Congratulation to the Tahltans of 100 years of self-determination! They are an amazing bunch of humans and I am proud to call some of them my friends. May the next hundred years resonate with continued success in their struggles against imperial domination and cultural genocide. And may their drums continue to beat to the rhythms of the earth until the end of time.The Tahltan people people of northwestern British Columbia are celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Declaration of the Tahltan Tribe. The Declaration was signed on October 18, 1910. It asserts Tahltan sovereignty over traditional lands. The Declaration calls for the settling of treaties, adequate compensation for relinquishing title, and a formalizing of relations between Tahltans and the provincial and federal governments. The document followed closely on the heels of the Declaration by Lillooet Tribes, earlier in 1910.
19.10.10
Tahltan Declaration is 100 Years Old!
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We search for aliens on other planets and yet, how many of us, have ever heard of the Tahltans...I admit if it were not for your blog I wouldn't have even known of their existence let alone their struggle for sovereignty. Thanks for making me feel dumb again! But thanks also for making me just a little wiser.
If the Tahltans could do it, then I guess there's hope for the rest of us. Right?
PC, there are 'struggles for sovereignty' everywhere with people whom we no nothing about. That's the problem: the dominant consumerist system drowns out their 'voice' with commercials, carnivals and reality TV - while atomizing us, and sucking the collective-soul (species) dry.
Unfortunately, far from “us” saving “them”, the Tahltan’s might be fighting our species’ last battles against industrial genocide and civilizational hubris.
They are among the few people among us who are truly saying “NO!” to those who would tear apart the world.
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