Organizers Begin Planning for World Indigenous Conference; UN General Assembly to Host

Jenni Monet
October 20, 2012
It’s an event not expected to unravel for another two years, but organizers of the 2014 World Conference on Indigenous Peoples say the clock is ticking...

Elections 2012: Vice Presidential Debate – Is the United States Doing Enough for Native Americans?

Mark Trahant
October 10, 2012
It’s too bad that Al Jazeera’s host of The Stream , Lisa Fletcher, is not moderating the vice presidential debate...
Gabriel S. Galanda

Enforcing International Indigenous Rights in America

This summer I was honored to speak before the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights regarding American Indian Treaty and consultation rights...

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October 01, 2012

Video Spotlight: Children Read U.N. Declaration as Fifth Anniversary Shows Lack of Progress

ICTMN Staff
September 13, 2012
Five years ago today, on September 13, 2007, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) was ratified ...

U.N. Declaration: Assembly of First Nations Holds Webinar September 13, 1:30 p.m.

ICTMN Staff
September 13, 2012
A webinar to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the ratification of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) is just getting under way, hosted ...
T. Lulani Arquette

A Paradigm Shift Has Begun: Addressing Social Justice and Racial Equity

Let me make it clear: I don’t write to denounce present-day Catholicism or the Christian faith....

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September 07, 2012

Massive Land Losses Coming

Duane Champagne
August 30, 2012
One of the biggest shortcomings of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) is that it does not actually define Indigenous Peoples...

James Bay Cree and Quebec Earn Environmental Accolades for Governance Pact

ICTMN Staff
August 17, 2012
The Eeyou Istchee (Grand Council of the Cree) of James Bay have signed a governance agreement with the government of Quebec that not only gives the First Nation much more control o...

UNPFII Chairman, Grand Chief Edward John Discusses the Power of Indigenous Storytelling

Jenni Monet
August 14, 2012
NEW YORK - Diplomats, journalists and media activists from around the globe turned out at United Nations headquarters on Thursday, August 9 th for the 18 th annual International Da...

International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples Observes Media-Makers; Explores Next Steps for Media Empowerment

Jenni Monet
August 11, 2012
NEW YORK— Amidst throngs of summer tourists posing for photos and gazing at sculptures and paintings inside the United Nations headquarters, distinguished visitors, journalists and...

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