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Georgianne Nienaber is an investigative environmental and political writer. She lives in rural northern Minnesota and South Florida. Her articles have appeared in The Society of Professional Journalists' Online Quill Magazine, the Huffington Post, The Ugandan Independent, Rwanda's New Times, India's TerraGreen, COA News, ZNET, OpEdNews, Glide Magazine, The Journal of the International Primate Protection League, Africa Front, The United Nations Publication, A Civil Society Observer, b*tch Magazine, and Zimbabwe's The Daily Mirror. Her fiction expose of insurance fraud in the horse industry, Horse Sense, was re-released in early 2006. Gorilla Dreams: The Legacy of Dian Fossey was also released in 2006. Nienaber spent much of 2007 doing research in South Africa, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. She was in DRC as a MONUC-accredited journalist, and was living in Southern Louisiana investigating hurricane reconstruction and getting to know the people there in 2007. Nienaber is continuing "to explore the magic of the Deep South." She was a member of the Memphis Chapter of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences and is a current member of Investigative Rorters and Editors.
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341 Articles, 73 Quick Links, 735 Comments, 16 Diaries, 6 Series, 1 Polls
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Friday, February 17, 2017
Breaking: LaDonna Allard And Protesters Have No Right to Stay on Sacred Stone Camp, According to New Documents SHARE
The day after Governor Doug Burgum of North Dakota issued an evacuation order for the Oceti Sakowin Camp, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) delivered a notice to LaDonna Allard (the founder and leader of the Sacred Stone Camp) and all individuals occupying the Sacred Stone Camp, claiming they are there unlawfully, and must leave immediately. According to the notice, individuals have ten days to show cause why BIA should not find them in trespass. View link here.
Series: Standing Rock Stands Against DAPL (1 Articles, 117329 views)
Breaking: LaDonna Allard And Protesters Have No Right to Stay on Sacred Stone Camp, According to New Documents SHARE
The day after Governor Doug Burgum of North Dakota issued an evacuation order for the Oceti Sakowin Camp, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) delivered a notice to LaDonna Allard (the founder and leader of the Sacred Stone Camp) and all individuals occupying the Sacred Stone Camp, claiming they are there unlawfully, and must leave immediately. According to the notice, individuals have ten days to show cause why BIA should not find them in trespass. View link here.
Series: Standing Rock Stands Against DAPL (1 Articles, 117329 views)
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Wednesday, February 8, 2017
Dakota Access Pipeline Gets The Go-Ahead As Site Cleanup Begins SHARE
"The striking aspect of the reporting around these cleanup efforts is that all the work is being done by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, the County and other local officials . Despite the fact that they have managed to raise millions of dollars from contributors all over the country to support their protest effort, protest organizers, whose people created all the mess, do not appear to be making any effort to assist in remediating the site."Yes, the author is an energy writer, every word he writes is true about the condition that activists left behind. I saw it in late November, and this author used kinder words to describe the extent of human and animal filth left behind to pollute the River.Think about where you are sending your money. This cleanup is stretching the Tribe's resources and the Tribe has not seen any of the $11 million we have tracked so far that came from crowdsourcing.
Dakota Access Pipeline Gets The Go-Ahead As Site Cleanup Begins SHARE
"The striking aspect of the reporting around these cleanup efforts is that all the work is being done by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, the County and other local officials . Despite the fact that they have managed to raise millions of dollars from contributors all over the country to support their protest effort, protest organizers, whose people created all the mess, do not appear to be making any effort to assist in remediating the site."Yes, the author is an energy writer, every word he writes is true about the condition that activists left behind. I saw it in late November, and this author used kinder words to describe the extent of human and animal filth left behind to pollute the River.Think about where you are sending your money. This cleanup is stretching the Tribe's resources and the Tribe has not seen any of the $11 million we have tracked so far that came from crowdsourcing.
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Wednesday, January 25, 2017
The Syrian People Desperately Want Peace SHARE
This is Tulsi Gabbard's (D-HI) initial report from her trip to Syria. In it she describes her rationale for meeting with Syrian President Assad and dozens of others. This is something everyone should read and encourage their representatives to reach across the aisle to remedy the sale of weapons to terrorist groups.
The Syrian People Desperately Want Peace SHARE
This is Tulsi Gabbard's (D-HI) initial report from her trip to Syria. In it she describes her rationale for meeting with Syrian President Assad and dozens of others. This is something everyone should read and encourage their representatives to reach across the aisle to remedy the sale of weapons to terrorist groups.
Wednesday, December 21, 2016
How Faith Spotted Eagle became the first Native American to win an electoral vote for president SHARE
This is a wonderful article about the first Native American woman to receive an electoral vote for President. Faith Spotted Eagle is a tireless worker for Native issues and is a prominent voice in the opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline. Enjoy this!
How Faith Spotted Eagle became the first Native American to win an electoral vote for president SHARE
This is a wonderful article about the first Native American woman to receive an electoral vote for President. Faith Spotted Eagle is a tireless worker for Native issues and is a prominent voice in the opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline. Enjoy this!
Thursday, September 15, 2016
What Amy Goodman's Arrest Warrant Means for the Dakota Access Pipeline and Free Speech SHARE
Of all places, Vogue Magazine has an incredible article on Amy Goodman's arrest warrant by North Dakota authorities, and a great analysis of pipeline issues at Standing Rock. Just imagine. This article will be in every nail salon in the country. Mainstream indeed!
What Amy Goodman's Arrest Warrant Means for the Dakota Access Pipeline and Free Speech SHARE
Of all places, Vogue Magazine has an incredible article on Amy Goodman's arrest warrant by North Dakota authorities, and a great analysis of pipeline issues at Standing Rock. Just imagine. This article will be in every nail salon in the country. Mainstream indeed!
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Saturday, September 10, 2016
Breaking: Arrest Warrant Issued For Amy Goodman in North Dakota After Covering Pipeline Protest SHARE
An arrest warrant has been issued in North Dakota for Democracy Now! host and executive producer Amy Goodman. Goodman was charged with criminal trespassing, a misdemeanor offense. A team from Democracy Now! was in North Dakota last week to cover the Native American-led protests against the Dakota Access pipeline.
Breaking: Arrest Warrant Issued For Amy Goodman in North Dakota After Covering Pipeline Protest SHARE
An arrest warrant has been issued in North Dakota for Democracy Now! host and executive producer Amy Goodman. Goodman was charged with criminal trespassing, a misdemeanor offense. A team from Democracy Now! was in North Dakota last week to cover the Native American-led protests against the Dakota Access pipeline.
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
National Lawyers Guild: We Stand in Solidarity with Standing Rock Sioux Tribe against Dakota Access Pipeline SHARE
The National Lawyers Guild (NLG), the oldest and largest human rights bar association in the United States, by its International Committee, its Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Committee and its Environmental Human Rights Committee, as well as the NLG’s Environmental Justice Committee, stands in solidarity with the sovereign Oceti Sakowin Oyate (the Great Sioux Nation), the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, and its people in their just opposition to the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline across their sacred and ancestral lands. The United States has failed to respect the national sovereignty and interests of the Tribe and its people, has failed to respect the nation-to-nation relationship with the Tribe established by treaties, and has failed to properly consult with the Tribe to obtain its free, prior, and informed consent for the construction of the pipeline.
National Lawyers Guild: We Stand in Solidarity with Standing Rock Sioux Tribe against Dakota Access Pipeline SHARE
The National Lawyers Guild (NLG), the oldest and largest human rights bar association in the United States, by its International Committee, its Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Committee and its Environmental Human Rights Committee, as well as the NLG’s Environmental Justice Committee, stands in solidarity with the sovereign Oceti Sakowin Oyate (the Great Sioux Nation), the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, and its people in their just opposition to the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline across their sacred and ancestral lands. The United States has failed to respect the national sovereignty and interests of the Tribe and its people, has failed to respect the nation-to-nation relationship with the Tribe established by treaties, and has failed to properly consult with the Tribe to obtain its free, prior, and informed consent for the construction of the pipeline.
Friday, September 4, 2015
Unforgettable Night: Music in Memory SHARE
I don't think I have ever linked to one of my own pieces, but making an exception here. Roots World may be the only place on the Internet where one can find authentic roots music from every culture on the planet. So this link serves as an introduction to Roots World and a means to tell the story of the Banyamulenge in a different fashion. "Rya Joro" means "Unforgettable Night" or "Bad Night." The video was created to remember what happened during the Gatumba massacre, but also makes mention of other massacres and displacements. All of the artists are Banyamulenge living in Kenya.Music, dance and poetry are among the most important parts of the Kinyarwanda culture. Viewers of “Rya Joro” will notice that the stories of massacres of the Banyamulenge people are told in epic fashion.
Unforgettable Night: Music in Memory SHARE
I don't think I have ever linked to one of my own pieces, but making an exception here. Roots World may be the only place on the Internet where one can find authentic roots music from every culture on the planet. So this link serves as an introduction to Roots World and a means to tell the story of the Banyamulenge in a different fashion. "Rya Joro" means "Unforgettable Night" or "Bad Night." The video was created to remember what happened during the Gatumba massacre, but also makes mention of other massacres and displacements. All of the artists are Banyamulenge living in Kenya.Music, dance and poetry are among the most important parts of the Kinyarwanda culture. Viewers of “Rya Joro” will notice that the stories of massacres of the Banyamulenge people are told in epic fashion.
Saturday, August 8, 2015
American Indian Activist Winona LaDuke Hospitalized After Falling From Horse SHARE
Longtime American Indian activist and environmentalist Winona LaDuke is recovering from an accidental fall from a horse on Thursday, August 6, 2015 with a fractured pelvis.Down, but not out, LaDuke writes she will be appearing at the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission’s community Rice Lake Enbridge hearing with her walker in ten days. The hearing will be held on Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at the Rice Lake Community Center – Gym in Bagley, Minnesota.
American Indian Activist Winona LaDuke Hospitalized After Falling From Horse SHARE
Longtime American Indian activist and environmentalist Winona LaDuke is recovering from an accidental fall from a horse on Thursday, August 6, 2015 with a fractured pelvis.Down, but not out, LaDuke writes she will be appearing at the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission’s community Rice Lake Enbridge hearing with her walker in ten days. The hearing will be held on Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at the Rice Lake Community Center – Gym in Bagley, Minnesota.
Wednesday, December 24, 2014
Who's Most Likely to Be Killed By Police? SHARE
It is not whom you may think. Those of us in the Heartland, familiar with the struggles of our indigenous friends, know this. This is a great commentary from Indian Country Today. Why the lack of compassion for a people that seem to be forgotten? Please read.
Who's Most Likely to Be Killed By Police? SHARE
It is not whom you may think. Those of us in the Heartland, familiar with the struggles of our indigenous friends, know this. This is a great commentary from Indian Country Today. Why the lack of compassion for a people that seem to be forgotten? Please read.
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Tuesday, June 3, 2014
A Pipeline Runs Through It... SHARE
Winona LaDuke lays it all on the (pipe) line about big oil expansions proposed for northern Minnesota, National attention may be focused on the Keystone XL but First Nation lands are under assault by BIG OIL and their lawyers. Read and think how you might help.
A Pipeline Runs Through It... SHARE
Winona LaDuke lays it all on the (pipe) line about big oil expansions proposed for northern Minnesota, National attention may be focused on the Keystone XL but First Nation lands are under assault by BIG OIL and their lawyers. Read and think how you might help.
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Monday, January 27, 2014
Running on Fumes in North Dakota SHARE
This New York Times short video is a MUST SEE for those interested in the human tragedy unfolding in the Bakken oil fields of North Dakota. Please view this and get interested in what is happening up there. North Dakota is not the promised land the oil companies would have you believe.
Running on Fumes in North Dakota SHARE
This New York Times short video is a MUST SEE for those interested in the human tragedy unfolding in the Bakken oil fields of North Dakota. Please view this and get interested in what is happening up there. North Dakota is not the promised land the oil companies would have you believe.
Monday, December 2, 2013
Louisiana's Profitable Prisons SHARE
Long jail sentences for trivial offences enrich local sheriffs' and police departments in the state of Louisiana -- and keep the local economy going.
Louisiana's Profitable Prisons SHARE
Long jail sentences for trivial offences enrich local sheriffs' and police departments in the state of Louisiana -- and keep the local economy going.
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Sunday, August 26, 2012
Why a Hidatsa Cares About Pe'Sla SHARE
We were once the stewards of what precious little land the Federal government deigned to grant us, once they were done legislating us to death. Moved and re-moved, flooded out, boarding schooled, and literally dammed (and in a sense damned), we tried to honor those ceremonies, customs, and lifestyles "We were left with, all the while safeguarding our sacred knowledge, languages, and stories of the land we come from, including those lands we were forced to adopt -- still singing to our gardens, singing to our corn. This is the same land, incidentally, which was initially thought to be the "garbage' land areas left over after the invaders picked over what they'd wanted. It was seen as untillable, unprofitable, unforgiving -- fit only to give to an Indian."
Why a Hidatsa Cares About Pe'Sla SHARE
We were once the stewards of what precious little land the Federal government deigned to grant us, once they were done legislating us to death. Moved and re-moved, flooded out, boarding schooled, and literally dammed (and in a sense damned), we tried to honor those ceremonies, customs, and lifestyles "We were left with, all the while safeguarding our sacred knowledge, languages, and stories of the land we come from, including those lands we were forced to adopt -- still singing to our gardens, singing to our corn. This is the same land, incidentally, which was initially thought to be the "garbage' land areas left over after the invaders picked over what they'd wanted. It was seen as untillable, unprofitable, unforgiving -- fit only to give to an Indian."
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Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Rwanda: Why Kagame and Rwanda Are Under Attack Over DRC SHARE
Ordinarily op-eds from Rwanda's state run newspaper should be taken with a grain of salt. However, this op-ed is the best analysis I have ever seen about the west's relationship with Africa. "If Rwanda had been a failed state, as some hoped it would be after 1994, it would enjoy the goodwill of many and there would be a rush to help, even if that ended up entrenching the failed country status.
NGOs would be trampling all over the place, setting up this or that project and using the hapless people to raise money in rich countries to finance their lavish lifestyle and hopefully gratify their moral delusions masquerading as activism."
Rwanda: Why Kagame and Rwanda Are Under Attack Over DRC SHARE
Ordinarily op-eds from Rwanda's state run newspaper should be taken with a grain of salt. However, this op-ed is the best analysis I have ever seen about the west's relationship with Africa. "If Rwanda had been a failed state, as some hoped it would be after 1994, it would enjoy the goodwill of many and there would be a rush to help, even if that ended up entrenching the failed country status.
NGOs would be trampling all over the place, setting up this or that project and using the hapless people to raise money in rich countries to finance their lavish lifestyle and hopefully gratify their moral delusions masquerading as activism."
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Monday, July 2, 2012
Eastern DRC is a complex security puzzle for Rwanda and too far flung for Kinshasa to control SHARE
Western readers really need to read more analysis from the African Press, and here is a good one. "Kinshasa has been joined by international observers, "experts" and local and international human rights groups in a blanket condemnation of Kigali as the mastermind of the rebellion. In the rush to point fingers and apportion blame, the complexity of the problem in eastern DRC has been lost, making a solution much more difficult to craft."
Eastern DRC is a complex security puzzle for Rwanda and too far flung for Kinshasa to control SHARE
Western readers really need to read more analysis from the African Press, and here is a good one. "Kinshasa has been joined by international observers, "experts" and local and international human rights groups in a blanket condemnation of Kigali as the mastermind of the rebellion. In the rush to point fingers and apportion blame, the complexity of the problem in eastern DRC has been lost, making a solution much more difficult to craft."
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Obama Didn't See Bin Laden Being Killed:CIA Director Reveals 25 Minute Video Blackout/MailOnline SHARE
Live feed from Navy Seals helmet cameras was cut off as they entered compound
Iconic image of President Obama and national security aides may not have been them watching mission unfold
Obama Didn't See Bin Laden Being Killed:CIA Director Reveals 25 Minute Video Blackout/MailOnline SHARE
Live feed from Navy Seals helmet cameras was cut off as they entered compound
Iconic image of President Obama and national security aides may not have been them watching mission unfold
Friday, January 21, 2011
Congresswoman Maxine Waters Opposes Plan to Control Haiti SHARE
"The plot to control Haiti has gone from the absurd to the ridiculous. The return of Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier to Haiti in the midst of a flawed election is truly shocking. The Duvalier dictatorship was absolutely brutal, and there is extensive documentation of the human rights violations suffered by the Haitian people during his reign.
Congresswoman Maxine Waters Opposes Plan to Control Haiti SHARE
"The plot to control Haiti has gone from the absurd to the ridiculous. The return of Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier to Haiti in the midst of a flawed election is truly shocking. The Duvalier dictatorship was absolutely brutal, and there is extensive documentation of the human rights violations suffered by the Haitian people during his reign.
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Saturday, May 22, 2010
Thoughts From the Gulf: "Don't Make Us Tragedy Porn" by Amanda Mueller SHARE
"Don't watch from afar as disaster tourists. Don't make us tragedy porn.
If it were you, we would be there, doing what we could with what we had, opening our hearts and telling you we too know tragedy and we understand."
Thoughts From the Gulf: "Don't Make Us Tragedy Porn" by Amanda Mueller SHARE
"Don't watch from afar as disaster tourists. Don't make us tragedy porn.
If it were you, we would be there, doing what we could with what we had, opening our hearts and telling you we too know tragedy and we understand."
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Haiti Donor Conference Presents Major Challenges/Georgianne Nienaber SHARE
Much hope and many expectations precede the International Donors' Conference Towards a New Future for Haiti, which begins today at the United Nations in New York. All 192 UN member states have been invited to attend the conference. The government of Haiti will formally unveil and discuss its Action Plan for Recovery and Development. Haitian officials are expected to ask for $11.5 billion to rebuild.
Haiti Donor Conference Presents Major Challenges/Georgianne Nienaber SHARE
Much hope and many expectations precede the International Donors' Conference Towards a New Future for Haiti, which begins today at the United Nations in New York. All 192 UN member states have been invited to attend the conference. The government of Haiti will formally unveil and discuss its Action Plan for Recovery and Development. Haitian officials are expected to ask for $11.5 billion to rebuild.
