Brandi Morin
Freelance Journalist at Freelance
Edward R. Murrow award winning Cree/Iroquois/French Human Rights Journalist. Mother. Warrior. A Force. BESTSELLING AUTHOR Our Voice of Fire #MMIWG #landback
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1 week ago |
ricochet.media | Brandi Morin
In a case that highlights the complex intersection of Indigenous rights, environmental activism, and the Canadian legal system, land defender and Green Party deputy leader Angela Davidson, continues her legal battle after being sentenced to jail for her role in the Fairy Creek forest protests.
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1 month ago |
ricochet.media | Brandi Morin
A landmark judgment issued by the 6th International Rights of Nature Tribunal has declared 14 Canadian mining companies guilty of violating the Rights of Nature and Indigenous rights across South America and Serbia. The verdict was delivered on February 28, following a day-long session at the University of Toronto. The Tribunal was created in 2014 to bring a new approach to international environmental law, modelled on approaches to war crimes and human rights.
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1 month ago |
culturalsurvival.org | Brandi Morin
Government and industry will do whatever it takes to push through mining projects, but Indigenous opposition is strong in the heart of the AndesBy Brandi Morin (Cree/Iroquois), Photos by Ian WillmsIn this series, we’ve sought to tell the stories of Indigenous Peoples standing, largely alone, against the forces of government and industry.
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1 month ago |
ricochet.media | Brandi Morin
Editors’ note: In December of 2024, Indigenous journalist Brandi Morin and photojournalist Ian Willms travelled to Ecuador on the eve of a new free trade deal with Canada to report on the brewing conflict between the Shuar people and a pair of Canadian mining giants. Parts one and two of this feature series were published last month, and deal with Solaris Resources’ Warintza copper mining project, and opposition in Indigenous communities like Maikuaints.
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1 month ago |
znetwork.org | Brandi Morin
The oil boom in Alberta, Canada has brought Big Oil in confrontation with First Nations for decades. This year, a breakthrough struggle occurred as the Woodland Cree First Nation established a blockade to stop construction of new oil wells by Obsidian Energy. Demanding respect for their treaty rights and a more equitable deal, the struggle of the Woodland Cree united Treaty 8 First Nations and local non-Indigenous industry owners against Obsidian.
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