Center for World Indigenous Studies
Encyclopedia
The Center for World Indigenous Studies (CWIS) is a non-profit American
organization. It was founded in 1984 by Dr. Rudolph C. Ryser, Ph.D. (Cowlitz tribe
) and Chief George Manuel
(1929–1989, Shuswap nation) as an independent research and education organization. It began earlier as an unincorporated research and documentation clearing house in 1979 in response to calls by the Conference of Tribal Governments in the United States and the World Council of Indigenous Peoples
.
George Manuel, former chief of the National Indian Brotherhood/Assembly of First Nations
in Canada, was first to initiate global communication and coordination amongst indigenous peoples emerging from colonialism
. Through their formation of the World Council of Indigenous Peoples, he and Dr. Ryser laid the groundwork for indigenous fora and working groups within the UN.
Joe DeLaCruz
(1937–2000), chair of public policy at CWIS and former president of the National Congress of American Indians
, was once called the greatest American Indian leader of the twentieth century.
CWIS today is considered the premier indigenous think tank and archival repository serving the Fourth World
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
organization. It was founded in 1984 by Dr. Rudolph C. Ryser, Ph.D. (Cowlitz tribe
Cowlitz (tribe)
The Cowlitz are a group of Native American peoples from what is now western Washington state in the United States. The Cowlitz tribe actually consists of two distinct groups: the Upper Cowlitz, or Taidnapam, and the Lower Cowlitz, or Kawlic....
) and Chief George Manuel
George Manuel
George Manuel, OC was an Aboriginal leader in Canada. In the 1970s, he was chief of the National Indian Brotherhood .-Biography:...
(1929–1989, Shuswap nation) as an independent research and education organization. It began earlier as an unincorporated research and documentation clearing house in 1979 in response to calls by the Conference of Tribal Governments in the United States and the World Council of Indigenous Peoples
World Council of Indigenous Peoples
The World Council of Indigenous Peoples was a formal international body dedicated to having concepts of aboriginal rights accepted on a worldwide scale...
.
George Manuel, former chief of the National Indian Brotherhood/Assembly of First Nations
Assembly of First Nations
The Assembly of First Nations , formerly known as the National Indian Brotherhood, is a body of First Nations leaders in Canada...
in Canada, was first to initiate global communication and coordination amongst indigenous peoples emerging from colonialism
Colonialism
Colonialism is the establishment, maintenance, acquisition and expansion of colonies in one territory by people from another territory. It is a process whereby the metropole claims sovereignty over the colony and the social structure, government, and economics of the colony are changed by...
. Through their formation of the World Council of Indigenous Peoples, he and Dr. Ryser laid the groundwork for indigenous fora and working groups within the UN.
Joe DeLaCruz
Joe DeLaCruz
Joe DeLaCruz was a Native American leader in Washington, U.S., president for 22 years of the Quinault Tribe...
(1937–2000), chair of public policy at CWIS and former president of the National Congress of American Indians
National Congress of American Indians
The National Congress of American Indians is a American Indian and Alaska Native indigenous rights organization. It was founded in 1944 in response to termination and assimilation policies that the U.S. government forced upon the tribal governments in contradiction of their treaty rights and...
, was once called the greatest American Indian leader of the twentieth century.
CWIS today is considered the premier indigenous think tank and archival repository serving the Fourth World
Fourth World
Fourth World refers to a sub-population subjected to social exclusion in global society, or stateless and notably impoverished or marginalized nations.Fourth World may also refer to:...
.
See also
- AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples
- American Indian QuarterlyAmerican Indian QuarterlyAmerican Indian Quarterly is an academic journal devoted to the indigenous peoples of North and South America.-See also:*Journal of Indigenous Studies*AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples*Indigenous Law Centre...
- Indigenous Law CentreIndigenous Law CentreThe Indigenous Law Centre, part of the Law Faculty at the University of New South Wales develops and coordinates research, teaching and information services in the multi-disciplinary area of Indigenous peoples and the law...
- Journal of Aboriginal HealthJournal of Aboriginal HealthThe Journal of Aboriginal Health is a peer-reviewed journal on Aboriginal health published by the National Aboriginal Health Organization of Canada. Launched in 2004, JAH features articles from leading health scholars, academics and Aboriginal community members.JAH was designed with the intent to...
- Journal of Indigenous StudiesJournal of Indigenous StudiesThe Journal of Indigenous Studies was a multilingual, biannual, peer-reviewed academic journal. It was established in 1989 and was sponsored by the Gabriel Dumont Institute, a Métis-directed educational and cultural entity in Saskatoon , affiliated with the University of Regina...
- Native American studiesNative American StudiesNative American Studies is an interdisciplinary academic field that examines the history, culture, politics, issues and contemporary experience of Native peoples in North America, or, taking a hemispheric approach, the Americas...
- Oceania (journal)Oceania (journal)The Australian academic journal Oceania was founded in 1930. It publishes contributions in the field of social and cultural anthropology, and its primary regional orientation is to the peoples of Oceania, primarily comprising Australia, Melanesia, Polynesia, Micronesia and southeast Asia...
- Society for the Study of the Indigenous Languages of the AmericasSociety for the Study of the Indigenous Languages of the AmericasThe Society for the Study of the Indigenous Languages of the Americas is an international organization founded in 1981 devoted to the study of the indigenous languages of North, Central, and South America....