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Appalling Violence

Disappeared in Canada

Amnesty International and the Red Cross call on the Canadian government to get in line with international law as a means of protecting indigenous women from appalling violence.

Chile Today

Lewis and Clark Law School professor Robert J. Miller, Lisa M. Lesage, and Sebastian Lopez Escarcena examine how the Doctrine of Discovery has been incorporated into the ethnocentric policies of the Chilean state toward the indigenous peoples of Chile today.

The Broadband Barrier

Indian Country Today looks at fighting the digital divide over broadband funding.

Discovering Anishinabe

In his short film Apples and Indians, Lorne Olson discovers Anishinabe.

Australia v Aborigines

Discrimination Down Under

UN rebukes Australian government for entrenched discrimination against Aborigines, including official suspension of the racial discrimination act in order to intervene in Northern Territory indigenous communities.

Thick Long Wide Deep

The Christian Science Monitor reports that the BP oil plume in the Gulf is 700 feet thick, 22 miles long, a mile wide, and 3,000 feet deep. So much for the disappearing oil PR out of the White House.

Lughnasa

Good Time God

Eddie Stack writes from West Clare about Lughnasa, the Irish harvest festival honoring Lugh, the ancient god of arts and crafts. Unlike the Catholic adaptation, says Eddie, “Lugh was a good time god.”

Seed Money

One of the things Phil Williams discovered in his research on transnational criminal networks is that human trafficking for prostitution is an important component of organized crime portfolios, in some instances providing the seed money for other ventures in smuggling guns and drugs. With the foundation laid by proceeds from prostitution, their ability to corrupt public institutions, banks, and society at large is given an enormous boost.

AWAN

Aboriginal Women’s Action Network takes on colonization, prostitution, and violence against indigenous women in Canada.

Indigenous Perspective

Native American scholars gather to discuss publishing an American History textbook written by Indians.