Forum for Global Exchange
2012
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Out of Step
September 15, 2012In the August 30, 2012 report by the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, it is noted that flagrant violations of historical treaties constitute some of the principal wrongdoings committed by the United… more >>More -
Standing in the Way
September 01, 2012In this film about geomilitary mapping in Mexico, we learn about the academic/non-profit front of the U.S. Army project to militarize indigenous territories as a means of privatizing communally owned land. As a process of… more >>More -
Taking on the Tea Party
August 21, 2012Speaking at the annual Western States Center gathering in Portland, Oregon, Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights vice president Devin Burghart explained how the Tea Party is the most threatening movement of white… more >>More -
People Land Truth
July 23, 2012People Land Truth -- a free anniversary eBook by Intercontinental Cry, with contributions from the Indigenous Environmental Network and the Sacred Land Film Project -- is now available. Supporting independent journalism for the… more >>More -
Aymara from Bolivia visit Center
July 04, 2012A delegation of education and cultural leaders from Bolivia sponsored by the US Department of State People-to-People Program met for a briefing at the Center for World Indigenous Studies on 3 July 2012. Dr.… more >>Translation to Spanish available! -
Health Tribunal
July 03, 2012Luxury goods like gold are indeed beautiful, but the disease and death caused by their mining is not. On July 14 and 15, a People's International Health Tribunal will gather in Guatemala to discuss the health… more >>More -
Coping with Diabetes
July 01, 2012In her graduate thesis, CWIS associate scholar Renee Davis examines the cultural use of local plants to enable coping with diabetes and generational trauma in Salish tribal communities, and how storytelling and… more >>More