Elevating Palestine at the UN
Palestine is already “operating above the threshold of a functioning state in key areas,” announced the German government in May of 2011. It is a critical test of honor for…
Read moreHealing Totem Journey
A healing totem pole by master carver Jewell James of the Lummi nation near Belingham, WA, USA on Sept. 13 has embarked on a 4,000 mile cross-country journey from the…
Read moreUS Democracy Decline hurts Indigenous Peoples
The United States of America has been the beacon of freedom of democracy to the world’s suffering masses for 100 years, but since September 2001 US democracy has persistently declined….
Read moreClimate Refugees shock demands new action
It is both shocking to the soul and profoundly disturbing to the mind that human beings are in this age made to suffer a horrible death from famine and the…
Read moreUN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
The UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNEMRIP) issued its “Final report of the study on indigenous peoples and the right to participate in decision-making”. The Report,…
Read moreThe Morality of Mining
As indigenous peoples become more effective at confronting governments and mining companies intent on destroying their water and land for precious metals, the narrative of globalization is becoming aggressively defensive….
Read moreResource Extraction threat to Indigenous Peoples
One of the gravest threats to the security and health of indigenous peoples the world over, according to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples is…
Read moreReport Indigenous Rights Rapporteur – James Anaya
In the present report, the Special Rapporteur provides a summary of the activities carried out during his third year in the mandate, including cooperation with other international and regional mechanisms…
Read moreReport of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
The Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples held its fourth session from 11 to 15 July 2011. In addition to the five members of the Expert Mechanism, the…
Read moreUN Experts Report: Indigenous Peoples' Right to Participate
The UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples issued its "Final report of the study on indigenous peoples and the right to participate in decision-making". The Report, which…
Read moreChief George Manuel Memorial Indigenous Library
The library is dedicated to the memory of Secwepemc Chief George Manuel (1921-1989), to the nations of the Fourth World and to the elders and generations to come.
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