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42ND BIAFRAN INDEPENDENT ANNIVERSARY DISRUPTED

42ND BIAFRAN INDEPENDENT ANNIVERSARY DISRUPTED

May 30, 2009

Mazi G.S.A. Okoro makes a plea to the world to arise and intervene. Stay informed about Biafra at http://%{domain_name}/FGE/biafra/

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Toppenish Educator Provides Link to History

Toppenish Educator Provides Link to History

May 17, 2009

It was hard for Toppenish teachers to understand why a funeral could keep Yakama Nation students away from school for a week. Or why some tribal students would suddenly need…

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Something missing from PBS's

Something missing from PBS’s “Tecumseh’s Vision”

May 12, 2009

Steven Newcomb writes about “Tecumseh’s Vision”, the second chapter of a five-part documentary film series aired on PBS.

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Is It Wrong To Pay For Sex?

Is It Wrong To Pay For Sex?

May 1, 2009

CWIS Associate Scholar Melissa Farley recently participated in a panel debate on prostitution. The National Public Radio broadcast of the debate can be heard by clicking "more".

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The Anchorage Declaration

The Anchorage Declaration

April 28, 2009

The Indigenous Peoples’ Global Summit on Climate Change in Anchorage just ended issuing what is called the Anchorage Declaration. Click “more” to view/download the PDF.

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Burden Lies with Rich Polluters, Native People Say

Burden Lies with Rich Polluters, Native People Say

April 27, 2009

Already suffering significant impacts from climate change, indigenous peoples at the close of an international summit here rejected the concept of carbon trading and offsets. Many also called for a…

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Report Blames Social Factors For Indigenous Health Gap

April 21, 2009

A world-first study comparing child health across Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the US has found similar discrepancies between the health of the countries' indigenous and non-indigenous youth.

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Indigenous Peoples Demand Greater Role in Climate Debate

Indigenous Peoples Demand Greater Role in Climate Debate

April 20, 2009

While indigenous peoples from around the world are meeting in this Alaskan city to seek a greater role in global climate negotiations, the rapidly warming Arctic is forcing some Inuit…

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Chief 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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