The Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) and the Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action (FAFIA) will appear today before the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights in...
Keywords: Aboriginal and First Nations, Violence, Women, British Columbia, International
Intercontinental Cry is a blog with an extensive international list of blogs, media, technology and news sites with an focus on indigenous issues.
Keywords: Aboriginal and First Nations, Media, International
Numerous links to aboriginal organizations in Canada and the United States, treaty negotiations, schools, conferences, government studies, self government, etc.
Keywords: aboriginal, Aboriginal and First Nations, first nations, International
Sharon McIvor will file a complaint against Canada at the United Nations. She says, "Canada continues to discriminate against Aboriginal women and their descendants in the determination of...
Keywords: Aboriginal and First Nations, Human Rights, Women, All of Canada, International
For the past four years, the federal government has refused to endorse the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, claiming that Canada could not support resource rights, the right to...
Keywords: Aboriginal and First Nations, Human Rights, All of Canada, International
Indian Law Resource Center is a non-profit law and advocacy organization established and directed by American Indians. The Center provides assistance to Indian nations and indigenous peoples in the...
Keywords: Aboriginal and First Nations, All of Canada, International, United States
New research by Jack Hicks, a social research consultant living in Iqaluit, Nunavut, tracks how suicide trends in the Arctic correlate with increased colonialism and modernization in the Arctic....
Keywords: Aboriginal and First Nations, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon, All of Canada, International
Some churches in Australian are calling on a campaign to make indigenous poverty history in Australia. Indigenous leaders in Australia have had to continually remind Australian Christians that the...
Keywords: Aboriginal and First Nations, International
The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution to protect the rights of aboriginal peoples throughout the world. This includes their rights to land and resources as well as a...
Keywords: Aboriginal and First Nations, International
Only Canada and Russia voted against a Declaration on Rights of Indigenous People. By a 30-2 vote, the council approved the declaration that said indigenous people should be free from discrimination...
Keywords: Aboriginal and First Nations, International
A major study by the Medical Journal entitled "The Lancet" shows that indigenous communities in every world country have poor health in comparison with 'non-indigenous' populations. Evidence of this...
Keywords: Aboriginal and First Nations, International
A World Socialist web posted news story indicates leaked cabinet documents reveal that the Australian government intends to make Australia’s indigenous people a test case for a sweeping assault on...
Keywords: Aboriginal and First Nations, Welfare, International
