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Navajo Nation Leads Indian Country With New Green Jobs Legislation

rafael — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:00:17 +0100

Navajo Green Jobs Press Release

*High Res photos available at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/40655868@N02/

Window Rock, AZ – On July 21, 2009, the 21st Navajo Nation Council voted "green" and passed the enactment of the Navajo Green Economy Commission. Navajo Nation Speaker Lawrence T. Morgan and the Navajo Green Economy Coalition developed these legislation to support the creation of hundreds of Green Jobs on the Navajo Nation.

The rights of Arctic peoples - Not a barren country

rafael — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:17:00 +0100

Economist – http://www.economist.com/world/international/displaystory.cfm?story_id=1...

NUUK, GREENLAND – THE crowds in Nuuk, Greenland’s pretty coast al capital, marked the devolution of more powers from Denmark, on midsummer’s day, with cheers, processions and flags. The town thronged with men in white anoraks and women in kalaallisuut, an outfit of sealskin boots and trousers set off with a beaded top.

Defending the Rights of Indigenous Women in Asia Pacific: Towards an Inclusive and Violence-Free Future

rafael — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 11:11:12 +0100

The Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD) released its new publication in time for the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples on 9 August.

The publication includes the summary report of the Asia Pacific NGO Consultation with the United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences (UNSRVAW), Yakin Erturk and the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples (UNSRIP), S.

Asia Indigenous Caucus Statement in UN EMRIP

rafael — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:22:17 +0100

ASIA INDIGENOUS CAUCUS STATEMENT

2nd session of the UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Agenda Item 3:
Lessons Learned and Challenges to Achieve the Right to Education by Indigenous Peoples.

Thank you, Mdm. Chairperson.

First of all, I would like to congratulate you on behalf of Asia Indigenous Peoples’ Caucus for your election as Chairperson of this session.

AFN National Chief Encouraged by Australian Government's Support for the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

whit — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:47:22 +0100

Urges Canada to Endorse the Declaration: “It is Never Too Late to Do the Right Thing”

OTTAWA – Assembly of First Nations National Chief Phil Fontaine commended the Government of Australia’s decision to support the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Navajo Nation Leads Indian Country With New Green Jobs Legislation

rafael — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:00:17 +0100

Navajo Green Jobs Press Release

*High Res photos available at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/40655868@N02/

The rights of Arctic peoples - Not a barren country

rafael — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:17:00 +0100

Economist – http://www.economist.com/world/international/displaystory.cfm?story_id=1...

Asia Indigenous Caucus Statement in UN EMRIP

rafael — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:22:17 +0100

ASIA INDIGENOUS CAUCUS STATEMENT

2nd session of the UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Agenda Item 3:
Lessons Learned and Challenges to Achieve the Right to Education by Indigenous Peoples.

Thank you, Mdm. Chairperson.

First of all, I would like to congratulate you on behalf of Asia Indigenous Peoples’ Caucus for your election as Chairperson of this session.

International Indigenous Peoples Forum on Climate Change (IIPFC)

rafael — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:12:54 +0100

PRESS RELEASE

Embargoed, 29th Sept, 2009: 14.00 PM

“Mother Earth is no longer in a period of climate change, but in climate crisis. ....Indigenous Peoples have a vital role in defending and healing Mother Earth. We uphold that the inherent rights of Indigenous Peoples … must be fully respected in all decision-making processes and activities related to climate change.”
The Anchorage Declaration 2009

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES are supposed to be at the centre of all climate change debates.

International Conference on IP Rights, Alternatives and Solutions to the Climate Crisis

Kailash — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 21:19:36 +0000

Baguio City, Philippines – We, 76 indigenous peoples representatives and advocates from 15 countries in Asia, Pacific, Australia, Africa, North and South America, and Europe, bind ourselves in solidarity for the pursuit of indigenous peoples’ rights to self-determination and liberation at this international conference.

We reaffirm our inherent rights to self-determination and collective ownership of our land, territory and resources knowledge, and to freely determine our political status and define our own course of development appropriate to our particular situations and cultures.