Wednesday, 6/25/08, on American Indian Airwaves
"Indigenous Wellness and the Military Invasion of the Indigenous Peoples in Chiapas"
Part 1:__________________________________
Jillene Joseph, Executive Director of the Native Wellness Institute (http://www.nativewellness.com) joins us for first segment of the show to discuss indigenous wellness for First Nation peoples and their respective First Nations and the Native Wellness Conference being held at the Pechanga Resort and Casino this week from June 24th through June 27th, 2008.
Part 2:__________________________________
Dr. Richard Stahler-Sholk, Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Eastern Michigan University and author of numerous publications including: "Latin American Social Movements in the 21st Century: Resistance, Power and Democracy." From Chiapas, Mexico, Dr. Stahler-Sholk provides us an immediate account of the militarization along the borders of the indigenous communities in Chiapas, the threat of military invasion by the Mexican army and what indigenous peoples are doing to defend themselves.
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