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Since the of the adoption of the American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (ADRIP) on June 15, 2016, the Organization of American States (OAS) has outlined steps toward advancing the promises in the declaration. Last June, the OAS adopted a Plan of Action with the mission to promote policies to ensure that indigenous peoples in the Americas enjoy...
During the 62 nd session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, indigenous experts called for action to fix a legal system that too often leaves Native women, particularly those in rural America, unprotected from violence and sexual assault. The March 19 panel, part of the NGO-CSW62 Forum, took place along with a screening of select scenes from...
The Center’s Safe Women, Strong Nation project works to educate partners and advocates on opportunities to create systemic change through advocacy in the United Nations. In February, Chris Foley, Center attorney, provided the National Congress of American Indians’ Task Force on Violence Against Native Women with an update on using international mechanisms to press the United States to live up...
The Tlingit, Haida, Aleut, and Tsimpsian peoples of the Sitka Tribe of Alaska are fighting to protect Pacific herring in Sitka Sound. Pacific herring roe has long been an important food source and cultural mainstay of Native peoples of southeast Alaska. Pacific herring is also a key food source for many species in the marine ecosystem, including commercially prized salmon...
(New York, NY) — Indigenous experts called for action during a March 19, 2018, panel to fix a legal system that too often leaves Native women in rural America unprotected from violence and sexual assault. The discussion included a screening of select scenes from Wind River, a feature film written and directed by Taylor Sheridan, that tackles the subjects of...
Indigenous delegations make progress in the most recent round of negotiations for the UN Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
On July 5, 2013, Hanna Harris, a member of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, was reported missing by her family in Lame Deer, Montana. When her body was found five days later, she had been raped and murdered. “Too often in Indian country and Alaska Native villages indigenous women are disappearing and nothing is done,” says Jana Walker, director of the...
Congressional Updates New Amber Alert law for tribal lands honors slain Navajo girl | April 17, 2018 Senate Resolution would designate a 2018 National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women | March 21, 2018 Highlights of Key Pending Legislation relating to violence against indigenous women | November 11, 2017 National Day of Awareness of Missing and Murdered...
April 17, 2018 | The Ashlynne Mike AMBER Alert for Indian Country Act, Public Law No. 115-166, was signed into law on April 13, 2018. The legislation was introduced by Senator McCain (R-AZ) in 2017. The new law allows tribes to develop and integrate tribal Amber Alerts systems into state AMBER Alert systems and makes tribes, not just states, possible...
Español April 26, 2018 | During the Organization of States (OAS) 48th General Assembly, representatives of Indigenous Peoples and Communities will not need to go through the registration process for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs). Indigenous Peoples representatives will only need to send an email to the OAS Secretary General indicating their interest in attending, and specifying the names of up...