Center for World Indigenous Studies

IN EACH VILLAGE WERE GREAT HOUSES SOME SEVENTY FEET BY FIFTY FEET OF CLEAR ROOF SPAN, WITH GRACEFULLY FLUTED POSTS AND BEAMS, IN THE HOUSES THERE WAS WEALTH — NOT GOLD OR PRECIOUS STONES — BUT TREASURES THAT ONLY GREAT TRADITIONS, TALENT, AND SOMETIMES GENIUS, WITH UNLIMITED TIME AND DEVOTION, CAN CREATE…THE PEOPLE OF THE... more →

The decaying totems of Haida Gwaii, documented in William Reid and Adelaide de Menil’s 1971 book Out of the Silence, were living monuments to a form of communication about the values of a civilization in decline. The 2007 formation of the United League of Indigenous Nations, as well as the Coast Salish Gathering, are testimonials... more →