IP Organisations

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/

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.

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.

Statements from the 10th UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

whit — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 12:29:48 +0100

Implementation of Recommendations on Development, Environment, Consent to Be Focus

Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues to Review Progress, at Headquarters 16-27 May

Economic and Social Council Background Release

13 May 2011

More than 1,300 delegates are expected to attend the tenth session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues at Headquarters in New York from 16 to 27 May.

'C' is for Consent - statements on FPIC from the 10th UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

whit — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 12:42:23 +0100

First Nations to U.N. Forum: Prior and Informed Consent, Not Just Consultation

By ICTMN Staff, http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2011/05/first-nations-to-un-fo...

30 May 2011

Canada and the U.S. may have signed on with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples back in November and December, respectively.
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Climate Changes Bring Harsh Reality for Native Americans

whit — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:31:39 +0100

NEW YORK, Aug 4, 2011 (IPS) – In Shishmaref, an Inupiaq village on an Alaskan barrier island north of the Bering Strait, a way of life is gradually disappearing due to higher temperatures, rising sea levels, declining numbers of sea animals to hunt, and shrinking shorelines wrought by climate change.

The effects of climate change may be felt across the globe, but in the United States, compared to the general population, indigenous peoples feel the impact disproportionately, a report published Wednesday by the National Wildlife Federation concluded.

Because they are dependent on it for th
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Promote and Protect Rights to Land, Territory, Resources and Development of Indigenous Peoples and Ethnic Minorities in ASEAN

whit — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:04:07 +0100

From workshop in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 29-31 March 2012

Background

We, the Indigenous Peoples/Ethnic Minorities in the ASEAN comprise more than 100 million representing distinct identities and diverse cultures. We are referred to in different names such as ethnic minorities, hilltribes, indigenous communities, orang asli, orang asal, ethnic groups, ethnic nationalities, masyarakat adat, among others. However, we share common historical injustices of marginalization, exclusion, discrimination, forced assimilation.
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