Category: Media
18 Broken Treaties
We are honored to continue our series of blogs on the Summer 2025 Special Issue of the Fourth World Journal with a powerful poetic contribution titled “18 Broken Treaties” by…
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The Fourth World Digital Divide and the World
In 2001 I wrote an article for the Social Development Review (July 2001, V5 N1) where the first paragraph began with this: “Fourth World nations (known also as “indigenous peoples,”…
Read moreFW Journalistic Collaboration
CWIS and Intercontinental Cry Magazine form journalistic alliance DATE:29 December 2014 The Center for World Indigenous Studies Board of Directors approved a collaboration agreement with Intercontinental Cry Magazine (intercontinentalcry.org) to…
Read moreCWIS Global Reach
The Center for World Indigenous Studies celebrates its 36th year since its founding in 1979 ready to meet the ground-up challenges presented by a greatly more immediate world. Radio, Television,…
Read moreComedic Relief: Scotland’s Bid
On Thursday, September 18, Scotland will take to the polls to vote “yea” or “nay” on a referendum to secede from Great Britain. A simple majority in the affirmative will…
Read moreOil War in South Sudan
As I wrote a hopeful post about the coming independence of South Sudan (population: 11,090,000) in February 2011 I warily pointed to soldiers from what became South Sudan who had…
Read moreDina Gilio-Whitaker Joins FWE & CWIS Research
Dina Gilio-Whitaker joins contributors to the Fourth World Eye with a background in American Indian culture, education and history with a Masters degree in Native American Studies and American Studies…
Read moreChina & Russia and Information Weapons
The governments of Russia, China, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan urged in a September 12, 2011 letter to the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon that he distribute to the 66th Session…
Read moreFilm Review: Richard Gere is My Hero
Guest Film Review by Tashi Tenzin Richard Gere is My Hero Duration: 90 mins Genre: Romantic Comedy/Tibetan with English Subtitle Script & Direction: T. Wangchuk and T.Dorjee Lead actors: Sonam…
Read moreCanada and its “recognition” of the UNDRIP
The 2010 Federal Throne Speech of the Canadian government hinted at a shift in Canada’s position on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). It reads:…
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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