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The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples is a visionary step towards addressing the human
rights of indigenous peoples.
It sets out a framework on which States can build or
rebuild their relationships with indigenous peoples. The result of more
than two decades of negotiations, it provides a momentous opportunity
for States and indigenous peoples to strengthen their relationships,
promote reconciliation and ensure that the past is not repeated. I
encourage Member States and indigenous peoples to come together in a
spirit of mutual respect and make use of the Declaration as the living
document it is, so that it has a real and positive effect throughout the
world.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
Message for the International Day of the World’s Indigenous
People
23 July 2008
DPI News and Media Division - NY
United
Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
TO THE CHILDREN OF THE WORLD'S
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
One day you will receive
the benefits of this Declaration, adopted today, 13 September 2007 by the
United Nations General Assembly.
You will need to work hard to know and set into motion your rights. As you
continue your journey into the future, your lives may become a little
easier. Let the words of this Declaration and the spirit of your ancestors
inspire and guide your hearts and footsteps. May you become great leaders
and walk, always, in dignity. Today, the world recognizes you for who you
are and your right to determine your destiny according to your own desires
and principles.
Editor, Dialogue Between Nations
Inuvik
Northwest Territories
Canada
A LOS HIJOS DE LOS PUEBLOS INDIGENAS DEL
MUNDO
Un dia ustedes recibiran los
beneficios de esta Declaracion adoptada hoy 13 de Septiembre del ano 2007
por la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas.
Ustedes tendran que trabajar duro para saber y poner en accion sus
derechos. Como sigan su camino en el futuro, la vida podra ser un poco mas
facil. Dejad que las palabras de la Declaracion y el espiritu de sus
antepasados les inspire y guie sus corazones y sus pasos. Que puedan
llegar a ser lideres y caminen siempre con dignidad. Hoy el mundo los
reconoce por lo que son y reconoce su derecho a determinar libremente su
destino de acuerdo a sus propios deseos y principios.
Editor del Dialogo Entre Naciones
Inuvik Territorios del Noroeste
Canada
September 13, 2007
will mark the date when the United Nations welcomed
Indigenous Peoples to its fold and that the collective and individual
human rights of Indigenous Peoples are no less or more important than
those of the rest of the world. It is a momentous occasion and we should
be humbled while we celebrate.
Statement from Grand Chief Edward John
Executive member of the First
Nations Summit,
Representative of the Assembly of First Nations on
international issues,
and Co-Coordinator of the North American Regional
Indigenous Peoples Caucus.
UNITED NATIONS ADOPTS
DECLARATION ON RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
61st Session - General Assembly
13 September 2007
13 September 2007
General Assembly
GA/10612 Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New
York
Sixty-first General Assembly
Plenary
107th & 108th Meetings (AM & PM)
GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS DECLARATION ON RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES;
‘MAJOR STEP FORWARD’ TOWARDS HUMAN RIGHTS FOR ALL, SAYS PRESIDENT
The
General Assembly today overwhelmingly backed protections for the human
rights of indigenous peoples, adopting a landmark declaration that
brought to an end nearly 25 years of contentious negotiations over the
rights of native people to protect their lands and resources, and to
maintain their unique cultures and traditions.
General
Assembly Webcast Archives
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13 September 07
General Assembly: 107th Plenary Meeting of the General
Assembly 61st session - 1. Prevention of armed conflict: draft
resolution (A/61/L.68). 2. Zone of peace and cooperation of the South
Atlantic : draft resolution (A/61/L.66). 3. Report of the
Peacebuilding Commission: letter from the Acting Chair of the
Peacebuilding Commission (A/61/1035). 4. Comprehensive review of the
whole question of peacekeeping operations in all their aspects: report
of the Ad Hoc Open ended Working Group on Assistance and Support to
Victims of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (A/61/1044). 5. Report of the
Secretary General on the Peacebuilding Fund: letter by the Secretary
General (A/61/1042). 6. Report of the Human Rights.
List of Speakers
[ Webcast:
Archived Video - English: 2 hours and 54 minutes]
[ Webcast:
Archived Video - Original Language: 2 hours and 54 minutes] |
Adoption of indigenous rights declaration ‘major victory’ for United
Nations
in long history of developing human rights standards, says chair of UN
Forum
MESSAGE OF
VICTORIA TAULI-CORPUZ
Chairperson of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
on the occasion of the adoption by the General Assembly today of the
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
S T
A T E M E N T S
Statement by Ambassador John McNee
Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations
to the 61st Session of the General Assembly
on the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
September 13, 2007
United Nations General Assembly Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous
Peoples
Explanation of Vote by New Zealand Permanent Representative
H E Ms Rosemary Banks
13 September 2007
AFN
National Chief applauds today’s passage of the
UN
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Recognizing 30 years of work in the making
September 13, 2007
Adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous
Peoples
Joint Statement by International Non-Governmental Organizations
New York – September 13, 2007
P R E S S S T A T E M E N T S
Implementation of Critical Universal Human Rights
Instrument
News Release (pdf)
April 9, 2008
Indigenous Peoples' organizations and human rights groups welcome
yesterday's decision by the Canadian Parliament to endorse the United
Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. (more)
Assembly of First Nations
Amnesty International Canada
Canadian Friends Service Committee (Quakers)
First Nations Summit
Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee)
International Organization of Indigenous Resource Development (IOIRD)
Inuit Circumpolar Council (Canada)
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives
Native Women's Association of Canada
From the Office of Dr. Wilton Littlechild
April 09, 2008
Hobbema
Press Release
Historical vote in the Canadian House of Commons
Dr. Wilton Littlechild
On Tuesday, April 08, 2008, the House of
Commons held a vote that Dr. Wilton Littlechild, Regional Chief of
Treaties 6, 7, 8 (Alberta) describes as historical. The House passed a
Motion that the Government endorse the United Nations Declaration on the
Rights of Indigenous Peoples as adopted by the UN General Assembly on
September 13, 2007; this Motion also instructs that Parliament and the
Government of Canada fully implement the standards contained therein.
(more)
ASIA INDIGENOUS
PEOPLES CAUCUS
ON THE OCCASION OF THE
ADOPTION OF THE UN DECLARATION
ON THE RIGHTS OF
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
HAILS ADOPTION OF DECLARATION ON INDIGENOUS RIGHTS
HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE
WORDS OF POWER
13 September 2007
UN Adopts Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
NZ in 'Coalition of Willing' vs Indigenous Rights
Friday, 14 September 2007, 12:00 pm
The Maori Party NZ joins the ‘Coalition of the Willing’ against
Indigenous Rights
Dr Pita Sharples and Tariana Turia, Co-leaders of the Maori Party
National Indigenous Times
, Australia
Passing of UN Declaration after two decades a "milestone": Calma
Issue 137 - 06 Sep 2007
By Amy McQuire
NATIONAL
September 14, 2007
Passage of UN
Declaration an historic day: Canada’s opposition a national disgrace
News Release: September 13, 2007
Coast Salish Territory, Vancouver
BBC NEWS
Indigenous rights outlined by UN
13 September 2007
Indian Country Today
United Nations moves to adopt indigenous declaration
Posted: September 14, 2007
by: Valerie Taliman
News Brief
Collection of International Press Articles
Story Edition - U.N. General Assembly Upholds Rights Of Indigenous People
Reuters Canada
U.N. Assembly backs indigenous peoples' rights
Thu Sep 13, 2007
by Patrick Worsnip
Northern
leaders slam Canada's rejection of UN native rights declaration
Thursday, September 13, 2007
CBC News
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