Posts of: Jay Taber
Original Peoples
The Indigenous Movement is a term used to describe original peoples whose culture is still extant, that continue to perceive themselves as a distinct nation or tribe in opposition to…
Read moreWorld Indigenous Movement
World Indigenous Movement Background The world-wide war conducted by modern states, religions, and markets against indigenous peoples never ended; it just took new forms. State-centric and market-oriented international institutions presently…
Read moreDestabilizing Bolivia
Last fall, Fourth World Eye examined the need to address balance in Bolivia between haves and have nots. Since then, the United States embassy in La Paz has funded violent…
Read moreDrinking the Nuclear Kool-Aid
Bipartisan bribery has all top US politicians on board with nuclear propaganda. After contaminating France with nuclear waste, a French company is poised to do the same in the US….
Read moreSituational Awareness
Jane’s looks at situational awareness using GIS and other reconnaissance assets in modern warfare. While discussed in an asymmetrical military context, the terms of data and intelligence gathering are useful…
Read moreDemocracy on the March
In Fourth World: Nations Without A State, Nadesan Satyendra discusses the role of intellectuals in the movement for self-determination.
Read moreWestphalian Rashtra
Realities that go beyond the statist framework is the topic of Navnita Chadha Behera’s article Alternative to the Westphalian rashtra. Examining the intellectual tools required to fashion an understanding of…
Read moreCan’t Live Without It
In the present era of networks and netwars, think tanks like the Center for World Indigenous Studies function much like tribal protector societies, only on a global scale. Guarding against…
Read moreTraditional Knowledge
As with all Native American cultures, traditional knowledge is central to Hopi culture. There is no more rewarding method of learning than the original “interactive method,” speaking and listening. For…
Read moreLive and Learn
Sacred knowledge, archived in aboriginal cosmologies, begins with long, careful observation. This keen awareness is honed by trial and error, discussion and reflection, as well as vision and insight. An…
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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