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Chief George Manuel Memorial Indigenous Library

Report of the Tribal Summit on the Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

September 21, 2017
Categories: United Nations,

The International Organization of Indigenous Resource Development submitted a revised text of the Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People and proposes a new arrangement of the paragraphs of…

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Standard-Setting Activities: Evolution of Standards Concerning the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

September 21, 2017
Categories: United Nations,

Paper presented with information received from the government in Finland about the Draft Declaration for the rights and protection of indigenous peoples.

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Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations

September 21, 2017
Categories: News & Politics,

Importance of the Confederacy at the United Nations to insure that their treaty rights are protected withthe Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

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A Statement made by the Jumma Delegation on behalf of the Jumma Nation, the People of the Chittagong Hill Tracts region of Bangladesh

September 21, 2017
Categories: United Nations,

Statement submitted by a Jumma native on behalf of the Jumma Nation in regards to the abuse of the Jumma People by the Bangladesh Military. The military is using Jumma…

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Statement of the Inian Law Resource Center and the National Congress of American Indians

September 21, 2017
Categories: News & Politics,

Spokesperson representing the Indian Law Resource Center talking about the work and support of the United Nations on the Declaration Draft for indigenous peoples. Bringing up the original reason for…

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Statement of the International Confederation of Autonomous Chapters of the American Indian Movement

September 21, 2017
Categories: News & Politics,

Original version – Paper addressing the issues of the United States’ policy toward indigenous people continues to cause tangible and verifiable physical harms. The paper states that the United States…

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Background Material on Ogoni

September 21, 2017
Categories: News & Politics,

Timeline and articles regarding the history and well-being of Ogoni. Articles include titles such as, “Ogoni Situation Deteriorates-Governor Issues Order to Shoot” and “Mass Arrests of Ogoni as Nigerian Troops…

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Comments of the Western Shoshone National Council at the Twelfth Session of the WGIP

September 21, 2017
Categories: News & Politics,

Paper about the importance of meeting at the Conference on Disarmament of a Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban. This meeting is very important to the Western Shoshone Government. Territory used for…

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Statement by the Observer Delegation of Canada

September 21, 2017
Categories: News & Politics,

Paper discussing the support of Canada on the efforts of the United Nations to draft an instrument addressing the rights of indigenous people.

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The Statement of the representative of Mejilis on the Crimean Tatar People

September 21, 2017
Categories: News & Politics,

Statement addressed to the WGIP on the twelfth session by a represenatative of Mejilis. Statement is in regards to the Crimean Tatar people, an indigenous peoples of Crimea and the…

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