastest growing source of greenhouse gas emissions in Canada and was recently cited as one of the most important reasons Canada will miss its Kyoto targets by over 30%.

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An Interview With Buffy Sainte-Marie, Plus Train and Digital 45 Updates

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chaka Khan, Columbia Records, Afrika Bambaataa & the Soul Sonic Force, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Scorr Underwood, The Doobie Brothers, Rickie Lee Jones, Seals & Crofts, Air America, Vanguard Records, Commander John Herrington, The Charlatans, Cash for Clunkers, Sesame Street, Woodstock, Vietnam War, The Cradleboard Teaching Project, Chumbawamba, Van Morrison, Phil Ochs, Third Eye Blind, Jimmy Stafford, Georgia Satellites, Eric Anderson, Rhino Entertainment, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Digital 45, Donovan, Marc Cohn, Judy Collins, Folk, First Nations, Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons, Train, Neil Diamond, Martin Terefe, Kellogg Foundation, Elvis Presley, Npr, Itunes, Rhino Records, David Lee Roth, Mr. Big, Pat Monahan, Nasa, Alannah Myles, Anita Baker, The Marcels, President Obama, The Highwaymen, Grateful Dead, Native Americans, Genesis, Keith Olbermann, Fred Neil, Glen Campbell, Harry Chapin, Joan Baez, Tom Rush, Joe Cocker, Foghat, Ford Foundation, Pacifica, Gordon Lightfoot, Entertainment News, Jennifer Warnes, Morrissey, Bobby Bare, Tommy James and the Shondells, Randy Travis, Jon Stewart, Entertainment News

This being Woodstock Week, it seemed a perfect time to catch-up with this artist whose music influenced many of those who appeared at the culture-changing event.

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Does Doing Good Wear A White Face?

Julia Moulden | Posted 11.17.2011

Last week's column posed the question, "Is making a difference only for the rich?" A friend sent me a link to an article from the Guardian newspaper a...

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