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U.S. State Department Consultations on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Briefing paper written by the National Congress of American Indians, Native American Rights Fund, and the Indian Law Resource Center on the U.S. State Department Consultations on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

NCAI endorses UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Coulter urges action at the OAS

Indian Country Today article. National Congress of American Indians passed a "resolution supporting the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, urging endorsement from State and Federal governments."

Issue 2, 2008

  • Native Land Law Project aims to reform unjust laws
  • The People's Summit gives voice to Indigenous rights
  • Presidential candidates pledge to honor Native rights
  • Scant Progress on the OAS Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
  • United Nations Permanent Forum
  • Innu Nation: No compensation, no hydroelectric project

Using International Human Rights Mechanisms to Promote and Protect Rights of Indian Nations and Tribes in the United States

By Robert T. Coulter, Executive Director, Indian Law Resource Center. Revised and updated by Lucy R. Simpson Staff Attorney, Indian Law Resource Center.

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