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

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Nimiipuu

July 27, 2012

Creation and collaboration came to Lapwai in the form of chorale, narrative and symphony to honor Nimiipuu.

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Autonomy or Secession

July 26, 2012

Catalonia seeks fiscal autonomy from Spain, threatening the prospect of secession if Madrid denies the Catalan parliament proposal for full autonomy on taxation.

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Demilitarizing Araucania

July 25, 2012

As paramilitaries funded by big landowners draw in the military and police of Chile, the Mapuche seek international support in preventing the militarization of their indigenous homeland of Araucania.

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People Land Truth

July 23, 2012

People Land Truth — a free anniversary eBook by Intercontinental Cry, with contributions from the Indigenous Environmental Network and the Sacred Land Film Project — is now available. Supporting independent…

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Nasa People in the Crossfire

July 16, 2012

As reported by the Colombia Support Network today, the Nasa people living in and around the municipality of Toribio about 200 kilometers south east of Cali, Colombia have been caught…

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No Small Achievement

July 12, 2012

Writing at Bolivia Rising, Julieta Paredes observes that while the Indigenous peoples  reclamation of their rightful place in Bolivia still has things to work out with the state apparatus, the…

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Trials of Repression

July 6, 2012

Zach Ruiter and Megan Kinch of Toronto Media Co-op report on the latest of the G20 trials of repression against anti-austerity activists by the Government of Canada. As noted in…

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Living the Revolution

July 5, 2012

Speaking at Women’s Worlds 2011,  Cherokee activist scholar Andrea Smith discussed the liberation of Indigenous women from the non-profit industry and state institutions attempting to co-opt their movement for colonial…

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Aymara Delegation Visits Center

July 4, 2012

A delegation of education and cultural leaders from Bolivia sponsored  by the US Department of State People-to-People Program met for a briefing at the Center for World Indigenous Studies on…

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Aymara from Bolivia visit Center

July 4, 2012

A delegation of education and cultural leaders from Bolivia sponsored by the US Department of State People-to-People Program met for a briefing at the Center for World Indigenous Studies on…

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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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