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Reservation Status of Tribal Land Under Attack Before the U.S. Supreme Court

The opening brief in McGirt v. Oklahoma was filed with the U.S. Supreme Court on February 4, 2020. At issue is whether the State of Oklahoma can prosecute an enrolled member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation for crimes committed within the historical Creek reservation boundaries. Jimcy McGirt, who was convicted of crimes by the State, argued Oklahoma could not do...

Public Consultations of the I.D.B.'s Draft Environmental and Social Policy Framework

Consultas Públicas sobre el Borrador del Marco de Política Ambiental y Social del B.I.D.

Consultas Públicas sobre o Esboço do Quadro de Políticas Ambientais e Sociais do B.I.D.

SCOTUS to Hear Arguments Remotely in May on Reservation Status of Tribal Land in Oklahoma

On April 13, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court announced it will hear the oral arguments in ten cases by telephone conference on May 4,5,6,11,12, and 13. The Justices and counsel will participate on the call, and live audio feed is expected to be provided to the news media. The Court previously postponed the hearings in these cases due to the...

Letter to the O.A.S. Secretary General on Brazil's Violation of Indigenous Peoples' Human Rights in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic (EN)

Carta ao Secretário-Geral da O.E.A. sobre a violação dos direitos humanos dos povos indígenas por parte do Brasil no contexto da pandemia do COVID-19 (PT)

Letter to the U.N. Secretary General on Brazil's Violation of Indigenous Peoples' Human Rights in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic (EN)

Carta ao Secretário-Geral da O.N.U. sobre a Violação dos direitos humanos dos povos indígenas por parte do Brasil no contexto da pandemia do COVID-19 (PT)

Eighth Meeting of Negotiations in the Quest for Points of Consensus

Contains the latest version of the Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as of December 8, 2006. It includes latest version of Draft Declaration. In order to keep track of the process of preparing and negotiating the Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the working document for negotiations on the Draft Declaration is the latest...