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

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New Axis of Bigotry

New Axis of Bigotry

April 7, 2009

Bruce Wilson examines the emerging coalition behind Christian theocracy in the United States. Multi-ethnic, multi-racial, and highly-motivated, the new axis of bigotry — mobilized to achieve religious supremacy in government…

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Keeping Identity

Keeping Identity

April 6, 2009

In A Writer’s House in Wales, Welsh historian Jan Morris asks, “Will cultural autonomy be enough to enable a people to keep its identity, or must there be political autonomy…

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Shocking New Marriage Law Oppressing Women Withdrawn in Afghanistan

Shocking New Marriage Law Oppressing Women Withdrawn in Afghanistan

April 5, 2009

Justifying marital rape. Forcing wives’ to have sexual intercourse at least every fourth night and allowing them to leave the house only with their husbands’ permission. This new law just…

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Double Dip

Double Dip

April 5, 2009

Looting with Obama The Washington Post unveils the latest scheme by the Obama Administration to help their private equity friends evade regulation and avoid accountability to Congress for the taxpayer-funded…

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American Landscape

American Landscape

April 4, 2009

Inherent Sacredness Mandan-Hidatsa law professor Ray Cross discusses the inherent sacredness of the American landscape, and how acknowledging that relationship today portends the possibility of a healthier, stronger America in…

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Traditional Culture

Traditional Culture

April 3, 2009

Essential Values Salish Indian speaker Joyce Silverthorne discusses maintaining essential values of traditional culture in today’s world.

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Indian Killers

Indian Killers

April 1, 2009

Sherman Alexie spoke recently at Cornell about how tribal enrollment policies, historically dictated by the US government, have divided (and conquered) American Indians. As yet another tool in the federal…

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Destruction of Generosity

Destruction of Generosity

March 31, 2009

One of the lesser-known stories of the North American experience is the systematic destruction of generosity by the new colonial powers known as Canada and the United States. As part…

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Communications in Conflict

Communications in Conflict

March 30, 2009

Fighting for Our Lives Before November 30, 1999, most people in the world had no idea what the World Trade Organization (WTO) was or did. The anti-globalization special forces changed…

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US set to work with Pashtunistan

US set to work with Pashtunistan

March 28, 2009

US President Barack Obama announced in sweeping terms a subtle policy switch that may well lead to a near-term settlement of the conflict in Afghanistan/Pakistan where the al Qaeda organization…

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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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