[Indigsol] Updates: Barriere Lake, Asinabka, WWOS, Beat Nation

[ipsmo at riseup.net]

Greetings,

in this email there are four updates:


*Situation of Algonquins of Barriere Lake re: logging

*Wed Dec 11 Public Consultation on lands around Chaudiere Falls

*Call for papers from Walking With Our Sisters

*Feature interview on Beat Nation exhibit in Montreal until Jan 4



...please read further for more info...



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Alonguins of Barriere Lake

Unauthorized logging was started on the territory recently, and the
community has responded with protests to stop the logging and get
negotiations to happen.

Press release from Dec 3rd:
http://www.barrierelakesolidarity.org/2013/12/algonquins-of-barriere-lake-stop.html

For updates see the Barriere Lake Solidarity facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/BarriereLakeSolidarity


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The Asinabka Vision for Chaudiere Falls and National Indigenous Centre

There is news that a development project is set to be finalized for two of
the islands in between Ottawa and Hull at the Chaudiere Falls site, the
Domtar lands.

This may impact the vision for a National Indigenous Centre as put forward
by the late Algonquin leader Grandfather William Commanda.

Windmill Development company is holding public consulation on their plans
on Wed Dec 11, 5-9pm at the Cdn Museum of Civilization.

Please see more info on the consultation and the situation at:
http://ipsmo.wordpress.com/2013/12/08/dec11-chaudiere-consultation/


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Call for papers from Walking With Our Sisters

Seeking submissions for an edited collection tentatively entitled
"Keetsahnak, Our Sisters".

Editors: Maria Campbell, Kim Anderson and Christi Belcourt.

Deadline for abstracts: January 24, 2014.
For questions or to submit: kanderson at wlu.ca
http://www.walkingwithoursisters.ca

More info:
http://turtletalk.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/call-for-papers-wwos.pdf
Or on facebook: http://on.fb.me/1iO2qxs


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Beat Nation: Art, Hip Hop and Aboriginal Culture

Exhibition in Montreal until January 4th
http://www.macm.org/en/expositions/beat-nation-art-hip-hop-and-aboriginal-culture/

Watch this 18-minute interview with three of the people involved with the
exhibit (Candice Hopkins, Dylan Miner, and Geronimo Inutiq aka madeskimo):
http://equitableeducation.ca/2013/bn-culture-makers-interview


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