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In Memoriam: Dr. Rudolph C. Rÿser, Founding Chair, CWIS

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Indian Killer

February 5, 2011

As I noted in Thursday’s post, the Oneida president of the United South and Eastern Tribes, Brian Patterson, says it’s time for the Indian nations to challenge the plenary power…

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GMO Profits and killing the Seed

February 4, 2011

Political leaders, academic and corporate leaders alike credit bioengineering and related technologies as 21st century achievements that will feed the world and cure diseases. In just a few short years,…

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Fulfilling the Promise

February 3, 2011

United South and Eastern Tribes president Brian Patterson says the 565 federally recognized Indian tribes in the US must challenge the plenary power of Congress in order to fulfill the…

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New World Order

February 1, 2011

As preliminary arrangements are made to convene an international conference of nations and states to discuss how to implement new, cooperative relationships between indigenous peoples and metropolitan populations, agenda items…

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Pilgrims and Indians

February 1, 2011

Examining the conservative media backlash against Native American spirituality, Indian Country Today looks at the language of savagery and its roots in US history. Using the controversy over the Yaqui…

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Traditional Governance

January 31, 2011

Carol Berry observes in Indian Country Today that the Hopi constitution that respects the autonomy of each of the 12 villages contrasts with the Navajo system of a central government…

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Six degrees warmer, 65,000 years earlier

January 31, 2011

Two reports from archaeologists and climate scientists issued in the last few days call to mind how much indigenous peoples have determined our present day life and how much they…

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Great Rift

January 28, 2011

In the 16-minute video When The Water Ends, we learn that the Horn of Africa is a climate change hot spot. And as the climate heats up, so does conflict…

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Roots of Removal

January 25, 2011

Emulating the strategy used in Colombia, US officials are now coordinating with Guatemalan officials on plans for removing indigenous communities. Using military, police and mercenaries to clear indigenous peoples in…

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Terrorizing West Papua

January 24, 2011

For West Papuans, having plastic bags forced over their heads, burning sticks held to their genitals, or knives held to their throats by Indonesian soldiers is not unusual. In fact,…

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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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