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This Special Collection is intended to provide information and resources on how to use international advocacy in our work to end violence against Native women and girls. In addition to tribal, state, and federal resources, international law and procedures offer American Indian and Alaska Native women additional advocacy opportunities to raise global awareness about the epidemic of violence against indigenous...
Abril 26, 2018 | Durante la 48ª Asamblea General de la Organización de Estados Americanos, representantes de Pueblos y Comunidades Indígenas no necesitarán pasar por el proceso de registro para las Organizaciones de Sociedad Civil (OSC). Los representantes de Pueblos Indígenas solo deberán enviar un correo electrónico al Secretario General de la OEA indicando su interés en asistir y los...
Tribes are governmental and political entities, not racial groups. This is a principle embedded in U.S. law from the very beginning and explicitly recognized by the Supreme Court in Morton v. Mancari in 1977. This is the law of the land. Concerningly, however, reports in recent weeks indicate that the Department of Health and Human Services is now denying tribes’...
June 3, 2018Brooklyn RiveraAmerican Council of Indigenous PeoplesWashington, D.C.( Español) Secretary General, Ambassadors and Distinguished Guests of the Organization of American States. Thank you for this opportunity to address you on behalf of the Indigenous Peoples and Nations Coalition here today. We believe there are several important steps the OAS must take toward securing Indigenous rights and advancing implementation of...
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Statement by Armstrong Wiggins OAS Inter-American Week for Indigenous Peoples Washington, D.C. – August 10, 2018 Español Madam/Mister Chair, Ambassadors, Distinguished Guests of the Organization of American States, Indigenous Leaders and Representatives of Indigenous Governments: My name is Armstrong Wiggins. I am a Miskito Indian from the Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua, and today I speak in my capacity as the...
August 15, 2018 Helena, Montana ̶ Indian Law Resource Center was recently awarded a $5,000 grant from the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community for the Center's work to pursue legal strategies and educational initiatives aimed at improving safety in Alaska Native villages and access to justice for women and girls. “Alaska Native women suffer the highest rates of forcible sexual assault...
October 15, 2018 | Helena, MT “It is outrageous that American Indian and Alaska Native women are 2.5 times more likely to be sexually assaulted or raped than other women in the United States and the fact that United States law continues to fail them day after day and decade after decade is the worst type of discrimination.” said Christopher...
March 8, 2017 | The actions and statements of the federal Administration have already done serious harm to the rights, interests, and sacred sites of many Indian nations, and they have raised serious concerns that the Administration may abandon or change some of the most important legal principles supporting the United States’ trust responsibility. The Administration has also called into...
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