CWIS Announcements
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Amy Desjarlais, CWIS Cert/Masters Graduate
May 14, 2012Amy Desjarlais completed her CWIS Fourth World Institute Certificate/Masters program earning a Master of Arts with a specialization in History and Culture. Amy joins other certificate and cert/masters learners successfully… more >>Translation to Spanish available!More -
New Book by Rudolph Ryser
November 12, 2011To be published April 2012More
INDIGENOUS NATIONS AND MODERN STATES
320 pages
Published by Routledge
In this volume Rudolph C. Ryser describes how indigenous peoples transformed themselves from anthropological curiosities into… more >> -
Mirjam Hirch earns Doctorate - Traditional Medicine Policy
October 13, 2011Mirjam Hirch, a former CWIS Intern, present Fellow and Associate Scholar was awarded her doctorate in Traditional Medicine Policy and geography in from the Universität zu Köln, Cologne, NRW, Germany. Dr. Mirjam Hirch is a… more >>More -
CWIS Chair, Fulbright Scholar
August 26, 2011CWIS Board Chair Rudolph Ryser joined 11 Fulbright Scholars for a three-day orientation in Mexico City beginning 23 August hosted by the Mexico-US Commission (COMEXUS) for Fulbright-Garcia Robles Scholars. Dr. Ryser begins his… more >> -
Quinault Nation on UNDRIP - US Senate Hearing
June 12, 2011Quinault President Fawn Sharp spokeDownload
before the US Senate Committee on
Indian Affairs on 9 June calling for the
United States to \\\"adopt policies
and
enact legislation as necessary to
effectuate the principles… more >> -
CWIS Partners with UN Nairobi Work Program
March 03, 2011The Center for World Indigenous Studies has been invited and has accepted to "partner" with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change under the Nairobi Work Program. The Nairobi Work Program Program focuses on… more >>More -
cwis.org Has Been Launched!
October 27, 2010The Center for World Indigenous Studies new website has been launched! With a new look and a new feel, cwis.org moves forward providing unique content and education opportunities.