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Indigenous Youth Demand End To Trans Mountain Insurance
February 22nd, 2021 
Awake Goy By Katie Hyslop, The Tyee. February 21, 2021 Above photo: ‘We hope that all the insurers will drop out of insuring the TMX pipeline, and that it will fall through as it is not an economically viable or environmentally viable project.’ Katie Hyslop. Two recent Vancouver protests call on companies to ‘stop insuring genocide.’ A […]
Violence Against Indigenous Peoples Is Happening In Plain Sight
February 19th, 2021 Awake Goy It’s been just over one year since the RCMP raided Wet’suwet’en camps along the route of the Coastal Gas Link (CGL) LNG pipeline in Northern B.C. Brandishing guns and tactical gear, the RCMP arrested dozens of Indigenous land defenders and supporters who defied an injunction obtained by CGL to not impede the construction right of way. The […]
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No Comments »Lessons From Down Under: Supporting Indigenous Stewardship
February 14th, 2021 Awake Goy Above photo: From the Kimberley Land Council. Indigenous Guardians across the country are managing lands and waters, protecting important animals like salmon and caribou and ensuring development occurs responsibly. We are caring for lands and waters we love on behalf of our Nations. This work is good for the land, and it’s good for people […]
Indigenous peoples reclaim the National Bison Range
February 5th, 2021 Awake Goy After 113 years, the 18,800 acres of grassland, woodland, and wildlife that make up the National Bison Range will be returned to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Native American Tribes (CSKT) of Montana’s Flathead Indian Reservation. “It’s a reconciliation,” said Chairwoman Shelly Fyant. “We are such a place-based people. To have this land back, to […]
Brazil’s Indigenous Leaders Sue President Jair Bolsonaro For Crimes Against Humanity
January 23rd, 2021 Awake Goy Two of Brazil’s most influential and well-known Indigenous leaders filed an international legal challenge this week against the country’s leader, alleging that far-right President Jair Bolsonaro’s policies toward Indigenous tribes and the Amazon rainforest constitute crimes against humanity. Chief Raoni Metuktire, the leader of the Kayapo people, and Chief Almir Narayamoga Surui, leader of the […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: against, bolsonaro, Brazil, Crimes, indigenous, leaders, president No Comments »Indigenous Land Grab On The Horizon
January 23rd, 2021 Awake Goy By Madeline McClure, AFGJ. January 22, 2021 Above photo: Emory oak grove at Oak Flat, AZ. Elias Butler Photography. Take Action: Here are three ways you can act to #SaveOakFlat. Act now by visiting Apache Stronghold ‘Take Action’ site Tell Rio Tinto they are not wanted at Oak Flat Write to your Congress leaders to […]
Indigenous-Led Movement Credited With ‘Huge Victory’
January 23rd, 2021 Awake Goy Above photo: Shawnee Rae (age 8) was with a group of Native American activists from the Sisseton-Wahpeton tribe who protested the Keystone XL pipeline project in Watertown, South Dakota. Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty Images. Biden Plans to Rescind Keystone XL Permit. “Our communities have been fighting KXL for over a decade, tooth […]
Indigenous-led movement credited with ‘huge victory’ as Biden plans to rescind Keystone XL permit on day one
January 19th, 2021 Awake Goy Raised fists at the March to Give Keystone XL the Boot on August 6 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Alex Matzke via Bold Nebraska) President-elect Joe Biden is reportedly planning on the day of his inauguration to rescind a federal permit allowing construction of the Keystone XL pipeline in the United States, a move environmentalists […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: biden, credited, indigenous, movement, plans, rescind, victory No Comments »Indigenous women call upon Biden to stop pipelines and uphold Indigenous rights in the wake of escalating climate chaos and Covid-19 crises
January 15th, 2021 Awake Goy Today over 75 Indigenous women leaders from across the country impacted by fossil fuel extraction and pipeline infrastructure sent a letter to the incoming Administration calling on President-elect Biden to immediately take five executive actions to halt the Keystone XL, Dakota Access, and Line 3 pipeline projects. These executive actions will uphold Indigenous rights, align the […]
National park ranger condemned for attacking unarmed Indigenous man on sacred Native land
January 2nd, 2021 Awake Goy Indigenous and wilderness conservation groups were among those on Wednesday responding with outrage to video of a National Park Service ranger tasering an unarmed Indigenous man after he walked off a trail in Petroglyph National Monument in New Mexico on Sunday and then refused to comply with the ranger’s orders. Darrell House, a Diné (Navajo) and Oneida […]
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December 24th, 2020 Awake Goy TEHRAN – Yakhni Polo, which is an Iranian lamb stew, is now a step closer to win national heritage status. The fatty dish is very popular in Dargaz, northeastern Khorasan Razavi province. An all-inclusive dossier, including documentation and essential records, has been developed for the dish, which is also favored in the Indian subcontinent, parts […]
‘What Binds Us Together’: On What It Means to Support Indigenous Liberation
December 22nd, 2020 Awake Goy December 20, 2020 A depiction by the Navajo artist Remy of 16-year-old Fawzi al-Junaidi arrested by Israeli soldiers. (Photo: File) By Benay Blend In a recent interview with Michael Arria, Sumaya Awad and Brian Bean discuss their book Palestine: A Socialist Introduction (2020). The collection argues that socialism should be viewed as an important element in the struggle to liberate […]
Indigenous-led Resistance To Enbridge’s Line 3 Pipeline Threatens Big Oil
December 17th, 2020 Awake Goy Above photo: Water protectors protest Line 3 pipeline construction in Minnesota. Twitter/@GiniwCollective. Water protectors in Minnesota are kicking off what could be the climate movement’s next massive, sustained direct action campaign. When Dawn Goodwin went down to the bank of the upper Mississippi River on Dec. 4, she just wanted to spend some time honoring […]
Provinces Crackdown On Indigenous Land Defenders
December 16th, 2020 Awake Goy Above photo: From The Spec. May infringe charter rights. Toronto – Months after a group of Haudenosaunee people set up camp on a construction site near Caledonia, Ontario, a provincial court granted Haldimand County an order permanently forbidding people from “interfering” with any public road. A lawyer for the county argued that the injunction was […]
Indigenous-Led Patrol Keeps Peace, Assists People In Inner City
December 8th, 2020 Awake Goy By Chad Pawson, CBC.ca. December 7, 2020 Above photo: Sadie Cote, a member of the Sweet Grass patrol, hands out a donation bag in a Downtown Eastside neighbourhood of Vancouver, B.C., on Friday. Ben Nelms/CBC. Indigenous-led patrol models itself on Winnipeg’s successful Bear Clan Patrol. An Indigenous-led patrol in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside is hoping for […]
Protecting Indigenous Languages is Protecting Biodiversity
November 30th, 2020 Awake Goy One million animal and plant species face extinction due to human activity, according to the United Nations. Now, think about cultural production—art and literature that we have invested to address the extinction of just a handful of species (passenger pigeon included). Quite a bit actually. The extinction of one million species feels rather abstract, beyond […]
Decolonizing Thanksgiving And Supporting Indigenous Peoples
November 30th, 2020 Awake Goy This week, as some people in the United States celebrated the mythical ‘Thanksgiving’ dinner, Indigenous Peoples held a National Day of Mourning and continued their resistance to defend the land and water. As Native American, Matt Remle, writes: “Despite colonial efforts to exterminate, terminate, relocate, and assimilate Indigenous populations, Native communities continue to resist efforts […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: decolonizing, indigenous, peoples, supporting, thanksgiving No Comments »Indigenous Activists Are Occupying The Hamptons Until Thanksgiving
November 25th, 2020 Awake Goy Above photo: Tela Troge holding “Honk for Indigenous Rights” and Shinnecock elder Jennifer E. Cuffee-Wilson holding “This Indigenous Woman ‘I’m Done’” sign at rush hour. WNV/Matt Ballard. As a leader of Sovereignty Camp 2020, Shinnecock attorney Tela Troge discusses why they are protesting a lawsuit by New York state. Between the Atlantic Ocean and the […]
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November 24th, 2020 Awake Goy Indigenous Peoples’ Victory: Largest Dam Removal In The World After nearly two decades, Indigenous Peoples win an agreement for the largest dam removal in the world. Four of the six dams on the Klamath River in California and Oregon will be taken down, allowing the water to flow freely again and the salmon to spawn. […]
Why Indigenous activists are occupying the Hamptons until Thanksgiving
November 22nd, 2020 Awake Goy Image Credit: Matt Ballard Between the Atlantic Ocean and the Peconic Bay of Long Island, there is an isthmus known as Canoe Place. Thousands of years ago, the land was where the native Shinnecock tribe carried their canoes during travel. Today, the territory is surrounded by the glitzy luxury housing of the Hamptons. It is […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: activists, hamptons, indigenous, occupying, thanksgiving, until No Comments »Minnesota Permits for Line 3 Pipeline approved. Indigenous and Climate Leaders are left outraged
November 18th, 2020 Awake Goy Last week, Minnesota regulators approved key permits for the Line 3 Pipeline replacement, leaving environmental and Indigenous leaders outraged. They have called on Democratic Gov. Tim Walz to block any construction on the project. These approvals from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and the Department of Natural Resources clear the way for the long-delayed […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: approved, climate, indigenous, leaders, Minnesota, permits, pipeline No Comments »The Ongoing Incarceration Of California’s Indigenous Peoples
November 16th, 2020 Awake Goy For 350 years, California has imprisoned and disenfranchised its Native peoples like few other places. For nearly a century, to be an Indigenous California Native was to live a life in hiding, anonymity, and denial of one’s own identity. This article is part of Abolition for the People , a series brought to you by a partnership […]
Indigenous Anarchic Hierarchy
November 14th, 2020 Awake Goy Indigenous Anarchic Hierarchy Above photo: Japingka Aboriginal Art. What is hierarchy outside of the European anarchist cosmology? Hierarchy is something that is often overlooked among Indigenous anarchics, but is essential for understanding social relations in Indigenous cosmologies. These forms of hierarchy are not based in the same relations and need to have broader discussion among […]
Indigenous Plant Medicine Rituals for Purification and Protection: Experience the Power of Smudging and Limpias – FREE Online Event
November 7th, 2020 Awake Goy 2020 is not done with us yet. Against a backdrop of political turmoil, natural disasters and the resurgence of Covid-19, it could be a stressful end to this challenging year. Our ancestors created practices and rituals for times like these – to keep us grounded and help us heal on a purely energetic level, before […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: experience, indigenous, Medicine, plant, protection, purification, rituals No Comments »Missing And Murdered Indigenous Women And Girls Committee Releases Final Report
November 4th, 2020 Awake Goy Dozens of policy recommendations to address epidemic. Arizona’s Study Committee on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls has posted its final report, including dozens of specific legislative, law enforcement and other policy recommendations to address the ongoing crisis. After nearly a year of in-depth research, which was slowed by COVID-19 and some enforcement agencies […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: committee, girls, indigenous, Missing, murdered, releases, women No Comments »Indigenous Knowledge Revives Ancient Clam Garden Practices
October 23rd, 2020 Awake Goy Above photo: The Swinomish Department of Environmental Protection aims to protect and restore the natural environment, and the health and welfare of the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community. Facebook. La Conner, WA – Tribal communities are reviving 3,500-year-old eco-friendly practices to create sustainable beaches along the Pacific Northwest Coast. Teams of tribal members and scientists in […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: ancient, garden, indigenous, knowledge, practices, revives No Comments »Indigenous Defenders Are Front-Line Essential Workers
October 18th, 2020 Awake Goy Canada – Expect to work 24/7 on-site. There are no benefits, no days off, and shelter is not provided. You will likely face threats, violence, criminalization, and arrest. So, why are some of the most passionate, informed, brilliant, and resourceful people in Canada dedicating themselves to work that is insecure, dangerous, and unpaid? Indigenous cultures […]
An Indigenous Māori View Of Doughnut Economics
October 15th, 2020 Awake Goy Background My heritage – my whakapapa – has been shaped by 200 years of colonialism: I am a woman of Indian-Pakistani descent who was born in the UK. It is therefore perhaps no surprise that, when coming to New Zealand four years ago, I wanted to make sure that my sustainability practices here reflected – and were […]
Indigenous Peoples Day comes amid a reckoning over colonialism and calls for return of Native land
October 13th, 2020 Awake Goy Image Credit: AP Photo/Elaine Thompson In many parts of what is now the United States, communities have in recent years replaced Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day. Celebrating Indigenous cultures every Oct. 12 is important. But in this moment when the U.S. is reckoning with legacies of racism and colonialism, many Indigenous nations call for […]
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