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

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Community Radio

March 16, 2011

Pedro Flores reports on how community radio in the Mexican state of Guerrero is helping the autonomous communities there prevent the invasion of transnational mining companies supported by the Mexican…

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Jokkmokk 2011

March 16, 2011

After the failure of the 2009 Copenhagen climate summit, local and regional solutions are growing in importance. At Jokkmokk Winter Conference 2011, solutions for a sustainable future in arctic and…

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The Runner

March 15, 2011

Western Sahara and Palestine share three essential commonalities: they are both indigenous nations, they both speak Arabic, and they both remain militarily occupied by foreign powers dependent on support from…

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US Intertribal Climate Change Policy Released

March 14, 2011

This is a "white paper" prepared by several American Indian Governments and several inter-tribal organizations entitled: "A Tribal White Paper on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation" August 2009. It was…

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Nosotras Mujeres Guerreras

March 13, 2011

We Women Warriors film documentary follows three indigenous women of the Colombian Andes defending their peoples’ autonomy.

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Spirit Bears

March 11, 2011

SPOIL, the film of the Great Bear Rainforest, the Gitga’at First Nation, and the spirit bears of British Columbia, is now available for viewing free online. Enjoy forty-four minutes of…

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Devil in Details

March 11, 2011

Marine Reserves, like biosphere reserves and other officially protected areas, are popularly associated with conservation of the environment, and thus widely supported. But in today’s world, forty years down the…

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Mengele Syndrome

March 10, 2011

Indian Country Today recounts deadly U.S. Government medical experiments on Blacks and Native Americans, at home and abroad, without their consent. As noted, today those unethical studies are more likely…

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Between Crisis and Catastrophe

March 9, 2011

Intercontinental Cry reports on the Wixarika Declaration against mining in the ceremonial center of Wirikuta, San Luis Potosi, Mexico. As the traditional authorities state, “We convoke the whole world to…

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Smoke and Mirrors

March 9, 2011

Larry Powell of The Dominion reports on ethical investing in Canada. Also known as socially responsible investing, the concept is designed to make socially conscious individuals and organizations comfortable with…

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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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