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Category: Human Rights

Siekopai Human Ecology Achieves Land Rights Victory

Siekopai Human Ecology Achieves Land Rights Victory

February 3, 2025

Continuing our series of video abstracts from our published authors, we are excited to introduce Laura Corradi, whose piece “Siekopai Human Ecology Achieves Land Rights Victory” is featured in our…

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A Colonial Tool to Marginalize Indigenous Communities

A Colonial Tool to Marginalize Indigenous Communities

January 22, 2025

As scholars of Indigenous studies, we are continually renegotiating what decolonization means in practice. Can so-called “decolonized” states perpetrate colonialism themselves? We are excited to present another one of our…

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Dr. Leo Mukosi – CWIS Scholar and Intern Appointed African Commission Expert Member

Dr. Leo Mukosi – CWIS Scholar and Intern Appointed African Commission Expert Member

August 1, 2023

Dr. Leo Mukosi, is a former intern and our current colleague at the Center for World Indigenous Studies appointed on May 23rd this year as an Expert Member for Southern…

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Restoring the Yakama Homelands

Restoring the Yakama Homelands

July 6, 2023

The 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…

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Living with Purpose

Living with Purpose

June 26, 2023

Racism 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….

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Infiltrating the Anti-Indian Movement

Infiltrating the Anti-Indian Movement

June 20, 2023

As 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…

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Grand Chief George Manuel, “Take Back Your Land”

Grand Chief George Manuel, “Take Back Your Land”

June 13, 2023

Remarks 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…

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The Republic of Armenia and the Nation of Ezidikhan to Cooperate in Support of NICT

The Republic of Armenia and the Nation of Ezidikhan to Cooperate in Support of NICT

May 16, 2023

Lalish, 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…

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Ezidikhan Nation Completes Draft Charter for International Tribunal

Ezidikhan Nation Completes Draft Charter for International Tribunal

April 19, 2023

Lalish, 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…

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A mechanism to enforce Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC)

A mechanism to enforce Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC)

January 2, 2023

Introduction We are excited to announce the public release of our Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) web tool. This resource provides indigenous nations worldwide with a clear understanding of…

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Chief 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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