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For over 40 years, CWIS has been the leading indigenous peoples’ think tank ensuring that communities can safeguard their rights and resources.
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Chief George Manuel Library

The library was founded as a documents repository in 1979 in response to a resolution of the Conference of Tribal Governments.
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Volume 24, Number 1
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June 3, 2024
Stewardship and the Preservation of Life in the Tohono O’odham Haki:dag
Artby - Amy Eisenberg
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Traditional medicine is the “mother” of all medicine. More than 80% of the world’s population uses a form of traditional medicine to treat primary health.
Treating Diabetes

Engage in ancient and modern indigenous medicinal methods to prevent and treat diabetes.
Massage Project

This project strengthens the outreach and trains additional therapists to deliver more massage therapy for diabetes to underserved people in urban and rural indigenous areas.
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Searching for Capomo

Discover this extraordinary tree, known as Capomo, or the Breadnut, and all of its gifts. The seed is traditionally eaten as a food and roasted into cafe de capomo. Endemic...
Medical Massage for Diabetes

This project strengthens the outreach and trains additional therapists to deliver more massage therapy for diabetes to underserved people in urban and rural indigenous areas.
Salal, Cedar and Spruce: A Journey with Salish Plant and Medicine Traditions

Salal berries for digestive relief, Cedar tea to reduce fevers, and Spruce tips for nourishment and congestive relief… Traditional Salish foods and medicines are experiencing a revival in the Pacific...
Pathfinder: The Untold Story of “The Indian Business”

Pathfinder: The Untold Story of the “Indian Business” is a feature-length documentary currently in production about the “Fourth World’s” struggle for self-determination and overcoming bigotry and internalized traumas, told through...

Category: Artby - Jay Taber

Niger River Chevron Sabotage

Artby - Jay Taber

Niger River Chevron Sabotage

June 1, 2016

Explosive attacks and sabotage against Chevron have cut oil production in the Niger River Delta–one of the 10 most polluted places on earth–by 40%.

Addiction in Indian Country

Artby - Jay Taber

Addiction in Indian Country

June 1, 2016

Meth epidemic overwhelms Rosebud Indian Reservation.

Northern Basque Country

Artby - Jay Taber

Northern Basque Country

May 31, 2016

The first-ever all-Basque governing body in the history of the French Republic is expected to enter into operation 1 January, 2017.

Break Free Corruption

Artby - Jay Taber

Break Free Corruption

May 25, 2016

Read more about Break Free and the Corruption of Alternative Media.

Oil Export & White Supremacy

Artby - Jay Taber

Oil Export & White Supremacy

May 24, 2016

Oil Export & White Supremacy in Washington State. A Brief Synopsis.

Taking on Organized Racism

Artby - Jay Taber

Taking on Organized Racism

May 24, 2016

The challenge of leadership in the Pacific Northwest.

Making Things Work

Artby - Jay Taber

Making Things Work

May 24, 2016

There are many ways for Salish Sea residents to protect this marine estuary. Designer protests and vanity arrests are not among them. Read more here.

The Spectacle of Breaking Free

Artby - Jay Taber

The Spectacle of Breaking Free

May 16, 2016

Breaking Free from fossil fuels. The latest hoax from 350.

Netwar and the State of Israel

Artby - Jay Taber

Netwar and the State of Israel

May 13, 2016

The Occupation of the American Mind–a documentary about Israeli propaganda and the American political class–exposes the thought control exercised by US media over American citizens in understanding the sixty-eight years…

US v Native Peoples

Artby - Jay Taber

US v Native Peoples

May 11, 2016

The paradox of duel citizenship for American Indian tribal members caught in a legal system that is used as a weapon against them was the topic of discussion recently at…

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.