Discussion Paper for National Tribal Leaders’ Meetings: 1993 Administration Transition Pland and 1992-97 Congressional Initiatives
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…
Read moreStatement Concerning the Right of Self-Determination of the West Papuan People
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…
Read moreSubmission to the Working Group on Indigenous Populations at its Fifth Session, by the National Indian Youth Council, Inc. and the Indian Law Resource Center
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…
Read moreStatement Submitted to the Eleventh Session the Working Group on Indigenous Popluations
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…
Read moreAboriginal Land Rights in Australia: Background Paper, Draft Survey and Recommendations
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…
Read moreStatement of Maivan C. Lam
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.
Read moreIndigenous Peoples in the Netherlands Foreign Policy and Development Cooperation
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…
Read moreResolutions of the First Congress of Indian Movements of South America
Articles involving the native people of South America and their relationship with the government and Western society. Discussion about the abuse and massacre of Indians in South America.
Read moreTransnational Corporations and Their Effect on the Resources and Lands of Indigenous Peoples
Paper prepared based on the policies of the WCIP and the documentation that was made available after the WCIP Third General Assembly. Focus on the activities of the transnational corporations…
Read moreDeclaration on State Sovereignty of the Yakut-Sakha Soviet Socialist Republic
Considerations and concerns over the autonomous republic limits of sovereign rights. Included are the eleven articles of the declaration.
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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