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

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Ecosystem Restoration

July 27, 2008

On Water looks at the Elwha Ecosystem Restoration Project, an historic undertaking to remove dams in Olympic National Park in order to save the Elwha River chinook salmon. A blog…

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The Anbar Solution to al Qaeda in Pashtunistan

July 26, 2008

Six months before the “American Surge” in Iraq…that escalation of troops in Baghdad that many credit for reducing violence in Iraq…Sunni tribal forces became the real reason for removing groups…

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American Afghan Escalation–Russia’s Mistake

July 26, 2008

The American Democratic Party presidential nominee Barak Obama urges increasing US troop deployments in Afghanistan by two or three divisions. US Pentagon officials also suggest such an escalation. Such an…

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Vital Verities

July 25, 2008

Progress is a lethal concept. Arrogance and ignorance go hand in hand. Democracy is an indigenous invention.

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Light of Reverence

July 24, 2008

Sacred Land Film Project takes us on a journey to authenticity, graciously guided by indigenous songs, dances and images from contemporary ceremony and celebration. There is much here to enjoy…

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Sacramental Mission

July 23, 2008

The coastal temperate rain forest of North America, extending from Cook Inlet (Alaska) to Big Sur (California), is a magnificent incubator of Pacific salmon and steelhead trout. Historically, the Sacramento…

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The Plight of Guam

July 22, 2008

Indigenous Chamoru activist Julian Aguon discusses the plight of his homeland as a US colony. The people of Guam, who are non-voting US citizens, are preparing for the impact of…

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Culture of Hate

July 21, 2008

In The Extreme Right and Its Media in Italy, Cinzia Padovani looks at the communication strategies of Italy’s fascist movement in promoting violent xenophobia among Italian youth. As hatred and…

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Q&A: “Guam Remains Functionally a US Colony” Interview with Julian Aguon, Chamoru activist

July 21, 2008

The tiny island of Guam — officially an unincorporated territory of the United States — is soon to be inundated with thousands more U.S. military personnel as the world

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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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