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rabble.ca weekly e-news for October 31st, 2014

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Indigenous This week's top news and analysis about the struggles of indigenous peoples for rights and sovereignty. For more on indigenous issues visit our topic page: http://rabble.ca/indigenous
Musqueam leader Audrey Siegl on Indigenous matrilineal society, women's leadership, and Idle No More October 31, 2014 | By Andrew Sayo, | By Charlene Sayo, | By Eirene Cloma The outspoken Musqueam warrior and Vancouver city councillor candidate discusses women's leadership, homelessness, and "swinging the pendulum" against the legacies of colonialism. Dear Ryan: Don't vote for Bill S-6 October 31, 2014 | By Linda Leon Please don't vote for regressive Bill S-6, "An Act to amend the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Act and the Nunavut Waters and Nunavut Surface" -- Northerners deserve better. Watch: Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges with Aboriginal youth in Winnipeg October 30, 2014 | By rabbleTV On October 13, 2012 a group of Aboriginal youth met a group of youth from the suburbs of Winnipeg. This film documents the day they spent together with elders. 'Cracks' in Canadian policy for overseas mining, evidence of an abyss October 30, 2014 | By Jennifer Moore The Inter American Human Rights Commission sees through gaping holes in Canada's strategy for its mining sector abroad. Canadian lawyers and Chevron's court battle over environmental damage in Ecuador October 30, 2014 | By Kirsten Iler, | By Pro Bono Controversy erupted amongst Canadian lawyers when the Canadian Bar Association decided to intervene in a long-running case brought against Chevron by Indigenous peoples in Ecuador. Here's why. Winter and our ability to forget ‏ October 30, 2014 | By Krystalline Kraus I remember the fire of such campaigns as Idle No More, the round dances under the snowflakes and pale light of the setting sun. I remember when we cared about Innu youth and the homeless.

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