Indigenous Notes

 
Colombian soldiers kill Indigenous leader's husband

BOGOTA, Colombia -- On Dec. 16, 2008 Edwin Legarda was attacked by a shower of bullets from Colombian military personnel while driving an official vehicle of the Regional Indigenous Council of Cauca (CRIC). (More...)

 

 

Edwin Legarda
Photo Courtesy of CRIC

Negotiations resume on OAS American Declaration

WASHINGTON, DC -- The OAS Working Group in charge of negotiating the Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples held a Special Session at the OAS Headquarters in Washington D.C. on December 9th, chaired by Reynaldo Cuadros, Ambassador of the Bolivian Mission to the OAS. (More...)

Opening Convocation at the Working Group Session. Photo by Leo Crippa

 

Renewed liquor licenses violate sanctity of Bear Butte


BEAR BUTTE, South Dakota -- Ignoring the cultural and spiritual rights of Native peoples, the Meade County commissioners recently approved renewed liquor licenses for four bars that have raised controversy because of their proximity to Bear Butte. (More...)

March to protect Bear Butte at Sturgis motorcycle rally.
Photo by Valerie Taliman

Update on Indian Land Rights: Brazil, Nicaragua and Onondaga Nation
The Indian wars continue in the Americas, and once in awhile we win! As conflicts over indigenous lands and resources escalate in Central and South America, the protection of indigenous peoples' rights to self-determination and control over their land is more important than ever. (More...)

Jacqueline Actuga, James Anaya, Tim Coulter and Terri Henry at National Congress of American Indians conference in Phoenix.

Fort Belknap Tribes still fighting for clean water after mine closure

HARLEM, Montana -- Our work with the Assiniboine and Gros Ventre Tribes of the Fort Belknap Reservation in Montana began in 1992. The Center has represented the Tribes in several cases aimed at shutting down the Zortman and Landusky mines – large open-pit, cyanide heap leach gold mines – and bringing the sites into compliance with water quality and environmental standards. (More...)

Water testing on the Fort Belknap reservation.

News from the Center's Board of Directors

HELENA, Montana -- We are honored to welcome two new members to the Center's Board of Directors: Dacho Alexander and Viviana Figueroa. (More...)
Indian Law Resource Center Board and Staff members (left to right): Leo Crippa, Armstrong Wiggins, Shayda Naficy, Lisa Myaya, Viviana Figueroa, Dacho Alexander, Kirsten Matoy Carlson, Marilyn Richardson, Michelle Allen, Curt Klotz, Norma Bixby, Tim Coulter, Martin Avery, and Jon Roush. Not pictured are Board members Melanie Benjamin, gaiashkibos, Peter John, Jean LaRose, Henrietta Mann, Susan Masten, and staff members Lucy Simpson and Valerie Taliman.

 
 

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