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Chief George Manuel Memorial Indigenous Library
I.L.O. Convention 107
Convention Concerning the Protection and Integration of Indigenous and Other Tribal and Semi-Tribal Populations in Independent Countries
learn more downloadEvolving New International Laws From the Fourth World by Rudolph C. Rÿser
Background on the International Covenant on the Rights of Indigenous Nations. Also available in PDF format.
learn more downloadInternational Covenant on the Rights of Indigenous Nations
Authorized Version Initialed July 28, 1994, Geneva, Switzerland. Also available in PDF format.
learn more downloadPrinciples and Guidelines for the Protection of the Heritage of Indigenous People
Annex of the Final Report of the Special Rapporteur on the study of the protection of the cultural and intellectual property of indigenous peoples – 21 June 1995
learn more downloadOn the Evolution of Standards Concerning the Rights of Indigenous Populations –
Helsinki Final Act
learn more downloadWCIP Indigenous Ideology and Philosophy Workshop II
National Aboriginal Conference Secretariat submmission “Some Reflections on Group Right Principles” and NCAI annex “Indigenous Ideology and Philosophy”
learn more downloadStatement by the Prime Minister of Greenland on Home Rule, before the 11th Session of the UNWGIP
States, Indigenous Nations, and the Great Lie by Rudolph C. Rÿser
International Standards for Indigenous Rights: Statement by CWIS Before 3rd Session of UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations 8/1/84
Background on the term “Fourth World”
a chapter excerpt from, “The Meaning of ‘Nation’ and ‘State’ in the Fourth World,” by Dr. Richard Griggs
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