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Resolutions of the First Congress of Indian Movements of South America
Articles involving the native people of South America and their relationship with the government and Western society. Discussion about the abuse and massacre of Indians in South America.
learn more downloadIndigenous Peoples in the Netherlands Foreign Policy and Development Cooperation
Memorandum to the Netherlands Parliament informing them about the Netherlands Governernment policy with respect to the issue of indigenous people. Issues in the memorandum include a definition of terms, indigenous…
learn more downloadStatement of Maivan C. Lam
Paper submitted to discuss two matters: the wording of the provision on self-determination in the Draft Declaration and its general tenor. Presented to the Working Group on Indigenous Populations.
learn more downloadThe United Native Nations Presentation to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Indian Affairs Respecting Bill C-31
Response by the United Native Nations on bill C-31. The response involves subjects such as sovereignty, land, co-existence, self-government, self-determination: the doctrine of consent, relations with Canada and idigenous people…
learn more downloadLakota: Confederacy of the Black Hills, Declaration of Sovereignty
A charge toward the United States by the Lakota and Northern Cheyenne about the infringement of their national sovereignty. Includes a claim to jurisdiction for the Lakota people and their…
learn more downloadStudy on Treaties, Agreements, and other Constructive Arrangements between States and Indigenous Populations
Study on some anthronpoligical and historical considerations that are relevant on key issues, the first encounters: indigenous peoples, euro-centrism and the law of nations and diverse juridical situations within the…
learn more downloadAustrailian Submission to Working Group on Indigenous Populations
Mr. Tickner addresses the WGIP with issues on self-determination in the draft declaration, national leadership in Australia, the process of reconciliation, royal commission into aboriginal deaths in custody, indigenous heritage,…
learn more downloadNeo-Termination and the Reagan Administration: U.S. Assimilation Policy with a New Label
An analysis paper discussing a new termination era for indigenous people in the United States under the Reagan administration. Topics introduced in this paper include discussing the termination era from…
learn more downloadThe Indigenous People of the North East of India: An Ethnic Genocide
Paper discussing the troubles faced by the people of northeast India. The problem of illegal freign influx, what these illegal infiltrators do when they land in northeastern India, what is…
learn more downloadReport on the Present Situation of the Mapuche in Chile
Introduction to paper addresses the neglected Mapuche Indians who are victims of the Pinochet regime in Chile. Issues addressed include: land problems and legislation,and recent incidents of repression against Mapuche…
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