Vol. 13 No. 2 (2015)

Published January 1, 2015
Volume 13, Number 2

Contributors to this issue of the Fourth World Journal touch on the modern era of colonization from a variety of perspectives and intellectual angles. Of critical importance, each of the authors offers alternatives and processes for reversing the colonial impulse of the “Five Horsemen of the Apocalypse.”

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Applying Fourth World Diplomatic Knowledge and Implementing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Rudolph C. Rÿser, PhD (Author)
67-76
Fourth World knowledge systems vary widely but in the contemporary international environment nations may be seen as engaging neighboring nations, states and international institutions with ... more
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Fourth World Nations’ Collision with Capitalism in the United States
Dina Gilio-Whitaker (Author)
1-20
In broad strokes this study traces the history of capitalism’s merge with Fourth World nations in the United States as a tool of settler colonialism and as a “case study” for capitalism’s ... more
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Fourth World Peoples: Continuity, Philosophies, and Sources
Roberto Vela Córdova (Author)
21-28
This essay establishes a critical inspection of the notion of Fourth World as it pertains to its continuity in terms of historicity and cultural presence in the Americas. In doing so it argues ... more
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Towards Buddhist and Islamic Coexistence: Indigenous Thought as a Conduit for Conflict Transformation
Valérie E. Nguyen (Author)
29-55
This paper seeks to answer the question: “What optional steps may Rohingya leaders take to resolve their troubled relations with the Burmese government through conflict transformation and ... more
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Yup’ik-aaq Piyualriaruuq Qiaryigluni
Amy Eisenberg, Ph.D., Tan’iq, Larry Bartman (Author)
57-60
This article explores the life and work of Gust Bartman, a respected Yup'ik elder from Alaska. Bartman is known for his dedication to preserving the Yup'ik language and cultural heritage. Beyond ... more
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Fourth World Theory and State Collapse
Heidi G.Bruce (Author)
61-66
Fourth World theory anticipates the collapse of state systems and emergence of independent nations, advocating geopolitical reorganization to address climate change and other global crises. It ... more
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Book Review: Research for Indigenous Survival: Indigenous Research Methodologies in the Behavioral Sciences by Lori Lambert
Wilson Manyfingers (Author)
77-79
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Book Review: Decolonizing Indigenous Histories Exploring Prehistoric/Colonial Transitions in Archaeology by Maxine Oland, Siobhan M. Hart, and Liam Frink
Bertha Miller (Author)
81-83
This book review examines "Decolonizing Indigenous Histories: Exploring Prehistoric/Colonial Transitions in Archaeology," an anthology edited by Maxine Oland, Siobhan M. Hart, and Liam Frink. The ... more
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