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Dr. Rudolph Carl Rÿser was born in Elma, Washington, in 1946 to Ruth Gilham and Ernst Ryser as the youngest of eight children in Chehalis territory and with an extended…

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• Traditional Knowledge

Many answers to contemporary world problems, especially climate change, are already known, especially when considering indigenous knowledge systems. The key is to learn how to find this knowledge and foster…

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Dr. Leo Mukosi, is a former intern and our current colleague at the Center for World Indigenous Studies appointed on May 23rd this year as an Expert Member for Southern…

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Subscribe Fourth World nations worldwide claim and assert autonomy or self-government. These nations assert the power to exercise political, social, strategic, and cultural dominance over their peoples and ancestral territories….

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Before we can understand others, we must understand ourselves. Where do you come from? Who do you come from? What is the history of your people? What is your relation…

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The construction, operation, and eventual decommissioning of the Hanford Site, a nuclear production complex in eastern Washington, is an ongoing, devastating experience for the people of the Yakama Nation. Despite…

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Racism is a plague that has been interwoven with the colonization and development of the United States since its inception. Its effects on all people have been significant and enduring….

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As is generally the case in the United States, whenever an oppressed group wins rights for itself and others, there is a backlash against them. That has certainly been the…

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Remarks of Rudolph C. Ryser, Center for World Indigenous Studies 12 June 2023, On the Occasion of Tribute to Indigenous Leaders, North Vancouver, BC.   Grand Chief George Manuel is…

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It may seem commonplace today to talk about the co-management of natural resources by tribal communities and different state and federal agencies but rewind 50 years, and the notion was…