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

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Exercising Hereditary Governance

Exercising Hereditary Governance

November 10, 2009

The Gitxsan of northwest British Columbia propose an unusual solution to land claims.

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China’s Wild West Force in East Turkistan

China’s Wild West Force in East Turkistan

November 9, 2009

Uyghurs are a distinct people with their territories claimed by the Peoples’ Republic of China. They are largely practicing Muslims and speak their own language. For more than sixty years…

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KILLING JEWS FOR GERMAN HEALTH

KILLING JEWS FOR GERMAN HEALTH

November 8, 2009

Writing a book is the revenge of the intellectual said prominent American psychiatrist and distinguished professor Robert Jay Lifton smiling knowingly during yesterday’s premier of the documentary film “Killing Jews…

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The light footprint of indigenous west Mexico

The light footprint of indigenous west Mexico

November 8, 2009

Imagine if you will ships toweringly loaded with oyster shells and vessels traveling the Pacific Ocean carrying textiles, wood, ceramics and copper and tin and you might think such sights…

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Somewhere to Belong

Somewhere to Belong

November 7, 2009

There was a time in human history when political leaders attained such positions by proving themselves devoted to the protection and well-being of their people. One of my ancestors, Hugh…

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Afghan Life

Afghan Life

November 7, 2009

Enemies All Around As Afghan Chief Zazai observes, when the tribes were fighting the Russians, their friends were at their sides and the enemy was in front of them. Same…

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Chickens Home to Roost: The Climate is most Foul

Chickens Home to Roost: The Climate is most Foul

November 6, 2009

“If we don’t take urgent and ambitious action, the reality is that some small island developing states will not be around within a couple of decades – certainly not by…

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Barcelona Climate Talks Stalling

Barcelona Climate Talks Stalling

November 5, 2009

Nearly every month since September 2008 when states’ governments met in Bali to set the schedule for reaching a Climate Change Treaty agreement by 2009 representatives of states, corporations, non-governmental…

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Uninhabitable

Uninhabitable

November 2, 2009

Findings of Fact One of the findings of the UN Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict is that Israel not only destroyed everything above ground, but — by deliberately…

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Defining Moment

Defining Moment

October 31, 2009

War in Chile Intercontinental Cry reports on the escalating conflict between the Mapuche nation and the Chilean state over lands belonging to Mapuche but invaded by multinational corporations at the…

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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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