Posts of: AngelSupport
First Nations Health Council
The First Nations Health Council of British Columbia has voted to take over delivery of health services from the federal government of Canada.
Read moreAfrican Young Scientists Initiative
An international student conference sponsored by African Young Scientists Initiative on Climate Change and Indigenous Knowledge will take place August 15-17 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Abstracts are due by May…
Read moreAnke Weisheit Forms New Institute
Associate Scholar Anke Weisheit has successfully gained acceptance of her plan for the establishment the Institute of Indigenous Knowledge (IIK) at Mbarara University of Science and Technology in Mbarara, Uganda….
Read moreTexto de Salvaguardias de Cancún del AWG-LCA
The International Indian Treaty Council issued its 28 February 2011 Analysis of language regarding indigenous peoples under consideration by the UN climate change talks in Bangkok, Thailand (3 April –…
Read moreKnowledge is Power but Power Controls Knowledge
We might think from a western view that Indigenous peoples in fourth world circumstances need to be empowered, but in reality, we already know what real power is and how…
Read moreUS Intertribal Climate Change Policy Released
This is a "white paper" prepared by several American Indian Governments and several inter-tribal organizations entitled: "A Tribal White Paper on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation" August 2009. It was…
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CWIS Partners with UN Nairobi Work Program
The 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…
Read more3,000 ex-Biafran policemen to embark on hunger strike
Awka No fewer than 3,000 ex-policemen, who served under the defunct Republic of Biafra have threatened to embark on indefinite hunger strike following the non-payment of their retirement benefit…
Read moreGetting to the Roots: Causes of Deforestation
In just the same way that a healthy growing tree is rooted in deep and fertile soil, our efforts to restore the world’s forests should be rooted in a sound…
Read moreRwanda Sixth Country to Sign International Protocol on Genetic Resources
Building momentum towards entry into force, Rwanda today became the sixthcountry to sign the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising…
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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