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Yakama Women at the Longhouse
Type: Digital
Year: 2026
Publisher: Fourth World Journal
Abstract: In this article Hailey Allen (Yakama) explores the role of traditional medicine among Yakama women as a vital expression of Indigenous knowledge and a fundamental aspect of Longhouse (Washat) cultural continuity. Referred to as the Seven Drums Religion, or Waashat and Washani, the Longhouse Religion of the Columbia Plateau, including the Yakama, is better understood as a spiritual way of life… more
Nomadic Tribes and the Integration of Health, Wellness, and Traditional Ecological Knowledge in India
Type: Digital
Year: 2026
Publisher: Fourth World Journal
Abstract: <p>This paper examines the intersection of health, wellness, and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) among nomadic and denotified tribes in India through a critical ethnographic and feminist lens. Drawing on fieldwork conducted with the Raika, Van Gujjar, and Sansi communities, the study highlights how these groups sustain culturally rooted health systems that are deeply embedded in… more
Dr. Rudolph C. Rÿser Writings
Type: Collection
Abstract: 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 Rÿser's published and unpublished writing. Contains both personal items such as his correspondence, unpublished articles and stories, published works, policy papers, speeches and legal documents. more
Indigenous Political Conflicts, Social Movements & Historical Processes
Type: Collection
Description: 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),… more
International Law, Indigenous Rights & Human Rights
Type: Collection
Abstract: 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… more
Indigenous Health, Traditional Medicine & Community Wellbeing
Type: Collection
Abstract: 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… more
Indigenous Knowledge, Culture & Epistemologies
Type: Collection
Description: 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… more
Indigenous Economies, Development & Public Administration
Type: Collection
Description: 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.
Indigenous Rights, Self-Determination & Governance
Type: Collection
Abstract: 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… more
Climate Change, Biodiversity & Indigenous Environmental Justice
Type: Collection
Abstract: 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… more
Nation-States, Indigenous Nations, and the Great Lie
Year: 1984
Member of: Dr. Rudolph C. Rÿser Writings
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Description: Analytical essay on nation-state policies toward Indigenous nations in the United States, Canada, Nicaragua, and Chile. Introduces the concept of "the great lie" to describe state strategies of assimilation and control, with attention to legal, political, and educational mechanisms, resource exploitation, and the erosion of Indigenous governance. References Indigenous communities… more
Neo-Termination and the Reagan Administration: U.S. Assimilation Policy with a New Label
Year: 1982
Member of: Dr. Rudolph C. Rÿser Writings
Description: Typewritten policy analysis on National Congress of American Indians letterhead, dated August 4, 1982, authored by Rudolph C. Ryser. The document reviews U.S. policies from the Termination Era (1947–1962) through the Self-determination period and outlines an "incrementalism" strategy attributed to the Office of Management and Budget in the mid-1970s. It includes section headers, page… more
Toward the Coexistence of Nations and States
Year: 1993
Member of: Dr. Rudolph C. Rÿser Writings
Publisher: Center for World Indigenous Studies
Description: Typed remarks delivered in conjunction with the Moscow Conference on Indigenous Peoples' Rights (September 13–18, 1993), articulating a framework for coexistence between nations and states and proposing a Congress of Nations and States grounded partly in Geneva Conventions Protocols I and II. The document includes a 1993 CWIS copyright notice and contact information for the Center for World… more
Collapsing States and Re-emerging Nations: The Rise of State Terror, Terrorism and Crime as Politics
Year: 1995
Member of: Dr. Rudolph C. Rÿser Writings
Description: Draft paper dated August 3, 1995, authored by Rudolph C. Ryser and prepared for the Los Alamos Historical Society symposium "The End of the Second World War and its Aftermath" (University of New Mexico–Los Alamos, August 13–16, 1995). The document analyzes state collapse, nationalism, and the evolution of state and non-state terrorism in the post–World War II era, citing numerous… more
The World Bank's New Indigenous Policy: A Change in International Economic Development Strategies
Year: 1982
Member of: Dr. Rudolph C. Rÿser Writings
Description: An essay reviewing the World Bank's first comprehensive policy on tribal peoples (1982), with background on the Bank's governance, lending practices, and links to international financial systems. It details the policy's goals, operational procedures, and potential outcomes, and discusses risks of assimilation versus Indigenous leverage in project contexts. Includes a bibliography… more