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In the midst of increasing conflict between Guatemala’s indigenous people and transnational corporations, Mayan elder Don Alejandro Cirilo Perez Oxlaj was appointed Aug. 9 as Indigenous Peoples Ambassador for Guatemala…

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For peacefully raising a flag, Filep Karma and Yusak Pakage may spend the next decade or more in prison in Indonesia. On December 1, 2004, some 200 people participated in…

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By resolution 49/214 of 23 December 1994, the General Assembly decided to celebrate the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People on 9 August every year during the International Decade…

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The international community now fully recognizes the native peoples

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Bruce Cole, Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, delivered welcoming remarks to participants at the 2008 WebWise Conference on Libraries and Museums in the Digital World in Miami…

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Derived from ancient Greek αρχειου (

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Three weeks after pro-President Evo Morales leaders in the Cochabamba region officially expelled all personnel connected to the U.S. Agency for International Development for the agency’s role in ”conspiring against…

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Gwyneira Isaac’s book, ”Mediating Knowledges: Origins of a Tribal Museum,” chronicles the unique creation process and history of the A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center in Zuni, N.M.

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The Permanent People

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Every Supreme Court ruling contains a story or narrative concerning a particular legal dispute and its resolution. In the area of federal Indian law, every Supreme Court ruling contains a…