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…
Read moreIn 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…
Read moreThe 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…
Read moreRudolph 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)…
Read moreThe 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…
Read moreA short while ago, Duane Champagne wrote about the intent of Canada and the United States to use the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as a tool…
Read moreThe 1969 occupation of Alcatraz Island was a singular moment in galvanizing the American Indian Movement. Indian activists from the fishing rights battles in the Pacific Northwest recognized it as…
Read moreDiscussion in the New York Times over uranium mining in New Mexico reveals a lot about the industry. While the market for uranium has dropped as China, Germany, and Japan…
Read moreThe National Congress of American Indians adds its voice to that of the Assembly of First Nations in opposition to the pumping of Canadian Alberta Tar Sands oil across the…
Read moreIn the interactive online lesson plans titled American Indian Responses to Environmental Challenges, the National Museum of the American Indian examines how four tribes are recreating their future.
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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