As Canada vies for UN Human Rights Council seat, some Indigenous leaders from the Amazon raise red flags
Tavia Grant, The Globe and Mail
As Canada vies for a seat on the United Nations human rights council, Indigenous leaders and environmental advocates have launched a co-ordinated campaign drawing attention to Canadian companies operating in the Amazon region and raising questions about their environmental and human rights track record.
From Ontario to Panama, Indigenous communities are rising up to resist Canada’s mining industry
Owen Schalk, Ricochet
Around the world, Indigenous-led resistance to mining and extraction projects have been intensifying, and it is frequently Canadian companies who are the aggressors, pushing forward with neocolonial land grabs and violent state-sanctioned repression when projects are opposed by locals.
Review of "Canadian corporate identity: economic diplomacy, mining and racism around the Escobal mine in Guatemala"
A new chapter provides insight into the role the Canadian Embassy in Guatemala played as the Canadian-owned Escobal mine moved into operations in 2013 in southeastern Guatemala. While Canada tries to paint itself a world leader when it comes to upholding human rights, this chapter offers a clear and little-known picture of the modus operandi of Canadian embassies in promoting Canadian economic interests over human rights and the rights of Indigenous peoples.
The Fight to Close First Quantum Minerals Canadian Mine in Panama
Evicted for Gold Profits: Indigenous Kuria forced off land in expansion of Barrick Gold’s North Mara Gold Mine in Tanzania
Forced Evictions at Barrick’s North Mara Gold Mine: Report details gross violations of human rights in Tanzania
Decades of Protecting Water and Opposing Mining in the Páramo de Kimsakocha
Indigenous Organization Opposes Sale of Controversial Warintza Mining Project in Ecuadorian Amazon
(Sucúa/Quito/Ottawa) On the 20th of November, the Pueblo Shuar Arutam (PSHA) released a public statement rejecting the Warintza mining project and its possible sale.
Sayona Mining Must Equitably Share with Indigenous Peoples
(Nitakinan, Canada) The Anishinabeg Chiefs and Councils of Lac Simon and Abitibiwinni wish to announce that they will be attending (virtually) the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Sayona Mining Limited "Sayona" (ASX:SYA; OTCQB: SYAXF) taking place in Australia at 10:00am on November 30th (Brisbane time) in order to remind shareholders and potential investors in Sayona's combined "North American Lithium-Authier" megaproject in Quebec that no mining or refining project is possible in Canada without obtaining a social license from Indigenous People (First Nations).