Stupid Quote of the Day
This gem comes from an interview with Robert Finch, Dominion Chairman of the Monarchist League of Canada in today's New York Times: “The fact that the queen can’t change her…
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Fort Chipewyan 101
From the good people of Stand With Fort Chipewyan comes this overview of the health concerns in Fort Chipewyan, Alberta.
US Army ‘kill team’ in Afghanistan posed with photos of murdered civilians
US Army 'kill team' in Afghanistan posed with photos of murdered civiliansby Jon Boone, from The Guardian, March 21, 2011.Commanders in Afghanistan are bracing themselves for possible riots and public…
Alberta Environment Minister Rob Renner on Oilsands Environmental Monitoring
"The fact remains that there are naturally occurring substances in the water. And if we had never set foot in the region those kinds of results would still be there."…
Edmonton City Centre Redevelopment Videos
The City of Edmonton posted the conceptual design videos competing to become the master plan for the City Centre Redevelopment project on their Youtube account. Proposals were submitted by firms…
Ethnic Media in Edmonton
Like Mack, I am also interested in local media. However, my interest has more to do with Edmonton's media diversity, rather than the evolution of local journalism and media in…
Overhauling RAMP
For 13 years, the Alberta Government has relied on the Regional Aquatics Monitoring Program (RAMP) to assess the impact of the oilsands. From resource development to environment, RAMP plays a…
Women Lead Latin America’s Growing Anti-Militarization Movements
Women Lead Latin America’s Growing Anti-Militarization Movementsby Laura Carlsen, form Z-Net, January 26, 2011.When George W. Bush left the White House, the rest of the world breathed a sigh of…
Deliberation on Campus Sustainability (DoCS)
Want to join student leaders from across the campus in an innovative project that will help create sustainability policy at the University of Alberta?If so, you are invited to contribute…
Premier Stelmach Places Conditions on Fort Chip Visit
Premier Ed Stelmach has delayed his visit to Fort Chipewyan.Before traveling to the hamlet and listening to the health concerns of residents, the Premier is now requiring the community's leadership…
Sudbury Against War and Occupation 2011-01-14 10:51:00
Jail harms aboriginal men, hearing toldby Alexandra Paul, from Winnipeg Free Press, January 14, 2011.WHEN War Lake First Nation Chief Betsy Kennedy was a slip of a girl in The…
Afghan Reality
The Tentacles of American Power: Afghan RealityBy Vijay Prashad, from CounterPunch, January 12, 2011.Slowly, but surely, the leakage of the U. S. State Department cables continues. Media interest in the…
Dinner is Nearly on the Table
Last week I received a query from a pregnant woman who saw a documentary called ' Earthlings'. The video upset her so much that she asked how to embrace a…
Obama’s Afghanistan Review
Obama’s Afghanistan Review: A Whitewash of a Disastrous Occupationby Phyllis Bennis and Kevin Martin, from Z-Net, December 28, 2010.Apparently nothing can happen in the U.S. war in Afghanistan that doesn’t…
Native Leaders Reject New Child Welfare Agency
Child Welfare has become my nemesis. I am disgusted by the entire “policy” that directs services on reserve and by the Child Welfare Act in general. I think the system…
Rape rampant in US military
Rape rampant in US military: Statistics and soldiers' testimonies reveal a harrowing epidemic of sexual assault in the US military.by Dahr Jamail, from Al Jazeera, December 21, 2010.Sexual assault within…
Comparing Responses to the MacLean’s ‘Too Asian’ Article: UVic and UBC
Naturally, MacLean's 'Too Asian' article caused a stir across Canadian campuses (in response, MacLean's has changed the name of the article and qualified some of its points). However, it's interesting…
WOA Profile: Lorraine Hoffman — Where Industry Meets Ancestry
"We're all capitalists here. We're not anti-industry, but we do strive to find a balance. We need to find sustainable ways of doing things."— Lorraine Hoffman, Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation…
Israeli Government Documents Show Deliberate Policy To Keep Gazans At Near-starvation Levels
Israeli Government Documents Show Deliberate Policy To Keep Gazans At Near-starvation Levelsby Saed Bannoura, from International Middle East Media Center, November 6, 2010.Documents, whose existence were denied by the Israeli…
John Reilly: Shut down the native industry and spend the money on natives
Former judge, John Reilly wrote a book: Writing Bad Medicine: A Judge’s Struggle for Justice in a First Nations Community and he say’s if he had the power he would…