Tag: First Nations
Indigenous Nation Blocks TransCanada Pipeline with New Checkpoint
When TransCanada attempts to deliver a Canadian court injunction against a decade-old Wet’suwet’en checkpoint, they run into a second checkpoint instead. The Wet’suwet’en people have never signed treaties with Canada or sold their lands, a…
Canada’s Barbaric Policies Toward Native Peoples (2/2)
MP Niki Ashton tells Paul Jay that Canadian government policy in Indigenous communities must be premised on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, including the principle of respect for free, prior, and…
If I Had a Rocket Launcher: RAI with Bruce Cockburn (1/9)
Canadian singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn speaks with host Paul Jay about his memoir Rumors of Glory, and how growing up in Cold War-era Canada affected his understanding of community. Watch the full nine part interview series…
Gavin’s Woodpile: RAI with Bruce Cockburn (3/9)
Songwriter Bruce Cockburn talks about writing the song Gavin’s Woodpile and the impact of mercury poisoning on First Nations communities in Northwestern Ontario. Watch the full nine part interview series with Bruce Cockburn on YouTube…
The Charity of Night: RAI with Bruce Cockburn (4/9)
Bruce Cockburn explains why he refers to himself as an ‘artist-correspondent,’ and describes how his relationship to God and the church has changed since he started writing music. Watch the full nine part interview series…
Open: RAI with Bruce Cockburn (5/9)
Songwriter Bruce Cockburn discusses his experience visiting Guatemalan refugee camps and the inspiration behind his political and spiritual songwriting. Watch the full nine part interview series with Bruce Cockburn on YouTube at https://bit.ly/2XksiHO or The…
Tokyo: RAI with Bruce Cockburn (6/9)
Virtuoso guitarist Bruce Cockburn talks about songwriting in the era of Reagan, and his experience visiting refugee camps in Honduras. Watch the full nine part interview series with Bruce Cockburn on YouTube at https://bit.ly/2XksiHO or…
Pacing the Cage: RAI with Bruce Cockburn (7/9)
Songwriter Bruce Cockburn explains the origins of the song Pacing the Cage, “a lament about being stuck.” Watch the full nine part interview series with Bruce Cockburn on YouTube at https://bit.ly/2XksiHO or The Real News…
If a Tree Falls: RAI with Bruce Cockburn (8/9)
Bruce Cockburn and Paul Jay discuss the existential threat of climate change, and how the song False River was written in protest of pipeline development in Canada. Watch the full nine part interview series with…
Call It Democracy: RAI with Bruce Cockburn (9/9)
Humanity will not be able to address climate change without also examining the reasons our democracy is flawed, says singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn. Watch the full nine part interview series with Bruce Cockburn on YouTube at…
Canada Sees a ‘Watershed Moment’ in the Struggle for Indigenous Rights
Indigenous lawyer Pamela Palmater says ongoing solidarity protests show Canadians grasp more than ever how their government is violating indigenous rights. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video…
The horrors of Indian boarding schools
Indigenous people have long stressed the unspeakable horrors of residential (boarding) schools in North America. Last year, those horrors were made inescapably real for many when mass graves were unearthed at multiple school locations in…
