Amazigh Autonomy
Indigenous Amazigh of Algeria and other North African states seek autonomy through government decentralization and official recognition of Berber languages. Students meet with resistance from police in Arab states fearing…
Read moreCivilized to Death
The short documentation, Civilized to Death, gives an in depth analysis of the social determinants of health among First Nation groups in Canada. Underlying mechanisms for consistent indigenous ill health…
Read moreNuking the Reserves
As noted on Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, environmental racism in Canada mirrors that of the United States. Through deception, coercion and corruption, the government and nuclear industry in Canada promote…
Read morePresident Obama’s speech to Native American Leadership Committee
President Obama held a speech on Friday, January 27th in front of about 75 American Indian leaders who attended a fundraiser for his reelection campaign. In his address Obama expresses…
Read morePlanet Earth
Over New Year, the Planet Earth international seminar was held in Chiapas to discuss the importance of the 1994 Zapatista uprising in context of resistance to neoliberalism now taking place…
Read moreRoots
Sometimes it helps to remember where you came from. In this Wikipedia snapshot of CWIS, we can trace our current efforts to those of our founders and the predecessor organization…
Read moreBackward Modern States
Indian Country Today highlights the upcoming gathering of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, where the theme will be the Doctrine of Discovery, an outdated Christian colonial mandate that…
Read moreIndigenous Campesino Movements
In a recent YES! Magazine article entitled Beyond “Free” or “Fair” Trade: Mexican Farmers Go Local, Mike Wold highlights the devastating effects that NAFTA has had on indigenous campesinos (farmers)…
Read moreGlobalization Canadian Style
Arno Kopecky writes in The Tyee that Canada is beginning to feel like Peru; having covered the conflict between Peruvian President Garcia and indigenous peoples there, Kopecky notes the demonizing…
Read moreRisk of Extinction
In asking the question whether the UN will live up to its commitment to indigenous peoples, Intercontinental Cry notes the notorious track record of the institution in marginalizing indigenous peoples…
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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