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

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Rationalizing Religious Racism

May 23, 2008

In this article, the authors, an American Indian and a New Zealand Maori, use a comparative law methodology to trace and compare the legal and historical application of the Doctrine…

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The Big Halt

May 22, 2008

Law 74, the End of Nomadism, the Big Halt. The crux of the matter was assimilation, belonging, ethnic identity. We wanted them, but they wanted us to leave them alone….

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Water Power

May 21, 2008

Outside the North and South Poles, the Tibetan Plateau stores more freshwater than anyplace on earth. Nearly half the world’s population lives in the watershed of its glaciers and lakes,…

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A Day to Remember

May 20, 2008

Palestinian citizens of Israel last week observed Israel’s Independence Day with their own ceremonies commemorating Nakba (Catastrophe), by walking their children in extended family groups to the sites of their…

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Potlatch

May 19, 2008

Between 1884 and 1951, it was a crime in Canada (and the US) for First Nations to potlatch; dancing, singing, feasting, and gift-giving — in ceremonies comprising the system of…

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Feeding the World

May 18, 2008

“We are jumping from the frying pan into the fire. We need to educate our governments,“ said Usha, an activist from India currently campaigning in Germany where the 9th meeting…

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An Open Mind

May 17, 2008

The current conflict between the indigenous Wabanaki and the State of Maine reminded me of the need for better cross-cultural communication made possible by unmediated understanding. One tool in conflict…

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The UN, Bigotry and Violence against Indigenous Peoples

May 16, 2008

According to Reuters during 19 May and 6 June United Nations Human Rights Special Rapporteur Doudou Diène of Senegal will travel to the United States of America to investigate apparently…

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Spirit of Reconciliation

May 16, 2008

I was remarking the other day to a friend how odd it was that there are no tribal colleges in California, despite the fact it has the largest Native American…

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Unique Status

May 15, 2008

NorthWest Indian News and Native American TV look at the reality of taxes, tribal sovereignty, and common misunderstandings about the unique political and legal status of American Indians.

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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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