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

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To Have a Home

To Have a Home

June 2, 2010

Nisqually elder Billy Frank, Jr. recently received an award from The Wilderness Society for his exemplary 50 years of activism.

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Like Her Namesake

Like Her Namesake

June 1, 2010

Undeterred The Rachel Corrie steams toward Gaza.

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Obstructing Justice

Obstructing Justice

May 31, 2010

After Israel’s attack on Gaza in 2008, the UN appointed a Fact Finding Mission to investigate alleged war crimes. The mission, led by renowned South African jurist Richard Goldstone, produced…

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Window Rock Decision

Window Rock Decision

May 30, 2010

Traditional tribal laws are not peripheral to Navajo justice.

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Tales from Indigenous Europe

Tales from Indigenous Europe

May 29, 2010

“When our generation is gone, none of this is known anymore,” said Prof. Maria Mies during a talk in Cologne yesterday in front of an audience (the mentees, organizer and…

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Communicating Cultural Heritage

Communicating Cultural Heritage

May 29, 2010

In IJOC 2010, Sun Mine-Ping reviews Jennifer Deger’s book Shimmering Screens: Making Media in an Aboriginal Community.

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NATO Nukes Nakba

NATO Nukes Nakba

May 27, 2010

NATO privileges and EU funding ensure Israeli defense forces and arms manufacturers will continue acting with impunity.

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Johnny Moses

Johnny Moses

May 26, 2010

Johnny Moses is a unique Native American storyteller. Raised by his grandparents in a remote village on Vancouver Island, Moses is fluent in eight indigenous languages, and has been recognized…

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Batwa

Batwa

May 25, 2010

Batwa are the first peoples of Central Africa, and Batwa women are experiencing high levels of violence, as well as low levels of educational opportunity. Minority Rights Group International looks…

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Shades of Selma

Shades of Selma

May 24, 2010

Aiding Apartheid US investment in the infrastructure of Israeli apartheid isn’t all military, sometimes it’s as mundane as roads.

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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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