Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Update Monday Magazine summarizes the Tahltan protest at Mining Day. I quote the article here because the links usually do not survive: There are six new mines proposed for the area, [Rhoda Quock] says. “If it’s all to occur at once, it will be devastating for our people . . . We’re going to lose [...]
Saturday, February 24, 2007
On the heels of the Galore Creek mining announcement this week — and the apparent support for its development — another BC mine is facing continuing opposition. The Kemess North Mine does not have the support of local native groups. Aboriginal rights and title are at the heart of the opposition. According to the Vancouver [...]
Saturday, February 24, 2007
Novagold’s Galore Creek mine gained environmental approval this week. The mine is located in northwestern British Columbia very close to the border with Alaska. The Tahltan Central Council is committed to the project and asserts that it will provide a large number of jobs to Tahltan people. As the development of this mine moves forward, [...]
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
My BC Anthropology class noted these articles during class discussions: 1) Storms, cleanup take toll on ancient native sites (Vancouver Sun) – Article discusses the impact of recent wind storms on archaeological sites in Stanley Park. 2) Paintings considered insensitive and racist (Vancouver Sun) – Debate over the continued presence of ‘historical’ murals in the [...]
Thursday, February 8, 2007
SavageMinds has blogged recently about Google Books and the classics of anthropology that are available for download through Google Books. As I noted on a comment to one of the SavageMinds posts, it appears that Canadians can not download books from Google Books. In my searching around for alternatives, I tried searching Microsoft’s Live Search [...]
Thursday, February 1, 2007
From Salon.com comes an interview with anthropologist Barbara King. The topic is the origins of religion and interview is prompted by King’s new book, “Evolving God: A Provocative View on the Origins of Religion.” King observes that non-human primates show empathy and meaning-making in their social actions. She draws conclusions about religion by analogy, suggesting [...]
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