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Whose Wealth: Indigenous Resources and Corporate Greed
February 10, 1999
On the White Earth Reservation in Minnesota, only ten percent of the land is owned by the Native Americans who live there. Private companies, such as the paper giant Weyerhaeuser, have managed to capitalize on the area’s resources, reaping profits while the residents of the reservation remain impoverished. In other parts of the world, multinational companies are exploiting oil-rich regions in indigenous communities, spawning environmental devastation and political repression. On this program, we take a look at indigenous land rights and corporate interests in the United Statesand Nigeria.
Featuring:
Winona LaDuke, founder, White Earth Land Recovery Project and Indigenous Women’s Network; Jim Anderson, cultural chairman, Mandota Dakota Community; Ric Brown, director, Native American Spiritual Alliance; Oronto Douglas, deputy director of Environmental Rights Action (Nigeria).
For more information:
Mandota Dakota Community
19626 Ibis St., NW
Cedar, MN 55011
612-944-7290
Native American Spiritual Alliance
1100 Pond Creek Rd.
Ashland City, TN 37015
615-356-8373
White Earth Land Recovery Project
P.O. Box 327
White Earth, MN 56591
218-573-3448 or 3444
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shell-nigeria-action@essential.org by sending an e-mail with the word SUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.