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VAWA's Tribal Provisions Better Protect Native Women Locally
Dianne Millich, a member of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe in Colorado, already knows better than anyone about the importance of the tribal provisions in the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act, S. 1925, which was passed by the Senate with strong bipartisan support.
Indigenous Peoples Press for an OAS American Declaration
Indigenous leaders and state representatives left the recent 14th round of negotiations on the draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples with a sense of both frustration and urgency.
VAWA Reauthorization, S.1925, Passes Senate

Senate passes S. 1925, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act, by a 68-31 vote; tribal provisions remain intact
Bringing Indigenous Rights to Rio+20

Securing an approach to development which respects the rights and protects the livelihoods of the world’s indigenous peoples is one of the Center’s core goals. In March, Washington Office Director Armstrong Wiggins and staff members Gretchen Gordon and Karla General joined with indigenous...

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Senate Support for VAWA Reauthorization Reaches Critical Milestone -- Debate and Vote Expected Soon
Two critical bills now pending in Congress offer promise in the battle to end violence against Native women: S. 1763, the Stand Against Violence and Empower (SAVE) Native Women Act, introduced by Senator Akaka (D-HA), and S. 1925, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act, introduced by... read more
Briefing leaders on how to implement the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

President Barack Obama announced the United States’ support for the UN Declaration on the Right of Indigenous Peoples in 2010.  Native nations now have the opportunity to use the Declaration as the basis for defining a new era of federal Indian policy. The Center is...

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The Need for an American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

 
Securing Rights to Sacred Places with the UN Declaration

by Karla E. General* - The Declaration recognizes and affirms the rights of indigenous peoples to their cultural, religious, and spiritual practices, to have private access to sacred sites, as well as to maintain and strengthen their spiritual relationship with their...

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OAS to hold negotiations on draft American Declaration April 18-20
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BREAKING NEWS: VAWA Reauthorization Now Cosponsored By 60 Senators
BREAKING NEWS: VAWA Reauthorization Now Cosponsored By 60 Senators

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