Or why some tribal students would suddenly need time off to gather traditional foods in the mountains.
Forum for Global Exchange
2009
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Toppenish Educator Provides Link to History
May 17, 2009It was hard for Toppenish teachers to understand why a funeral could keep Yakama Nation students away from school for a week.More
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Something missing from PBS's "Tecumseh's Vision"
May 12, 2009Steven Newcomb writes about "Tecumseh’s Vision”, the second chapter of a five-part documentary film series aired on PBS.More -
Is It Wrong To Pay For Sex?
May 01, 2009CWIS Associate Scholar Melissa Farley recently participated in a panel debate on prostitution. The National Public Radio broadcast of the debate can be heard by clicking "more".More -
The Anchorage Declaration
April 28, 2009The Indigenous Peoples' Global Summit on Climate Change in Anchorage just ended issuing what is called the Anchorage Declaration.More
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Burden Lies with Rich Polluters, Native People Say
April 27, 2009Already suffering significant impacts from climate change, indigenous peoples at the close of an international summit here rejected the concept of carbon trading and offsets. Many also called for a moratorium on all new oil and… more >>More -
Map of Stateless Nations and Minority Peoples
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Report Blames Social Factors For Indigenous Health Gap
April 21, 2009A world-first study comparing child health across Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the US has found similar discrepancies between the health of the countries' indigenous and non-indigenous youth.More