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

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Forum for Global Exchange

March 7, 2011

Forum for Global Exchange features unique audio/visual talks and commentary by Fourth World scholars and activists. Take some time to browse the archives for inspiring and informative discussions about essential…

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Peace and Justice

March 6, 2011

Socialist icons like Nelson Mandela, Che Guevara, and Gerry Adams are deservedly honored for their devotion to advancing human rights, but lesser known figures like Bernadette Devlin play an equally…

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Expelled from Paradise

March 6, 2011

The video Conservation Refugees looks at the practice of expelling indigenous peoples from their ancestral homelands to make national parks devoid of humans. Begun in the United States in locations…

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Fourth World Journal

March 3, 2011

As a contributing editor of Fourth World Journal, I’ve had the pleasure of meeting fascinating scholars writing on topics and ideas unlikely to be encountered in any other medium. Their…

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CWIS Partners with UN Nairobi Work Program

CWIS Partners with UN Nairobi Work Program

March 3, 2011

The Center for World Indigenous Studies has been invited and has accepted to "partner" with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change under the Nairobi Work Program. The Nairobi…

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Mad Max Time

March 2, 2011

The collapse of the world economy is popularly attributed to deregulation of derivatives, but the breakdown of modern states has more to do with the unsustainable nature of societies built…

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3,000 ex-Biafran policemen to embark on hunger strike

March 2, 2011

Awka — No fewer than 3,000 ex-policemen, who served under the defunct Republic of Biafra have threatened to embark on indefinite hunger strike following the non-payment of their retirement benefit…

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Congratulations

March 1, 2011

Congratulations to Coast Salish Institute and Northwest Indian College on their efforts to build a repository of knowledge and culture with assistance from the National Endowment for the Humanities. When…

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Getting to the Roots: Causes of Deforestation

March 1, 2011

In just the same way that a healthy growing tree is rooted in deep and fertile soil, our efforts to restore the world’s forests should be rooted in a sound…

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Neutralizing Indigenous Sovereignty

February 28, 2011

As Rick Harp, editor of Media Indigena, notes, one way of neutralizing indigenous sovereignty is by undermining indigenous institutions. In the old days, that took the form of outlawing their…

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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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