Kahsatstenhsera: Indigenous Resistance to Tar Sands Pipelines

Kahsatstenhsera: Indigenous Resistance to Tar Sands Pipelines

See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations Kahsatstenhsera gah-sad-sdanh-se-ra is a Kanienkeha:ka (Mohawk) word that means Strength in Unity. This short documentary details contemporary Indigenous resistance to tar sands pipeline expansion, in particular the Line 9 and Energy East pipelines, which threaten the health of our territories in the northeast of Turtle Island. It includes the voices and perspectives of Dene,

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Defer, Deflect, Deny, Destroy: Harper’s First Nation Education Act

Defer, Deflect, Deny, Destroy: Harper's First Nation Education Act

See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations “Since the federal government first assumed control over First Nation education, First Nations have suffered poor educational outcomes. During the residential school era, federal control over First Nation education meant a very real chance of starvation, torture, abuse, medical experimentation, beatings and death for the students. Upwards of 40 per cent of the children

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Tomahawks and Tipis: Native American Representations in Commercial Culture

Tomahawks and Tipis: Native American Representations in Commercial Culture

See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations “Are there still Indians here in Palm Springs?” Yes. “So, where are all the tipis?” According to the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum’s Executive Director, Dr. Michael Hammond, inquiries about the Palm Springs area Indians, who are mostly of historical Cahuilla origins, and how to find tipis in Palm Springs, are the two most frequently asked

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