News from IP3
Last of Old Growth Forests in British Columbia?
The unceded Pacheedaht and Ditidaht territory also known as Vancouver Island, British Colombia, has one of the oldest old-growth temperate rainforests on earth. The Indigenous people who descend from these territories have been standing up to protect the last...
Unrest in Colombia, South America
As of the end of April, daily demonstrations have been taking place throughout Colombia. Thousands of folks are standing up in protest. “The protests in Colombia are a result of frustration about widespread inequality, poverty, and police brutality, leading to...
No More Silence: Klamath Tribes Demand their Voices Heard on Water Basin Issues
The morning of May 12th, Klamath Tribes wrote a press release in response to the Reclamation announcement from a federal judge that voted against the treaty rights that say the tribe gets first say over water. This means the Klamath Tribes will experience one of...
Prayers for Palestine
There are no words to express the magnitude of grief in solidarity IP3 is experiencing as we read and witness the bombing that is taking place on the homelands of our Palestinian relatives. Water Protector Mark Tilsen posted on his IG account this week:"Ya'll...
Our Voices Continue to be Silenced
What’s up with this? On May 5th, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women’s Day experienced extreme erasure on Instagram, of this very important day of hash tagging and posting information about this movement. Indian Country today reported that, “Many...
MMIW Day of Awareness
Today is Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women's Day. A day of awareness and action. Today we honor our stolen sisters and relatives. This day of observance is about acknowledging the unbelievably high number of missing or murdered Indigenous women and...
Mental Health Awareness Month
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. This month, the National Alliance for Mental Health has a theme for 2021, and that theme is “You are not Alone.” Mental Health Awareness Month is about raising awareness around ways in which people can...
What is Thacker Pass?
Thacker Pass is an area in Humboldt County Nevada (North Central Nevada). It is the traditional and current homelands of the Paiute and Shoshone people. And is a proposed site for a lithium mine, proposed by Lithium Americas, a Vancouver Canada based...
UPDATE ON LINE 3
Line 3 is a proposed pipeline expansion to bring approximately a million barrels of tar sands oil per day, from Alberta, Canada to Superior, Wisconsin. This pipeline was proposed in 2013 by Enbridge, a Canadian pipeline company responsible for the largest inland oil...