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Parallels 1: From Iran to Turtle Island; One Heart Beat

By Gita Posted on 11/01/2013 Posted in Artist's Notes, Knowledge Base, Video No Comments Tagged with 2012, AIOC, BP, Canada, First Nations, Idle No More, Jean Sock, Raymond Robinson, Theresa Spence

I am an Iranian. I live in Canada. And I am and I support Idle No More. When Chief Theresa Spence started her fast on 11 December 2012 I dedicated my customary winter fast in solidarity to her, and as …

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BP on the Prowl: From Iran to Canada and Alaska

By Gita Posted on 05/01/2013 Posted in Knowledge Base No Comments Tagged with 1954, Alaska, Alberta, BP, Canada, Glenbow Museum, Iran, oil nationalization, Petroleum Industry Oral History Project, Tanner Brothers, Triad Oil Company

Following nationalization of oil in Iran, Anglo Iranian Oil Company (AIOC) changed its name to British Petroleum in 1954, and forayed into lands far from Iran: Triad was really formed by the Tanner brothers who were local men that were …

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