Posts of: CWIS Editor
Etsako Names and the Influence of Islam
We’re excited to share the second blog in our Fourth World Journal: Volume 24, Winter Edition series! This edition dives into key themes of Indigenous knowledge, cultural preservation, and ecological…
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Biodiversity Wars
We are excited to present our latest blog series celebrating the launch of the Fourth World Journal: Volume 24(2), Winter 2025 Issue. In this edition, our remarkable contributors delve into…
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In Memoriam: Dr. Rudolph C. Rÿser, Founding Chair, CWIS
Dr. Rudolph Carl Rÿser was born in Elma, Washington, in 1946 to Ruth Gilham and Ernst Ryser as the youngest of eight children in Chehalis territory and with an extended…
Read moreRetraction of “A Mission from God”
Mr. Jay Taber’s blog post “A Mission from God” on 1 October appearing on the Center for World Indigenous Studies (CWIS) website contained a reference to Mr. James (Jim) V….
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Ezidikhan is the “Land of the Yezidi” and the Peacock Angel
A conversation with Ezidikhan Justice Minister Nallein Sowilo and Prime Minister Barjis Soso Khalaf. The Center’s mission advances the rights of indigenous peoples worldwide. We provide direct support to the…
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Report: Baba Sheikh abducted to Russia
The Kurdish Regional Government, in an effort to forcibly dominate and take control of Ezidikhan, has threatened the life of the Yezidis’ supreme spiritual leader the Baba Shiekh Khurto Hajji Ismail and his son Samir Baba Sheikh.
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Scholarly Papers: Center for Traditional Medicine
The Center for Traditional Medicine gladly shares it’s collection of scholarly papers with the public to shed more light on the knowledge of the ages. These are the new added…
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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