Report on the Fourth Group Meeting Held Between the Sub-Committee of the Bangladesh Government Commission and the Jana Samhati Samiti
The delegates to the fourth meeting: the delegates of the sub-committee of the BGC, the delegates of the JSS, the delgates of the Liaison or Coordination Committee, and the Bangladesh…
Read moreTreaties and the Study of Treaties
Concern about land and treaty rights of the Treaty Six Chiefs. Treaty Six Chiefs version of the signing of the treaty between them and the British Crown in 1876.
Read moreStandard-Setting Activities: Evolution of Standards Concerning the Rights of Indigenous Populations
Indian Council of South America. “Tupay Katri” Movement. Food First Information and Action Network. Service, peace and Justice in Latin America.
Read moreThe Inuit Tapirisat of Canada
A comment on article 3 of the draft declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples. Tupaj Katari Indian Movement.
Read moreThe Crisis of the Chittagong Hill Tracts
“An appeal to save the Chakma and other tribes of the Chittagong Hill Tracts from the total annihilation by the Bangladesh Government.” The Chittagong Hill Tracts and Its People, British…
Read moreA Statement made by the Jmma delegation on behalf of the Jumma Nation, the people of the Chittagong Hill Tracts region of Bangladesh
Statement to the Working Group on Indigenous Populations
Letter recognizing and congradulating the WGIP for its contribution to the draft declaration for Indigenous People. Letter gives ongoing support to the WGIP.
Read moreStandard-Setting Activities: Evolution of Standards Concerning the Rights of Indigenous Populations
Information received from specialized organizations relating to the United Nations: International Labour Office, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, World Bank.
Read moreStatement of the Karen National Union
Letter discussing the subject of self-determination regarding the Karen National Union. The right of self-determination may be expressed in various forms of autonomy within a State.
Read moreDeclaration on the State Soveirgnty of the Tatar Soviet Socialist Republic
Declasration introducing a new constitution for the Republic of Tatarstan which was known as Tataria. Topics in declaration include promises for equal rights of citizens, equal land use and mineral…
Read moreChief George Manuel Memorial Indigenous Library
The library is dedicated to the memory of Secwepemc Chief George Manuel (1921-1989), to the nations of the Fourth World and to the elders and generations to come.
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