The West Papua National Coalition for Liberation (WPNCL) is calling on the Government of Indonesia to end more than four decades of oppression and human rights abuses. WPNCL representative, Paula…
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The General Assembly today adopted a landmark declaration outlining the rights of the world
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Reports from Human Rights workers confirm that the Indonesian military (TNI) and police launched a new military offensive in the Jamo (also spelt Yamo) Valley in the remote Puncak Jaya…
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The Puyallup Indian Nation Charitable Fund granted $15,000 to the Center for World Indigenous Studies for its work through the Center for Traditional Medicine on 22 August 2007. Ms. Lena…
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The Muckleshoot Indian Tribe has given a general grant to CWIS in the amount of $1,200. The Tribe tries to be proactive in meeting the needs of its community and…
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This year, on July 30th, 2007, Canoe Families from around the Northwest Coast came together at the Lummi Nation. On this day Lummi Nation celebrated its first potlatch since 1937….
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In 2006, the National Congress of American Indians Special Committee on Indigenous Nations Relationships created a drafting committee that prepared this treaty, which proposed the establishment of a United League…
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Tumu Te Heuheu emphasizes the role of communities in the preservation of World Heritage.
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Indigenous groups in Suriname recently presented a petition to the Surinamese government and the French ambassador to Suriname, protesting against French activities in Suriname
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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