Manifest destiny and the american conquest of northern mexico, and the american wests role in the crisis over slavery, but were going to examine them from a slightly different perspective. A few weeks ago we read about indian removal, wrote about indian removal in the 19th century and how it was shaped by expansion of american democracy, as well as the expanding cotton economy and in your readings, indian nations like the cherokees were victimized in the state of georgia, as well as land hungry settlers, but the cher key nations willingness to press advantages in resisting removal illustrate how indians throughout north america continued to change in creative and dynamic ways to make colonialism work in their favor. With that in mind i want to revisit california today, because when dont i want to revisit california, and consider the ways california indian societies continued this practice beyond the mission era, which youre familiar with, and helped to build californias economy, attrac
Conversation about the front pages tomorrow in the paper review. Good evening, and welcome to bbc news. The government has warned it will cut funding to oxfam if it cannot fully explain its handling of reports of Sexual Misconduct by aid workers in haiti. The International Development secretary, penny mordant, accused the charity of a failure of moral leadership, and of having lied to her department. Oxfam, which received £32 million from the government in the last financial year, has announced new measures, for the prevention and handling of Sexual Misconduct cases. Our correspondent, angus crawford, has the details. First haiti, now chad, one of the poorest countries on earth. New allegations that oxfam workers paid local women for sex. The charity says its shocked and dismayed, but cant confirm the reports. The head of the mission there at the time, roland van hauwermeiren, was the same man who, five years later in haiti, resigned after admitting using prostitutes. Four others were
Royal wedding. Icy winds tore through the mountains at the Pyeongchang Olympics wreaking havoc at the snowboard final. Alpine skiing had to be postponed for a second day. Good morning. Its monday 12th february. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Senior officials at oxfam will today try to convince the International Development secretary that they should keep their millions of pounds a year in government funding. It follows revelations that aid workers used prostitutes in haiti in 2011 after an earthquake. The charitys been accused of concealing the full findings of an investigation, which led to four people being sacked and three others resigning. Oxfam denies claims of a cover up. Our diplomatic correspondent, James Landale reports. The allegations of Sexual Misconduct by oxfam aid workers in haiti in 2011 have threatened notjust the charitys reputation, but also the £32 million it gets each year from the government. The International Development secretary, Penny Mordau
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