When modern states like Chile and the United States abandon all pretense of being democratic political entities, the citizenry and indigenous nations of these states have only one option left:…
read moreCanada’s Oil Tar Sands mining in northern Alberta is one of the world’s largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions, and one of the dirtiest polluters of waterways on the planet….
read moreIn 2007, four countries in the world opposed the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States. In 2008, the police and…
read moreWhat was it that made Celts Celts as they migrated over centuries from the Caucasus Mountains across the northern Mediterranean and the Iberian Peninsula to the British Isles? According to…
read moreReading the current issue of First Nations Strategic Bulletin (unfortunately not available online), I was reminded of the book The Science of Coercion. In the articles and commentary by leading…
read moreThe following press release comes from a colleague in Juba, South Sudan. It serves as an example of what indigenous people in South Sudan are doing in order to reorganize…
read moreSifting through the multitude of journals, articles, and blogs that emphasize the entanglement of challenges humans find themselves in with regards to the globalized food system can feel daunting: a…
read moreNative Hawaiians held a cultural celebration in Nu’uanu in honor of Queen Emma 176th birthday on Jan. 2. A procession took place at the queen’s Summer Palace. Following traditional protocol…
read moreIn its review of online Indigenous Media in 2011, Intercontinental Cry showcases ten films from around the globe, and links to some of the online videos produced by indigenous peoples…
read moreOn November 9, CWIS associate Taiaiake Alfred spoke at the University of Ottawa on The Psychic Landscape of Contemporary Colonialism. Recounting his own intellectual preparation in understanding the struggle for…
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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