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Report of the Tribal Summit on the Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
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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Paper presented with information received from the government in Finland about the Draft Declaration for the rights and protection of indigenous peoples.
learn more downloadConfederacy of Treaty Six First Nations
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.
learn more downloadA Statement made by the Jumma Delegation on behalf of the Jumma Nation, the People of the Chittagong Hill Tracts region of Bangladesh
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…
learn more downloadStatement of the Inian Law Resource Center and the National Congress of American Indians
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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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…
learn more downloadBackground Material on Ogoni
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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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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Paper discussing the support of Canada on the efforts of the United Nations to draft an instrument addressing the rights of indigenous people.
learn more downloadThe Statement of the representative of Mejilis on the Crimean Tatar People
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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