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

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Worldview

Worldview

February 27, 2009

One’s worldview depends on where one stands. Progressives view the modern state as the pinnacle of human achievement, while tribal societies view it as a corruption of governance. In his…

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School of Self Government Opens in Chile

School of Self Government Opens in Chile

February 27, 2009

Based on sections of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the Mapuche School of Self Government began its first day of classes Jan. 14 in Temuko,…

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With Radicals Out of Picture, Socialists Enter Basque Frame

With Radicals Out of Picture, Socialists Enter Basque Frame

February 27, 2009

The banning of radical parties could lead to the the Basque Nationalist Party being ousted from power in the region, writes PADDY WOODWORTH.

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Cooking the Books

Cooking the Books

February 26, 2009

While the collusion by Department of Interior officials with energy companies in embezzling Mineral Management Service royalties due American Indians is a national disgrace, the ongoing fraud at Interior is…

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Making Money

Making Money

February 25, 2009

Hillary’s Craven Debut Secretary Clinton assures China that human rights are a secondary concern to making money for the Obama Administration. Amnesty International condemns US diplomatic mission for selling out…

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Neocolonial Missionaries

Neocolonial Missionaries

February 24, 2009

Running Interference Leaving aside for the moment the white man’s burden assumptions behind the big business of foreign aid, Center for Global Development President Nancy Birdsall — speaking at the…

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Mass Communication

Mass Communication

February 23, 2009

Controlling the Message The White House snub of Native American media recently at a Department of Interior event was significant both for what they said and what they did not….

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Judith Miller Syndrome

Judith Miller Syndrome

February 22, 2009

Wag the Dog For readers who enjoyed Secretary of State Colin Powell’s performance at the United Nations to manipulate America into a war in Iraq, Wampum looks at the Judith…

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Bad Beacon

Bad Beacon

February 21, 2009

US Model Former Irish President and United Nations Human Rights Commissioner Mary Robinson “deplores collusion between liberal democracies and countries with very bad human rights records”. The International Commission of…

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Rule of Law

Rule of Law

February 20, 2009

Slobodan Milosevic, a former head of state, was indicted and tried by an international criminal tribunal for his crimes against humanity. Two hundred thousand citizens of the former Yugoslavia died…

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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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