ACTION: A photo from today’s action via Kate McKenna @katemckenna8 Check out her other post on twitter.
“Two other women, including Jessica Lambert, have also chained themselves to the Enbridge fence opposing Line 9 #cbcmtl ”
Read more about their protest here: http://montreal.mediacoop.ca/story/protesters-lock-down-montreal-oil-refinery-protest/31858
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has joined a growing number of local governments opposing the state legislature’s decision to allow hydraulic fracturing, called fracking, in North Carolina. Ea…
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has joined a growing number of local governments opposing the state legislature’s decision to allow hydraulic fracturing, called fracking, in North Carolina. Earlier this month, tribal council passed a resolution outlawing the practice on tribal lands, a force of authority stronger than what county and municipal governments possess.
The June legislation that lifted the state’s moratorium on fracking included a clause keeping local governments from outlawing the practice in their jurisdiction, so their resolutions are an expression of opinion rather than an act of law. But the Eastern Band is a sovereign nation, so the tribal council is able to completely prevent drilling on Cherokee land.
“The State of North Carolina is without legal authority to permit hydraulic fracturing on Tribal Trust lands,” the resolution reads, later CONTINUING
, “The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians will not permit or authorize any person, corporation or other legal entity to engage in hydraulic fracturing on Tribal Trust lands.”
Two-thirds of the world’s oil must stay underground to save the world from climate change. Let’s start with the Amazon.
please read
#PeoplesClimate #IdleNoMore
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By Jody Porter, CBC News A member of Peawanuck First Nation near Ontario’s Hudson Bay coast says the Ring of Fire mining development
THE COLLEGE student in Timmins has written letters to the Minister of Northern Development and Mines, Nishnawbe Aski Nation and Mushkegowuk Council expressing her concerns. Now she’s launching a petition, seeking signatures from other community members in affected First Nations.
“There is no consultation,” Wabano said. “Meaningful consultation is when everybody is included, the elders, all the residents in the community so they can be aware of what’s going on, because the chiefs can’t speak for me especially when it comes to my grandfather’s traditional territory or my great-grandfather’s final resting place.”
A spokesperson for Mines Minister Michael Gravelle said Ontario is currently focused on engaging the First Nations in the Matawa region, closest to the Ring of Fire.
But the email response to CBC News CONTINUED, saying the province is “fully committed to a wider engagement strategy with our First Nation partners to drive smart, sustainable and collaborative development in the Ring of Fire, subject to the environmental assessment, regulatory approvals and the Crown meeting its duty to consult.”
In preparation for today’s UN Summit discussing climate change, its implications, and steps to tackle the problem, the People’s Climate March took place on Sunday, September 21st at locations around the world.
New York City’s march was said to have a turnout of over 400,000 making this the largest climate march in history. The indigenous people took the lead of this march as those that are most affected by climate change.
Among them was the Lakota People’s Law Project’s own Madonna Thunder Hawk who marched and spoke at the AIM-West UN Press Conference on Sept. 19th. At the press conference, Thunder Hawk kept her focus on the illegal taking of Lakota children by the state of South Dakota, “The state of South Dakota is still trafficking Lakota children. They get millions of dollars in federal money every year for their so-called child welfare services.” For a clip of Thunder Hawk’s presentation, go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBypaR8QCf0&feature=youtu.be .
Please become a Member and donate to help the create structural change for the foster care program in South Dakota: http://lakotalaw.org/donate-new.
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Playing in schoolyards that feature natural habitats and trees and not just asphalt and recreation equipment reduces children’s stress and inattention, according to a University of Colorado Boulder study.
We do not plan on stopping! Shelley Young#IdleNoMore
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The Secretary of the Interior on Wednesday decided against releasing water down the Trinity River to ensure the survival of the salmon runs expected this month. The virtual trickle of water is low, too warm, and clogged with moss, while corporate farms in California’s Central Valley are receiving the government subsidized water. The people of the Hoopa Valley Tribe and Yurok Tribe on the Trinity-Klamath Rivers are very worried that they will face another massive fish kill, as happened in 2002 under the same conditions.
Support Winnemem Wintu Cultural Survival!
SIGN the petition and SHARE.
PETITION LINK:
http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/support-winnemem-cultural-1
Then write your congress representatives directly! No matter what state you live in, your federal legislators will vote on this. Tell them to vote NO on raising Shasta Dam!This is not a drill. This is as real as it gets.
PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION!
This will tell legislators in your state that you oppose raising Shasta Dam.
California congressional representatives (Democrats and Republicans) are lining up to ram through federal legislation to raise Shasta Dam and guarantee low cost water to Central Valley water brokers for big profits.
The Winnemem Wintu of the McCloud River have paid once already, losing our lands, our river and our salmon. We received no compensation when the dam flooded us out, and then were told we’re not Indians any more.A higher dam will drown more of our ceremonial sites, including the grounds of our Balas Chonas (Coming of Age ceremony), which make us who we are.
NO SHASTA DAM RAISE!
More info at shastadamraise.comPlease don’t just “like” this. Reblog!
Chevron has partnered with Texaco Oil company and have been dumping their waste around the Amazon. Since there are indigenous people living in voluntary isolation near the oil projects, they have to suffer from being exposed to such toxics. This little girl has to live with these pollutants because Chevron and Texaco do not take in consideration where they are leaving their waste and have no need to clean it all up.
— Cali NDNs —
Let’s stand together for the Waters!Meet on the L St. side of the Capitol Bldg.
9:30 am
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