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Indian Country Today article. National Congress of American Indians passed a "resolution supporting the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, urging endorsement from State and Federal governments."
Chief Karl Hill's Opening Statement of the Indigenous Peoples Caucus at the Special Meeting of the Working Group to Prepare the Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Washington, D.C., December 9-12, 2008 Ambassador Jorge Reynaldo Cuadros, Dr. Luis Toro of the Department of International Law, Maria Juliana Ruiz, Committee Secretary, Isabel Madariaga of the Inter-American Commission on...
Declaración de Apertura del Conclave de Pueblos Indígenas Sesión Especial del Grupo de Trabajo encargado de la Elaboración del Proyecto de Declaración Americana sobre los Derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas Washington DC, 9-12 de Diciembre de 2008 Embajador Jorge Reynaldo Cuadros, Dra. Luis Toro del Departamento de Derecho Internacional, Maria Juliana Ruiz, Secretaria de Comité, Isabel Madariaga de la Comisión...
Orion magazine November/December 2008 issue. The Onondaga Nation of central New York proposes a radical new vision of property rights.
More than 400 people from dozens of tribes gathered at Bear Butte to formulate ways to protect this sacred site. Photo by Valerie Taliman BEAR BUTTE, South Dakota -- Ignoring the cultural and spiritual rights of Native peoples, the Meade County commissioners recently approved renewed liquor licenses for four bars that have raised controversy because of their proximity to Bear...
Indigenous representatives from the Americas attend a preparatory meeting of the Indigenous Peoples Caucus at the OAS. Photo by Leo Crippa WASHINGTON - A special session of the OAS Working Group in charge of negotiating the Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples was held December 9-12, 2008 at the Organization of American States headquarters. Reynaldo Cuadros, Ambassador...
Colombian soldiers kill Indigenous leader's husband BOGOTA, Colombia -- On Dec. 16, 2008 Edwin Legarda was attacked by a shower of bullets from Colombian military personnel while driving an official vehicle of the Regional Indigenous Council of Cauca (CRIC). ( More...) Edwin Legarda Photo Courtesy of CRIC Negotiations resume on OAS American Declaration WASHINGTON, DC -- The OAS Working Group...
The Indian wars continue in the Americas, and once in awhile we win! As conflicts over indigenous lands and resources escalate in Central and South America, the protection of indigenous peoples' rights to self-determination and control over their land is more important than ever. Since the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, we are...
Dacho Alexander BOARD WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS We are honored to welcome two new members to the Center's Board of Directors: Dacho Alexander and Viviana Figueroa. Dacho Alexander is a member of the small community of Fort Yukon, Alaska, where he works as an airplane mechanic and serves as a magistrate. A former first chief on the Gwichyaa Zhee Gwich'in Tribal...