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List of Collections

  • Dr. Rudolph C. Rÿser Writings

    One of a kind collection of Dr. Rÿser's published and unpublished writing. Contains both personal items such as his correspondence, unpublished articles and stories, published works, policy papers, speeches and legal documents

  • Indigenous Rights, Self-Determination & Governance

    Materials on Indigenous sovereignty, self-government, treaties, political autonomy, and governance systems. Sub-themes include: Self-Determination & Indigenous Governance, Indigenous Sovereignty & Treaties, and Tribal Governance & Self-Government. Example documents include items by the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), Self-Governance Initiative: Negotiation and Evaluation Records, the Quinault River Treaty, and documents by the Congress of Nations & States (CNS).

  • Indigenous Political Conflicts, Social Movements & Historical Processes

    This collection is focused on political conflicts, resistance movements, repression, colonial and post-colonial historical processes. Sub-themes include Indigenous Political Conflicts, Anti-Indigenous Movements & Political Repression, and Indigenous Resistance & Social Movements. Examples include documents by the Popular Sandinista Revolution and Miskito-Sumo-Rama Conflicts (Nicaragua), Chittagong Hill Tracts Conflict, Bangladesh, Anti-Indian Movement, Anti-Indian Movement on the Tribal Frontier, and Land, Politics, and Bigotry Conference Records.

  • International Law, Indigenous Rights & Human Rights

    Topics include international treaties, UN mechanisms, tribunals, genocide prevention, and global Indigenous rights law. Sub-themes include Indigenous Rights – United Nations & International Law, International Tribunals & Crimes Against Indigenous Peoples, and Human Rights & Genocide Prevention. Example documents include items by the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII), UN Working Group on Indigenous Rights, The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), International Covenant on the Rights of Indigenous Nations, Inter-American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Nations International Criminal Tribunal (NICT), and the Russell Tribunal on Indigenous Rights.

  • Climate Change, Biodiversity & Indigenous Environmental Justice

    This collection is focused on climate change, biodiversity, land rights, fisheries, water, environmental governance, and territorial protection. Sub-themes include Climate Change & Indigenous Peoples, Biodiversity & Biocultural Rights, Environmental Justice & Indigenous Lands, and Natural Resources, Fisheries & Water Rights. An example are items by the Quinault Forestry Development Program.

  • Indigenous Health, Traditional Medicine & Community Wellbeing

    Topics include traditional medicine, trauma, mental health, chronic illness, community-based health and healing systems. Sub-themes include Indigenous Health & Community Wellbeing, Traditional Medicine & Healing Systems, Community Trauma & Mental Health and Chronic Disease & Indigenous Health. Examples are documents by and/and about Community Trauma – Study on Community Trauma in Western Mexico, Healing Our Spirits Worldwide – World Indigenous Health Conference, Clinical Research & Interventions (Massage Therapy, Polarity Therapy), Massage Therapy for Indigenous Women of Cabo Corrientes, Women's Traditional Medicine, Herbal Medicine, Diabetes and Chronic Illness, and the American Indian Family Caregiver Project.

  • Food Sovereignty, Indigenous Nutrition & Food Systems

    Focus is on traditional foods, fisheries, nutrition, agriculture, and Indigenous food sovereignty initiatives. Sub-themes include Food Sovereignty & Indigenous Nutrition, Traditional Foods & Medicines, and Indigenous Agriculture & Fisheries. Example of included documents are those by and/ or about Muckleshoot Food Sovereignty, Food Sovereignty – Research on Oolichan Oil, Seal Oil and Whale Oil, Traditional Foods and Medicines Trainings for Chronic Disease Prevention, and Quinault Fishing / QPAP Fishing.

  • Indigenous Knowledge, Culture & Epistemologies

    Collection focus is Indigenous knowledge systems, epistemologies, cultural rights, intellectual property, biopiracy, and heritage. Sub-themes include Indigenous Knowledge & Epistemologies, Cultural Rights & Intellectual Property, and Biopiracy & Indigenous Knowledge Protection. Example documents include those by and/or about: Indigenous Epistemologies, Biopiracy and Indigenous Intellectual Property / Coalition Against Biopiracy, and Celtic-American Indian International Historical Symposium.

  • Indigenous Economies, Development & Public Administration

    Main topics are tribal economies, taxation, development policy, governance, public administration and institutional strengthening. Sub-themes include Tribal Economies & Taxation, Indigenous Economic Development, and Good Governance & Public Administration. Examples include documents by and/or about the Tribal Taxation Project and the World Bank Group and Indigenous Land Policies.

  • Generations of Knowledge Project

    Brief description of this collection and what visitors will find here.

  • Fourth World Journal

    Brief description of this collection and what visitors will find here.

  • Fourth World Atlas Project

    Brief description of this collection and what visitors will find here.

  • Good Government Research Group

    Brief description of this collection and what visitors will find here.

  • Cultural Rights Project ( Provisional Government of Ezidikhan)

    Brief description of this collection and what visitors will find here.

  • The Nuclear Waste Project

    Brief description of this collection and what visitors will find here.