Background to the draft guidelines or recommendations for the conduct of cultural, environmental and social impact assessments regarding developments proposed to take place on sacred sites and on lands and…

Assessment of the effectiveness of existing subnational, national and international instruments, particularly intellectual property rights instruments, that may have implications on the protection of the knowledge, innovations and practices of…

Note by the Executive Secretary which includes an introduction, existing legally binding instruments relevant to the programme of work, guidelines, principles, protocols, codes of ethics, relevant to the programme of…

Report on progress on the integration of relevant tasks of the programme of work on article 8(j) and related provisions in the cross-cutting areas of the convention. Cross-cutting areas include…

Book Project “Indigenous Nationalism in North America”. Book summary, correspondence and notes.

Correspondence between tribal and Washington state governments, esp. Quinault Nation; Intergovernmental relations

A response from Sean Gartley of the Washington Commission for the Humanities ackowledging their receipt of Dr. Ryser’s request for a grant offered by his commission. Attached is a list…

An acclaimed artist by the name of James Luna presented his new artwork to the people of Venice, Italy.

A 2- day conference/ seminar encouraging a forum in which ideas concerning common legal issues could be exchanged in a scholarly, non-adversarial environment.

Information on the non-profit organization, the Center for World Indigenous Studies. Articles describing the organization and the Fourth World Documentation Project. Includes agenda and map.