March in Review, Part II Coulter cancelled, racists blocked, and INAC occupied http://www.dominionpaper.ca/articles/3301
A coalition of Indigenous Mayan communities and organizations filed a Constitutional Petition with the government of Guatemala, calling for an immediate suspension of all gold mining operations on traditional Mayan lands, citing the International Labour Organization's Convention on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples, which Guatemala has ratified. According to the convention, Guatemala is expected to respect “the integrity of the values, practices and institutions” of Indigenous peoples. If recognized, this treaty would shut down mining operations currently run by Canadian companies Goldcorp and HudBay.
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