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…

Speech presented by the Ainu people of Japan. The speech covers many topics but three main issues are: Ainu territory was divided as a result of historical progress and due…

Paper discussing the indigenous people in the different regions of Australia. Some regions mentioned include New South Wals, Victoria, Tasmania and Queensland. Other issues mentioned involve special inadequacies in the…

Paper regarding the official policy statement of the World Bank toward tribes. Issues include the inevitability of development, the benefits of development, development choices, ethnic identity or tribal culture and…

Paper discussing the horrific massacres happening in the Chittagong Hill Tracts region by the Bangladesh Military and the elaborate cover-ups of the massacres. This paper discusses a specific Logang Massacre…

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…