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

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Warmonger

June 5, 2008

Praising the tough diplomacy (Iran-Contra) of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan, Democratic presidential candidate Barak Obama yesterday promised $30 billion to Israel, support for the continued deprivation of Palestinian human…

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Change of Heart

June 5, 2008

In his book Winterkill, Craig Lesley’s Umatilla/Nez Perce protagonist makes reference to the hairstyle of what he calls “the dreamers” who lived in the Wallowa Mountains of northeastern Oregon where…

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Wild Abandon

June 4, 2008

I was surprised to learn of the growing hostility and discrimination against indigenous Irish Travellers — once known as Tinkers — to the degree it has in many respects come…

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Transmitting Identity

June 2, 2008

In Transmitting Identity (International Journal of Communication 2008), Nancy Morris of Temple University examines the maintenance of collective identity through the broadcast medium of radio. Through her case study of…

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USET President Sees 'New Era of Activism' in Indian Country

USET President Sees ‘New Era of Activism’ in Indian Country

June 2, 2008

Patterson: Issues of tribal sovereignty, self-sufficiency are universal CHEROKEE, N.C. – With judicial and state assaults on tribal sovereignty, and failed federal policies in Indian country, the nations need to…

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Social Networks

June 1, 2008

Despite expressed rejection by the German public, it was decided two days ago that the German national railway company, Deutsche Bahn is to be partially privatized. German Railways is the…

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Winning through Solidarity

May 31, 2008

Greed has become the highest organizing principle of human life. Howsoever disastrous the effects of individual greed may be, corporate greed wipes out whole societies. Grassroots activist Vandana Shiva who…

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Cheap Sensationalism

May 30, 2008

This is not their story. Nor is it good news to the people the media reports concern. The coverage of a recent fly-over of a remote part of the Amazon…

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A Reckless Luxury

May 30, 2008

In the early years of post-communist totalitarianism in Central and Eastern Europe, brutal violence against ethnic minorities like the Roma (Gypsies) was almost commonplace. In Romania, for instance, police assisted…

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Biafran News Agency Broadcasts Celebration of Biafra's 41st Independence Day

Biafran News Agency Broadcasts Celebration of Biafra’s 41st Independence Day

May 30, 2008

The Center for World Indigenous Studies (CWIS) recieved a press release from the Biafran News Agency announcing that Biafrans Celebrate 41st Independence Day.

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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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