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‘It's indicative of the priority that the plight of indigenous people has been given that the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples was not adopted until 2007’

I read an item recently in which its averred that the Mapuche indigenous people are ‘comeovers’ in Argentina in that its claimed they came over the Andes after the Argentinian State was set up.

The Mapuche are one of a number of indigenous groups globally that are campaigning for a better deal from the former nations that colonised them.

The Centenary Centre has earned a well deserved reputation for providing countless shows of top-class entertainment since it first re-opened the doors of the old church hall built in 1877, but this year the venue will play host to a special two-day festival. Organised in association with the One World Centre and Manx Radio, this will be a unique opportunity to enjoy several bands bringing a rich, global rhythm to the Isle of Man.

I read with interest (just after OFT issues another caution about cold calling) that DEFA are going to be ‘cold calling’ to weigh up randomly the nature of the nation's housing stock. Obviously one of the prime questions inspired by DEFA Minister ‘Baron Boot’ will be; ‘Do you own a barbeque’. (Link):

https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/defa-to-knock-on-doors-f...

I’ve received a response to a query I sent to Chief Minister Howard Quayle about alleged concerns reported on social media about Nobles (link):

https://www.facebook.com/Mannin-Branch-Celtic-League-805941286121301/tim...

I’ve received a reply from Health Minister David Ashford MHK that sets out in considerable detail a rebuttal of the points raised.

I’m grateful to the Health Minister and his team for the detailed response and to the Chief Minister for facilitating it.

Deep in the Berwyn Mountains of Wales stands the beautiful church of Saint Melangell. There has been a church on this site for over 1200 years and parts of the present building date back to the 12th century. It stands in a round churchyard that was once a Bronze Age site and is surrounded by ancient yew trees estimated to be two thousand years old. In the chancel of the church stands the 12th Century shrine of Saint Melangell. The church also contains a 15th Century oak screen with carvings that tell the story of Melangell and Prince Brochwel.

The Manx Chief Constable Gary Roberts has described reports of armed police officers in the Manx capitals business quarter early this week as ‘routine’.

A report had been carried by the (non Facebook) social media site Manx Forums which generally picks up this type of story days before the mainstream media. There were various speculative posts but now the Chief Constable has moved to calm concerns telling Isle of Man Newspapers it was routine (link):

I had an indolent day yesterday and getting bored with Facebook just recycled a couple of CDN items and then headed for the hills. In this case the Bride Hills. I was going to toss a coin and decide North or South but by the time I was in the car it was North without prevarication.

Carnoët (Breton: Karnoed) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor (Aodoù-an-Arvor) department in the north of Brittany. On the hillside above Carnoët a large scale project is underway that celebrates the heritage and Celtic history of Brittany. La Vallee des Saints - The Valley of the Saints is the concept of Philippe Abjean. His idea is to erect 1,000 monumental statues, three or four metres high, each carved from a slab of granite. It has been described as the 21st century Carnac, which is the site of thousands of prehistoric standing stones in the south of Brittany.

Work has begun on building the the new £6.7m Great Tapestry of Scotland visitor centre in the Scottish border town of Galashiels (Scottish Gaelic: An Geal Àth). The visitor centre is due to be completed by spring 2020 and will house the Great Tapestry of Scotland, made up of 160 hand stitched panels, depicting aspects of the history of Scotland from 8500 BC until its launch in 2013.

MTTVs Paul Moulton is with what pass for the Manx ‘luvvies’ at the Isle of Man Film Festival and he’s in his element (link):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TbAJWJ31AY&feature=youtu.be