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CULTURE: Global Systems Selling Out Indigenous Knowledge – Forum
In one part of the northern Philippines, the naming of a child begins with a history "lesson".CULTURE: Group to Develop Internet Tools With Indigenous Worldview
Type "sacred circle" into the Internet's 'Google' search engine and you will uncover hundreds of thousands of references. Now, one group wants the World Wide Web itself to function much more like the circle, whose concept of balance is integral to many of the world's indigenous peoples.RIGHTS: U.N. Puts Second Indigenous Decade on Hold
A proposal from the world's indigenous people to declare a second United Nations-sponsored decade devoted to their issues has been shelved so a U.N. office can review the results of the first, which ends next year.POLITICS: Canadians Threaten Census Boycott Over U.S. Contract
Months after news broke that a U.S. firm purchased confidential data about the citizens of Latin American countries, some Canadians are outraged their government has hired a subsidiary of U.S. technology giant Lockheed Martin Corp. to work on the country's next census.TRADE-AMERICAS: Outlook Dim for Environmental Protection
A review of the 'green guardian' of the North American Free Trade Agreement announced Tuesday will undoubtedly reveal flaws, but the decade-old system will likely be superior to the environmental protections included in the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) and other future pacts, say experts.RIGHTS: Indigenous People Demand Voice at Global Forests Meeting
One hundred indigenous activists and their supporters from around the globe marched into the opening ceremony of the World Forestry Congress here Sunday to demand that governments recognise their rights to the planet's natural resources.POLITICS: U.S. Must Move Toward North Korea – Experts
North Korea must be more flexible in trying to negotiate an end to the standoff with the United States over its nuclear programme, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said Wednesday, but experts say Washington also has room to bend.POLITICS-LIBERIA: U.S. Pullback Brakes Momentum, Experts Say
Washington's removal of U.S. marines from Monrovia to ships offshore will hurt the recovery of war-weary Liberia in both real and symbolic ways, say humanitarian and political experts.POLITICS-LIBERIA: U.S. Pullback Brakes Momentum, Experts Say
Washington's removal of U.S. marines from Monrovia to ships offshore will hurt the recovery of war-weary Liberia in both real and symbolic ways, say humanitarian and political experts.RIGHTS-U.S.: One Step Forward, Two Back?
Just when it appeared U.S. lawmakers themselves were starting to resist the administration's tendency post-9/11 to make laws that trample on civil rights, another bid to expand government's police powers has surfaced, while Amnesty International reported this week that Washington continues to ignore global norms.IRAQ: Panel to Hear Submissions on Alleged Coalition War Crimes
Five legal experts will hear submissions in November on whether Britain, Australia and other nations in the coalition that attacked Iraq should be tried for war crimes by the International Criminal Court (ICC).RIGHTS: More Clashes Ahead as Gay Rights Gain Recognition
Gay rights activists and some of the world's most entrenched institutions appear poised for more clashes following recent decisions that signal a growing liberal attitude towards gays and lesbians in many regions.TRADE: Anti-WTO Protesters Claim Victory Despite Massive Arrests
Chanting anti-WTO protesters surged onto downtown Montreal streets Tuesday, claiming victory over globalisation forces even though their own numbers were down sharply due to a wave of arrests the day before.RIGHTS: Expectations and Numbers Grow for U.N. Indigenous Forum
If attendance is a gauge of expectations, the world's aboriginal people will be demanding much of the second session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues when it opens in New York on Monday.RIGHTS: Expectations and Numbers Grow for U.N. Indigenous Forum
If attendance is a gauge of expectations, the world's aboriginal people will be demanding much of the second session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues when it opens in New York on Monday.HEALTH: Ecuadorian Healers Given Light Sentences, Traditional Medicine Spared
An indigenous healer from Ecuador will serve a one-year sentence in Canada for leading a ceremony where an elder died, but it appears the case did not turn into the attack on the practice of traditional healing that many aboriginal people and their supporters feared.HEALTH: Ecuadorian Healers Sentenced, Traditional Medicine Spared
An indigenous healer from Ecuador will serve a one-year sentence in Canada for leading a ceremony where an elder died, but it appears the case did not turn into the attack on the practice of traditional healing that many aboriginal people and their supporters feared.RIGHTS: Protesters Taste Tortillas in Solidarity with Farmers
Protesters munched on tortillas made from organic corn under the shadow of a flour mill owned by one of the world's largest agricultural companies on Thursday, accusing Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) of exploiting farmers worldwide.HEALTH-CANADA: SARS – Officials Counsel Calm, People Prefer Masks
The mayor of the capital city of Canada's British Columbia (B.C.) province returned from a two-week holiday and immediately enclosed himself, his wife and their two high- school-age children in their Victoria home.HEALTH-CANADA: SARS – Officials Counsel Calm, People Prefer Masks
The mayor of the capital city of Canada's British Columbia (B.C.) province returned from a two-week holiday and immediately enclosed himself, his wife and their two high- school-age children in their Victoria home.FINANCE: Multinationals Eye Water Privatisation in First World
The handful of multi-national companies that have fattened themselves on the privatisation of public water systems in developing countries in the past dozen years are now eyeing nations like the United States, where they believe their profits will be safer, says a report released Monday.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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