- Global Policy Forum - Globalization Kimberley, South africa, 2023 August 2002. we, the indigenous peoples, walk to the future in the footprints of our ancestors (Kari-Oca Declaration, Brazil, http://www.globalpolicy.org/globaliz/cultural/2002/0919kim.htm
Extractions: International Indigenous Peoples Summit on Sustainable Development Khoi-San Territory Kimberley, South Africa, 20-23 August 2002 We, the Indigenous Peoples, walk to the future in the footprints of our ancestors (Kari-Oca Declaration, Brazil, 30 May 1992) We the Indigenous Peoples of the World assembled here reaffirm the Kari-Oca Declaration and the Indigenous Peoples Earth Charter. We again reaffirm our previous declarations on human and environmental sustainability.* Since 1992 the ecosystems of the earth have been compounding in change. We are in crisis. We are in an accelerating spiral of climate change that will not abide unsustainable greed. Today we reaffirm our relationship to Mother Earth and our responsibility to coming generations to uphold peace, equity and justice. We continue to pursue the commitments made at Earth Summit as reflected in this political declaration and the accompanying plan of action. The commitments which were made to Indigenous Peoples in Agenda 21, including our full and effective participation, have not been implemented due to the lack of political will. As peoples, we reaffirm our rights to self-determination and to own, control and manage our ancestral lands and territories, waters and other resources. Our lands and territories are at the core of our existence we are the land and the land is us; we have a distinct spiritual and material relationship with our lands and territories and they are inextricably linked to our survival and to the preservation and further development of our knowledge systems and cultures, conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystem management.
Africa 2015: For An AIDS-free Generation africa that harnesses its resources so as to improve the lot of its indigenous peoples. we support the new initiatives of NEPAD, the african Union, http://www.africa2015.org/appeal-to-AU.html
Extractions: Honored guests Young people in Africa are extremely and sincerely honored to attend and to take an active part in this current meeting which is focusing on a key issue that is of the utmost importance for Africa. We are referring to gender issues, and in particular, efforts to mainstream the concerns of African women, especially their role and their vital participation in decision-making processes. Our delegation consists of: A young representative from Central African Republic And a young lady representative from Senegal. Duly selected by their peers in all African countries We will now present two extracts from the declarations issued at the two meetings, the texts of which will be given to you in due course. * We note that despite the remarkable social and economic progress that Africa has witnessed, the African continent still labors under severe poverty, with a third of its people living in a state of extreme hardship.
Extractions: 15 February 1992. Article 1. We, the indigenous-tribal peoples of the tropical forests, present this charter as a response to hundreds of years of continual encroachment and colonisation of our territories and the undermining of our lives, livelihoods and cultures caused by the destruction of the forests that our survival depends on. Article 2. We declare that we are the original peoples, the rightful owners and the cultures that defend the tropical forests of the world. Article 3. Our territories and forests are to us more than an economic resource. For us, they are life itself and have an integral and spiritual value for our communities. They are fundamental to our social, cultural, spiritual, economic and political survival as distinct peoples. Article 4.
FPP - Indigenous Peoples And Protected Areas In Africa - Kigali we have also produced a short video on CD, capturing the key elements of this Book indigenous peoples and projected areas in africa From principles to http://www.forestpeoples.org/Briefings/Africa/fpproj_kigali_conf_sept01_base.htm
RIGHTS: Indigenous Peoples Push For Restitution The San, or the Bush people of southern africa, the Maasai of Kenya and Tanzania, we denounce Leakey s assertion that there are no indigenous people in http://www.ipsnews.net/interna.asp?idnews=20351
Africa's Bushmen May Get Rich From Diet-Drug Secret The chairman of the San Council, Petrus Vaalbooi, said, we are thankful that the traditional Map Links Healthier Ecosystems, indigenous peoples http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/04/0416_030416_san1.html
Extractions: April 16, 2003 The wheel of fortune could be turning for southern Africa's San, or Bushmen. The drug named P57 is based on a substance scientists found in the desert plant Hoodia gordinii. The San call the cactus !khoba and have been chewing on it for thousands of years to stave off hunger and thirst during long hunting trips in their parched Kalahari desert home. A deal has been signed between the South African San Council and the country's Scientific and Industrial Research Council (CSIR), which identified the appetite-suppressing ingredient in Hoodia during research into indigenous plants in 1996. At a small ceremony recently held in the Kalahari desert near the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, which South Africa shares with Botswana, the San and the CSIR made a deal to share royalties earned by commercial sale of the San's ancient knowledge of the plant. The overly nourished millions of people in the developed world spend billions of dollars a year on preparations and remedies to combat obesity. Effective new products that help shed weight are always in high demand.
Indigenous Declaration On Water Www.indigenouswater.org Many countries in africa have been suffering from unprecedented droughts. we indigenous peoples have the right to selfdetermination. http://www.indigenouswater.org/IndigenousDeclarationonWater.html
Extractions: March 2003 Relationship to Water 1. We, the Indigenous Peoples from all parts of the world assembled here, reaffirm our relationship to Mother Earth and responsibility to future generations to raise our voices in solidarity to speak for the protection of water. We were placed in a sacred manner on this earth, each in our own sacred and traditional lands and territories to care for all of creation and to care for water. 1 2. We recognize, honor and respect water as sacred and sustains all life. Our traditional knowledge, laws and ways of life teach us to be responsible in caring for this sacred gift that connects all life. 3. Our relationship with our lands, territories and water is the fundamental physical cultural and spiritual basis for our existence. This relationship to our Mother Earth requires us to conserve our freshwaters and oceans for the survival of present and future generations. We assert our role as caretakers with rights and responsibilities to defend and ensure the protection, availability and purity of water. We stand united to follow and implement our knowledge and traditional laws and exercise our right of self-determination to preserve water, and to preserve life.
:: BlackElectorate.com :: africa And Aboriginal Tuesdays indigenous peoples Speak Up For Nature by So we had to fight again, right from scratch, to get indigenous peoples back http://www.blackelectorate.com/articles.asp?ID=838
The Friend - Indigenous Peoples Concerns The issue of the rights of indigenous peoples was raised at the last While in South africa, we witnessed racism at the local level, and we chose to act. http://www.thefriend.org/articledisplay.asp?articleid=517
Extractions: Student's Edition Activity Two: Indigenous African Religions: Explore While it is true that Africans do not have a word equivalent to the term "religion" there are a number of terms in African languages that describe activities, practices, and a system of thought that corresponds to closely to what most Westerners mean by religion. African religions are often closely associated with African peoples' concepts of ethnic identity, language and culture. They are not limited to beliefs in supernatural beings [God and spirits] or to ritual acts of worship, but effect all aspects of life, from farming to hunting, from travel to courtship. Like most religious systems [including Christianity, Islam, Judaism] African religions focus on the eternal questions of what it means to be human: what is the meaning of life, and what are the correct relations among humans, between humans and spiritual powers, and with the natural world? African religious systems [also] seek to explain the persistence of evil and suffering, and they seek to portray the world as operating with some degree of order and predictability. They uphold certain types of ethical behavior. . . These ideas are expressed in sacred oral
Extractions: find: in Entire afrika.no Index on Africa News Update Norske sider English Pages September advanced search Fellesrådet The Index on Africa Africa News Update ... English You are here: Archive September Africa at large: Indigenous peoples push for restitution Durban, South Africa - Their ultimate goal is to set up a truth and reconciliation commission to redress colonial injustices that stripped them of their heritage. The San, or the Bush people of southern Africa, the Maasai of Kenya and Tanzania, the Nama, Iranian mobile peoples, Saudi Arabian Bedouins, Maoris and Aborigines, are calling for the setting up of an independent commission to redress colonial injustices. These voices are becoming lauder and lauder since last weeks IUCN Vth World Parks Congress in the South African port city of Durban. For the first time in its history, the World Conservation Union (IUCN) had significant representation from indigenous communities living around parks at a World Parks Congress. There were about 120 indigenous representatives - ranging from Native Americans to the Masaai in east Africa - at the Vth IUCN, World Parks Congress in South Africa.
WRM Bulletin Nº 73 - Africa / August 2003 Your question we have found one answer. The forest, the men of the Dobi Dobi (A book entitled indigenous peoples and protected areas in africa from http://www.wrm.org.uy/bulletin/73/AF.html
Extractions: AFRICA LOCAL STRUGGLES AND NEWS - Africa: Impacts of Protected Areas on Indigenous Peoples It is now well-documented how indigenous communities face serious discrimination from their societies, are exploited by others, and possess little protection for their resource rights upon which they rely to secure their livelihoods. Many of these groups also live in areas where local, national and international conservation organisations maintain strong interests. New conservation principles for conservation projects affecting indigenous communities were therefore approved by the World Conservation Congress in 1992, setting out standards and implementing guidelines promoted by the World Commission on Protected Areas, WWF and the IUCN. Key concepts embodied in these principles, include:
St. Lawrence University: Anthropology Courses How have the indigenous peoples of africa coped with frequently variable and Also offered through african Studies . 445. Magic, Religion and Myth. we http://web.stlawu.edu/programs/courses/anthropology_courses.html
Extractions: What is archaeology, exactly? Many people are fascinated by the subject, but very few know what real archaeologists actually do and why they do it. This course offers a general overview of the branch of anthropology that investigates ancient societies through the material remains they have left behind. Students will learn that archaeologist engage in detailed, systematic detective work aimed at answering a wide range of questions about human behavior. The course introduces students to the history of archaeology, the main goals of archaeological research, the basic techniques of excavation, site survey, and artifact analysis, as well as the famous discoveries and excavations that have broadened our knowledge about the human past. 153. Introduction to African Studies: Environment and Culture.
Extractions: African Documents Documents by Dr. Richard Griggs on the Great Lakes conflict in Eastern Zaire, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, and Tanzania: The Cultural Dimensions of Environmental Decision-Making by Dr. Richard Griggs MOROCO85.TXT - Statement by Morocco at the UNWGIP 4th Session - April 1985 NUBA1.TXT - The Crisis in Nuba Mountains - Genocide against the Nuba by Sudan NUBA2.TXT - Nuba Mountains Solidarity Abroad info sheet and help request PARKIPNY.TXT - The Indigenous Peoples Rights Question in Africa - Statement before UNWGIP by Moringe Parkipuny, Member of Parliament, Ngorongoro, Tanzania OGONI.TXT - Background material on the Ogoni Nation in Nigeria consisting of UNPO and Amnesty International Reports REHOBOTH.TXT - On the Discrimination of the Rehoboth Basters - A paper to the UN by European immigrants to Namibia trying to claim to be "Indigenous Peoples" SHELOGON.TXT
Droits Et Démocratie - Rights & Democracy - Montreal, Canada Canadian institution with an international mandate to promote human rights in four specific fields women's rights, indigenous peoples' rights, democratic development, globalization. Works in africa, Latin America and Asia. In English, French and Spanish languages. http://www.ichrdd.ca/
Miss Indigenous Peoples World Beauty Pageant The story of Miss indigenous peoples USA 2004 begins in the summer of 2003 at a we fully expect to see Miss Aztec and Miss Ulan Bator giving oral http://www.unclemelon.com/miss_native_world.html
Extractions: Every Miss Indignenous Peoples World Beauty titleholder is proud of her individual heritage but recognizes the importance of being beautiful no matter what the color of her skin, or how many rings are in her nose. The mission of the Miss Indigenous Peoples World Beauty Pageant is to find these women and give them scholarship money in exchange for parading them around in bikinis and other hot outfits. The story of Miss Indigenous Peoples U.S.A. 2004 begins in the summer of 2003 at a reservation casino in the Navajo Nation. Seventy-three Injun' squaws and an eskimo came together to compete in a variety of competitions including Looking Hot in a Buckskin, Looking Hot Sellin' Tax-free Smokes and Looking Hot while Singing "Wind Beneath My Wings" slightly out of tune.
Permanent Forum On Indigenous Issues She became interested in indigenous peoples when she was a child. we must make the world understand indigenous issues, and we must all work towards http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/aboutPFII/members_nicolaisen.htm
Extractions: Children and Youth, Protection of Traditional Knowledge and Indigenous Intellectual Poperty, Human Rights Ms. Ida Nicolaisen PROFILE Ida has been involved in work that has brought her closer to achieving her dreams to help in the positive development of indigenous peoples worldwide. She hopes the Permanent Forum will make a big difference, but she feels that will take a while before we see it. "It is a political process that may take awhile. Indigenous peoples are becoming more and more strong in advocacy working with the Governments, international organizations and the United Nations. There is a hope that this can improve the way of life for indigenous peoples. We all know that it is high time to speed up efforts to improve the living conditions of hundreds of millions of indigenous peoples. We must fight for their right to live where their forefathers did, in accordance with their own values."
Dialogue Between Nations we, indigenous peoples delegates from different countries, undertake this action, indigenous peoples African Coordinating Committee (IPACC). Argentina http://www.dialoguebetweennations.com/ddd/hungerstrike_eng.htm
Extractions: In the next 3 months before the start of the Human Rights Commission much planning is already in the process by the Indigenous Peoples Caucus and many others. It is important that we keep the momentum going and now that we know you are all out there, we will stay in touch with you as things develop. For myself I do not want to go into the politics of what is happening here at the U.N. level because I am still new within this process and learning as I go. I just want at this time to acknowledge the Indigenous Peoples Caucus for the tremendous work that they have done over the years under so much pressure. They are Warriors in every sense of the word.
Extractions: Conservation International Chairman and CEO From the day Conservation International was created in 1987, the welfare of people has been a fundamental value that underscores everything we do. Our planetâs ecological health is inextricably linked to human health, security and ability to prosper. Conservation simply cannot be achieved without full recognition of this basic truth. Most of the men and women working for Conservation International were born and raised in the places where we are focusing our efforts to protect nature, from the Amazonâs dense forests to the Philippinesâ fragile coral reefs. In more than 40 countries across Latin America, Asia and Africa, we work in some of the poorest developing nations where the social issues are extremely complex. Understanding centuries-old ties that communities have to their lands, speaking ancient dialects and establishing long-term trust are essential for conservation to succeed and to last. We recognize that indigenous people have perhaps the deepest understanding of our Earthâs living resources. Their lives are closely linked to their natural environments for their immediate needs such as food and shelter, while the Earth is also their spiritual anchor, cherished and protected throughout the ages. We firmly believe that indigenous people must have ownership, control and title of their lands. We also recognize that indigenous communities are heterogeneous, with as many varied viewpoints and differing aspirations as any other community. Our approach is, and always has been, to work closely with local people to ensure their voices are heard and their futures are a part of a sustainable approach to development.
