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

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May I Suggest ....

May I Suggest ….

July 29, 2008

Gwyneira Isaac’s book, ”Mediating Knowledges: Origins of a Tribal Museum,” chronicles the unique creation process and history of the A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center in Zuni, N.M.

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Key Battleground

July 28, 2008

Culture, as a component of social power, refers to the entire panorama of conventional beliefs and practices. One cannot talk intelligently about culture if one does not also introduce the…

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Newcomb: The Storytelling Tradition of the Supreme Court

Newcomb: The Storytelling Tradition of the Supreme Court

July 28, 2008

Every Supreme Court ruling contains a story or narrative concerning a particular legal dispute and its resolution. In the area of federal Indian law, every Supreme Court ruling contains a…

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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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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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