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The State of the American Indian Nations: 1983
“The State of the American Indian Nations: 1983” A Report to President Ronald Regan, Members of the Congress, Partisan Political Parties, Federal Bureaucrats, and Citizens of the United States. From…
learn more downloadCordillera Peoples Denounce Military Operation
Accounts recorded and submitted about the disturbing and condemnable events occurring in Cordillera. Unwanted Philipino armed forces entering indigenous regions of Kalinga and Bontoc. Included is a statement of denying…
learn more downloadReview of Recent Developments in the Cordillera Provinces: Northern Luzon
First time a member of the indigenous people of the Phillipines addressed the WGIP about the treatment and oppression of the Igorot people. Problems addressed included: the violation of our…
learn more downloadReport on Mission to Papua New Guinea Concerning the Refugee Status of
The Executive Committee of the International Commission of Jurists, Australian Section submitted this paper about the Irian Jaya people crossing the borders into Papua New Guinea. Chapter titles include introduction,…
learn more downloadStatement on behalf of the Free Papua Movement
The West Papuam people’s desire for freedom and Indonesia’s claim to West Papua. International support for the right of West Papuan people to self-determination. The 1962 New York agreement and…
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Multiple articles from the Western Papuan Observer dealing with the mistreatment and war going on in the area.
learn more downloadIndonesia: Reports of Human Rights Violations in Irian Jaya
The Indonesian army and the Kopassandha undertook a series of arrests in the Jayapura area of Irian Jaya. The arrests were made without warrant and are considered a violation of…
learn more downloadFulfilling our Promises; The United States and the Helsinki Final Act
From the November 1979 Report of the Commission on Security & Cooperation in Europe, “Fulfilling our Promises; The United States and the Helsinki Final Act” as pertaining to American INdians
learn more downloadInternational standards for indigenous rights
Statement by the Center for World Indigenous Studies before the third session on indigenous populations
learn more downloadNation-States, Indigenous Nations and the Great Lie
this paper analysis the relationship of selected indigenous nations in various parts of the world to the governments of the countries in which they are found. The United States, Canada,…
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