As the PERT is Delayed, a People’s Recovery Emerges
“There is a foundation here for something maybe even bigger, which is democratic and broad-ranging.”
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Election Chaos Latest Barrier for Indigenous People in Labrador
In Labrador, the election fiasco adds another layer to the inequities imposed by a government founded on the denial of Indigenous peoples’ rights.
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“We feel powerless and terrible”: Inuit artist galvanized by Muskrat Falls
Heather Campbell’s “Methylmercury” is now part of the Winnipeg Art Gallery’s contemporary Inuit art collection. The Rigolet-born artist is also selling prints to raise money for the Labrador Land Protectors.
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Make Muskrat Inquiry right, say critics
An inquiry must include a forensic audit of Nalcor Energy, many argue.
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“We’re working as if this is our time”: Sharpe
Young candidates focus on social justice, climate change and democratic reform, offering voters a new path in building a healthy and sustainable city.
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“This is us against Nalcor”: Mud Lake leader
Melissa Best explains why she got arrested outside the Muskrat Falls site Friday.
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Mud Lake community leader arrested at Muskrat Falls
Melissa Best “goes to bed every night praying to God that she don’t wake up with her ankles in water,” says daughter.
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Injunctions, RCMP deployment “classic pacification”: Professor
Nalcor’s use of court injunctions and the government’s approval of RCMP deployment to quell resistance to Muskrat Falls are common tactics used to remove Indigenous people from their lands and facilitate resource development, says Shiri Pasternak.
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Ball criticizes feds on food insecurity in northern communities
Premier’s comments on food security in Canada’s north “totally hypocritical,” says jailed NunatuKavut Elder and land protector.
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NunatuKavut elder says he’s not eating in prison
Elder and land protector Eldred Davis, 66, has been imprisoned since July 21.
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“We are not a bunch of criminals, we’re people trying to protect our land”
Elders, land protectors speak out from Her Majesty’s Penitentiary.
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Elders jailed after refusing to stay away from Muskrat Falls
“We don’t understand why we’re being treated like terrorists,” says land protector.
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Calls for Nalcor audit, Muskrat inquiry intensify amid ongoing protests
Water levels in the Muskrat Falls reservoir have dropped 60 centimetres since a June 21 commitment from Nalcor that the water would be returned to levels that would “typically be seen at this time of year.”
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“Stop stealing our children!”
Innu leaders confront Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett at Canada Day event in Toronto.
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Elder, former Mi’kmaq chief says Qalipu “crisis” must be “stopped”
“We’re running away from the people that we’re supposed to be representing,” says Calvin White.
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Hunter vows to continue fighting Muskrat Falls
Inuk grandmother and land protector confronts premier as Nalcor delays plans to lower Muskrat Falls reservoir levels contrary to leaders’ agreement.
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Support growing for Beatrice Hunter
Protests in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, St. John’s, Rigolet and Ottawa cap off a week of calls from across Canada for the release of incarcerated Inuk grandmother and land protector.
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Amnesty International investigating Beatrice Hunter’s incarceration
Province, federal government and Nalcor all have a hand in the incarceration of the Inuk grandmother and land protector, says Amnesty spokesperson.
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I choose not to be assimilated and oppressed: Beatrice Hunter
Inuk grandmother and land protector speaks out from Her Majesty’s Penitentiary.
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Inuit grandmother jailed after refusing to stay away from Muskrat Falls
“I have to be brave for her,” says 23-year-old son of Beatrice Hunter, who is described as a “family-oriented” person who would “never hurt a fly.”
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