Articles related to "Land Rights"

"They will always be the colonists and they will always have to negotiate with us. And if they don't negotiate in good faith, there will always be trouble."

Eight years on from the 1998 Aboriginal delegation to Britain, and has anything changed? Sure! It's worse!

When it comes to Aboriginal rights, colonial governments need not adhere to their own laws, as you can see in the neo-colonial invasion of the Cree.

Australian customary Aboriginal land rights have been reaffirmed in the courts, but the battle continues against extinguishment and watering down of Native Title.

Has there been any improvement in Australian Aboriginal rights since the UN condemned Australia's racism and descrimination record nearly ten years ago?

Aborigines and Greens both have a strong environmental focus in activism. But are conservationists in reality serving a colonial agenda when it comes to land rights?

The Kolla, whose sovereignty has never been broken, whose Native Title is part of Argentina's constitution, still only have provisional Aboriginal Land Rights.

Persistant mining and pastoral lobby groups have eroded native title legislation, until Land Rights have become window dressing. But nothing can cover this mess.

The Canadian native title and land rights treaty process is the most complicated on the planet. And the ultimate loophole - only dead cultures are allowed to survive...

There is a rebirth of Indigenous identity in Aotearoa, grounded in native title, enabling a level of native autonomy unprecedented elsewhere in the colonial world.

This article considers agricultural legislation that seeks to protect arable land from development and the ability of farmers to run their farms without being sued.

Has the church, since playing an historical part in the loss of Aboriginal language and culture, now become an ally in the struggle for Aboriginal rights?

Governments the world over seek to destroy Indigenous communal ownership by privatising Land Rights and carving up customary lands for individual ownership (and sale).

The west doesn't hold the monopoly on colonisation of indigenous peoples. Taiwan's aborigines suffer the same ravages of invasion as other first nations around the world.

The Native Title Report 2007 finds that native title is undermining the exercise and enjoyment of human rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

At the end of the Dreaming, spirit ancestors returned to the earth creating landforms and symbolic sites that remain an integral part of Aboriginal culture.

There are many articles here on the silenced history of frontier warfare, and the struggle for Aboriginal rights. But what about the warriors who use passive resistance?

Images of war-torn Iraq? A’ole! No! It's just business as usual in the so-called “state” of Hawai’i.

Assyrian Indigenous peoples in the Middle East have had half their population massacred or removed over the last century.

A deal between the New Zealand government and East Coast group Ngati Porou protecting customary rights on the foreshore and seabed is announced in election year.

"Good Guys" part two. In the complex domain of Aboriginal rights, conservationists often find themselves working for the enemy.

Catch 22. The Malaysian government has refused to grant land rights to the Sarawak Penan until they agree to settle in sedentary colonies, renouncing a nomadic lifestyle.

Western society is destroying itself through environmental mismanagement. Land rights, enabling Indigenous stewardship, represent the only chance for economic survival.

Malaysia and Australia are in talks to open low-cost route between the two countries, the airlines to be Jetstar and Air Asia.

The railway age is generally thought to have started with the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railroad in the 19th Century.

The doctrine of Manifest Destiny is one of America's greatest exports, killing off Indigenous peoples worldwide since the 1800's.

USAID fights for people's land rights and help reduce environmental damage in developing countries. Their environmental programs protect the earth's biodiversity.

The most outspoken advocates of a right to return to pre-1948 homes in the Holy Land do not recognize the right of others to return to their pre-70 home.

Ever heard the word "Tundra"? An aboriginal language word of the Reindeer people of Scandinavia, the Indigenous Sami.

Aboriginal issues are perceived negatively by the wider public because of media portrayals, with talk-back radio hosts the most blatant culprits.

Paine shows how land is not a human right, but is a possession of humanity in common. Any ownership must be justified by the payment of taxes for the benefit of society.

Examining the famous New Zealand Treaty of Waitangi between the Maori and the British - the language of paternalism can be so amusing.

This collection of information, photographs, letter and document facsimiles and illustrations offers thought-provoking insights into Australia's past and present.

Results from the three matches on the Ultimate Fighter Finale card that weren't Team UK Vs Team US.

Since 1999, the Australian Government has been on CERD's agenda of urgent business, but the government has categorically failed to acknowledge this.

Louis Riel returns from exile in Montana to assist the First Nations and Métis over their land rights.

The predominantly Muslim community of Krabi lives in peace with other religions, despite the tensions in Thai society further south, as do the Sea Gypsies and the Chinese

Casimir III, or Casimir the Great, was a Polish king who expanded medieval Poland, strengthened government, and left an indelible mark on Poland's history.

Section 35(2) of the Canadian Constitution 1982 defines Aboriginal people as Indian, Inuit and Metis. Each are a separate and distinct, with a unique culture and history.

Volcanic activity below the Earth's surface, along with a unique natural plumbing system, causes the wealth of geothermal activity found at Yellowstone National Park.

On June 25th, 2008, the New Zealand government signed a treaty with a group of Maori tribes, agreeing to offer reparations for land acquired in the 19th century.

This would become the first poltergeist case that was investigated by parapsychologists, the police and a priest. The year was 1958.

Thursday, March 27, Cory Spinks lost his IBF junior middleweight title by split decision to Verno Phillips at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis Missouri.

The new vampire movie Twilight has generated interest in the Quileute tribe. But how much about the vampire and werewolf legends is fact and how much is fiction?

Tuna farms do not raise fish from eggs to maturity and are more akin to ranching than farming.

Adding to world drama of 1980, the NFL's Oakland Raiders made noise in the courtroom and on the playing field.

Whether you use a sling, baby backpack, or other carrier, here are some ways to babywear your child safely and in comfort during the winter.

The series of events in the 1790s, which pitted federalists against anti-federalists, sometimes called the Whiskey Rebellion, was the epilogue to the Revolution.

There's a popular misconception that falling cats always land on their feet, and that they can fall from great heights without injury.

With the sad passing of an iconic figure of Australian film, television and radio comes this tribute to the early screen roles of Charles 'Bud' Tingwell.