Some of my best friends are political researchers and educators. A few of them make a living at this, but most are volunteers. While I once did research and used…
Read moreOn March 25, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights held a hearing on the subject of indigenous jurisdiction arising in Andean states. As the international human rights regime explores legal…
Read morePacific Wild books about bears, wolves and salmon in the Great Bear Rainforest of British Columbia are a fine way of introducing children to the wonders of this magical land…
Read moreI recently received a note from a colleague in Ireland who promoted the concept of meitheal (cooperative learning) for use in higher education. Having proven its worth through steadily improved…
Read moreIn their analysis of climate injustice, Maryan Adrangi and SK Hussan note the escalating globalization by NATO and the G20 coincides with increasing militarization against indigenous peoples, undermining their struggles…
Read moreA lot has changed since 1996, when leading researchers, analysts and activists convened at the Daybreak Star Center in Seattle to discuss the politics of land and bigotry, but one…
Read moreAccording to the World Health Organization, the misuse of antibiotics over the last thirty years has ushered in a new age of drug resistant bacteria, including virulent new forms of …
Read moreOn March 25, the Roman Catholic Church order of Northwest Jesuits paid $166.1 million to Alaska Native and American Indian victims of sexual abuse during the 1960s and 1970s at…
Read moreWe might think from a western view that Indigenous peoples in fourth world circumstances need to be empowered, but in reality, we already know what real power is and how…
Read moreTo most people today, intellectual property is something software and pharmaceutical companies claim for their inventions. But for indigenous peoples worldwide, intellectual property includes such things as traditional medicines, knowledge,…
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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