Objectives of this paper are to set in place at the UNO an Indigenous Peoples secretariat, working within criteria to be determined and the work of the secretariat to be…

Paper addressed to the Madame Chairperson of the WGIP regarding issues such as land claims in Canada, the British Columbia Treaty Commission, Council of Yukon Indians and self-government. Also written…

Discussion paper addressing the new Federal Administration on the issues of Indian Affairs in America. Issues include Inian Policy, principlesof government-to-government relations, commitment to protect trust assets, NCAI 12 point…

Paper addressing the issues of the indigenous people of West Papua. The main issues this paper points out are the people of West Papua are engaged in a struggle for…

Paper discussing debates over indigenous self-determinaiton concerning the autonomy demands of the Miskito, Sumo and Rama Indians of the Atlantic Coast region of Nicaragua. The indigenous people of this area…

Study on some anthronpoligical and historical considerations that are relevant on key issues, the first encounters: indigenous peoples, euro-centrism and the law of nations and diverse juridical situations within the…

A charge toward the United States by the Lakota and Northern Cheyenne about the infringement of their national sovereignty. Includes a claim to jurisdiction for the Lakota people and their…

Response by the United Native Nations on bill C-31. The response involves subjects such as sovereignty, land, co-existence, self-government, self-determination: the doctrine of consent, relations with Canada and idigenous people…

Paper submitted to discuss two matters: the wording of the provision on self-determination in the Draft Declaration and its general tenor. Presented to the Working Group on Indigenous Populations.

Memorandum to the Netherlands Parliament informing them about the Netherlands Governernment policy with respect to the issue of indigenous people. Issues in the memorandum include a definition of terms, indigenous…