Crow ask Obama to Support Indigenous Peoples
Missoulian article. Crow Tribal Chairman Carl Venne asks the presidential candidate to commit to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples during recent visit.
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United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Indian Law Resource Center Fights for Indigenous Rights
Indian Country Today. BILLINGS, Mont. - ''Why didn't they vote for the basic rights of Indian people? What's up with that?'' Valerie Taliman asked, referring to the only four countries with sizable indigenous populations - Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States - that voted against the U.N.'s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Executive Summary of the Report of the Working Group on Indigenous Peoples
Report submitted to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) on December 11, 2007 as part of a national report by NGOs.
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Declaration Adoption Marks the End of the First Step
Indian Country Today. On September 13, 2007 the UN General Assembly adopted the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
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United Nations Moves to Adopt Indigenous Declaration.
http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/archive/28144809.html
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Indian Country Today. After more than 30 years of negotiations and deliberation, the United Nations General Assembly adopts the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.</p>
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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.
United States Opposes Declaration on Native Rights.
http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/archive/28153349.html
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Indian Country Today. Delegations meet at the United Nations General Assembly in New York to await the decision on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.</p>
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Human Rights Council Resolution 2006/2 - Forwarding the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples to the General Assembly
Human Rights Council resolution forwarding the UN Declaration to the General Assembly.
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Statement before the United Nations Human Rights Council (Robert T. Coulter)
Geneva Switzerland June 27, 2006
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Indigenous Rights Declaration moves to Human Rights Council
Indian Country Today. The UN Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples moves from the UN Commission on Human Rights to the newly formed Human Rights Council, to consider adopting the Draft Declaration.
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U.N. Negotiations on Indigenous Rights Wrap up for Now (Indian Country Today)
Indian Country Today. Recent negotiations for the UN Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples comes to a close after a majority agreement.
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Indigenous Human Rights Negotiations Progress
Indian Country Today. Indigenous delegations make progress in the most recent round of negotiations for the UN Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
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