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The evolution of tribes into multicultural entities embracing each other as well as non-tribal peoples, holds promise not only for the continuity of indigenous cosmologies, but also for the future…

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Anchorage Declaration On April 24, the Indigenous Peoples’ Global Summit on Climate Change issued the Anchorage Declaration. The declaration will guide successive talks between aboriginal nations and the United Nations,…

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In The Politics of War Zone Writing, Darini Rajasingham Senanayake discusses “culture mapping” as a tool to divide and rule. Noting the Pentagon’s Human Terrain System program’s contribution to militarizing…

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Salmon Wars As an adjunct to their Poisoned Waters special on Puget Sound, FRONTLINE created a short video titled Salmon Wars. I think you’ll enjoy it.

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Anti-Indian Law Steven Newcomb at Indian Country Today discusses Christian bigotry at the core of federal Indian law.

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Living with No Tomorrow The April 21 FRONTLINE special Poisoned Waters  looks at the last chance for Chesapeake Bay and Puget Sound to avoid becoming dead zones. In that special,…

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Paying for Sex Center for World Indigenous Studies Associate Scholar Melissa Farley recently participated in a panel debate on prostitution. You can listen to the debate on National Public Radio…

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Bereft of Humanity In Human Nature, Mark Dowie discusses the creation of commodified wilderness in the US, wild expanses bereft of humanity. Noting the history of this cultural project of…

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CWIS Associate Scholar Melissa Farley recently participated in a panel debate on prostitution. The National Public Radio broadcast of the debate can be heard by clicking "more".

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Vancouver Vatican The International Human Rights Tribunal into Genocide in Canada invites the Pope to assist in returning the bodies of the 50,000 aboriginal children who died in Catholic, Anglican…