Nakba
Israel bans teaching history of the State of Israel from the Palestinian perspective.
Read moreAtleo National Chief
Shawn Atleo, son of CWIS Associate Scholar Richard Atleo, has been selected National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations in Canada.
Read moreShared Identity
One of the things the Internet has helped facilitate is a shared universal identity as members of a species under threat from man made disasters: climate change, microbial metamorphosis, and…
Read moreFree West Papua
Indonesian military on rampage against peaceful West Papua independence movement supporters. European Parliament to discuss human rights situation.
Read moreProtecting Traditional Medicine
The world is full of a wealth of precious knowledge. That has to be protected by all means. We are all responsible to keep this wonderful knowledge alive and vibrant….
Read moreRaising a Ruckus
Ten years after the Battle in Seattle exposed corrupt UN agencies like the World Trade Organization (WTO), Climate Justice Action has announced its intention to disrupt the December 2009 UN…
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Israel Bans “Catastrophe” Term from Arab Schools
Israel will remove from school textbooks an Arabic term that describes the 1948 creation of the Jewish state as a “catastrophe”, the Education Ministry said on Wednesday.
Read moreLiving with Nature
The two oceanic entries to Washington state’s interior are Cape Flattery in the north, and Cape Disappointment in the south. Inside Cape Flattery lies the Salish Sea, including Strait of…
Read moreEducational Opportunity
Overcoming Exclusion Overcoming exclusion in education is the subject of a report by UNICEF and Minority Rights Group International. The report takes a detailed look at how minorities and indigenous…
Read moreSalish Sea
Sacred Trust Coast Salish Gathering, a united effort of the 66 tribes of the Salish Sea ecoregion, is making headway on their sacred trust to protect the aboriginal resources and…
Read moreChief George Manuel Memorial Indigenous Library
The library is dedicated to the memory of Secwepemc Chief George Manuel (1921-1989), to the nations of the Fourth World and to the elders and generations to come.
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