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

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Promoting Disease

October 15, 2008

WHO Cares? Rima Laibow speaks on the transnational corporate corruption of food safety standards at the World Health Organization. Listen to Dr. Laibow describe the history and future of the…

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Long Journey

October 15, 2008

The U.S. Geological Survey and the Coast Salish nations are collaborating in monitoring changes in the ecological system of the Salish Sea. By marrying modern science with traditional local knowledge,…

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Sonoma County Indian Health Project Native Youth Group

October 14, 2008

I wish to call attention to the important work being carried out to benefit native youth in California’s Sonoma County.  In particular the work of Joe Salinas is worth special…

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Conflicting Message

October 14, 2008

International Parliamentarians for West Papua will be gathering in support of independence for West Papua tomorrow at the House of Commons in London. The delegation from West Papua, however, will…

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The Friends She Keeps

October 13, 2008

Salon magazine looks at Sarah Palin’s connection to the militia movement. Paul de Armond explains why that's a problem. Rudolph Rÿser reports on how these vigilantes threaten Native Americans, and…

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Official notice evidence of discrimination against Tibetans after protests

October 12, 2008

   Official notice evidence of discrimination against Tibetans after protests International Campaign for Tibet October 8th, 2008 Following nearly six months of protests across the Tibetan plateau since March, there is increasing evidence…

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Ten dead and more injured in central Tibet earthquake

October 12, 2008

 Ten dead and more injured in central Tibet earthquake  International Campaign for Tibet  October 8th, 2008Damshung Earthquake A major earthquake measuring 6.6. on the Richter scale struck Damshung (Chinese: Dangxiong)…

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Holding Electronics Industry Responsible

October 12, 2008

Without mobile phones modern communication seems impossible. The total number of mobile telephone subscriptions reached 3.3 billion in 2007. More than 1.1 billion mobile phones were manufactured worldwide that same…

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Companies Commiting War Crimes

October 11, 2008

Should there be a death penalty for corporations severely violating human rights? Or would house arrest be preferable? These and many other contemporary questions were discussed the passed three days…

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Jews Never Exiled

October 10, 2008

Israeli historian Shlomo Sand claims the Jewish religion was in competition with the Christian religion during the biblical era, but that there was no separate people called Jews. Rather, argues…

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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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