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Chief George Manuel Memorial Indigenous Library

CWIS Forms

September 21, 2017
Categories: News & Politics,

Includes a copy of a weekly timesheet, a travel voucher, cash expense voucher and CWIS labels

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Center for World Indigenous Studies Accomplishment Highlights 1984-1998

September 21, 2017
Categories: News & Politics,

A list of accomplishments by the Center for World Indigenous Studies including its creation and founding of Center for Traditional Medicine and the World Wide Web Virtual Library. Also includes…

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The ‘Ohana Introduces the Friends of Kaho’olawe, Kaho’olawe: Sacred Hawaiian Island Under Attack!

September 21, 2017
Categories: News & Politics,

Introduction paper about the Kaho’olawe people and their island. Following this introduction is a paper talking about the entire island of Kaho’olawe placed on national register of historic places and…

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Comprehensive Water Resource Planning

September 21, 2017
Categories: News & Politics,

A collection of policies concerning natural resources. Titles of policies include, The Chelan Agreement: a Partnership of Responsibilities, Tribal Natural Resource Policy, a graph of water use in Washington State…

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CWIS Notes Volume 3 Issue 1

September 21, 2017
Categories: News & Politics,

CWIS Notes is a newsletter that discusses issues of indigenous people all over the world. Some articles in this issue include titles such as Donations, Talented Students and Faculty Support…

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The Great Circle Of Justice: Restorative Justice Is Only Half Of The Story

September 21, 2017
Categories: News & Politics,

This is a critique of Western forms of justice that have been imposed on Indigenous People. Traditional Indigenous models of justice are encouraged to rebuild systems that work best for…

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First Nations, States of Canada and United Kingdom: Patriation of the Canadian Constitution

September 21, 2017
Categories: News & Politics,

Contents of this paper include subjects such as the indigenous position, British colonization, neo-colonial Canada, issues of territorial rights of nations, effects of Canadian neo-colonialism, rights of self-determination, Canadian independence…

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Bangladesh: Reprisal Killings of Tribal People in the Chittagong Hill Tracts in May 1989–an Update

September 21, 2017
Categories: News & Politics,

An report updating the status of the Chittagong Hill Tracts people since the brutal attacks in May of 1989. The attack was by non-tribal settlers in response to the killing…

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The Mapuche of Chile and the Threat of Law 2568

September 21, 2017
Categories: News & Politics,

This paper addresses this land decree law 2568 as a death certificate to the Mapuche people of Chile. Consequences of the law include human rights violations toward the Mapuche people….

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Tragedy Strikes at the Heart of the Indigenous Struggle in Nicaragua

September 21, 2017
Categories: News & Politics,

The General Coordinator of the MISURASATA gives an account of the ongoing struggle in Central America. There is a brief account of the history of the Indigenous people and how…

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