User: flenvcenter Topic: Land-Independent
Category: Land Management :: Cultural Resources
Last updated: Jun 19 2013 21:24 IST RSS 2.0
 
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Archaeologists use lasers to find a lost city 19.6.2013 TreeHugger
Australian researchers user LIDAR, the aerial laser technology, to rediscover the city of Mahendraparvata in Cambodia.
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The PKOLS reclamation: Saturating the land with our stories 22.5.2013 rabble.ca - News for the rest of us
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 Building a strong, connected Indigenous Nationhood Movement rests on reclaiming the lands and sacred sites we have been removed from. On May 22, members of the Tsawout (SȾÁUTW) nation, with support from the Songhees and the other local WSÁNEĆ nations, including Tsartlip (WJOȽEȽP), Pauquachin (BOḰEĆEN), Tseycum (WSIKEM), Malahat (MÁLEXEȽ) and allied supporters from the Greater Victoria community, will lead an action to reclaim the original name of PKOLS, now known as Mount Douglas, in what is now known as Victoria, in what is now known as British Columbia. read ...
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Oldest Water On Earth? 16.5.2013 Green on HuffingtonPost.com
A team of scientists has uncorked what may be the oldest water on the planet -- a sprawling reservoir buried deep beneath the Canadian Shield....
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LOOK: NASA Captures Stunning Volcano Image 6.4.2013 Green on HuffingtonPost.com
By Becky Oskin, OurAmazingPlanet Staff Writer: NASA's globe-trotting, remote-sensing plane wrapped up a month-long trip to Central and South America in March, returning with images...
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A second century of greatness 28.3.2013 High Country News Most Recent
Part 1: Minorities and the future of national parks
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Jacob Devaney: Tarsands Showdown, Allies Converge to Protect the Sacred 12.2.2013 Green on HuffingtonPost.com
Global warming is a threat to all of us regardless of our politics, religion, or culture. People from all walks of life are realizing this and converging to address this common threat and 350.org, Bill McKibben, along with The Sierra Club are leading the charge.
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UM Closes Important Archaeological Spring 4.2.2013 Green on HuffingtonPost.com
TAMPA -- Five hundred years after Ponce de Leon landed near St. Augustine and named the land La Florida -- celebrated this year with more...
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Historic Shipwreck Spotlighted In New 3D Map 14.1.2013 Green on HuffingtonPost.com
By: Douglas Main, OurAmazingPlanet Staff Writer Published: 01/14/2013 10:26 AM EST on OurAmazingPlanet On this day (Jan. 11) in 1863, a Union warship was sunk...
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Tribe Successfully Buys Back Stolen Sacred Land 6.12.2012 CommonDreams.org Headlines

Though touted as a victory for tribes within the Oceti Sakowin, known as the Great Sioux Nation, many tribal members were opposed to the purchase of the stolen sacred lands, having to pay for something rightfully theirs. For them, the procurement of the Black Hills site is a melancholy reminder of the many US treaties that remain unfulfilled.

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Georgianne Nienaber: Hollywood and Hip Hop Unite to Help Save Lakota Sacred Site 17.11.2012 Green on HuffingtonPost.com
Language, tradition, geography, ethnicity and religion offer the illusion of separation, but experiencing the sacred brings us to the source and commonality of our creation stories. We all live under a dome of stars and hope to find our way home to our individual Creators.
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Sioux Nation Races to Buy Back Sacred Lands 9.10.2012 CommonDreams.org Headlines

One hundred and fifty years after the federal government took over their sacred South Dakota land, the Sioux Nation is trying to buy it back.

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Fear and loathing in San Juan County 8.10.2012 From the Blogs
Vandalism and threats play out against wilderness proponents in Utah's canyonlands
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David Vassar: California State Parks: Our Past, Our Present, Our Future 3.8.2012 Green on HuffingtonPost.com
It is critical right now for Californians to reconnect with their state parks; appreciate their value; embrace them as part of California's future and ensure that they are preserved for generations to come.
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Three days in the Four Corners 23.6.2012 Current Issue
A loop around the Four Corners where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Utah meet leads into a land of both historical and geological friction.
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Musqueam in Vancouver defend sacred burial site against condos 31.5.2012 rabble.ca - News for the rest of us
"Protecting the sacred burial sites of our ancestors is the most fundamental responsibility that we have to those who have gone before us," explains Grand Chief Stewart Phillip from the Union of BC Indian Chiefs. c̓əsnaʔəm , also known as the Marpole Midden, was designated as a National Historic Site of Canada in 1933. It contains the remains of a Coast Salish winter village as well as artefacts and undisturbed intact burials. Part of the Midden has been the centre of a growing controversy after condo developers began work on a site in the 1300 block of South West Marine Drive where the intact remains have been found, including those of two infants and another body. read ...
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READ: Southern California's Garbage Mountain 1.5.2012 Green on HuffingtonPost.com
This is an excerpt from "Garbology: Our Dirty Love Affair with Trash," an exploration of garbage and its place in America, by Edward Humes. The...
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Israeli Settlement Backer Donates $1 Million To Defeat Obama 12.4.2012 Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
WASHINGTON -- Even in the era of unbridled campaign contributions, Irving Moskowitz's $1 million donation in February to American Crossroads, the Karl Rove-linked super PAC,...
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Following the Old Spanish Trail across the Southwest 6.4.2012 Current Issue
Archaeologist Jack Pfertsh looks for marks on the landscape and artifact fragments to retrace the historic route near Delta, Colo.
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Following the Old Spanish Trail across the Southwest 15.3.2012 Current Issue
Archaeologist Jack Pfertsh looks for marks on the landscape and artifact fragments to retrace the historic route near Delta, Colo.
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Indians Ask Gods' Help In Protest Against Mining Project 24.2.2012 Green on HuffingtonPost.com
REAL DE CATORCE, Mexico (AP) — Huichol Indians believe the sun was born in a spot high in the arid Sierra de Catorce mountain range...
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