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IITC PROGRAM PRIORITIES 1. International
Standard setting, in particular:
 | Implementation of an effective plan of action for
the International Decade of the World’s Indigenous Peoples which
began on December 10th, 1994. |
 | Adoption of the Draft Declaration for the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples. |
 | Development of a permanent forum for Indigenous
Peoples within the U.N. system. |
2. Addressing violations of Indigenous Peoples’ rights and
presenting issues of concern to the international community. Primary
focus areas include:
 | Environment Protection and Sustainable Development.
Treaty and Land Rights. |
 | Cultural Rights, Sacred sites and Religious Freedom. |
 | Rights and protection of Indigenous Children. |
IITC also has special projects and programs focusing
on current priorities. In 1999 and 2000, IITC will continue to
disseminate the final report of the UN Treaty Study and develop
strategies in response to its final recommendations.
IITC’s Mentorship Programs will continue to provide intensive training
and leadership development to representatives of Indigenous
communities, including youth.
IITC will also continue to submit and monitor human rights complaints
filed on behalf of Indigenous Peoples facing violations of their
freedom of religion, forced relocations, arbitrary detentions and
other crisis situations.
A VOICE FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
The IITC was founded in 1974 at a gathering by the
American Indian Movement in Standing Rock, South Dakota attended by
more than 5000 representatives of 98 Indigenous Nations.
The
Declaration of Continuing Independence, Standing Rock South Dakota,
June 1974 (PDF)
The symbol of the sacred pipe uniting the hemisphere
was chosen for the IITC by the elders to represent the common bonds of
spirituality, ties to the land and respect for traditional cultures
common to all Indigenous Peoples.
The IITC supports grassroots Indigenous struggles through information
dissemination, networking, coalition building, technical assistance,
organizing and facilitating the effective participation of traditional
Peoples in local, regional, national and international forums, events
and gatherings.
In 1977, the IITC became the first organization of Indigenous Peoples
to be reorganized as a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) with
Consultative Status to the United Nations Economic and Social Council.
The IITC focuses on building Indigenous Peoples’ participation in key
U.N. fora such as the Commission on Human Rights, the Working Group on
Indigenous Populations, the Sub-Commission on Prevention of
Discrimination and Protection of Minorities, the Conference of the
Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, UNESCO and the
Commission on Sustainable Development. In recent years, IITC has also
participated in the International Labor Organization (ILO), U.N. World
Conferences, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
and the World Archeological Congress to systematically address
concerns vital to Indigenous Peoples.
The IITC submits testimony, documentation and formal complaints to
these fora as well as to the U.N. Center for Human Rights and the
Organization of American States (OAS), to redress grievances, increase
awareness and impact the development of international standards
protecting the rights and survival of Indigenous Peoples.
The IITC also focuses on dissemination of information regarding the
U.N. and opportunities for involvement to grassroots Indigenous
communities, and works to educate and build awareness about Indigenous
struggles among non-Indigenous Peoples and organizations

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Action Alerts /
Acciones Urgentes:
News Release: Canadian Parliament
Calls for Implementation of the UN Declaration on
the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, April 9, 2008 (PDF
51K)
IITC files urgent action with United
Nations for Indigenous Peoples of Maluku, June 6th
2008 and post in Urgent/Urgente and in UN Human
Rights 2008 (PDF 79K)
The Ngäbe Indigenous peoples of
Panama request urgent international support, March
31st 2008
Solicitud de ayuda internacional del
pueblo Ngobe de charco la pava Urgente, 31 marzo,
2008
IITC Urgent Action Communication to
the United Nations Human Rights System: Raids and
arrests against Maori by the New Zealand government,
October 17th, 2007 (PDF 48K)
March 7th, 2008: United Nations Body
Expresses Concerns about Racism in the United
States, Calls for the US to apply the UN Declaration
on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (PDF)
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New: IITC Human Rights Handout on the
Right to Free Prior and Informed Consent (PDF 115K)
New: Updated IITC fact sheet:
Pesticides, Tribal Health and Human Rights, North
and South (PDF 111K)
Nuevo: Hoja informativa actualizada
de CITI: “LOS PLAGUICIDAS, LA SALUD DE LAS TRIBUS Y
LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS EN EL NORTE Y EL SUR” (PDF
111K)
Manifesto of the Long Walk 2, July
8th 2008 (PDF 301K
Resolutions from the Long Walk 2,
July 8th 2008 (PDF 358K)
IITC Human
Rights Training and Capacity Building Program, 2008
34th Annual Treaty Conference,
Chimaltenango Guatemala June 19 – 22, 2008,
Conference Resolutions/Resoluciones de la
Conferencia
Nibutani Declaration of Indigenous
Peoples, Indigenous Peoples Summit in Ainu Mosir
(July 1-4), Hokkaido Japan, addressing the G-8
Summit (PDF 180K)
Conferencia de CITI de 2008 en
Guatemala, nueva informacion para participantes
IITC 2008 Conference in Guatemala,
new information for participants
UNPFII 7th
Session, April 21st - May 2nd 2008, Interventions
and Statements
Human Rights Council, 8th session, 2
– 18 June
2008
International Indian Treaty Conference, Guatemala
SYMPOSIUM ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
THE UN DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS
PEOPLES” Monday April 21st, 2008, during UNPFII7
(PDF 555K)
Opening Statement of the Indigenous
Caucus, 11th Meeting of Negotiations in the Quest
for Points of Consensus, Organization of American
States April 14th, 2008
Declaración de Apertura del Conclave
de los Pueblos Indígenas XI Reunión de Negociaciones
para la Búsqueda de Puntos de Consensos Organización
de los Estados Americanos 14 de abril de 2008
Indigenous Peoples' Caucus, UN
Permanent Forum on April 19th & 20th , 2008 (PDF
90K)
Web link for Longest Walk 2
IITC Human Rights Forum” may 9th
2008, Southern Illinois University (PDF 244K)
NEW! IITC Power point: “Indigenous
Peoples’ Advocacy for a Rights and Culturally-based
Approach to Food Security”, April 3, 2008
(9.4 MB PowerPoint Presentation)
Treaty Conferences/2008 Guatemala,
“Provisional Conference Agenda” (PDF 28K)
The UN Declaration on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples, Treaties and the Right to Free,
Prior and Informed Consent: The Framework For a New
Mechanism for Reparations, Restitution and Redress,
submitted by the IITC to the UN Permanent Forum on
Indigenous Issues Seventh Session (UNPFII7) (PDF
80K)
NEW save the dates, 34th Anniversary
Treaty Conference, Chimaltenango Guatemala, June
19th – 22nd 2008 (PDF 448K)
Aparte las fechas, Asamblea Anual
XXXIV del Consejo Internacional de Tratados Indios
junio 19 a 22 de 2008, Chimaltenango, Guatemala (PDF
138K)
Report of the North America
Preparatory meeting for UNPFII7, Vancouver Canada,
February 22nd and 23rd 2008 (PDF 168K)
Hawaiian Land Rights decision by
Hawaiian Supreme Court, Nation of Hawaii calls upon
Legislature to "Cease and Desist", February 8, 2008
Indigenous Shadow Report to UN CERD
highlights Racism by United States, February 5th
2008
Peoples’ Shadow Report to the CERD on
the United States submitted by IITC January 2008
(PDF 400 KB)
New IITC Brochure
33rd annual Alcatraz Sunrise
Gathering, November 22nd 2007 (PDF 209K)
FINAL REPORT FROM THE INDIGENOUS
PEOPLES’ BORDER SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS II SAN XAVIER
DISTRICT TOHONO O’ODHAM NATION NOVEMBER 7-10, 2007
Live Web Casts from the Indigenous
Peoples’ Border Summit II, San Xavier, Arizona
November 7 – 10, 2007
PUBLIC FORUM, Local Indigenous Environmental and
Sacred Sites Issues, Saturday, November 17 U of A
College of Law, Tucson AZ
Report of the Special Rapporteur on
the Right to Food to UN Human Rights Council and
General Assembly , May 2007 (see page 44 on
Indigenous Peoples in California and Alaska, USA)
PDF 243K
Alberta Chiefs of Treaty 6, 7 & 8
Express Disappointment Re: Canadian Federal
Government "Throne Speech", October 19th 2007 (PDF
50K)
AGROQUIMICOS: LA AMENAZA A NUESTRA
SALUD COMUNITARIA Y AL MEDIO AMBIENTE/ Pesticides:
The Threat to our Community Health and the
Environment, AHOME, SINALOA, Mexico, Octubre 26 - 28
2007, October 26 – 28, 2007 (PSD 52K)
IITC Training Manual for filing “Shadow Reports” for
the review of the United States by the UN Committee
on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial
Discrimination (CERD), October 17th, 2007 (PDF 578K)
IITC Human Rights Training Novmeber
8th 2007, during the Indigenous Peoples’ Border
Rights Summitt II, San Xavier Arizona! (PDF 79K)
UN Declaration for the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples adopted by the UN General
Assembly September 13th, 2007!
UN Declaration on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples as adopted by the UN General
Assembly September 13th 2007 (PDF 56k)
Declaracion de las Naciones Unidas
sobre los derechos de los Pueblos Indigenas,
adoptada por la Asemblea General el 13 de septiembre
de 2007 (PDF 60K)
IITC Statement on the
Adoption of the Declaration
on the Rights of Indigenous
Peoples, September 16th 2007
(PDF 200K)
US
Statement against the adoption of the Declaration on
the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, September 13th
2007 (PDF 53K)
CSD 15th session, 2007, April 30 - May 11, 2007
Link for the
COMMITTEE FOR THE ELIMINATION OF
RACIAL DISCRIMINATION,
Seventieth session,
19 February – 9 March 2007, Concluding
observations re: CANADA/
COMITÉ PARA LA ELIMINACIÓN DE LA
DISCRIMINACIÓN RACIAL, Septuagésimo
período de sesiones, 19 de febrero – 9 de marzo de
2007, Observaciones
finales sobre
CANADA
Appointment of
Indigenous UNPFII members (2008-2010) announced,
April 20, 2007
Treaty Council News Winter 2007 (PDF
1MB)
IITC Submission to the UN High
Commissioner on Human Rights for her study on the
Human Right to Water, April 15th, 2007 (PDF 136k)
Pesticides are Poison” booklet now
available online
Los Plaguicidas son Venenos” manual
ahora disponible en internet
UN Web page, Indigenous Peoples and
Treaties, the UN Treaty Study Expert Seminars
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