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New World Order
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…
Read morePilgrims and Indians
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…
Read moreTraditional Governance
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…
Read moreSix degrees warmer, 65,000 years earlier
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…
Read moreGreat Rift
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…
Read moreRoots of Removal
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…
Read moreTerrorizing West Papua
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,…
Read moreViolence Against Women
Rashida Manjoo, UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, will visit the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians this week to learn about the epidemic of violence against native women in…
Read moreHaving Nunavut
In A Changing World, we hear from the Inuit of Nunavut about the plans to mine their landscape and plow their waters. From the perspective of Inuit elders, it is…
Read moreWalking the Red Road
A few years ago, I spoke about the world indigenous peoples’ movement and how their spirituality and its relationship with the environment makes them particular as a group. In 2003,…
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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