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Australian govt’s welfare measures push Aboriginals off homelands

The NT intervention is clearly racist and is not motivated by concern for Aboriginal children but to enable government control of Aboriginal land.

Many Aboriginal communities have been forced to sign over their land on five-year leases to the federal government — land that contains gold, iron ore, uranium as well as areas that have been slated as potential nuclear waste dumps.

We are all in this together, Green Left Weekly, Ruth Ratcliffe June 20, 2010“…….The Rudd government plans to extend the paternalistic policy of welfare quarantining, which the Howard government initiated in remote Aboriginal communities, to other areas of disadvantage. Instead the government should adequately fund appropriate services and empower communities. Continue reading →

June 23, 2010 Posted by | AUSTRALIA, indigenous issues | , , , , | Leave a comment

Report from Indigenous Peoples on Climate Change

Climate Change And Indigenous Peoples: Second Edition,  Indigenous Peoples Issues and Resources, 14 June 2010, The severity of the impacts of climate change and mitigation processes on indigenous peoples and the complex negotiating processes around climate change compels us to have a basic understanding of climate change and the policies and actions being taken to address it.

We, indigenous peoples, have long observed and adapted to the climatic changes in our communities for tens of thousands of years. Continue reading →

June 15, 2010 Posted by | 2 WORLD, indigenous issues | , , | Leave a comment

American Indians against new uranium mining

“Our Navajo communities rely on the groundwater for everything. These new projects could contaminate the source of drinking water for 15,000 Navajo community members,”

Navajo Activists Protest Uranium Mining Plans, May 28, 2010, warresisters By Bruce Finley, The Denver PostUranium-mining leaders and federal regulators poised to fuel a resurgent nuclear power industry gathered in Denver on Wednesday,…outside the conference Wednesday, American Indian demonstrators with drums and signs demanded a halt to all new uranium mining on Navajo land, where federal regulators have permitted several projects. Continue reading →

May 29, 2010 Posted by | indigenous issues, USA | , , , , , , | Leave a comment

One Australian Aboriginal thwarts AREVA’s uranium mining plans

”Jeffrey Lee has put country and culture ahead of personal profit and his vision means this magnificent place will be protected for all people and all time,”

Owner wants uranium-rich land to be added to Kakadu, Sydney Morning Herald, LINDSAY MURDOCH IN KAKADUMay 29, 2010 The world heritage-listed Kakadu National Park will be expanded to include thousands of hectares of ecologically sensitive land that contains uranium worth billions of dollars. In a generous act, the Aboriginal traditional owner, Jeffrey Lee, has offered the land to the federal government so that it can become part of Kakadu, where he works as a ranger. Continue reading →

May 29, 2010 Posted by | AUSTRALIA, indigenous issues | , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Navajo fight to protect land from uranium mining

Navajo to Protest Uranium Mining Expansion  Censored News, 20 May 2010, On May 25-27 a delegation of Navajo community leaders will come to Denver to protest US Government support for expanding the nuclear industry that has already had a devastating impact on Native American and Chicano communities in New Mexico.The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the National Mining Association will host a “Uranium Recovery” conference designed to make it easier for mining companies to move forward with a new era of uranium mining. Continue reading →

May 21, 2010 Posted by | indigenous issues, USA | , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Australian Aboriginals fight Govt’s draconian nuclear waste plan

YouTube – Muckaty Voices

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcuNpT84Ov

The proposed waste dump law excludes the Muckaty Traditional Owners from procedural fairness and appeal rights, removes Aboriginal Heritage and environmental protections and overrides any Commonwealth, State and Territory laws that could be used to oppose or challenge the dump plan.

From the campfire to cyberspace: Radioactive waste concerns go global, Natalie Wasley, 18 May 2001 Aboriginal Traditional Owners opposed to a radioactive waste dump at Muckaty Station in the Northern Territory of Australia have taken their campaign to a global online audience. Continue reading →

May 18, 2010 Posted by | AUSTRALIA, indigenous issues | , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Australian govt ignored true indigenous owners in planning nuclear waste dump

“We find it quite astonishing when we compare their determination against the land commissioner’s report which clearly identifies the traditional owners we’re speaking to as owners of the land.”

Lawyers step in as waste dump gets nod,  ABC Alice Springs – Australian Broadcasting Corporation, By Alex Johnson 11 May 2010, A team of solicitors will travel to Tennant Creek today to prepare their case against the Federal Government’s plan to build a nuclear waste dump north of the town. Continue reading →

May 11, 2010 Posted by | AUSTRALIA, indigenous issues | , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Mother’s Day trekkers learn about dangers of uranium mining

Lila Watson, Australian aboriginal leader, said: “If you have come here to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you have come here because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together.”………

A Mother’s Day Call to Protect the Earth, Care 2, 9 May 2010, Our team of eight dynamic women – legal, policy, and business experts -convened in Elko, Nevada, to begin our journey……….. Finally, we traveled to the magnificent Grand Canyon, where Havasupai leader Carletta Tilousi explained the grave threat of uranium mining Continue reading →

May 10, 2010 Posted by | 2 WORLD, indigenous issues | , , , , | Leave a comment

Mining companies impede progress in indigenous rights

‘The mining industries are destroying our lands. That is not development. The colonisers came to our lands because we were rich, not poor.’

Struggle For Native Rights Making Headway: Global Issues by Haider Rizvi (united nations)  , April 19, 2010 * Inter Press Service International efforts to protect the rights of the world’s aboriginal communities seem to be gaining strength despite opposition from certain powers that continue to abuse native lands and resources in the name of development. Continue reading →

April 22, 2010 Posted by | 2 WORLD, indigenous issues | , | Leave a comment

VIDEO: Navajo Indians- cancers and environmental degradation from uranium mining

VIDEO, Native America, Discovered and Conquered » Blog Archive » American Indians and uranium April 17th, 2010 In what might be an example of environmental and economic racism, I believe that more than 50% of the uranium mining in the United States occurs on tribal lands. Tribal lands make up only 1% of the land mass in the lower 48 states.I just heard very disturbing evidence presented on very serious and very significant cancer clusters on the Navajo Nation reservation blamed on water and land contaminated with uranium tailings.Watch this video complied from a conference held on the Hopi Nation in November 2009 about this issue.

April 19, 2010 Posted by | indigenous issues, USA | , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Navajo heroes fight uranium’s radioactive pollution

VIDEO: 7th Southwest Uranium Forum CENSORED NEWS:April 6, 2010 Listen and watch the Native American environmental movement icons of this era!Norman Patrick Brown, Navajo, says there’s over 1,000 radioactive tailings sites today on the Navajo Nation. “How does one heal a land, how does one heal a person’s DNA? How does one reclaim a sacred site?” Continue reading →

April 7, 2010 Posted by | indigenous issues, USA | , , , , , | Leave a comment

No justice for Marshall Islands’ nuclear victims?

“many resultant indignities they suffered, from the loss of their homes and livelihoods to the horrific effects of radiation poisoning.”

Is it the End of the Line for the Bikini Islanders? Law Blog – WSJ, By Ashby Jones 5 Apri; 2010, Well, it could be the end of the road for the indigenous people of the Marshall Islands, who sued the federal government years ago for damages sustained during the government’s nuclear tests on the islands during the 1940s and 1950s. The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear the plaintiffs’ appeal, letting stand a ruling from the Federal Circuit in 2009 approving the dismissal of the plaintiffs’ suit. Continue reading →

April 6, 2010 Posted by | 2 WORLD, indigenous issues | , , , , , | 1 Comment

International Indigenous Gathering will focus on uranium mining

The gathering will focus on the environmental impacts of mining, proposed uranium dumping

Our Land Our Culture Our Sovereignty Indigenous Self-Determination Gathering  Aboriginal News Group  by: Ana , 5 April 2010, INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS SOLIDARITY GATHERING IN ALICE SPRINGS JULY 10, 11

Indigenous communities around the world are supporting the International
Indigneous Gathering in Australia, there will be 6 international
Indigenous leaders visiting Alice Spring during July 10, 11 with the
intention to solidarise with their brothers and sisters in Australia…… Continue reading →

April 5, 2010 Posted by | 2 WORLD, indigenous issues | , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Uranium mining devastates indigenous communities

According to the EPA , “Approximately 30 percent of the Navajo population does not have access to a public drinking water system and may be using unregulated water sources with uranium contamination.” Uranium exposure is a known cause of cancers, organ damage, miscarriages and birth defects.

Resisting the Nuclear Boom: A new wave of uranium mining threatens Indigenous communities in the Southwest By Klee Benally and Jessica Lee April 2, 2010

GRAND CANYON, Ariz.—The American Southwest has again become ground zero in the debate about nuclear power. Continue reading →

April 2, 2010 Posted by | indigenous issues, USA | , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Radioactive legacy continues to affect Navajo people

Toxic legacy for tribes, High Country News, Caitlin Sislin | Mar 26, 2010 Earlier this month, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals approved a controversial permit for uranium mining operations at sites in Church Rock, New Mexico. The operation includes a site associated with the largest release of liquid radioactive waste in United States History — a catastrophe which continues, a generation later, to negatively impact the lives and health of Navajo people residing near the spill site. Continue reading →

March 27, 2010 Posted by | indigenous issues, USA, water | , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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