41. Protecting Indigenous Peoples Privacy From Eyes In The Sky indigenous peoples argue that since they are the direct descendants of the original The neonationalist russian government has spoken of disestablishing http://www.spatial.maine.edu/tempe/madsen.html

42. UNEP/GRID-Arendal - Press Releases Representatives of russian Arctic indigenous peoples will discuss the health andenvironmental challenges facing their communities with Gro Harlem http://www.grida.no/newsroom.cfm?pressReleaseItemID=392

43. Barentsinfo : Ulapland.fi/Kotisivut/Barents Portal/Content By Category/Indigenou BIPO@murman.ru RAIPON russian Association of indigenous peoples of the Map of indigenous peoples of the Arctic Council member states 2.8 M jpg http://www.barentsinfo.org/?deptid=14937

44. Barentsinfo : Ulapland.fi/Kotisivut/Barents Portal/Content By Category/Indigenou Future of indigenous peoples in NW Russia. The situation of all indigenous peoplesin the russian territories of the Barents Region is very similar. http://www.barentsinfo.org/?deptid=15096

45. Arctic Russia Resources. RAIPON—russian Association of indigenous peoples of the North;CAFF—Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna http://www.sacredland.org/world_sites_pages/Arctic_Russia.html

Arctic Russia However, these people, their environment and their sacred sites are no longer remote and untouched. Increasing natural resource exploitation, weak environmental laws, feeble protection of indigenous rights by state and local governments, and growing difficulties in maintaining traditional livelihoods are among the challenges they face. The issue of protecting the sacred sites of indigenous peoples of the Arctic was largely ignored until the late 1990s, when a number of international groups recognized the need for a project to enhance the protection of such sites and began preliminary investigations. In 2000, a coalition of organizations led by the Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North (RAIPON) initiated a program to document sacred sites in two regions of the Russian Arctic and explore protection measures. RAIPON partnered with Conservation of Artic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) and the Danish Environmental Protection Agency, which funded the project. In January 2004, CAFF released a 100-page technical report entitled The project focused on two pilot regions: the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug in northwest Siberia and the Korak Autonomous Okrug in the Russian Far East, along the Bering Sea. From June to September 2001, field researchers visited select sacred sites, administered questionnaires and interviews with members of the indigenous communities, and held focus groups and community meetings. The head coordinators of the project, as well as many of the field researchers and assistants, were themselves indigenous people. The project documented 263 sacred sites in the Yamal and 84 in Koryak, although there are countless others that could not be included because of time and funding constraints as well as cultural restrictions barring access to sites.

46. THE SAAMI COUNCIL: Indigenous Peoples: Land Environment And Sustainable Developm Although the russian Constitution gives indigenous people certain rights, includingthe right to land and natural resources in their own regions, http://www.suri.ee/doc/saamide.html

UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities Working Group on Indigenous Populations Fifteenth session, 28 July-1 August 1997 Item 5 of the provisional agenda REVIEW OF DEVELOPMENTS PERTAINING TO THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE: ENVIRONMENT, LAND AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Note by the Secretariat Addendum Information received from indigenous peoples and non-governmental organizations l. In resolution 1982/34 of 7 May 1982, the Economic and Social Council authorized the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities to establish annually a working group on indigenous populations to review developments pertaining to the promotion and protection of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous populations, together with information requested annually by the Secretary-General, and to give special attention to the evolution of standards concerning the rights of indigenous populations. The Sub-Commission, in its resolution 1996/31 of 29 August 1996, requested the Secretary-General to invite indigenous and non-governmental organizations to provide information, in particular on matters relating to environment, land and sustainable development. The Commission on Human Rights, in its resolution 1997/32 of 11 April 1997 urged the Working Group to continue its comprehensive review of developments and welcomed its proposal to highlight specific themes of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People. In accordance with the resolutions, appropriate communications were sent. The present document contains replies received as of 10 June 1997 from indigenous and non-governmental organizations concerned with the promotion and protection of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous populations.

47. Indigenous People Of The Arctic - All Things Arctic In the russian Federation, the russian Association of indigenous peoples of theNorth, Far East and Siberia is working to link 30 indigenous minority groups http://www.allthingsarctic.com/people/index.aspx

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48. Speech By Russian Minister Of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov At Opening Of Congre Of late the russian organizations of the indigenous small peoples are ever moreactively cooperating with international NGOs, and participating in http://www.ln.mid.ru/brp_4.nsf/0/ff465955a8952f23c3256fe2001eb66f?OpenDocument

49. FPP Web Page2 The indigenous peoples of the russian Federation living on the vast territory (64%)of the North, Siberia and the Far East, welcome the initiative of the http://www.forestpeoples.org/Briefings/World Bank/raipon_wb_mtgs_rep_oct01_eng.h

50. Project Work In Russia to incorporate and engage indigenous peoples in the legal development process, the russian Association of the indigenous peoples of the North (RAIPON) http://www.iwgia.org/sw693.asp

Projects Human Rights Publications Annual Reports and Annual Accounts Project work in Russia Aims / objectives to incorporate and engage indigenous peoples in the legal development process, to enhance the respect of their human rights, to strengthen their participation in the democratic processes towards fair and constructive agreements with the nation state, and to support regional capacity building for indigenous institutions and organisations. Women in Kemerovo Photo: Kathrin Wessendorf IWGIA' s support includes support to the indigenous umbrella organisation the Russian Association of the Indigenous Peoples of the North (RAIPON) in their lobby work in the Russian Federation parliament and in their legal capacity building projects. The component seeks to promote the rights and protection of indigenous peoples through federal legislation by means of consultation and lobbying of political decision-makers. IWGIA' s project activities IWGIA is engaged in activities that strengthen indigenous peoples' democratic participation and legal rights, primarily through the promotion of an 'Indigenous Peoples' Parliament' . These project activities build upon the ideas and aspirations of RAIPON concerning the establishment of an Indigenous Peoples' Parliament in Russia, which resemble similar initiatives on self-government and indigenous peoples' parliaments elsewhere in the Circumpolar North, e.g. the Saami Parliaments. Seminars and conferences - a room for exchange of experiences and knowledge One form of capacity building is through the facilitation of seminars and conferences. Considering the developments in Russia and the different interest groups who are competing for the exploitation and extraction of resources, the intention is to put a strong emphasis on the involvement of indigenous peoples to be able to protect their rights against powerful companies and to influence environmental policies and economic interests.

51. Organisations russian Association of indigenous peoples of the North RAIPON www.raipon.org RAIPONis the umbrella organisation for the indigenous peoples of Russia. http://www.iwgia.org/sw325.asp

Organisations UN and Subcommittees Other Links The links below are grouped by the following regions in the world: AFRICA Indigenous Peoples of Africa and the San People www.san.org.za Website with information about indigenous peoples of Africa, especially about the San. The website has links to different indigenous organisations (IPACC, WIMSA, KURU, SASI) - see below for URLs. IPACC - The Indigenous Peoples of Africa Co-ordinating Committee www.ipacc.org.za/ The Indigenous Peoples of Africa Co-ordinating Committee (IPACC) is an advocacy network of indigenous peoples organisation in Africa. IPACC has over 70 members around the continent. It's Annual General meeting is held during the UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations (UNWGIP) in Geneva, Switzerland each year. Every second year the membership elects a representative body which functions as the IPACC Executive. The Kuru Development Trust www.san.org.za/kuru/home.htm The Kuru Development Trust was officially registered in 1989. Based in D'Kar, it was the first NGO in Botswana that was devoted to a strategy of affirmative action towards the San people. The organisation is fully owned and lead by the San through a Board of Trustees. OGIEK www.ogiek.org

52. Indigenous Peoples' Distribution Map List of officially recognised indigenous peoples of the russian Federation (completelist of 24 March 2000). GO TO. Ethnic group descriptions http://www.npolar.no/ansipra/english/Indexpages/Map_index.html

Indigenous peoples' distribution map GO TO List of officially recognised indigenous peoples of the Russian Federation (complete list of 24 March 2000) GO TO Ethnic group descriptions GO TO More detailed map Indigenous peoples of the North, Siberia and Far East of the Russian Federation, subdivided according to language families:

53. ARCTIC VOICE of the indigenous peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East of the russian Answer I support the term peoples because all Arctic indigenous http://arcticcircle.uconn.edu/NatResources/Policy/arcticvoice.html

A meeting of high-ranking officials of the governments of the Arctic countries was held in the capital of Canada. A draft declaration on the creation of the Arctic Council was discussed at the meeting, and it was attended by the delegations of the indigenous Arctic peoples. Andrei KRIVOSHAPKIN, permanent representative of the Yakutian State Assembly in the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation was member of the delegation of the Association of the Indigenous Peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East of the Russian Federation ARCTIC VOICE, No. 8 August, 1996 ARCTIC COUNCIL: A LONG WAY AHEAD Andrei Krivoshapkin, President of the Association of the Northern Indigenous Peoples of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), permanent representative of the Yakutian State Assembly in the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Representatives of the governments of eight Arctic countries (Canada, the USA, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland and Russia) met in the Canadian capital of Ottawa on August 5 - 6 to discuss the final draft Declaration on founding the Arctic Council. At this meeting, which was called a conference of senior officials, the Arctic countries were represented by a number of high-ranking government officials. Russia was represented by S. Nikiforov, consultant at the Russian Foreign Ministry's legal department, and V. Artamonov, Minister of Foreign Relations of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).

54. Second Indigenous Circumpolar Youth Conference Resolution On Lovozero District very hard and those who are the most exposed are the indigenous peoples ofRussia. Article 69 The russian Federation guarantees the rights of its http://arcticcircle.uconn.edu/SEEJ/resolution_icyc.htm

Sincerely yours, Claus Oreskov International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA), Copenhagen Denmark Resolution on Lovozero district. November 4, 1998 We, the participants of The Second Indigenous Circumpolar Youth Conference (2ICYC), representing Russia, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Greenland, Canada, Denmark and The United States of America, appeal to the authorities of the Lovozero district, the local government of Murmansk region, the Parliament of the Murmansk region, the State Duma of the Russian Federation, the Federation Council of the Russian Federation, the Karasjok municipality, Fylkesting of Finnmark region (Norway), Saami Association, Saami Parliaments of Norway, Sweden and Finland, the Arctic Council, the Barents Council, the Council of the Ministers of the Nordic Countries, the Indigenous Peoples Secretariat in Denmark, European Council, United Nations Commission On Human Rights, expressing our protest against unlawful actions by the authorities of the Murmansk region and the Swedish-Russian Open Joint Stock Company, "Voronye-Minerals". On July 17, 1998 the indigenous Saami population of the Lovozero district, in the Murmansk region of Russia, learned from the press about the outcome of the open tender. This tender, concerning the right to conduct geological prospecting in the North-western portion of the Kolmozero-Voroninskaya formation with the intent of excavating gold, copper and molybdenum. The tender commission met on June 28, 1998. In the meeting, the local government of the Murmansk region, the Natural Resources Committee of the Murmansk region announced the Open Joint Stock Company "Voronye-Minerals" as the winner of the tender. The land plot in question is 420 sq. km. and 500 m. deep from the surface. The license is valid until June 30, 2023.

55. Untitled Document educate the rest of the world about indigenous peoples of the russian North, Creation of a data bank on indigenous peoples of russian North, http://www.indigenous.ru/english/info.htm

Background Industrial development of Oil, Natural Gas, timber, gold and others are all taking place on traditional territories of these indigenous peoples. They are loosing most of their traditional lands and waters, their ways of life and being more and more marginalized. The collapse of the old governmental support structures made them virtually without any possibilities of contact with the outside world. The idea of creating some kind of a mechanism that would connect indigenous communities with each other and with the world at large had been discussed at many formal and informal gatherings of indigenous peoples of Russia. The UN Decade of Indigenous Peoples finally helped creating Indigenous Information Center. The project idea to establish an indigenous information center in Moscow was one of the proposals of the indigenous peoples of Russian Federation given during the UN-sponsored “International Consultation on the Situation of Indigenous peoples of the Arctic and Siberia” (September 6-10, 1993. Khabarovsk. RF). It has been taken into the report of the UN Commission on Human Rights as recommendation #68 and 69: “Indigenous peoples need access to information at all levels. This includes information on legislation and other matters inside the country and on developments in other countries and in international organizations... “. It was recommended that “a national information center on indigenous issues be established.”

56. Nicholas Dennys / Invisible Gold: The Vulnerability Of Russia's Indigenous Peopl In Russia the indigenous peoples of the Soviet North have a long history that In the case of the Udege People against Hyundai Corporation, the russian http://www.cooperativeindividualism.org/dennys-nicholas_russias-natural-resource

Invisible Gold: The Vulnerability of Russia's Indigenous People and Forests Nicholas Dennys [Reprinted from , September-October 1993] Yet the correction of this flaw is within the power of the state both administratively, for it is simple, and politically, because it gives the state an interest, through the retention of rental value, in ending these problems which are too formidable and widespread for any other interest than government to combat. Although the interests exploiting this flaw are powerful the constituency of potential opposition includes other equally powerful interests. Furthermore, in Russia, because the state currently owns the land, the system is already in place, if unused, and all that is required is to begin collecting the rental value. THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT COLLECTING LAND VALUES If a market in land values is created in Russia, indigenous people and wildernesses will face problems which, though peculiar to their localities in some respects, will be essentially similar to those in other countries. The driving force of these problems is the same throughout the world the failure to collect the rent. So it will perhaps be useful to look at Russia's problems in a world context first. Deforestation The forests of Siberia, 6 million sq. km., are twice the size of the Amazon basin. The pressure to exploit them is increasing, as the recent case fought by the Udege people against the logging interests of the South Korean commercial giant Hyundai shows. Many multinationals are taking advantage of the chaos in Russia to sign ill-considered contracts to exploit resources.

57. Letter Of Indigenous Peoples To The World Bank Regarding The Extractive Industri russian Association of indigenous peoples of the North, Kamchatka. Region.Kamchatka League of Independent Experts. russian Association of indigenous http://www.treatycouncil.org/new_page_5244112111.htm

International Indian Treaty Council CONSEJO INTERNACIONAL DE TRATADOS INDIOS “WORKING FOR THE RIGHTS AND RECOGNITION OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES" 10 March 2004 Mr. James Wolfensohn President World Bank Group 1818 H Street NW Washington, DC 20433 Fax: + 1 202 522 7700 jholden1@worldbank.org Dear Mr. Wolfensohn: Follow up and implementation of Extractive Industries Review (EIR) recommendations on indigenous peoples We, the undersigned indigenous peoples’ organizations, welcome the final report of the EIR and are writing to you as President of the World Bank Group to lead in the World Bank’s implementation of its recommendations on indigenous peoples. We especially endorse the EIR recommendations that deal with indigenous peoples because these are largely consistent with our own demands for reforms in the World Bank and in the extractives industry. We commend the eminent person Dr. Emil Salim for recommending appropriate measures to ensure that World Bank policies and projects effectively address the negative impacts of extractive industries on our peoples. Positive aspects of the EIR report The findings of the independent EIR Report corroborate the concerns that indigenous peoples have raised about World Bank-assisted extractive industry projects and their negative impacts on our territories, well-being and livelihoods. The report confirms that these industries have violated our fundamental rights and have a devastating effect on our lives, our territories and our cultures. The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, Dr. Rodolfo Stavenhagen, for instance, states that extractive industries are “

58. Capacity Building In The Russian Artic The program supports the russian Association of indigenous peoples of theNorth (RAIPON) and is based on the experience and competence of Nordic Saami http://www.environmenttimes.net/article.cfm?pageID=33

59. Indigenous People Depend On Nature indigenous peoples’ own organisations follow this pattern. In the russian north,260000 indigenous people form 0.5% of the entire russian population, http://www.environmenttimes.net/article.cfm?pageID=73

60. WWW Virtual Library: Circumpolar Peoples Coverage of all indigenous peoples in the Circumpolar Region cannot be accomplishedby russian North and Far East Regional Pages a joint web project http://www.ldb.org/vl/cp/

This site is being preserved as it was on 17 September 2001 as a memorial to the life and work of Eberhard Wenzel. The public health virtual library is now updated and hosted by the UNSW School of Public Health. The WWW Virtual Library Alphabetical Category Subtree Circumpolar Peoples Break free from frames with this link. This WWW Virtual Library offers access to WWW resources regarding Circumpolar Peoples. Resources are organized according to the following topics: Arts Culture Education Environment ... Women All of the resources made available here, have been developed by authors other than myself. They are commended for their excellent work. I have tried to collect only meaningful resources. This is not a meta-site providing access to the complete resources on the topic. Given that the WWW contains more than 150 million web-site at the moment (March 1999), providing a complete directory seems to be almost impossible. You may also wish to send me your comments and suggestions Thanks for your kind support and may you walk in beauty, balance and peace. Coverage of all Indigenous Peoples in the Circumpolar Region cannot be accomplished by one person. I have done my best to list relevant resources, but I am aware that this is not enough to keep the Library updated.

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