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By Rob CapricciosoStory Published: Jan 13, 2010 WASHINGTON - Is an apology that's not said out loud really an apology? What if the person expressing the apology doesn't draw attention to it?Those are questions that some tribal citizens are asking upon learning that President Barack Obama signed off on the Native American Apology Resolution Dec. 19 as part of a...

On May 10, 2005, the World Bank approved a revised version of its Operational Policy on Indigenous Peoples (OP 4.10). 2 Despite the World Bank’s mission to reduce poverty, many of the development projects it has funded have caused significant damage and dislocation to indigenous communities. By the 1970s, the need for internal checks on the Bank to avoid the...

Hello and Happy New Year! This is the first chance I have had in 2010 to tell you about the exciting work ahead for the Indian Law Resource Center. Looking forward, the Center's key initiatives will seek to change the legal framework that is causing Indian and Alaska Natives to endure poverty and marginalization throughout the United States. This framework...

Indigenous leaders from 29 countries met in Washington, D.C. in early December seeking consensus on a proposed legal framework to protect economic, cultural and political rights. The meetings were hosted by the Organization of American States, a regional organization which seeks to build peace, solidarity and collaboration among countries. OAS Photo - Juan Manuel Herrera This was the 12th meeting...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 11, 2010 Albuquerque (NM) - The U.S. Department of State will hear input from American Indian tribal governments and community members on the United States efforts in meeting its human rights obligations on March 16, 2010, at the University of New Mexico School of Law in Albuquerque, N.M. and on March 17, 2010, at the Navajo...

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is the private sector lending arm of the World Bank. The IFC arguably has some of the greatest impacts on indigenous lands, as it directly funds numerous multi-national companies and private actors throughout the world. As of February 21st 2006, the IFC approved a new set of Safeguard Policies and Performance Standards. These performance standards...

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The Center provides legal assistance to Indian nations and other indigenous peoples in the United States and throughout the Americas. All of our work is done at no cost to our clients. Indian nations and tribes and other indigenous communities throughout the world are afflicted by poverty, poor health and discrimination. Many Native communities are subjected to grave human rights...

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