The International Covenant on the Rights of Indigenous Nations (ICRIN)

What we do
Accomplishments

For over 40 years, CWIS has been the leading indigenous peoples’ think tank ensuring that communities can safeguard their rights and resources.
Education

Activate your potential with online courses on Indigenous Studies and Traditional Medicine.
Research & Public Policy

The leading think-tank defining and implementing indigenous-centric policy and strategic implementation in climate change, governance, conflict resolution and health care.
Preserving Indigenous People’s Knowledge

Transforming access: leading digital innovation to protect and amplify 50+ years ofIndigenous knowledge on self-determination for a lasting global impact.
Chief George Manuel Library

The library was founded as a documents repository in 1979 in response to a resolution of the Conference of Tribal Governments.
Who we are
Who we are

Our mission: Activist scholars advancing the rights of indigenous peoples worldwide
Our Story

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Providing technical support to indigenous nations including international legal advice, policy analysis and conflict resolution and self governance.
Publications
Volume 24, Number 1
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June 3, 2024
Asserting Native Resilience: Insights from Rudolph Rÿser on the Climate Crisis
Environment
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Bookstore

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Traditional Medicine
About CTM

Traditional medicine is the “mother” of all medicine. More than 80% of the world’s population uses a form of traditional medicine to treat primary health.
Treating Diabetes

Engage in ancient and modern indigenous medicinal methods to prevent and treat diabetes.
Massage Project

This project strengthens the outreach and trains additional therapists to deliver more massage therapy for diabetes to underserved people in urban and rural indigenous areas.
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For over 40 years, CWIS has been the leading indigenous peoples’ activist think tank, ensuring that communities can safeguard their rights and resources.
Your donation may be earmarked for any of our ongoing projects or can be identified to support general operating costs.
Volunteer

Discover ways to share your skills and expertise to further our mission.
Internships

Join a select group of activist scholars who participate in 3-12 month internships for academic credit.
Video
Searching for Capomo

Discover this extraordinary tree, known as Capomo, or the Breadnut, and all of its gifts. The seed is traditionally eaten as a food and roasted into cafe de capomo. Endemic...
Medical Massage for Diabetes

This project strengthens the outreach and trains additional therapists to deliver more massage therapy for diabetes to underserved people in urban and rural indigenous areas.
Salal, Cedar and Spruce: A Journey with Salish Plant and Medicine Traditions

Salal berries for digestive relief, Cedar tea to reduce fevers, and Spruce tips for nourishment and congestive relief… Traditional Salish foods and medicines are experiencing a revival in the Pacific...
Pathfinder: The Untold Story of “The Indian Business”

Pathfinder: The Untold Story of the “Indian Business” is a feature-length documentary currently in production about the “Fourth World’s” struggle for self-determination and overcoming bigotry and internalized traumas, told through...

Preventing and Treating
Diabetes Type 2

Our work emphasizes the prevention and treatment of diabetes by restoring health with nutrient-dense, authentic traditional foods and natural medicines that reflect the best of ancient wisdom and modern science.

We recognize recovery from historical trauma, PTSD, stress, sedentism and food insecurity as among the essential steps towards health and self-care.

We have been working with individuals, families, tribal communities and health agencies for over 40 years to incorporate these methods for successful results.
Find plenty of resources below and feel free to contact us!

Preventing and Treating Diabetes Type 2, Naturally

Your Comprehensive Guide to Food, Herbs, Supplements, Recipes, Energy Medicine, Massage and Exercise

“Diabetes Type 2 is a modern disease and a disease of modern ways of living”
In Preventing and Treating Diabetes Naturally, Dr. Korn and Dr. Rÿser present satate-of-the-art, integrative approaches to restoring health.

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Preventing and Treating Diabetes Naturally

The Native Way

Learn a holistic approach to prevention and treatment, integrating Pacific Northwest American Indian healing traditions with complementary/alternative medicine.

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Salish Country Cookbook

Traditional Foods & Medicines from the Pacific Northwest

This book is a celebration of Salish knowledge with ancient roots in the land and the sea. Contains recipes that use Northwest native foods and medicines gathered and prepared in ways suitable for the 21st century kitchen.

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Resources Keynotes and Workshops

Schedule a keynote or workshop with one of our dynamic speakers.
Integrative Medicine for Preventing and Treating Diabetes Type 2. Contact us.

Gallery of foods gathered and prepared at our workshops. Find the recipes in our books