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2022 Summer Program on Indigenous Peoples' Rights and Policy, 19 May-11 June 2022, NOW OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS
Friday, October 8, 2021
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY’s Institute for the Study of Human Rights and the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race are glad to inform you that we are now accepting applications for the 2022 International Summer Program on Indigenous Peoples' Rights and Policy (ISSP). This program also enjoys the cooperation of the University of Auckland (New Zealand) and the University of British Columbia (Canada).
Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2021: What can Columbia do better?
by Elsa Stamatopoulou*
Wednesday, October 6, 2021

We are very glad that Columbia now celebrates Indigenous Peoples’ Day. The University has followed the appeal of Native American students and numerous other students, faculty and staff over the years asking for this Day to be honored. The celebration of the Day is a clear trend among various other universities as well as cities and states in this country.

History of the Day

Alumni Highlight
Monday, October 4, 2021
Alum Trisha Mukherjee, CC '21, co-created the podcast People • Place • Power with Benjamin Swift (Colorado College).
Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Indigenous Peoples’ Rights: an account of 10 months of life and next cycle
Tuesday, August 31, 2021

The Massive Open Online Course on Indigenous Peoples’ Rights prepared by the Institute for the Study of Human Rights thanks to a Provost’s award just completed its first cycle after 10 months (November 2020 to August 2021). The course was created in collaboration with Indigenous experts from around the world as well as Columbia’s CTL team.

 

9 AUGUST 2021: INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE WORLD'S INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
Thursday, August 5, 2021

On the occasion of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, the Indigenous Peoples' Rights Program of the Institute for the Study of Human Rights pays tribute to the struggles of the Indigenous Peoples for dignity, justice and human rights and stands in solidarity with Indigenous human rights defenders.

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