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

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Defining the Enemy

Defining the Enemy

September 1, 2008

In Defining the Enemy for the Post-Cold War World, Jason A. Edwards examines rhetorical devices used to characterize enemy agents and global chaos. As Edwards observes, Most Americans have very…

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St. Scholatica's College in Manila, Philippines Supports and Encourages the Center for World Indigenous Studies

St. Scholatica’s College in Manila, Philippines Supports and Encourages the Center for World Indigenous Studies

September 1, 2008

Students at St. Scholatica’s College in Manila, Philippines discovered CWIS and wrote a letter of thanks. Click on the “more’ button for a pdf version of the letter.

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Celebrating Corporations and Culture

Celebrating Corporations and Culture

August 31, 2008

Bankers are celebrating a big corporate marriage today in Frankfurt. It is worth 9.8 billion euros (14.4 billion dollars). The deal is made between Germany’s second-largest and third-largest banks, Commerzbank…

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Healing the Earth

Healing the Earth

August 31, 2008

Raping the earth, like raping women, is an act of violence. Violent acts, in consumer society, are often mechanical reactions to other acts of violence; brutality begets brutality. Breaking the…

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Social Justice- A Matter of Life and Death

Social Justice- A Matter of Life and Death

August 30, 2008

“Social injustice is killing people on a grand scale,” acknowledges a World Health Organization (WHO) report just issued. The study is entitled “Closing the Gap in a Generation: Health Equity…

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Escaping the Corporate Narrative

Escaping the Corporate Narrative

August 28, 2008

Watching the Witness video on Real News recently, I was struck by the images of Fourth World people suffering brutal repression by Third World militaries. As stateless nations attempting to…

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Civil Disobedience/Protest In Biafraland

Civil Disobedience/Protest In Biafraland

August 28, 2008

Biafran people will embark on an organized “passive resistance” to highlight their self-determination quest and to protest the continued British Government connivance with the Nigerian Government in perpetuating genocide in…

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The Practice of Ethnic Cleansing

The Practice of Ethnic Cleansing

August 27, 2008

Genocide against tribal peoples involves more than just rape and murder. The practice of ethnic cleansing, for instance, entails forced removal of aboriginal nations from the lands and resources that…

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Melting-Pot Theory

Melting-Pot Theory

August 26, 2008

One hears progressives promoting the melting-pot theory of social organization even today, long after that theory has been shown to undermine cultural diversity. The human dignity at the root of…

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Assumption of Sanctity

Assumption of Sanctity

August 25, 2008

When indigenous peoples organize to protect their rights, they are characterized by mainstream media as rebels, secessionists or guerrillas. When the settlers organize to protect their privileges, they are characterized…

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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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