In the Shadow of the Holocaust; oil and gas on First Nations land

(00:17 - 14:26)
Yosef Grodzinsky's book exposes the plight of Holocaust survivors and displaced persons trying to rebuild their lives after WWII. The book describes the mass migration of Jewish refugees into Germany and the establishment of DP camps. The survivors were not always interested in Palestine immigration. In response, the Zionists instituted forced conscription into the Israel Defense Force and prevented the rescue of child survivors.

(14:27 - 30:00)
Clayton Thomas-Muller is with the Indigenous Environmental Network. He works with tribal communities affected by resource extraction on their land. He talks about the violations of native peoples’ sovereignty and the impacts on public health from coal mining, oil exploration and the extraction of natural gas.

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