• About-Disclaimer-Dedication

Mining Awareness +

~ Critical Info & Awareness

Mining Awareness +

Tag Archives: indigenous rights

US House Resolution Honoring Father Stan, Human Rights Activist Who Died While in Custody of the Indian State

December 21, 2022

The Russian government joint venture partner of the Government of India, in the making of BrahMos missiles, has been sanctioned, …

Continue reading →

India: Father Stan Swamy Arrested, Incarcerated, and Died Based on Fabricated Evidence, New Forensic Report Shows.

December 21, 2022

“PRESS RELEASE  of Fr. Stan Swamy Legacy Committee of the Jesuits 15 December 2022 Father Stan Swamy was arrested, incarcerated, and …

Continue reading →

Exploitation of the “Russian” Arctic and Russian Oppression of Indigenous Peoples

August 15, 2022

Russian exploitation and pollution involves both Russian government owned and privately owned corporations, as well as government controlled corporations with …

Continue reading →

Private Land Owner Trying to Claim Over 12,000 Acres of Indigenous Mayan Land in Belize

March 31, 2021

“Indian Creek Villagers Want to be Left Alone”, March 30, 2021: https://youtu.be/kBC017OoXjo “Indian Creek Maya Arts Women’s Group (Indian Creek, …

Continue reading →

Pope Francis Demands End to Exploitation of Amazon

August 27, 2019

Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
“Pope Francis Demands End to Exploitation of Amazon Last Updated: January 19, 2018 3:03 PM, VOA…

Pope Francis Demands End to Exploitation of Amazon

January 20, 2018

“Pope Francis Demands End to Exploitation of Amazon Last Updated: January 19, 2018 3:03 PM, VOA News
 Pope Francis demanded …

Continue reading →

DAPL Owner Energy Transfer Partners Uses Trump Go-To Lawyers at Kasowitz Law Firm To File Another SLAPP Lawsuit Against Greenpeace; Earth First; BankTrack and 20 Unnamed Parties

August 24, 2017

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Chairman Archambault Addresses UN Human Rights Commission in Geneva, 20 Sept 2016: 2 min video of …

Continue reading →

US Court Rules Trump Administration Violated the Law By Shortcutting Environmental Review of Dakota Access Pipeline; More Environmental Analysis Required

June 15, 2017

Oil Pipeline spill in a residential area of Mayflower AR (US EPA photo of Exxon Mobil oil spill) See photos …

Continue reading →

Collusion Between Local, State, Federal Police; ETP Pipeline Co and TigerSwan Defense Contractor Against DAPL Pipeline Opponents – Documents Leak

May 28, 2017

Related Background: “Jeremy Scahill: TigerSwan Security, Linked to Blackwater, Now Coordinates Intel for Dakota Access” November 21, 2016, https://www.democracynow.org/2016/11/21/jeremy_scahill_tigerswan_security_linked_to In …

Continue reading →

Violence in Mexico Linked to Mining as well as Drugs

April 24, 2017

The violence is not just about drugs, as the Reuters report (23 April 2017) implies: “The region, especially Guerrero state, …

Continue reading →

Reindeer Herders-Ecosystem in Russian Nature Park Endangered by Oil Co. Surgutneftegas

March 22, 2017

Link: http://youtu.be/0jamLZ0bDoo Russia and Europe has been doing resource related colonialism/ imperialism for longer than the US has existed. The …

Continue reading →

Tipi Outside Trump Hotel in DC: Thousands March for Native Nations ‘Standing Rock was Just the Beginning’

March 11, 2017

From Common Dreams: “We Exist, We Resist, We Rise’: Thousands March for Native Nations ‘Standing Rock was just the beginning’ …

Continue reading →

DAPL: Navajo Water Protector Shot in Eye By Police Near Standing Rock Tells What Happened

March 8, 2017

Water Protector tells about being shot in the eye near Standing Rock. The shot is believed to have been fired …

Continue reading →

DAPL: Judge Boasberg Rejects Sioux Injunction Request; Tipis Arrive On the National Mall in DC

March 8, 2017

From Common Dreams: “Sioux Vow to ‘Stand Strong’ as Judge Paves Way for DAPL Oil to Flow DAPL may be …

Continue reading →

President Trump Lies About Working with Tribes on DAPL (Cheyenne River Sioux Chairman Frazier)

February 25, 2017

Spicer statement http://youtu.be/5-AF8BOzkhM News Release from the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe: “FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE President Trump Lies About Working with …

Continue reading →

Standing Rock Sioux Chairman Responds to White House Press Sec Spicer’s “Absolutely False” Statements re Contact with Tribe

February 25, 2017

Link: http://youtu.be/5-AF8BOzkhM As explained in the News Release below, the Dakota Access pipeline easement was issued while the Standing Rock …

Continue reading →

American Indian with Hands Up Tasered for No Reason in the Standing Rock Prairie Knights Casino Hotel; Pipeline Protesters-Reporters who Peacefully Evacuated Camp Victimized at the Casino Hotel

February 24, 2017

“If we were going to see this at the casino we should have stayed at the camp. We should have …

Continue reading →

Police Use Numbers and Brute Force Against Individuals at North Dakota Standing Rock Camp, Injuring Them; Why Did Gov Scott Walker Send Wisconsin Troops as Backup?

February 23, 2017

Clearly these thugs, half in riot gear with helmets, are not trained in policing but rather seem think it’s a …

Continue reading →

No Dakota Access Pipeline Camp Militarized Eviction Livecam: Trump Follows in Family Tradition of Exploitation

February 22, 2017

https://livestream.com/unicornriot/events/7046188 Screen capture from livestream.

First Nations Women Stake Mining Claim on Minister Bill Bennett’s Property (British Columbia, Canada)

January 26, 2017

Via Mining Watch Canada: “Friends of MiningWatch 24 January 2017, 1.40 pm EST First Nations Women Stake Mining Claim on …

Continue reading →

Mormon Militia Extremists Found Not Guilty After Armed Takeover of Wildlife Refuge; Unarmed American Indians are Brutalized and Arrested for Protecting Water and Sacred Lands

October 30, 2016

“Indigenous activists pointed out that the militia in Oregon didn’t only threaten public officials and the wildlife refuge during their …

Continue reading →

Activists Shut Down Canada to US Tar Sands Pipeline in Solidarity with Standing Rock Sioux; Arrested

October 11, 2016

“This morning five activists halted tar sands oil flowing across the Canada-US border by shutting down pipelines in Washington, Montana, …

Continue reading →

US Judge Rules Against Injunction Protecting American Indian Land-Rights; Columbus Day Arrests at Dakota Access Pipeline Site; Fed Agencies Urge Voluntary Halt of Pipeline

October 11, 2016

“Dave Archambault, chairperson of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, explains that the oil pipeline “is threatening the lives of people, …

Continue reading →

UN Calls on US to Halt Construction of Dakota Access Pipeline as “It Poses a Significant Risk to the Drinking Water of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe”; Threatens Burial Grounds and Sacred Sites

September 26, 2016

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Chairman Archambault Addresses UN Human Rights Commission in Geneva, 20 Sept 2016: 2 min video of …

Continue reading →

Dakota Access Pipeline Route Chosen to Spare Bismarck Drinking Water; Contaminate Standing Rock Sioux Water Instead; EA Written By Pipeline Co. For the Army Corps

September 23, 2016

“… due to the proximity to Bismarck, the North Bismarck route alternative crossed through or in close proximity to several …

Continue reading →

Standing Rock Sioux Chairman Archambault Addresses UN Human Rights Commission in Geneva: Dakota Access Pipeline Violates Human Rights

September 20, 2016

“Some day the earth will weep, she will beg for her life, she will cry with tears of blood. You …

Continue reading →

Atomic Testing Compensation For Veterans and Communities Long Overdue Say Australian Greens

May 30, 2016

“Australian and British veterans who were exposed to nuclear blasts are not eligible for the kind of gold card support …

Continue reading →

Aboriginal owners want no more uranium mining at Ranger or at Jabiluka

June 27, 2015

Originally posted on Nuclear Australia:
Gundjeihmi Aboriginal Corporation, 12 June 15 The Mirarr Traditional Owners of the Ranger Uranium Mine area…

Canada Resource Grab: Past-Present Genocide Against Indigenous Peoples to Gain Control over Land and Resources – Landmark Report

June 8, 2015

By DemocracyNow.org: “WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2015 “Cultural Genocide”: Landmark Report Decries Canada’s Forced Schooling of Indigenous Children The Truth and …

Continue reading →

Indigenous People Are the First Ones Impacted by Resource Extraction

June 8, 2015

By DemocracyNow.org: FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 2010 Indigenous Leader Art Manuel: “Indigenous People Are the First Ones Impacted” by Western-Driven Resource …

Continue reading →

Crackdown on Democracy in India – Activist Cannot Leave: Has India gone Russian Soviet?

January 13, 2015

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights says: “Article 13-(2) Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, …

Continue reading →

Shuar Indigenous Leaders Call for Halting Mineral Extraction after Murder of Mine Opponent; China State Owned Ecuacorrientes Must Go!

December 11, 2014

Image Credit: noalamina.org Shuar Indigenous Leaders Call for Halting Mineral Extraction Reported by “No a la Mina”, (orig. Spanish), on …

Continue reading →

Ecuadorian Indigenous Leader Killed Days Before Planned Protest at COP20. How Many More Environmental Defenders Will Die Before the World Takes Notice?

December 11, 2014

Approximate Location of Mirador Mine. More detailed Map here: http://protectecuador.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/PROJECTED-POISONING-OF-RIVERS-UPPER-AMAZON-BASIN-MIRADOR-OPEN-PIT-COPPER-MINE-ECUADOR-web.pdf From Global Witness: “Ecuadorian indigenous leader killed days before planned …

Continue reading →

First Nations Say No to Uranium Mining in Quebec: Will March 850 km (528 mi) in Protest

November 22, 2014

Stop uranium projects: No to uranium exploration; no to uranium exploitation, in Quebec, First Nations say. They reaffirm their opposition …

Continue reading →

Indigenous Elders Call for Action at Fukushima: “Powerful technologies are out of control and are threatening the future of all life”

June 6, 2014

Sign in support of this statement and call for action here: http://caretakersofmotherearth.com (English and Spanish originals of text are also …

Continue reading →

The Ongoing Saga 3:  News, Updates, Tidbits & Trivia

September 15, 2013

NB: The latest updates will be on top, so that daily readers will not have to scroll-down. Time is UTC-GMT. …

Continue reading →

The Still Unanswered Question & Just What’s So Important About The Strateco Resources Case?

August 4, 2013

In the context of our site, Strateco is, of course, Majescor’s partner and is operator for their Mistassini uranium property …

Continue reading →

Recent Posts

  • Polish Prime Minister Morawiecki Discusses Russian Invasion of Ukraine in Interview (2 Feb. 2023) February 3, 2023
  • Russia Attempting to Advance in Four Directions, Suffering Heavy Losses in Ukraine February 3, 2023
  • US House Oversight and Science Chairs Request Docs Related to DOE-National (Nuclear) Labs Targeted by Russian Hackers Known to Support Russian Gov Ops February 3, 2023
  • US House Oversight Chair Hearing Investigating Billions Lost to Waste, Fraud and Abuse in Pandemic Programs February 3, 2023
  • Biden Sec. of State Blinken Postpones China Trip After Chinese Surveillance Balloon Flies Over US Airspace February 3, 2023
  • Major Russian Offensive in Ukraine Expected within Weeks February 2, 2023
  • Ukrainian President Zelenskyy Calls on World to Save Former President of Georgia Saakashvili February 2, 2023
  • Republican US Senator Wicker on Weapons Deliveries to Ukraine: “More, Better, Faster” Needed; Wicker Explains to Americans Why Ukraine Matters February 1, 2023
  • FDR’s National Security Fireside Chat “The Arsenal of Democracy” (29 December 1940) – A Must Read and/or Listen Today February 1, 2023
  • Former UK PM Boris Johnson to Western governments: Save Time, Money, Lives, and Give Ukraine Weapons it Needs as Fast as Possible February 1, 2023
  • Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) Exposed Large-Scale Embezzlement Schemes of 40 billion hryvnias ($1 Billion) by Former Management of PJSC “Ukrnafta” and PJSC “Ukrtatnafta”Oil Company-Refinery February 1, 2023
  • Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s Father was a Soviet Russian Trained Colonel in the Somali Communist Military Dictatorship; Why was He Allowed to Immigrate to the USA? How Many More Are There? February 1, 2023
  • Estonia’s Prime Minister Joins in Making Camouflage Nets for the Armed Forces of Ukraine; Estonia is the Top Donor to Ukraine as Percentage of GDP January 31, 2023
  • The Battle of Kruty (1918) – Ukrainian Student Volunteers Fought Valiantly Against Russian Invaders January 30, 2023
  • Ukraine Remembers the Heroes of Kruty Fighting for Ukraine Against Russian Invasion in 1918 January 29, 2023
  • Russia Launched Massive Artillery Strike on Kherson (Ukraine) Residential Areas and Hospital; Injuries and Deaths Reported; Urgent Request for Blood Donations January 29, 2023
  • Former Senior NATO Commander Petr Pavel Wins Landslide Victory in Czech Presidential Elections January 28, 2023
  • Iron Spear 2022 Video Showing Why Ukraine Needs Main Battle Tanks to Retake its Territory and Repel Russian Forces January 27, 2023
  • Russia Launched Massive Missile and Drone Attacks on Ukraine; Majority Shot Down; Injuries and Death(s) Still Occurred January 26, 2023
  • Bei Mir Bist Du Schön (Bei Mir Bistu Shein) January 25, 2023
  • Abrams Tank Training Academy Officially Opened in Poland on August 10, 2022; Biden Announces Abrams Tanks for Ukraine (Today) January 25, 2023
  • Lithuanian FM: “It’s Official 👍Tanke Schön”; Germany Finally Approves Sending Leopard 2 Tanks to Ukraine on President Zelenksyy’s Birthday January 25, 2023
  • FBI Agent Who Worked on Russian Counterintelligence-Counterespionage & Russian Organized Crime Matters Charged With Violating U.S. Sanctions on Russia on Behalf of Russian Oligarch; Additional Charges Related to $225,000 Cash Received from Former Intelligence Officer January 24, 2023
  • Estonia Calls on Other Countries to Follow its Lead and Contribute More Than 1% of GDP to Ukraine Defensive Aid; Sends Largest Military Aid Package to Date January 23, 2023
  • US Congressman McCaul Frustrated With “Cowardly Decisions” to Once Again Withhold ATACMS From Ukraine and Leopard 2 Tanks; US Senator Wicker Says Biden Too Slow in Providing Advanced Weapons January 23, 2023

Archives

  • February 2023
  • January 2023
  • December 2022
  • November 2022
  • October 2022
  • September 2022
  • August 2022
  • July 2022
  • June 2022
  • May 2022
  • April 2022
  • March 2022
  • February 2022
  • January 2022
  • December 2021
  • November 2021
  • October 2021
  • September 2021
  • August 2021
  • July 2021
  • June 2021
  • May 2021
  • April 2021
  • March 2021
  • February 2021
  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • November 2020
  • October 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • April 2020
  • March 2020
  • February 2020
  • January 2020
  • December 2019
  • November 2019
  • October 2019
  • September 2019
  • August 2019
  • July 2019
  • June 2019
  • May 2019
  • April 2019
  • March 2019
  • February 2019
  • January 2019
  • December 2018
  • November 2018
  • October 2018
  • September 2018
  • August 2018
  • July 2018
  • June 2018
  • May 2018
  • April 2018
  • March 2018
  • February 2018
  • January 2018
  • December 2017
  • November 2017
  • October 2017
  • September 2017
  • August 2017
  • July 2017
  • June 2017
  • May 2017
  • April 2017
  • March 2017
  • February 2017
  • January 2017
  • December 2016
  • November 2016
  • October 2016
  • September 2016
  • August 2016
  • July 2016
  • June 2016
  • May 2016
  • April 2016
  • March 2016
  • February 2016
  • January 2016
  • December 2015
  • November 2015
  • October 2015
  • September 2015
  • August 2015
  • July 2015
  • June 2015
  • May 2015
  • April 2015
  • March 2015
  • February 2015
  • January 2015
  • December 2014
  • November 2014
  • October 2014
  • September 2014
  • August 2014
  • July 2014
  • June 2014
  • May 2014
  • April 2014
  • March 2014
  • February 2014
  • January 2014
  • December 2013
  • November 2013
  • October 2013
  • September 2013
  • August 2013
  • July 2013
  • May 2013
  • April 2013
  • March 2013
  • February 2013
  • January 2013
  • October 2012
  • September 2012
  • August 2012

Join 274 other subscribers

Meta

  • Register
  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.com
Follow Mining Awareness + on WordPress.com

Follow Us

Blog at WordPress.com.

  • Follow Following
    • Mining Awareness +
    • Join 274 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Mining Awareness +
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...
 

You must be logged in to post a comment.