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President Obama met with Indian leaders on November 5th, and promised the over 400 in attendance that he would make sure First Americans, along with all Americans, get the opportunities they deserve. "The first step should be a commitment by the Administration to respect and promote our most fundamental rights as Indian nations and individuals - something that the United States has refused to do up to now by refusing to endorse the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples," says Lucy Simpson, a senior staff attorney with the Center. Listen to Lucy's full reaction to the White House Tribal Nations Conference. Joe Kennedy, chairman of the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe of the Western Shoshone Nation, who attended the meeting with the President also shares his thoughts. (More...) |
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| Inter-American Commission on Human Rights hears about human rights abuses stemming from IIRSA | ||
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Center attorney Leonardo Crippa, joined by Indian leaders from Peru, Bolivia and Brazil, testified earlier this week before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights about a series of development initiatives in South America that is putting indigenous peoples at risk. Today, South American governments and multilateral development banks, such as the Inter-American Development Bank, are promoting the economic integration of all South America through a massive web of interconnected projects. (More...)
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| Oil and gas development threatens environment at Fort Belknap | ||
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The first natural gas ever produced on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation flowed to market earlier this year, and more oil and gas development is on the horizon for this north-central Montana Indian community. While natural resource development could provide a much-needed boost to the local economy, if left unchecked it threatens to undo the decades of work the Assiniboine and Gros Ventre Tribes have invested in cleaning up their lands and waters that were destroyed by previous resource extraction. (More...)
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| Dates set for further negotiations on the Draft American Declaration | ||
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Negotiations on the draft American Declaration are scheduled to start up again in November. The negotiation meetings will be the first to take place since President Obama took office, leaving many indigenous rights supporters eager to see if and when the new administration will abolish the Bush-era refusals to participate in the Declaration negotiations. The Working Group charged with preparing the draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples will resume negotiations on November 30 through Dec 2. The session, the Twelfth Meeting of Negotiations in the Quest for Points of Consensus, will be the first negotiations held since 2007, and the first of what will likely be two negotiation sessions that will take place before the General Assembly meets in Peru in June 2010.
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| Now online: Using international advocacy to help end violence against Native Women | ||
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The Indian Law Resource Center, in coordination with the NCAI Task Force on Violence Against Native Women, has launched a series of new web pages on how to use international advocacy to end violence against Native women.
Join our campaign to educate the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. |
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| Fellowship, Intern and Staff News | ||
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FELLOWS AND INTERNS: The Center, committed to developing and encouraging new talent in the fields of Indian law and international human rights law, hosted seven extraordinary interns over the past year. Take a look at the women who made important contributions to our work to secure justice for indigenous peoples! (More...) APPLICATION DEADLINE: Applications to the Center's Fellowship program are being accepted through November 14. (More...) NEW STAFF: The Center is pleased to welcome three new staff members: Juanita Cabrera-Lopez, Barbara Anthony, and Ginny Underwood. (More...) |
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Issue 3 2009
All Indigenous Notes Newsletters
All Our Projects
United StatesThe Indian Law Resource Center is writing a one-of-a-kind handbook for conservationists that will help build collaboration between...
Helping Indian leaders initiate, win, and implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples has been an important part of...
Securing Land Ownership Rights for Indigenous Communities in Mexico and Central and South America – Indian tribes in Mexico and in Central and...
Historically, Brazil has served as a model demonstrating the potential for reducing deforestation by strengthening indigenous peoples’ legal land...
The Indian Law Resource Center is pleased to support LAND OF THE BRAVE - Broken Treaty III, a sequel to the acclaimed BROKEN TREATY AT...
Our Law Reform project is directed at increasing understanding and support for the sovereign rights of Indian and Alaska Native nations and assisting...
In Guatemala, extractive industry and conservation projects are threatening the special relationship the indigenous peoples have with their lands and...
Multilateral development banks (MDBs) and some national development banks play a central role in the approval of large-scale development projects,...
The Center has a long history of environmental advocacy in Alaska. Over the years, the Center has continued to help Alaska Native nations and...
As part of global climate negotiations, the world’s leaders recognized that deforestation is one of the leading causes of climate change, and...
The Rapa Nui people are the original inhabitants of Rapa Nui Island, commonly known as “Easter Island.” The island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean...
In the United States, violence against indigenous women has reached unprecedented levels on tribal lands and in Alaska Native villages. More than 4...
On June 15, 2016, after nearly 30 years of advocacy and negotiation, the Organization of American States (OAS) adopted the American Declaration on...
The Center's best known work is our 30 years of organizing and advocacy to win adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous...
An example of the unfairness of federal law and the injustice of federal administrative action to Indian tribes is the recent treatment of the...
On September 22 and 23, 2014, the United Nations held the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples in order to share perspectives and best practices on...