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An Introduction to the Nations International Criminal Tribunal

An Introduction to the Nations International Criminal Tribunal

June 4, 2025

How did the landmark Nations International Criminal Tribunal (NICT) come to life? What catalyzing events led to its creation—beyond the growing recognition of the failures of international governance? We’re pleased…

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The Special Issue for the Nations International Criminal Tribunal (NICT)

The Special Issue for the Nations International Criminal Tribunal (NICT)

May 30, 2025

We are excited to launch a new blog series celebrating the Fourth World Journal Special Issue: Nations International Criminal Tribunal (NICT), Volume 25(1), Summer 2025. Alongside article highlights and video…

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Preservation or Erasure?

Preservation or Erasure?

April 16, 2025

In 2010, 194 UN Member States set an aim to conserve at least 17% of land and 10% of marine areas by 2020 in a resolution known as Aichi Target…

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Galvanizing Grief from the Greatest Thing I Never Did

Galvanizing Grief from the Greatest Thing I Never Did

April 10, 2025

The United States executive branch under the Trump-Vance administration (tva) is attempting to obliterate not just the futures of Americans, but the entire world. Let me explain. I was to…

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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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Central Asian Borders and Tribal Identity During the Soviet Era

Central Asian Borders and Tribal Identity During the Soviet Era

January 20, 2025

We’re excited to continue our post series, where we share articles and video abstracts from the brilliant scholars featured in the recently released Fourth World Journal (FWJ), Volume 24, Issue…

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Fascism in America, Part 2

Fascism in America, Part 2

August 20, 2024

In 1992, Rudolph Ryser’s groundbreaking report Anti-Indian Movement on the Tribal Frontier examined the Wise Use movement of industry-funded, anti-democratic, anti-environmental, anti-Indian activists. This was followed in 1994 by David Helvarg’s…

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The Canadian National Anthem of Jully Black

The Canadian National Anthem of Jully Black

June 25, 2024

At the time of this writing — mid-February 2024 — we are rapidly approaching the 73rd National Basketball Association’s (NBA) All-Star Game, an event that enjoys an international broadcast. Consequently,…

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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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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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