When did you laugh for the first time in your life? Probably you were too small to even remember. Can you imagine what it must feel like to have to…
read moreReferencing the recent Coast Salish Gathering of indigenous peoples, Tom Sampson of the Tsartlip First Nation in British Columbia observed, “Our objective here is to turn the tide on all…
read moreTruth and reconciliation — as they learned in Guatemala and South Africa — is too important to be left to government, and too dangerous to be left to the innocent….
read moreAlternative approaches to healing obesity and diabetes are gaining more and more interest and understanding in Europe. The principle of enacting self determination to regain control over one’s health is…
read moreCanada endeavors to learn the truth about the experience and legacy of aboriginal residential schools. Remembering the Children tour, now in progress, is prelude to a Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
read moreIn the 1990s, when Indian tribes and environmentalists united in protecting the watersheds of Washington state, the Washington Association of Realtors (WAR) and the Building Industry Association of Washington (BIAW)…
read moreIt was no surprise last year when the only four countries in the UN to oppose human rights for indigenous peoples were Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States….
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‘Enough talk, it’s time for action.’ Billy Frank Jr., chairman of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, summed up the consensus at the second day of the Coast Salish Gathering at…
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African indigenous peoples are important custodians of their natural environments with valuable local knowledge and skills, but are struggling to survive, according to a report.
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Wallmapuwen, which means “people of the Mapuche land” in the language of that indigenous group, aims to formally become a political party in July this year in the southern Chilean…
read moreThe 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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