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Australia on February 13 instituted "Apology Day," where Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologized to Aboriginal peoples on behalf of the government. In the United States, the Brownback resolution "Indian Health Care Improvement Act" also included a statement apologizing to Native American and Alaska Native peoples.
Standing strong: Mayan women scolded soldiers for the devastation. Photo by James A. Rodriguez El ESTOR, Guatemala - Beneath the 17 Maya Q'eqchi' villages that line the shores of Lake de Izabal lie rich deposits of nickel, a metal used to reinforce steel used to construct the world's skyscrapers. HISTORYMore than 40 years ago, unbeknownst to the Maya Q'eqchi', the...
By MARGA LINCOLN - Independent Record - 03/02/08 Tim Coulter Photo by Eliza Wiley Senator Carol Juneau Two American Indian leaders in Montana say they are pleased and surprised at the Senate's actions this week apologizing to American Indians. The apology is an amendment to the Indian Health Care Improvement Act Reauthorization, which the Senate passed Tuesday by an 83-10...
Left homeless: Displaced by mining, these children face an uncertain future without intervention and support. Photo by James A. Rodriguez EL ESTOR, Guatemala - In response to deteriorating financial markets, Skye Resources of Vancouver, B.C. has suspended development of its nickel mining project. El Estor has been the site of protests by the indigenous Maya Q'eqchi' people in response to...
GENEVA - A delegation of Native women traveled to United Nations headquarters to seek interventions that will spur the United States government to take action to reduce the epidemic of sexual and physical violence against Indian women. One in three Native women will be raped and six in 10 will be assaulted in their lifetimes, the delegation told members of...
This op-ed appeared in the March 12, 2008 edition of Seattle Post-Intelligencer. A longer version was printed in Indian Country Today on March 7, 2008. To download a printer-friendly version from either publication, click on the attachments at the bottom of the page. ................................................................................................................................ Real apology means you won't do it again March 12, 2008 ROBERT T. COULTER GUEST COLUMNIST...
Arnoldo Yat Coc Photo by Valerie Taliman QUERETARO, Mexico - Nearly 180 representatives of indigenous nations, NGOs and international funders gathered here recently to share information and to discuss critical issues on human rights, resource exploitation and globalization. Attendees expressed great excitement about the recent adoption of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples by the United Nations. "The...
Indian Country Today Robert T. Coulter, Executive Director of the Indian Law Resource Center, discusses US Congress' apology to Native Americans
elcome to the first edition of the Indian Law Resource Center's e-newsletter, Indigenous Notes. We are pleased to share news about cutting-edge issues and information about our work in the Americas to seek justice for Indigenous peoples. This issue our Executive Director, Robert "Tim" Coulter, responds to the proposed congressional apology to Native Peoples with an Op Ed entitled "...