61. Committtee On The Elimination Of Racial Discrimination, General Recommendation X general Recommendation XXIII indigenous peoples (Fiftyfirst session, (d) Ensure that members of indigenous peoples have equal rights in respect of http://wwwserver.law.wits.ac.za/humanrts/gencomm/genrexxiii.htm

Committtee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, General Recommendation XXIII Indigenous Peoples (Fifty-first session, 1997) U.N. Doc. A/52/18, annex V. 1. In the practice of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, in particular in the examination of reports of States parties under article 9 of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, the situation of indigenous peoples has always been a matter of close attention and concern. In this respect, the Committee has consistently affirmed that discrimination against indigenous peoples falls under the scope of the Convention and that all appropriate means must be taken to combat and eliminate such discrimination. 2. The Committee, noting that the General Assembly proclaimed the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples commencing on 10 December 1994, reaffirms that the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination apply to indigenous peoples. 3. The Committee is conscious of the fact that in many regions of the world indigenous peoples have been, and are still being, discriminated against and deprived of their human rights and fundamental freedoms and in particular that they have lost their land and resources to colonists, commercial companies and State enterprises. Consequently, the preservation of their culture and their historical identity has been and still is jeopardized.

62. Church Of Norway The rights of indigenous peoples The general Synod is of the opinion that thegovernment’s proposed legislation, Odelsting Proposition no. http://www.kirken.no/english/news.cfm?artid=16656

63. Abstracts - 65th IFLA Council And General Conference 65th IFLA Council and general Conference caribou, beluga whales and polarbears by indigenous peoples in the circumpolar Arctic region. http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla65/65sate1.htm

65th IFLA Council and General Conference Bangkok, Thailand, August 20 - August 28, 1999 Abstracts Beyond Print : Using the Internet for Preservation and Stimulation of Local Culture Steve Cisler Board Member, Association for Community Networking Abstract: In the past, the Internet has been focused on North American written English, but this is changing rapidly. The spread of low cost equipment, cheaper connectivity, and new software tools has allowed ethnic groups, minority cultures, and institutions that support diverse populations and languages to use the Internet to link diaspora groups far from home, support language preservation efforts with online web sites, multilingual databases, and experiment with digital story-telling techniques that combine traditional methods with unusual uses of new media. The social organization needed to make use of this technology is a key concern for libraries that wish to play a supporting role in these innovative efforts. Brief version of presentation Slides [Adobe Acrobat PDF : 2,180 KB] Arctic Circumpolar Route: Traditional Knowledge, and Its Role For Wildlife Management and Utilization by Indigenous Peoples Lloyd Binder, President, Kunnek Resource Development Corporation; and Research Associate, Arctic Institute of North America (AINA)

64. Ninth General Assembly Of Indigenous Peoples And Ethnic Communities The Legal Commission of the general Assembly of indigenous peoples and Ethnic The IX general Assembly of indigenous People and Ethnic Communities also http://www.puebloindio.org/Moskitia/resoluti.htm

NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND ETHNIC COMMUNITIES For Land, Nature, Life and the Future The 336 representatives of the Mayagna, Miskito, Rama indigenous peoples, ethnic communities, 10 representatives of the Honduran Moskitia, and over 1,200 leaders, visitors and observers that met in the city of Bilwi from the 20th to 26th of February in the "Juan Amos Comenius" Moravian Institute, Taking into consideration that: Indigenous territory is the heritage of the peoples that live within it and thereforeis an inalienable right and guarantees the preservation of our cultures and identities. This territory has been recognized by international agreements that hold up this ancestral right of ownership, under a system of communal coexistence with other cultures, respect for nature, the necessary use of its natural resources and historic heritage for our future generations. The Constitution of the Republic establishes in its Fundamental Principles that "The State recognized the existence of Indigenous peoples who shall enjoy the rights, responsibilities, and guarantees provided by the Constitution, and, in particular, those of maintaining and developing their identity, culture, their own forms of social organization and administration of local affairs; likewise, to maintain communal forms of property on their lands and possession, use, and enjoyment of the same, in full conformity with the Law." [Article 5, Constitution] It is noted in Article 180 of the Constitution that "The communities of the Atlantic coast have the right to live and develop themselves under forms of social organization that correspond to their historical and cultural traditions." It goes on: "The State guarantees these communities enjoyment of their natural resources, effectiveness in their forms of communal property and free election of their authorities and legislative representatives." [unofficial translation, not taken from official authorized English-language text].

65. General Information For SEA Indegenous Peoples Some general references regarding the indigenous peoples of Southeast Asia.Links leading to outside sources will open a separate browser window so you http://www.bidness.com/dega/geninfo.html

General Info On the Indigenous Peoples of Southeast Asia Some general references regarding the indigenous peoples of Southeast Asia. Links leading to outside sources will open a separate browser window so you don't lose your place here. Maps showing some some of the indigenous tribes of SEA (Far East Broadcasting maps) Ethnic Background of SF CIDG camps in 1964 (US Army) Repression of Montagnards Human Rights Watch report, April, 2002 Main Index Indigenous Peoples Sites S.E.A. Military-oriented Sites Message Board ... Political Action and Humanitarian Sites Send your "Yard" pics attached to a e-mail to pterodactyl@3rdk.com

66. The Rights Of Indigenous Peoples In some countries, indigenous peoples form the majority of the population; indigenous peoples rights treaties, but are part of more general treaties, http://www.hrusa.org/indig/studyguide.htm

The Rights of Indigenous Peoples Contents: Introduction Rights at Stake International Instruments of Protection Resources “Indigenous peoples have the right of self-determination. By virtue of that right they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development” Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Article 3 This document is also available in pdf format I.  Introduction Who are Indigenous Peoples? People who inhabited a land before it was conquered by colonial societies and who consider themselves distinct from the societies currently governing those territories are called Indigenous Peoples As defined by the United Nations Special Rapporteur to the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities, Indigenous communities, peoples and nations are “those which having a historical continuity with pre-invasion and pre-colonial societies that developed on their territories, consider themselves distinct from other sectors of societies now prevailing in those territories, or parts of them. They form at present non-dominant sectors of society and are determined to preserve, develop, and transmit to future generations their ancestral territories, and their ethnic identity, as the basis of their continued existence as peoples, in accordance with their own cultural patterns, social institutions and legal systems."

67. The Protection Of Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Over Lands And Natural Resources . New international standards concerning the rights of indigenous peoples have specifically mentions indigenous peoples, both include general human rights http://www.law.harvard.edu/students/orgs/hrj/iss14/williams.shtml

S. James Anaya Robert A. Williams, Jr. I. Introduction II. Indigenous Human Rights Complaints Presently Before the Inter-American Human Rights System A. The Right to Property B. Rights to Physical Well-Being and Cultural Integrity ... VI. Conclusion I. Introduction One of the most notable features of the contemporary international human rights regime has been the recognition of indigenous peoples as special subjects of concern. A discrete body of international human rights law upholding the collective rights of indigenous peoples has emerged and is rapidly developing. This regional recognition was followed by the adoption of the first multilateral treaty devoted specifically to recognizing and protecting in- *** Top of Page 34 *** The modern indigenous rights movement gained momentum in the 1960s and 1970s, when indigenous peoples in the Americas, Australia, New Zealand, and other parts of the world began to draw increased attention to their demands for continued survival as distinct communities with historically based cultures, political institutions, and entitlements to land. These efforts led to a number of important international conferences and heightened attention from scholars and international nongovernmental organizations. *** Top of Page 35 *** states.

68. Human Rights Education Library: General Reference Title, United Nations Guide for indigenous peoples Print Page Email Page Submit a suggestion for the section general reference . http://www.hrea.org/erc/Library/display.php?doc_id=2546&category_id=23&category_

69. HREOC Website: Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Social Justice on the Rights of indigenous peoples; and; Requests the Secretarygeneral The First International Decade of the World’s indigenous People – A summary http://www.hreoc.gov.au/social_justice/2decade_indig.html

Information note: United Nations proclaims Second International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People On 20 December 2004, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the Second International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People. The Decade will commence on 1 January 2005. The second Decade comes after the end, on 10 December 2004, of the first International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People. In proclaiming the Second Decade, the General Assembly noted the following: The achievements of the first Decade, including the establishment of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, and the contributions made by the Permanent Forum, the Working Group on Indigenous Populations and the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of Indigenous people; The deep concern expressed by the Commission on Human Rights about the precarious economic and social situation that Indigenous people continue to endure in many parts of the world in comparison to the overall population and the persistence of grave violations of their human rights, and the urgent need to recognize, promote and protect more effectively their rights and freedoms; Progress made in the recent rounds of negotiations of the Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People; and

70. Defenders Of The Forests general articles published in the WRM bulletin. The GEF and indigenous Peoplessome findings of a recent critical study Paraguay Deforestation Zero Law http://www.wrm.org.uy/peoples/articles.html

Defenders of the forests General articles published in the WRM bulletin: The GEF and Indigenous Peoples: some findings of a recent critical study Paraguay: Deforestation Zero Law in the Eastern Region United Nations Forum on Forests: Was Anyone Listening? Community View from UNFF: Interview with Freddy Molina, ACICAFOC ... Capturing Carbon: Dilemmas for Forest Peoples See also: Articles by contine nt Africa Americas Asia Oceania WRM Special Bulletins on: Indigenous Peoples Community-Based Forest Management Protected Areas and local communities Indigenous Peoples in Voluntary Isolation Other relevant information: Indigenous peoples in the Peruvian Amazon call for forest policy reform and major changes in implementation of the Forest Law by Tom Griffiths febrero 2004 Un amancay para Fidelia mujer mapuche en defensa de sus tierras. (only in Spanish) por Osvaldo Bayer , publicado en The Kimberley Indigenous Peoples Summit and the WSSD by Hubertus Samangun , ICTI, Indonesia (only in Spanish) Guardians of the Land: Indigenous Peoples and the Health of the Earth by Alan Thein Durning - Worldwatch Paper 112 Forests of Fear. The Abuse of Human Rights in Forest Conflicts

71. Decision 524 - Working Group On The Rights Of Indigenous Peoples a) To recommend measures for promoting the rights of indigenous peoples, particularlyin in general, cooperation among the indigenous peoples and native http://www.comunidadandina.org/ingles/treaties/dec/D524e.htm

Decisions DECISION 524 Working Group on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples THE ANDEAN COUNCIL OF FOREIGN MINISTERS HAVING SEEN: Articles 1, 6, 16 and 148 of the Cartagena Agreement and General Secretariat Proposal 74; In each of the five Member Countries, the General Secretariat consulted native leaders, State agencies with competence in the area, Offices of the Ombudsmen and independent specialists in order to collect criteria and proposals for institutionalizing this vehicle for participation; As a result of the meeting, the participants signed the Urubamba Act in which they submitted proposals to the Foreign Ministers with regard to the nature, aim and composition of the Working Group and also recommended the procedure for consolidating the Group;

72. Science Blog -- SECRETARY-GENERAL HAILS CONTRIBUTIONS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES TO H SG/SM/9005. SECRETARYgeneral HAILS CONTRIBUTIONS OF indigenous peoples indigenous peoples must play their full part at the international level, too. http://www.scienceblog.com/community/older/archives/L/2003/C/un032468.html

Press Release SG/SM/9005 SECRETARY-GENERAL HAILS CONTRIBUTIONS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES TO HUMAN CIVILIZATION IN REMARKS IN MACHU PICCHU, PERU Following is the statement delivered by Secretary-GeneralKofi Annan on indigenous peoples in Machu Picchu, Peru, on 12 November: I would like to thank you (President Toledo) and Eliane for bringing Nane and me here. And, throughout Latin America, one sees the extraordinary diversity of indigenous cultures and the potential contribution their knowledge and values can make to poverty eradication, sustainable agriculture, and indeed to our concept of life.  From here in Peru to the Philippines, and from the deserts of Australia to the ice-covered lands of the Arctic circle, indigenous peoples have much to teach our world. The international community can no longer tolerate this situation.  Nor should any society where it is happening.  I hope everyone will take the UNICEF report, as a call to action to promote the highest standard of health and nutrition, to guarantee multi-cultural education of high quality, and to give indigenous children a voice in the decisions that affect their lives. Indigenous peoples must be full partners in efforts to protect their children, just as they must participate in all decisions that affect their communities and the countries of which they are citizens.  Already, indigenous women are making a special contribution to these processes.  They must be allowed and encouraged to do more.

73. UNEP & The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) - About The MDGs - United Nations UNEP equally stresses the important role indigenous peoples play in designing Message of Mr. Kofi Annan, Secretarygeneral of the United Nations http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=448&ArticleID=

74. General Background Information the Sámi community and about indigenous peoples in general in an effort topromote The Secretariat for the indigenous peoples Research Network, http://www.uit.no/ssweb/urfolksnettverket/introen.htm

Eamiálbmotfierpmádat Indigenous Peoples' Research Network Sámegillii På norsk ] [In English] General background information As a step in the efforts to promote Sámi research and indigenous peoples’ research, the University of Tromsø the Sámi College and the Nordic Sámi Institute have joined forces to establish a research network. It will be possible to expand the network later to include other institutions. The Research Council of Norway is providing funding for the establishment and operation of the network. Initially, the collaboration will focus on Sámi research, but the idea is to expand the network to embrace research on, by and for the benefit of other indigenous peoples as well. The primary network framework will be research on the situation of the Sámi and/or other indigenous peoples, with particular emphasis on their efforts to safeguard their economic bases, their cultures and their integrity as a people. In time, it is hoped that it will be possible to develop this programme into a research programme for indigenous peoples. The network is a direct result of a seminar organised on 20 and 21 October 1997. The seminar report is available from the secretariat or the research manager upon request.

75. NARCC - Issues This paper argues that despite a general tendency for formal education to becomemore DRAFT Declaration on the Rights of indigenous peoples 2005 http://action.web.ca/home/narcc/issues.shtml?cat_name=Aboriginal/Indigenous

76. Indigenous Peoples' Rights & Advocacy Organizations Coordinating Body for the indigenous peoples Organization of the Amazon Basin general Delivery Accord, NY 12404 People of the Earth http://www.aaanet.org/committees/cfhr/orgindig.htm

Academic Relations Ethics Government Relations Public Policy ... Minority Issues E-mail address: Password: Forgot password? Need help? Press Room Members in the News ... Section Assembly Max Rows: Go to AAA Home Note: There is a wide variety of organizations involved with human rights and indigenous peoples. Some of these organizations, along with their addresses, are listed below. African Rights 11 Marshallsea Road London SE1 1EP United Kingdom Alliance for Taiwan Aborigines 5F, 7 Cheng Kuong Road, Sec. 2 Yung-Ho, Taipei, Taiwan Amanaka'a Amazon Network 339 Lafayette St, Se. 8 New York, NY 10012 Amnesty International 322 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10001 Anthropology Resource Center P.O. Box 15266 Washington, DC 20003-0266 Anti-Slavery International 180 Brixton Road London SW9 6AT United Kingdom Arctic to Amazonia Alliance P.O. Box 73

77. MYTHING LINKS / Indigenous Peoples: Maori This is another collection of links to Maori and general New Zealand history, This is another in an excellent, very rich series on indigenous peoples http://www.mythinglinks.org/ip~maori.html

MYTHING LINKS Kathleen Jenks, Ph.D. GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS: Indigenous Peoples: THE MAORI "Greenstone" [Jade] Maori Hei Tiki Otago Museum , Dunedin, New Zealand (Photo by Ron Johnson, originally from a now defunct eNZed art page, see below) Maori Folklore and Books http://www.maori.org.nz/Maori-links/story.htm Pakiwaitara : A visually arresting and wonderful "Story Index" of 20 Maori storytelling sites; 19 of them offer one tale each, many told by Hana Weka in evocative, powerful prose (several of the others are nicely illustrated with photos of geological features "explained" by their myths). Near the bottom of the list is "Legends from Rotorua": if you click on this one, you'll access 12 more tales at a site called "Maori Memories, Legend and Folklore." For yet one more additional tale, look near the top of the list for "How the Kiwi Lost His Wings" (a great little tale! to save the trees, which were being killed by bugs, the little kiwi sacrificed his wings in order to remain grounded forever, eating the bugs): if you click on this tale and read to the bottom, its homepage link will give you access to yet one more story, "Te Houtaewa," about a swift running trickster. Note : see under "COMMON THEMES: Earth Goddesses" for direct links to three of Hana Weka's narratives about the Earth-Mother and her offspring; and "COMMON THEMES: Sky Gods" for Hana Weka's re-telling of the "forgotten brother" who stayed with his Sky-God father.

78. International Decade Of The World's Indigenous People (1995-2004) indigenous People (19952004) was proclaimed by the general Assembly in its The theme for the Decade is indigenous people partnership in action . http://www.ohchr.org/english/issues/indigenous/decade.htm

English Español Français Field Activities ... Issues In this section Calendar of meetings Working groups Seminars Special Rapporteur ... Publications Other links Permanent Forum CRC- Indigenous Children Discussion Day International Decade of the World's Indigenous People (1995-2004) The International Decade of the World's Indigenous People (1995-2004) was proclaimed by the General Assembly in its resolution 48/163 of 21 December 1993 with the main objective of strengthening international cooperation for the solution of problems faced by indigenous people in such areas as human rights, the environment, development, education and health. The theme for the Decade is "Indigenous people: partnership in action". In the same resolution, the General Assembly requested the Secretary-General to appoint the Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights as the Coordinator of the Decade and established the Voluntary Fund for the Decade to assist the funding of projects and programmes which promote the goals of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People. In its resolution 52/108, the General Assembly appointed the High Commissioner for Human Rights as Coordinator of the Decade. In its resolution 49/214 of 23 December 1994, the General Assembly adopted the short-term program of activities for 1995. The comprehensive program of activities was adopted by the General Assembly in its resolution 50/157 of 21 December 1995. The General Assembly also authorized the establishment of the Voluntary Fund for the International Decade for the purpose of financing projects and programmes during the Decade.

79. Anglican Council Of Indigenous Peoples We are indigenous peoples of Canada who have chosen to be partners in the worldwideAnglican Communion and the universal church. Our members come from the http://www.anglican.ca/about/committees/acip/

Anglican Council of Indigenous Peoples our address / staff directory site map search Home ... About Our Logo Programs and Resources Indigenous Sacred Circle Prayer Calendar (PDF) Indigenous Healing Fund National Aboriginal Day of Prayer June 21 Pastoral Letter - October 10, 2003 ... Further Resources Links About the Anglican Church of Canada Committees of General Synod Corporations of General Synod Departments of General Synod KW_breadcrumbs("Home",">>",0,1,"index.htm",3,4) Anglican Council of Indigenous Peoples Under the guidance of God's spirit, we agree to do all we can to call our people into unity in a new, self-determining community within the Anglican Church of Canada. But those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint. Isaiah 40:31 Who We Are Three stars in a row represent the past; a middle one represents the present; three stars in a row prepresent the future. The path we are trying to find now is a road for our youngsters. As we find the path upon which to walk, we will be able to look back and know where we have come from. Roy McDonald, Anishnabe Elder, White Dog, Northwestern Ontario

80. The 5th Anglican Indigenous Sacred Circle Orgnaised by the Anglican Council of indigenous People (ACIP) and formerly Since 1989 indigenous Anglicans have attended general Synod as presenters and http://www.anglican.ca/about/committees/acip/sc2005/

Anglican Council of Indigenous Peoples our address / staff directory site map search Home ... About Our Logo Programs and Resources Indigenous Sacred Circle Prayer Calendar (PDF) Indigenous Healing Fund National Aboriginal Day of Prayer June 21 Pastoral Letter - October 10, 2003 ... Further Resources Links About the Anglican Church of Canada Committees of General Synod Corporations of General Synod Departments of General Synod KW_breadcrumbs("Home",">>",0,1,"index.htm",3,4) The Fifth Anglican Indigenous Sacred Circle Wilderness Edge Retreat and Conference Centre in Pinawa, Manitoba August 7- 13 Introduction The ideas and stories shared will guide the Anglican Council of Indigenous People (ACIP) in responding to its role of guiding the church on issues concerning indigenous Anglicans. About the Indigenous Sacred Circle Orgnaised by the Anglican Council of Indigenous People (ACIP) and formerly known as the National Native Convocation, the Anglican Indigenous Sacred Circle gathering is the only event that brings indigenous Anglicans together. apologised fourth was held in 2000 in Port Elginn, Ont. However, a gathering planned for 2003 did not take place due to the withdrawal of a major funder.

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