Tag: indigenous
An indigenous community obtains the cancellation of a mega wind project of EDF
On June 2, the Mexican Federal Electricity Commission canceled the electricity supply contract of the Mexican subsidiary of the French giant EDF. In fact, this amounts to canceling the construction…
Indigenous peoples under threat | Case
Deforestation, modernism, poaching, disease… The threats hanging over isolated tribes are numerous, whether in Brazil, Peru or the Andaman Islands. In this file, the organization Survival recounts their contacts with…
Training program plugs Indigenous youth into skilled trades career path
Ever since she first learned about skilled trades in high school, Taylor Riley knew she wanted to become an electrician. “I started leaning toward electrical when I took a Grade…
Six Nations council calls for inquest in death of Indigenous woman
The elected council of Six Nations of the Grand River has added its voice to calls for a coroner’s inquest into the death of a 24-year-old St. Catharines, Ont., woman.…
Scandal in Canada! They forcibly sterilized thousands of indigenous women.
In the news on CTV, it was stated that in each of the provincial courts of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Quebec, there are 5 lawsuits filed against thousands…
Big victory for small nations – Ecuadorian Supreme Court gives final word to indigenous people on oil and mining projects
The competition for natural resources is fierce in Latin America. According to researchers, indigenous peoples have a key role to play in halting the loss of nature and climate change.…
indigenous lands threatened by illegal mining
Indigenous leaders in the Ecuadorian Amazon declared the province of Napo in a “state of emergency” on Friday. They demand that the area be protected from the misdeeds of illegal…
Stratford students, library deliver letters urging Indigenous truth and reconciliation efforts
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Letters from hundreds of Stratford students urging Canadian politicians to implement all of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s nearly seven-year-old calls to action were…
towards the compensation of thousands of indigenous people torn from their families
In Canada, the government has just announced that it will soon compensate thousands of indigenous people who have been torn from their families and communities since 2006. Due to a…