S.534 – Tribal Child Support Enforcement Act
A bill to improve the effectiveness of tribal child support
enforcement agencies, and for other purposes.
Tlingit and Haida Declaration of a Climate Emergency and Commitment to Climate Mobilization
The Eighty-Fifth Tribal Assembly of Central Council of Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska delegation convened on October 1, hereby declares that our sovereign nation, the region, the state, the United States of America, civilization, humanity, and the natural world are experiencing a climate emergency, and that Tlingit & Haida commits to a climate emergency mobilization effort to combat global warming that will result in a just transition to a carbon neutral economy by 2050 and accelerates adaptation and resilience strategies in preparation for intensifying climate impacts
Read more2014 UN System Wide Action Plan on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
In the outcome document of the 2014 high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly known as the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples, the Assembly requested the Secretary-General to develop, within existing resources, a system-wide action plan to ensure a coherent approach to achieving the ends of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The system-wide action plan was developed following consultations with indigenous peoples, Member States and the Inter-Agency Support Group on Indigenous Peoples’ Issues
Read moreLumbee Tribe 2021 Federal Recognition Rename Resolution
The Tribal Council of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina hereby supports the naming of federal legislation to extend full federal recognition to the Lumbee people the Julian Thomas Pierce Memorial Lumbee Recognition Act of 2021
Read moreNational Congress of American Indians Truth-In-Advertising Resolution #PDX-20-002
The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) calls on Congress to enact legislation that will ensure truth-in-advertising of businesses and organizations that represent themselves as American Indian and Alaska Native.
Read morePresident Tsai Ing-wen’s Apology to Indigenous Peoples
To all indigenous peoples of Taiwan: On behalf of the government, I express to you our deepest apology. For the four centuries of pain and mistreatment you have endured, I apologize to you on behalf of the government
Read moreExecutive Summary CIMI 2019 – Violence Against Indigenous Peoples in Brazil
The report Violence Against Indigenous Peoples in Brazil(2019 data), published annually by the Missionary Council for Indigenous Peoples (CIMI for its Portuguese acronym), reiterates the picture of an extremely perverse and worrying reality of the indigenous peoples in Brazil in the first year of Jair Bolsonaro as president of the country. The intensification of expropriations of indigenous lands, forged in the invasion, land grabbing, and subdivision of the lands, is quickly and aggressively being consolidated throughout the national territory, causing immeasurable destruction.
Read moreInternational Covenant on the Rights of Indigenous Nations
The International Covenant on the Rights of Indigenous Nations was drafted 20 years ago, by Rudolph C. Rÿser and ratified indigenous nations.
Read moreTraditional Birth Attendants In Mexico: Advantages And Inadequacies Of Care For Normal Deliveries
In Mexico, traditional birth attendants (TBAs) are an essential resource for health care, especially in small rural communities where they attend approximately 45% of all deliveries. Both rural and urban women seek care with the TBAs because, amongst other things, they share the same cultural codes. In this study, qualitative and quantitative methods were used to analyze the concepts, resources, and process of care during birth in rural areas of the state of Morelos. Results show that the socio-economic characteristics of the TBAs are similar to those of the patients, that they share the same precarious living conditions and the resources to which they have access for providing care during births. When choosing a TBA as a health care provider, both the economic aspect and the importance of a shared symbolism come into play. We observed advantages in some of the traditional practices which should be incorporated into the medical system, for example, protection through the massage of the perineum at the moment of expulsion. Nevertheless, there are inadequacies for which the implementation of training programs is fundamental, before articulate primary care programs using the TBAs can be promoted.
Read moreOn Mexican Folk Medicine
In this paper, traditional medical beliefs and practices in a Mexican village are described and interpreted. The analysis focuses on the notion that health is a balance of hot and…
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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