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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 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
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.
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
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
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
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
Food Sovereignty, Indigenous Nutrition & Food Systems
Type: Collection
Abstract: 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,… 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
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
156 Fourth World Nations Suffered Genocide Since 1945: The Indigenous Uyghurs Case
Year: 2018
Member of: Dr. Rudolph C. Rÿser Writings
Publisher: Center for World Indigenous Studies
Description: OCRed blog essay from the CWIS 'Fourth World Geopolitics' series discussing cultural genocide against the Uyghurs and broader patterns of state-directed violence against Fourth World nations since 1945. The text references two figures (a map of Uyghuristan/Urumqi and a protest photograph), includes a historical discussion of Lemkin's definition from Axis Rule in Occupied Europe (… more