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

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Historical Ignorance

Historical Ignorance

August 25, 2010

Amazing how little some Euro Americans understand about the indigenous population and history of the country they live in. This holds true even for those who are to closely collaborate…

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Thick Long Wide Deep

Thick Long Wide Deep

August 21, 2010

The Christian Science Monitor reports that the BP oil plume in the Gulf is 700 feet thick, 22 miles long, a mile wide, and 3,000 feet deep. So much for…

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Lughnasa

Lughnasa

August 20, 2010

Good Time God Eddie Stack writes from West Clare about Lughnasa, the Irish harvest festival honoring Lugh, the ancient god of arts and crafts. Unlike the Catholic adaptation, says Eddie,…

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Seed Money

Seed Money

August 19, 2010

One of the things Phil Williams discovered in his research on transnational criminal networks is that human trafficking for prostitution is an important component of organized crime portfolios, in some…

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AWAN

AWAN

August 16, 2010

Aboriginal Women’s Action Network takes on colonization, prostitution, and violence against indigenous women in Canada.

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Indigenous Perspective

Indigenous Perspective

August 15, 2010

Native American scholars gather to discuss publishing an American History textbook written by Indians.

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Unconscionable

Unconscionable

August 14, 2010

U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals rules that a quarter million acres stolen from the Oneida Nation and sold by the State of New York is a done deal, and…

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A New Day

A New Day

August 13, 2010

The Smithsonian repatriates a cache of sacred items to the Yurok.

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Honorable Experience

Honorable Experience

August 13, 2010

Three years ago this week, I began as a correspondent to Fourth World Eye, a natural outcome of my archival work for Public Good Project and my posting on its…

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Development Aggression

Development Aggression

August 12, 2010

Yesterday’s article in The Dominion about debt forgiveness for the Democratic Republic of the Congo reminded me of a recent message by the International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs, which…

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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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