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Indigenous Peoples' Statements and Declarations, IITC and Affiliates

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Indigenous Peoples Call for Global Ban on Uranium Mining”, article posted February 6, 2007

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Declaration of the Indigenous P eoples Parallel Forum of the 4th World Water Forum, Mexico City, Mexico, March 17-18, 2006/ Declaración del foro paralelo deL los pueblos indígenas del 4º FORO MUNDIAL SOBRE EL AGUA, México, Distrito Federal, Marzo 17-18, 2006

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31Anniversary International Indian Treaty Council Conference hosted by the Confederacy of Treaty 6 First Nations, Ermineskin Cree Nation, Alberta Canada August 3 - 7, 2005, Resolution Urging the Prohibition of Release of Genetic Use Restriction Technologies ("GURTs") (PDF 97K)

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31st Anniversary International Indian Treaty Council Conference hosted by the Confederacy of Treaty 6 First Nations, Ermineskin Cree Nation, Alberta Canada, August 3 - 7, 2005, Resolution in Support of the North/South Indigenous Network against Pesticides (PDF 86K)

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CONSEJO INTERNACIONAL DE TRATADOS INDIOS, CONFERENCIA EN CELEBRACIÓN DE SU XXX ANIVERSARIO, NORTE DE CALIFORNIA, 8 a 11 de julio del 2004- Resolución de la Comisión sobre el Medio Ambiente, la Biodiversidad, los Conocimientos Tradicionales, el Derecho a la Alimentación, la Subsistencia y la Salud (PDF)

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INTERNATIONAL INDIAN TREATY COUNCIL, 30th ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE AJUMAWI TERRITORY, FALLS RIVER MILLS, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA July 8 - 11, 2004-Presented by the North/South Indigenous Network against Pesticides and the
"Right to Food, Subsistence, and Health" Commission (PDF)

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INTERNATIONAL INDIAN TREATY COUNCIL, 30th ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE AJUMAWI TERRITORY, FALLS RIVER MILLS, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA July 8 - 11, 2004-Resolution of the Commission on Environment, Biodiversity, Traditional
Knowledge, Right to Food, Subsistence and Health (PDF)

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Indigenous Peoples' Caucus Statement for the Interactive Dialogue Segment of the 12th Commission on Sustainable Development, April 20, 2004

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Indigenous Peoples’ Caucus Statement on the Overall Review Session

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Letter of Indigenous Peoples to the World Bank Regarding the Extractive Industries Review Report, March 10, 2004

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ACUERDOS DE LA CUMBRE PARA LA ADMINISTRACIÓN INTERCULTURAL DE LAS ÁREAS NATURALES PROTEGIDAS, TERRITORIALIDAD, DERECHOS DE PUEBLOS INDÍGENAS EN EL BOSQUE TROPICAL Y EL AMBIENTE AMAZÓNICO", 19 de febrero de 2004

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THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' DECLARATION TO THE WORLD PARKS CONGRESS, DURBAN SOUTH AFRICA SEPTEMBER 6-7 2003

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LA DECLARACIÓN DE LOS PUEBLOS INDÍGENAS PARA EL CONGRESO MUNDIAL DE PARQUES, DURBAN, SUDAFRICA, 6 -7 DE SEPTIEMBRE, 2003

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Closing Statement, International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity, 7th Conference of the Parties, CBD, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 20 February, 2004

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Declaración de Clausura, Foro Internacional Indígena sobre Biodiversidad VII Conferencia de las Partes del Convenio sobre la Diversidad Biológica Kuala Lumpur, Malasia, 20 de febrero de 2004

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IITC Conference Resolution Against Senate Energy Bill, October 6, 2003

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PAN AP Congress Manila Declaration on Land and Food Without Poisons: People's Rights and People's Empowerment 1-4 April 2003

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Indigenous Peoples denounce Mining Industry/IUCN partnership

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IITC Conference, Aotearoa 2002, Environment and Sustainable Development Resolution

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ITC Conference, Aotearoa 2002, Protection of Sacred Sites; Cultural and Spiritual Rights resolution

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Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, First Session, New York, 13-24 May 2002, IITC Intervention, Agenda Item #6: Review of the UN System: Economic and Social Development

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Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, First Session, New York, 13-24 May 2002, IITC Intervention, Agenda Item #6: Review of UN System: Health

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IEN Right to Food and Food Security Statement, August 2001

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DECLARACIÓN DE LA RED AMBIENTAL INDÍGENA SOBRE EL DERECHO A LA COMIDA Y LA SEGURIDAD ALIMENTARIA

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DECLARATION OF THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL FORUM OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES ON CLIMATE CHANGE

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Third International Forum of Indigenous Peoples on Climate Change, July 2001, Bonn, Germany

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Commission on Human Rights, Fifty-sixth session
20 March - 28, April, 2000 Agenda item 17, Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, (c) Science and Environment

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United Nations Commission on Human Rights Fifty-seventh Session March 19 - April 27, 2001 Written intervention by the International Indian Treaty Council Agenda Item 7: The Right to Development

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United Nations Commission on Human Rights Fifty-seventh Session, March 19 - April 27, 2001 Oral intervention by the International Indian Treaty Council Agenda Item 7: The Right to Development

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United Nations Commission on Human Rights Fifty-seventh Session, March 19 - April 27, 2001 Oral intervention by the International Indian Treaty Council Agenda Item 10: Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

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United Nations Working Group on Indigenous Populations, 18th Session, July 24 - July 28, 2000 Agenda item 4:  "Indigenous Children and Youth"

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Fourth Conference of the Parties, Convention on Biodiversity, Bratislava, Slovakia, May 11, 1998:  Oral Intervention, International Indian Treaty Council, Agenda item 10, Implementation of Article 8(j)

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NGO Statement to the CSD-8 Intersessional Meeting on Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development February 28-March 3, 2000

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Written IITC Intervention, UN Commission On Human Rights, 2002, Agenda Item 7, Right To Development

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Written IITC Intervention, UN Commission On Human Rights, 2002, Agenda Item 10, Economic Social and Cultural Rights

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Written IITC Intervention, UN Commission On Human Rights, 2002, Agenda Item 17(d), Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, Science and Environment
 

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)

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)

 

Important Updates

Noticias al Dia:

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