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			<title>Latin America and the Caribbean Indigenous Peoples Prepare for World Conference</title>
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Guatemala City, Guatemala (UCTP Taino News) &ndash; Indigenous Peoples
from throughout Latin American and Caribbean are meeting in Guatemala to
discuss and organize regional perspectives on the upcoming United Nations World
Conference on Indigenous Peoples in 2014. Supported by the Gove...]]></description>
			<author>Roberto Mukaro Borrero</author>
			<category>Caribbean [English] - News</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:48:23 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Canadian and US aboriginal groups vow to block oil pipelines</title>
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An alliance of Canadian and US aboriginal groups vowed on Wednesday to block three multibillion-dollar oil
pipelines that are planned to transport oil from the Alberta tar sands,
saying they are prepared to take physical action to stop them.


 





First Nation Canadians
protest agai...]]></description>
			<author>Roberto Mukaro Borrero</author>
			<category>North America [English] - Mining and Extractive Industries</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:36:03 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title> Rio De Janeiro Police Force Indigenous People Out Of Museum Near World Cup Stadium </title>
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RIO DE JANEIRO &mdash; Pandemonium broke out in the shadow of Rio de Janeiro's
Maracana stadium on Friday as riot police raided an old museum that 
authorities want razed ahead of the 2014 World Cup, but where a few 
indigenous people had squatted for years.


 


 


Officers in full ...]]></description>
			<author>Roberto Mukaro Borrero</author>
			<category>Central and South America [English] - News</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:05:47 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Accidental fall claims political activist</title>
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CHASE, BC - His native name was Dacajeweiah, or 
Splitting the Sky, a name that John Boncore took to heart through a 
lifetime of political activism. A Chase resident, Boncore, 61, was found 
dead on Wednesday on a path on the Adams Lake Indian Reserve near his 
home. He is believed to have fa...]]></description>
			<author>Roberto Mukaro Borrero</author>
			<category>North America [English] - News</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:23:22 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Greenland government falls as voters send warning to mining companies</title>
			<link>http://www.indigenousportal.com/Self-Determination/Greenland-government-falls-as-voters-send-warning-to-mining-companies.html</link>
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GREENLAND - The race for resources in the frozen wastes of the Arctic has brought down its first national government, leaving foreign oil (http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/oil) and mining (http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/mining) companies shivering about the future. Voters in Greenland ...]]></description>
			<author>Roberto Mukaro Borrero</author>
			<category>Arctic [English] - Self-Determination</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 20:57:41 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Mineral riches at stake in Greenland vote</title>
			<link>http://www.indigenousportal.com/Mining-and-Extractive-Industries/Mineral-riches-at-stake-in-Greenland-vote.html</link>
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COPENHAGEN (AP) &mdash; Greenland's
underground wealth is at the forefront of the Arctic island's 
parliamentary election on Tuesday amid worries over a potential influx 
of Chinese labor and the environmental consequences of mining.


 


Once an isolated outpost of human civilization, i...]]></description>
			<author>Roberto Mukaro Borrero</author>
			<category>Arctic [English] - Mining and Extractive Industries</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:15:15 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Police mercilessly beat several including woman, child in Marudi mountain</title>
			<link>http://www.indigenousportal.com/Urgent/Police-mercilessly-beat-several-including-woman-child-in-Marudi-mountain.html</link>
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RUPUNUNI, GUYANA - Several
policemen were Sunday in hot water in connection with the brutal 
beating of several persons including a woman and her young child on a 
trail to the gold bearing area of Marudi, Southern Rupununi.






At least two men and the woman and her child were taken t...]]></description>
			<author>Roberto Mukaro Borrero</author>
			<category>Caribbean [English] - Urgent!</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:34:47 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Moccasins on the Ground to Protect Sacred Water</title>
			<link>http://www.indigenousportal.com/Self-Determination/Moccasins-on-the-Ground-to-Protect-Sacred-Water.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[
Lakota know we love Unci Maka. All of Unci Maka. Our ancestors were 
free, to follow the Star Nation Path (the Good Red Road), to roam, to 
hunt, to be happy, to have sacred water. Then one day, FAT TAKER came 
thru camp, and stole the fat that many women prepared to get their 
lodges through ...]]></description>
			<author>Roberto Mukaro Borrero</author>
			<category>North America [English] - Self-Determination</category>
			<pubDate>Sun, 10 Mar 2013 12:49:26 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Environmental Racism is Rearing it's Ugly Head Once Again</title>
			<link>http://www.indigenousportal.com/Environment/Environmental-Racism-is-Rearing-it-s-Ugly-Head-Once-Again.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[
Bemidji, MN:
On Friday, March 1st, in an unexpected move, President Obama&rsquo;s U.S. 
Department of State released its draft Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement (SEIS) for the proposed Keystone XL pipeline section that 
will cross the U.S. and Canadian border in Montana and travel in...]]></description>
			<author>Roberto Mukaro Borrero</author>
			<category>North America [English] - Environment</category>
			<pubDate>Sun, 10 Mar 2013 12:42:43 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Local Boriken Taíno Leader, Jose Xuerix Guaynia Camacho Passes into Koaibei</title>
			<link>http://www.indigenousportal.com/News/Local-Boriken-Taíno-Leader-Jose-Xuerix-Guaynia-Camacho-Passes-into-Koaibei.html</link>
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Boriken
(UCTP Taino News) - Respected singer and Boriken (Puerto Rico) tribal community
leader of &ldquo;Tainos Ciba-Ro Turey,&rdquo; Jose &ldquo;Xuerix Guaynia&rdquo; Camacho closed his eyes
and passed on to Koaibei (the Spirit World) after a long battle with cancer on Thursday.



 

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			<author>Roberto Mukaro Borrero</author>
			<category>Caribbean [English] - News</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2013 21:03:21 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>COONAPIP, Panama’s Indigenous Peoples Coordinating Body, withdraws from UN-REDD</title>
			<link>http://www.indigenousportal.com/Climate-Change/COONAPIP-Panama’s-Indigenous-Peoples-Coordinating-Body-withdraws-from-UN-REDD.html</link>
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Panama - COONAPIP, the National Coordinating Body of Indigenous Peoples in 
Panama, has withdrawn from the UN-REDD process in Panama. In a letter to
the UN, COONAPIP explains that UN-REDD &ldquo;does not currently offer 
guarantees for respecting indigenous rights [nor for] the full and 
effec...]]></description>
			<author>Roberto Mukaro Borrero</author>
			<category>Central and South America [English] - Climate Change</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 17:13:39 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Indigenous women from Asia and Pacific speak out about sexual violence...</title>
			<link>http://www.indigenousportal.com/Gender/Indigenous-women-from-Asia-and-Pacific-speak-out-about-sexual-violence.html</link>
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UNITED NATIONS - This week, indigenous women from throughout the Asia-Pacific region 
have gathered to raise their voices and present their concerns to the 
on-going session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New 
York. This session of the CSW is focusing on the priority theme of...]]></description>
			<author>Roberto Mukaro Borrero</author>
			<category>Asia - Gender</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 21:41:33 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title> Pillay condemns “abhorrent” attacks on people with albinism in Tanzania</title>
			<link>http://www.indigenousportal.com/News/-Pillay-condemns-“abhorrent”-attacks-on-people-with-albinism-in-Tanzania.html</link>
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GENEVA &ndash; The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi 
Pillay, said Tuesday she was appalled by reports of an upsurge in 
attacks against people with albinism in Tanzania, and called on the 
authorities there to take stronger measures to halt the crimes and 
tackle the underlying disc...]]></description>
			<author>Roberto Mukaro Borrero</author>
			<category>Africa [English] - News</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:33:14 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>World's Indigenous Leaders Firm Up Partnership with IFAD</title>
			<link>http://www.indigenousportal.com/News/World-s-Indigenous-Leaders-Firm-Up-Partnership-with-IFAD.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines - Indigenous
peoples&rsquo; leaders and representatives from various parts
worldwide have sought to strengthen and improve their
partnership with a UN financial institution, which
specializes in supporting agricultural programs that
seek to help address hunger and pov...]]></description>
			<author>Roberto Mukaro Borrero</author>
			<category>Asia - News</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:27:19 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>First Nations keep their powder dry</title>
			<link>http://www.indigenousportal.com/Mining-and-Extractive-Industries/First-Nations-keep-their-powder-dry.html</link>
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CANADA - For an event that so concerned First Nations lands, last month's hearing
session on the Enbridge Pipeline in Vancouver was notable for one 
thing: the absence of First Nations. Many people spoke, including 
engineers, former shipping captains and city councilors. But the 
hearings wer...]]></description>
			<author>Roberto Mukaro Borrero</author>
			<category>North America [English] - Mining and Extractive Industries</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:59:54 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Shinnecock Leadership Strife Causes Casino Company to Cut Off Funding </title>
			<link>http://www.indigenousportal.com/Business/Shinnecock-Leadership-Strife-Causes-Casino-Company-to-Cut-Off-Funding.html</link>
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New York - Monthly stipends paid to the Shinnecock Indian Nation (http://southampton.patch.com/listings/shinnecock-indian-reservation)
by a Detroit-based casino development company have been suspended while
the tribe sorts out who is legally in charge of the nation, 27east reports (http://www.27...]]></description>
			<author>Roberto Mukaro Borrero</author>
			<category>North America [English] - Business</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 09:14:09 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Amerindian land demarcation still awaiting Norway funds</title>
			<link>http://www.indigenousportal.com/Politics/Amerindian-land-demarcation-still-awaiting-Norway-funds.html</link>
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GUYANA - Amerindian land titling has been challenging in 2012 since the 
disbursement of the relevant funds did not materialise, however, 
communities that submitted their application for support will be 
addressed in 2013, according to Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline 
Sukhai.


 
...]]></description>
			<author>Roberto Mukaro Borrero</author>
			<category>Caribbean [English] - Politics</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 11:02:48 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Myanmar: UN Special Rapporteur visit to assess human rights situation   </title>
			<link>http://www.indigenousportal.com/Human-Rights/Myanmar-UN-Special-Rapporteur-visit-to-assess-human-rights-situation.html</link>
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GENEVA &ndash; The United Nations
Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar, Tom&aacute;s Ojea
Quintana, will undertake an official visit to the country from 11 to 16
February 2013, which will include  gathering information on the current
situation in Kachin State and Rakhine...]]></description>
			<author>Roberto Mukaro Borrero</author>
			<category>Asia - Human Rights</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 10:56:36 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Coping with &quot;New Normal&quot; in Philippine Climate</title>
			<link>http://www.indigenousportal.com/Climate-Change/Coping-with-New-Normal-in-Philippine-Climate.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines (Tebtebba Indigenous Information Service) &ndash; For years
the indigenous Ivatan folk of Batanes islands in
northern Philippines have learned to cope with strong
typhoons, which have since become part of their lives
every rainy season.


 




Long before clim...]]></description>
			<author>Roberto Mukaro Borrero</author>
			<category>Asia - Climate Change</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 10:50:32 +0100</pubDate>
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			<title>Amerindian village loses mining case</title>
			<link>http://www.indigenousportal.com/Mining-and-Extractive-Industries/Amerindian-village-loses-mining-case.html</link>
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GUYANA - As the country&rsquo;s mining section continues to expand and more persons 
seek their riches in the &lsquo;gold bush&rsquo;, Amerindian villages may soon be 
finding themselves before the courts more often than ever trying to 
defend the locations they insist are ancestral territories...]]></description>
			<author>Roberto Mukaro Borrero</author>
			<category>Caribbean [English] - Mining and Extractive Industries</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 12:38:20 +0100</pubDate>
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