世界原住民研究中心是一個獨立的、非營利的研究和教育組織。該中心致力於使人們能更廣泛的理解和賞識原住民的思想理念以及有關原住民族的社會、經濟和實際政治。該中心因第四世界的主導以書寫和口述透過文學的出版和發行，來促進人們之間的了解。該中心的重要目標之一就是建立部落與國家之間的合作以及國際關係。

The Center for World Indigenous Studies (CWIS) is an independent, non-profit 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.
The Center fosters better understanding between peoples through the publication and distribution of literature written and voiced by leading contributors from Fourth World Nations. An important goal of CWIS is to establish cooperation between nations and to democratize international relations between nations and between nations and states.