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

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Nation of Catalan

Nation of Catalan

July 1, 2010

Four years after the Catalan Parliament and the Spanish Congress approved Catalan autonomy in language, judiciary, and taxation, the Spanish Constitutional Court has launched an attack on self-determination in Catalunya.

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US in Docket

US in Docket

June 30, 2010

The Southwest Tribal Summit, organized by the San Carlos Apache, has issued a report to the UN Human Rights Council documenting violations by the US Government. In the 125 page…

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West Bank Journal

West Bank Journal

June 28, 2010

David Parker presents an ethnic cleansing photo essay from Palestine.

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Contesting Canada

Contesting Canada

June 27, 2010

In its coverage of the G20 Summit in Toronto, The Guardian notes that coercing consensus is an oxymoron, and that by contesting the legitimacy of Canada, indigenous activists comprise an…

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Due Diligence

Due Diligence

June 26, 2010

Among all the horrors that afflict indigenous communities worldwide, the trafficking of women and children for the business of sexual exploitation (prostitution) has to be one of the worst. While…

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Ending Partition

Ending Partition

June 24, 2010

Speaking at the 2010 Wolfe Tone commemoration, Sinn Fein MP Michelle Gildernew observes that achieving justice demands an end to partition in Ireland and Palestine.

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Report on the BAVC Producers Institute

Report on the BAVC Producers Institute

June 24, 2010

You may have heard that Sacred Land Film Project was at the BAVC Producers Institute, an intense new digital-media boot camp leading to a project presentation before a packed house…

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Basque Country

Basque Country

June 23, 2010

Utilizing the Mitchell Principles determined during the Northern Ireland peace process, a new Basque alliance has agreed to pursue an independent Basque state.

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International Obligations

International Obligations

June 22, 2010

Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn Atleo says the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is a standard of achievement to be pursued in a spirit of…

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Traditional Governance

Traditional Governance

June 21, 2010

The Canadian government has launched an attack on the Algonquin. Invoking a law last used eighty-six years ago against the Haudenosaunee, Ottawa is determined to eliminate traditional governance, which poses…

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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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