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

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Healing Totem Journey

Healing Totem Journey

September 19, 2011

A healing totem pole by master carver Jewell James of the Lummi nation near Belingham, WA, USA on Sept. 13 has embarked on a 4,000 mile cross-country journey from the…

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US Democracy Decline hurts Indigenous Peoples

US Democracy Decline hurts Indigenous Peoples

September 17, 2011

The United States of America has been the beacon of freedom of democracy to the world’s suffering masses for 100 years, but since September 2001 US democracy has persistently declined….

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Climate Refugees shock demands new action

Climate Refugees shock demands new action

September 5, 2011

It is both shocking to the soul and profoundly disturbing to the mind that human beings are in this age made to suffer a horrible death from famine and the…

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UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

September 2, 2011

The UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNEMRIP) issued its “Final report of the study on indigenous peoples and the right to participate in decision-making”. The Report,…

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The Morality of Mining

The Morality of Mining

September 2, 2011

As indigenous peoples become more effective at confronting governments and mining companies intent on destroying their water and land for precious metals, the narrative of globalization is becoming aggressively defensive….

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Resource Extraction threat to Indigenous Peoples

Resource Extraction threat to Indigenous Peoples

September 2, 2011

One of the gravest threats to the security and health of indigenous peoples the world over, according to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples is…

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Report Indigenous Rights Rapporteur - James Anaya

Report Indigenous Rights Rapporteur – James Anaya

September 2, 2011

In the present report, the Special Rapporteur provides a summary of the activities carried out during his third year in the mandate, including cooperation with other international and regional mechanisms…

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Report of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of  Indigenous Peoples

Report of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

September 2, 2011

The Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples held its fourth session from 11 to 15 July 2011. In addition to the five members of the Expert Mechanism, the…

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CWIS Chair Designated Fulbright-Robles Scholar

CWIS Chair Designated Fulbright-Robles Scholar

August 28, 2011

Rudolph C. Ryser, a member of the Capella University faculty in the School of Public Service Leadership (Minneapolis, MN) and Chairman of the Center for World Indigenous Studies (Olympia, WA)…

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UN Experts Report: Indigenous Peoples' Right to Participate

UN Experts Report: Indigenous Peoples' Right to Participate

August 28, 2011

The UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples issued its "Final report of the study on indigenous peoples and the right to participate in decision-making". The Report, which…

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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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