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First Nations, Environmentalists Face Off

First Nations, Environmentalists Face Off

September 24, 2008

Clayoquot Sound, on the west coast of Vancouver Island, is an area of deep-green ancient forests, snow-capped mountains, long sandy beaches, and small rugged islands shaped by the pounding surf…

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Native Groups Express Solidarity with Bolivian Leader

Native Groups Express Solidarity with Bolivian Leader

September 22, 2008

Indigenous organisations from several countries in Latin America declared their solidarity with Bolivian President Evo Morales with respect to the crisis in his country, and are preparing a major gathering…

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Destruction of Kenya Forest is National Emergency

Destruction of Kenya Forest is National Emergency

September 2, 2008

Destruction of the woodland by rampant illegal settlement, logging and charcoal burning threatens severe damage to Kenya’s economy with an impact on energy, tourism, agriculture and water supply to cities…

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St. Scholatica's College in Manila, Philippines Supports and Encourages the Center for World Indigenous Studies

St. Scholatica’s College in Manila, Philippines Supports and Encourages the Center for World Indigenous Studies

September 1, 2008

Students at St. Scholatica’s College in Manila, Philippines discovered CWIS and wrote a letter of thanks. Click on the “more’ button for a pdf version of the letter.

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Civil Disobedience/Protest In Biafraland

Civil Disobedience/Protest In Biafraland

August 28, 2008

Biafran people will embark on an organized “passive resistance” to highlight their self-determination quest and to protest the continued British Government connivance with the Nigerian Government in perpetuating genocide in…

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Mining Boom Affecting Tribals, Environment

Mining Boom Affecting Tribals, Environment

August 25, 2008

While India has been steadily attracting foreign investment into its booming mining sector, the fact that the best prospects lie in tribal-dominated and heavily forested areas is cause for concern.

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MISSION CREEP: US Military Presence Worldwide

MISSION CREEP: US Military Presence Worldwide

August 25, 2008

Click “more” to view a map animation that uses Pentagon worldwide troop data from every half-decade since 1950, plus 2007, the latest year for which the data is available. These…

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Angst Follows Olympic Torch from Beijing to Vancouver

Angst Follows Olympic Torch from Beijing to Vancouver

August 22, 2008

The 29th summer Olympics cast renewed light on China’s treatment of ethnic minorities in Tibet, and as the games wind down, a similar, if less pronounced set of controversies will…

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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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