*this column is used with pemission fom Intercontinentalcry.org and was published there first* Regarding the composition of indigenous voices preparing for the 2014 United Nations World Conference on Indigenous Peoples(WCIP), I have received disturbing reports from observers at theNorth American Preparatory Meeting held at Sycuan three weeks ago. Without getting into the recommendations emanating from the North American meeting [...]read more
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