Last week the government of Peru issued a statement saying that fourteen shamans in the country's north-eastern region have been killed in the span of twenty months. The provincial prosecutor's office alleges that these killings were ordered by Alfredo Torres, the mayor of Balsa Puerto, and carried out by his brother. Author and indigenous leader Roger Rumrrill claims these killings are part of a wider witch-hunt by the brothers, who are members of an unnamed protestant Christian … [Read more...]
Saami Concerned Over Arctic Expansion and other Pagan News of Note
August 16, 2011 By
Top Story: In the second part of a six-part series on the geopolitical ramifications of global warming in the Arctic, NPR's Morning Edition focuses on Russia's aggressive push to claim waterways and resources becoming available as the Arctic ice melts. One group that is particularly concerned over the rush to claim the Arctic is the indigenous Saami people, a group native to the Kola Peninsula of Russia. NPR interviews traditional singer Nadezhda Lyashenko, who discusses the environmental … [Read more...]
Quick Note: Coverage of San Francisco Peaks Protests
August 10, 2011 By
For those of you who have been following my coverage of the fight over expansion of a ski resort on the San Francisco Peaks in Arizona, a process that would pump treated wastewater snow on the mountain, I would like to direct you to Censored News and Indigenous Action Media, who covered a week of planned protests and actions that just took place at the peaks. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApvVnlBOufU “The action we took today is one part of a series of events with the intent to stop … [Read more...]
Quick Notes: Bjork’s Biophilia, San Francisco Peaks, and Pagan Podcasts
July 23, 2011 By
Just a few quick notes for you on this Saturday afternoon. Bjork's Biophilia: Way back in 2007 I covered the very Pagan inclinations of Iceland's favorite musical export, Björk, as she released her then-new album "Volta." Now Bjork's back with an ambitious new interactive album project entitled "Biophilia," and she talks to The Quietus about politics, the sacredness of nature, and why she's against the "Christian idea" of how music should … [Read more...]
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