Nongovernmental Organizations
Center for World Indigenous Studies
“The Center for World Indigenous Studies (CWIS) is an independent, non-profit [U.S. 501(c)(3)] research and education organization dedicated to wider understanding and appreciation of the ideas and knowledge of indigenous peoples and the social, economic and political realities of indigenous nations.”
Eyapaha Institute
“Eyapaha Institute is a 501 c (3) non-profit corporation based in Los Angeles under the leadership and guidance of Floyd Red Crow Westerman. The Institute's goal is to speak out to address racism, discrimination, depredation and genocide of Indigenous Peoples the world over through the development, production and distribution of audio visual and multi-media entertainment products grounded in American Indian culture and tradition, with a strong emphasis on historical documentation, oral tradition and language recovery, education and grass roots community development, health and wellness.”
Dakota – Lakota – Nakota Human Rights Advocacy Coalition
“The Dakota/Lakota/Nakota Human Rights Advocacy Coalition (DLN) is a traditional grassroots Oyate movement for the protection of our Red Nations' treaties and human rights. We stand with the Traditional Treaty Councils and Elders on our inherent rights as indigenous peoples.”
“The Dakota/Lakota/Nakota Human Rights Advocacy Coalition is chartered on the Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation in south-central South Dakota. Our members are volunteer American Indian activists and activists for American Indian issues involved in advocating for integrated human, civil, legal, and indigenous rights, and social justice for traditional Dakota/Lakota/Nakota People. In addition to advocating in these matters, DLN is dedicated to providing solutions to Indian families who face hardship within reservation and border communities.”
“This website is dedicated to (a) DLN Human Rights Advocacy (b) the dissemination of DLN news to DLN peoples and others, and (c) to educating and informing non-indigenous individuals on the facts concerning indigenous peoples in general, and the DLN in specific, as regards a genocidal agenda which has exterminated millions and continues to threaten extermination both culturally and physically. The content of the website and its links are intended to familiarize with a variety of relevant issues.”
DLN Issues: The Selling of Indian Culture
Related Issues: United Nations
Related Issues: International Indigenous Rights