An Act To direct the Attorney General to review, revise, and develop law enforcement and justice protocols appropriate to address missing and murdered Indians, and for other purposes
learn more downloadToday, thousands of unsolved cases of missing and murdered Native Americans continue to cry out for justice and healing. On Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day, we remember the Indigenous people who we have lost to murder and those who remain missing and commit to working with Tribal Nations to ensure any instance of a missing or murdered person is met with swift and effective action.
learn more downloadThe Senate designates May 5, 2021, as the ‘‘National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls’’; and calls on the people of the United States and interested groups to commemorate the lives of missing and murdered American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women whose cases are documented and undocumented in public ecords and the media; and
to demonstrate solidarity with the families of victims in light of those tragedies
The Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, as an expert body of the Economic and Social Council, plays a significant role in providing expert advice on how to ensure that the rights of indigenous peoples are effectively accounted for and realized in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda.
learn more downloadThe purpose of the present summary report is to present an overview of all the activities performed and measures taken by UNESCO together with the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, other United Nations system entities, Governments, organizations of indigenous peoples, broader civil society, academia, the private sector and other interested actors in relation to the Year
learn more downloadAt its nineteenth session, the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues appointed Darío José Mejía Montalvo, a member of the Forum, to conduct a study on the rights of indigenous peoples in Latin America and the Caribbean in the context of the exceptional measures adopted during the pandemic, to be submitted to the Forum at
its twentieth session.
The consultation focused on self-determination, governance and justice systems; lands, territories and resources; conservation; climate change; business and human rights;
human rights defenders; and the Sustainable Development Goals. The impact of climate change on the enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights was emphasized, as was the critical role played by indigenous peoples in protecting the environment, including through traditional knowledge.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to recognize Indian tribal governments for purposes of determining under the adoption credit whether a child has special needs.
learn more downloadA bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to modify the distribution of funds under the tribal transportation program, and for other purposes.
learn more downloadA bill to amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to authorize grants to Indian Tribes to further achievement of Tribal coastal zone objectives, and for other purposes
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