Archives for Environmental Degredation
To Wisconsin with Love: Offerings on water, land, and culture
This film is a cautionary story about communities under siege from extractive industry. Using the history of mining and the recent Elk River contamination in West Virginia as a reference, the film looks at the developing story of a proposed mine in the Penokee Hills of Wisconsin. The site is…
The Siege of the Mohawks
By Peter Matthiessen; Peter Matthiessen is the author of "The Snow Leopard" and other books. Washington Post, September 14, 1980 A dangerous confrontation between armed Mohawk factions on a small and remote reservation on the St. Lawrence River has been all but ignored by the news media, apparently for want…
This 19th-Century Map Shows that Beaver Dams are Built to Last
By Matt Soniak | Atlas Obscura | January 11, 2016 Lewis Henry Morgan did not like the way beavers looked. “The animal has a ratlike appearance about the head and neck,” he wrote in 1868, “and the smallness of the eyes and ears renders its physiognomy dull and uninteresting.” But whatever he…
Let’s Talk Native – March 6, 2017
In a direct response to comments from Friday's show, we address the actual damage done to Native lands and people. Oil spills, the Gold King mine disaster, Agent Orange in San Carlos, tar sands oil contamination, climate change refugees and many more examples.
Videos from Water is Life – Toronto in Solidarity with Standing Rock
TORONTO – On January 28th, 2017, a rally was held in Toronto in support of the water protectors in Standing Rock. The following are some scenes from the action. All videos were produced by by Real People's Media contributor Cuzdcrow.
WGO 27 – The prophecy of the serpents
Sitting around the embers of a dying camp fire, Kanenhariyo tells the story of the prophecy of the serpents. This prophecy is common to the Hopi, the Haudenosaunee, and a number of other indigenous communities. It tells of time of catastrophe and crisis, when the people must head for the…
Noam Chomsky: Indigenous people “are the ones taking the lead in trying to protect all of us”
By Michael Keefer First published at the Two Row Times (5 November 2013): 8. Also published as “Noam Chomsky: Harper energy policies are destroying the environment 'as fast as possible'.” The Canadian Charger (5 November 2013). Noam Chomsky, the celebrated 85-year old American linguist, peace activist and social critic who…