Indigenous 2006-08-05

Indigenous 2006-08-05 less

Video Clip - Indigenous - Things We Do

Video Clip - Indigenous - Things We Do less

From an oversea's show, spliced to view the message from one elder. ...how america has come and is destined to go. .. added the Elders Speak to the title, only because more clips will follow....

From an oversea's show, spliced to view the message from one elder. ...how america has come and is destined to go. .. added the Elders Speak to the title, only because more clips will follow.... less

For more than a century, tens of thousands of native Canadian children were forced to attend residential schools where they were made to adopt the customs of... more

For more than a century, tens of thousands of native Canadian children were forced to attend residential schools where they were made to adopt the customs of the country's white majority. But many say they suffered years of physical and sexual abuse. Now the government is set to formally apologise and pay hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation to victims. Rosalind Jordan reports. less

From an oversea's show, spliced to view the message from another elder. ...talks 7th generation and america's forgotten responciblity.

From an oversea's show, spliced to view the message from another elder. ...talks 7th generation and america's forgotten responciblity. less

From an oversea's show, spliced to view the message from another elder. ...

From an oversea's show, spliced to view the message from another elder. ... less

January 1998 An excellent report that addresses the uncertain future for indigenous Nicaraguans as they fight against their own government and people. An 80%... more

January 1998 An excellent report that addresses the uncertain future for indigenous Nicaraguans as they fight against their own government and people. An 80% unemployment rate and commercialisation of the Mosquito coast has encouraged a growing trade in Crack cocaine. On a tour of the Ghettos of 'Little Miami', multitudes of brothels, crack dens and bars line the streets. The Nicaraguan government is unsympathetic to the natives pleas for land titles and autonomy of the Atlantic coast. In a desperate attempt to hold on to what is, traditionally, their land; a group of natives, the Miskit Indians, has taken up arms against the government. The authorities respond aggressively with the planting of land mines, a step contrary to an international convention, of which Nicaragua is a signatory. less

Work-In-Progress Titled: "DISCUSSIONS on the 2nd OF MAY REVOLT at the UN PFII", 2008 For EARTH PEOPLES by Rebecca Sommer (SommerFilms), additional footage and... more

Work-In-Progress Titled: "DISCUSSIONS on the 2nd OF MAY REVOLT at the UN PFII", 2008 For EARTH PEOPLES by Rebecca Sommer (SommerFilms), additional footage and pics courtesy: Arthur Manuel and Kwatokent Television (KTV). TO WATCH VIDEO clips (part 1-4) CLICK: Part 1: NEWS REEL, Indigenous Peoples 2nd of MAY REVOLT at the UNPFII http://youtube.com/watch?v=UtORVi7GybY Part 2: I ndigenous Peoples 2nd of MAY REVOLT at the UNPFIII http://youtube.com/watch?v=FtnDLVq9jyM Part 3 Indigenous Peoples 2nd of MAY REVOLT at the UNPFII http://youtube.com/watch?v=_jEA4R-LP2o Part 4 Indigenous Peoples 2nd of MAY REVOLT at the UNPFII http://youtube.com/watch?v=K2h_chxiqaI Background: Indigenous Peoples representatives and organizations held a protest at the May 2 2008 conclusion of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) in New York. They were angered by the final report of the Permanent Forum, which ignored Indigenous Peoples stated concerns about carbon trading projects (REDD), Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and other so called" good pracise" initiatives. During the two weeks of the UNPFII, Indigenous community representatives testified about the injustices associated with the clean development mechanism projects and asked that the UNPFII not promote the projects. However, in the final report, their testimony was ignored. The final report of the UNPFII hails World Bank-funded carbon trading as "good examples" of partnership. Carbon trading is a system whereby companies are allowed to emit a limited amount of carbon dioxide, a gas linked to global warming. If a company does not "use up" all its carbon credits, it can sell them on the carbon market, allowing the buyer to pollute more. Companies can also buy into "carbon offset" schemes. The idea behind this is that the polluter can "offset" the carbon it has emitted by helping to finance a "clean energy" development. At first glance these ideas may seem good. However, there are many problems with this market-based approach. In promoting the clean development mechanism projects and carbon trading, the Permanent Forum is allowing oil companies, who are the biggest emitters for greenhouse gases, to continue to pollute. In other words, big corporations can buy and sell the right to pollute freely, while poor and working people—including the Indigenous peoples of the world—have no say in determining where or how much carbon should be emitted. Additionally, the allegedly "clean energy" development programs may actually cause environmental damage and have been imposed on Indigenous people against their will. "DISCUSSIONS on the 2nd OF MAY REVOLT" © SommerFilms, 2008 - for Earth Peoples. less

Complete video at: http://www.fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=533 Author and social critic Jerry Mander discusses how the cultural concepts of indigenous... more

Complete video at: http://www.fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=533 Author and social critic Jerry Mander discusses how the cultural concepts of indigenous peoples endure despite globalization, and speculates on the benefits of adapting these ideas to modern life. ----- In this spirited book, Jerry Mander partners with the celebrated indigenous leader Victoria Tauli-Corpuz to gather powerful firsthand reports on a momentous collision of worldviews that pits the forces of economic globalization against the Earth's indigenous peoples. With many of the planet's remaining natural resources on indigenous lands, traditional practices of biodiversity preservation have, ironically, made these lands targets for global corporations seeking the last forests, genetic and plant materials, oil, and minerals to feed their unsustainable growth. Corporate invaders often employ military force, as well as harsh pressures from the World Bank, IMF, and WTO. But native peoples refuse to be victims; their stories of resistance and growing success are gathered here by twenty-five writers to describe the impacts. Jerry Mander is founder of the International Forum on Globalization. His books include "In the Absence of the Sacred" and "Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television" - Cody's Books less

From an oversea's show, spliced to view the message from another 2 elders...

From an oversea's show, spliced to view the message from another 2 elders... less