We are thrilled to announce the release of the first of two Fourth World Journal special editions commemorating the life and work of CWIS founder Dr. Rudolph Rÿser. In this…
read moreMany answers to contemporary world problems, especially climate change, are already known, especially when considering indigenous knowledge systems. The key is to learn how to find this knowledge and foster…
read moreSubscribe Fourth World nations worldwide claim and assert autonomy or self-government. These nations assert the power to exercise political, social, strategic, and cultural dominance over their peoples and ancestral territories….
read moreBefore we can understand others, we must understand ourselves. Where do you come from? Who do you come from? What is the history of your people? What is your relation…
read moreThe construction, operation, and eventual decommissioning of the Hanford Site, a nuclear production complex in eastern Washington, is an ongoing, devastating experience for the people of the Yakama Nation. Despite…
read moreRacism is a plague that has been interwoven with the colonization and development of the United States since its inception. Its effects on all people have been significant and enduring….
read moreAs is generally the case in the United States, whenever an oppressed group wins rights for itself and others, there is a backlash against them. That has certainly been the…
read moreRemarks of Rudolph C. Ryser, Center for World Indigenous Studies 12 June 2023, On the Occasion of Tribute to Indigenous Leaders, North Vancouver, BC. Grand Chief George Manuel is…
read moreLalish, Ezidikhan (Iraq) 14 May 2023. The Ezidikhan government’s Justice Minister, Nallein Sowilo, has announced that the Armenian government will collaborate with Ezidikhan to promote the Nations’ International Criminal Tribunal…
read moreLalish, Ezidikhan. 19 April 2023. The Ezidikhan government, in collaboration with CWIS has developed a permanent international tribunal and has completed the Working Draft of the Nations International Criminal Tribunal…
read moreThe 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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