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

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Preventing Disease

May 15, 2011

The Batwa of Uganda are thought to be the oldest tribal people on the planet, but their eviction from their homeland forests has caused many problems in their health and…

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Eyes on the Prize

May 14, 2011

Not all Nobel Peace Prize winners are warmongers like Henry Kissinger and Barack Obama. Some, like Rigoberta Menchu, actually earn the prize. Menchu, a noted Mayan activist, will run for…

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Clean Water Clean Air

May 13, 2011

When I first encountered the Wise Use Movement — corporate funded vigilantism against environmentalists — it was just after CBS 60 Minutes aired its September 20, 1992 program Clean Water,…

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Indigenous Energy Summit

May 12, 2011

June 27-29 in Niagara Falls, Ontario, the Assembly of First Nations will host the International Indigenous Summit on Energy and Mining. Emphasizing the link between sustainability, sovereignty, and solidarity, AFN…

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Tearing Down the Wall

May 11, 2011

As we head toward the likely recognition of a Palestinian state by the UN this fall, the imminent opening of Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt signals an end…

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International Brigades

May 10, 2011

International brigades that joined the fight against fascism in 1930s Spain have had a lasting effect as role models. So much so that anarchists and socialists today often adopt their…

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Alba

May 10, 2011

With recent wins by the Scottish National Party, a referendum on independence from the UK is a certainty. London says it will not interfere.

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Repercussions

May 9, 2011

As illustrated by the infographic Degrees of Disaster, the current global consumption of oil has reached 87.8 million barrels per day, 1 million of which is consumed by the US…

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Lia Pootah

May 8, 2011

Tasmanian Aboriginal culture is a heritage that extends through three ice ages. As a result of missionaries and governments that knew an extinct race solves all problems of land alienation,…

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Tribalism Revisited

May 7, 2011

Perusing the archived documents on my Scribd account recently, I noticed my essay on Tribalism is clearly the most popular, followed by Prepared to Lead and Walking Around Ideas. As…

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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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