As colonial constructs imposed by European powers, the states of Canada and the US perpetuate illegitimate claims on North America that cannot be legitimated without the consent of First Nations…
Read moreDespite a western boycott (including the US) of the meeting on racism in the UN General Assembly, a majority of member states joined Amnesty International in condemning racism against indigenous…
Read moreA healing totem pole by master carver Jewell James of the Lummi nation near Belingham, WA, USA on Sept. 13 has embarked on a 4,000 mile cross-country journey from the…
Read moreAs indigenous peoples become more effective at confronting governments and mining companies intent on destroying their water and land for precious metals, the narrative of globalization is becoming aggressively defensive….
Read moreA short while ago, Duane Champagne wrote about the intent of Canada and the United States to use the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as a tool…
Read moreThe 1969 occupation of Alcatraz Island was a singular moment in galvanizing the American Indian Movement. Indian activists from the fishing rights battles in the Pacific Northwest recognized it as…
Read moreDiscussion in the New York Times over uranium mining in New Mexico reveals a lot about the industry. While the market for uranium has dropped as China, Germany, and Japan…
Read moreThe National Congress of American Indians adds its voice to that of the Assembly of First Nations in opposition to the pumping of Canadian Alberta Tar Sands oil across the…
Read moreI’ve often remarked that indigenous connections with landscape reflect a continuity of both location and observance recorded in aboriginal memory systems. Reading Sahara: A Natural History by Marq de Villiers…
Read moreFor all peoples, social theories and cultural vision are pathways to the future. In Identity and Theory, Duane Champagne discusses moral order, spiritual balance, and the continuity of community from…
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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