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

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Canadian Government Isolated as Declaration Moves Ahead

Canadian Government Isolated as Declaration Moves Ahead

September 22, 2009

A new report released on the eve of the second anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples shows that it is increasingly…

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Rigged Against Justice

September 21, 2009

Philip Weiss discusses the significance and the shortcomings of the Goldstone Report, as well as the obstacles to Palestinian justice and Israeli accountability posed by the United States. As US…

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World Bank Suspends Oil Palm Loans After Protests

World Bank Suspends Oil Palm Loans After Protests

September 21, 2009

The World Bank has announced it will not provide any more loans to oil palm companies until it can guarantee the loans are not causing social and environmental harm.

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MASSOB Begins 10-yr Anniversary Actvities

MASSOB Begins 10-yr Anniversary Actvities

September 19, 2009

Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) weekend, marked its 10th anniversary with church services held at designated venues.

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Norton Finally Investigated

September 18, 2009

Gale Norton, former Secretary of the Interior, is finally being investigated for corruption in office. Having built a career helping energy, mining, and timber corporations steal US assets, Norton now…

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Free Ride

September 17, 2009

Anti-War activists in the US could learn from their friends in the UK, whose campaign against the global arms trade is making headway in holding British companies accountable for profiting…

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Tla-o-qui-aht

September 16, 2009

Tla-o-qui-aht get new reserve on Vancouver Island Pacific coast near Tofino. I once visited this magical place around the corner from the Clayoquot Sound Biosphere Reserve, and am glad to…

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State Schizophrenia

September 15, 2009

With the rise in consciousness of human rights instruments devised through the UN to redress the profound grievances of indigenous peoples resulting from colonialism, schizophrenic state institutional behavior has become…

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Salazar Launches DOI Climate Change Response Strategy

Salazar Launches DOI Climate Change Response Strategy

September 14, 2009

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today launched the Department of the Interior’s first-ever coordinated strategy to address current and future impacts of climate change on America’s land, water, ocean,…

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Tla-o-qui-aht Celebrate New Reserve

September 13, 2009

"It's a ground-breaking ground breaking," beamed Tla-o-qui-aht council member Elmer Frank as he dug a ceremonial shovel into the dirt of his First Nations' new reservation. "The development of Ty…

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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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