Across Indigenous communities, women are the heart of traditional medicine. The Fourth World Journal invites submissions that honor their healing knowledge, resilience, and leadership. Share your research, reflections, or community-based experiences by August 1, 2025.
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Indigenous knowledge holders and community members have actively resisted global biopiracy through international diplomacy. After over 20 years of strategic, resilient, and effective political engagement, Indigenous peoples have achieved a monumental first step toward protecting their IP from biopiracy and bioprospecting: the GRATK (Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge) treaty, adopted by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in May of 2024.
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Post-Colonial Violence, Indigenous Women, and Traditional Medicine The relationship between violence against Indigenous women and traditional medicine is deeply rooted in historical, cultural, and systemic forces. Across many Indigenous nations,…
Read moreAs might be expected the tangible, educational successes borne from the implementation of indigenous knowledge has again slammed into bigoted, legislative and judicial barriers in a settler state (United States…
Read moreSifting through the multitude of journals, articles, and blogs that emphasize the entanglement of challenges humans find themselves in with regards to the globalized food system can feel daunting: a…
Read moreA 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…
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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