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The History of Human Rights: Book Gives Background for Indigenous Struggles 2008-05-30 17:45:49 The History
of Human Rights
: From Ancient Times to the Globalization EraThe issue of human rights is of central concern for indigenous peoples. Ever since the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
on December 10, 1948 applying those universal rights to indigenous peoples has been a struggle. The full text of the U.N. Declaration can
May 20 - 27, 2008: Five Key Indigenous Peoples Issues 2008-05-27 09:22:27 Five Important Indigenous People's Issues
for the Week of May 20 - May 27, 2008Indigenous New Zelander’s Want the 'h' Put Back into WanganuiA battle looms between "Wanganui" rednecks versus "Whanganui" Maori and their enlightened Pakeha cohorts as iwi prepare for another tilt at getting the "h" put back into "Wanganui".The spelling issue was raised first before the Waitangi Tribunal and then in Read more:Peoples
May 6 - 12, 2008: Five Key Indigenous Peoples Issues 2008-05-26 11:48:16 Five Important Indigenous People's Issues
for the Week of May 6 - May 12, 2008New Ecuador Constitution Addresses Demand for ‘Plurinational’ StateEcuador’s new constitution, which a constituent assembly expects to finish drafting by mid-June, establishes a united "plurinational" state, recognising equality along with ethnic diversity, as agreed between the government and indigenous organisati Read more:Peoples
Indigenous Native American Running: Support Navajo Runners 2008-05-22 07:56:24 Emerging Indigenous Navajo Nation elite runners in the 20th and 21st century, who have gained significant status as track and distance runners, have faced different hurdles when compared to their running counterparts. For most indigenous NativeAmerican
s the concept of standing out individually can be at odds with Native American culture, which traditionally promotes commitment to family and commu Read more:Support
, Runners
May 13 - 19, 2008: Five Key Indigenous People's Issues 2008-05-20 08:46:53 Five Important Indigenous People's Issues
for the Week of May 13 - May 19, 2008Indigenous Peoples Fellowship Program with the United NationsThe English speaking component of the Indigenous Fellowship Programme began in 1997, as an initiative of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) developed in the context of the International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People (1995-
Town Manager Set To Leave Kayenta Township, Navajo Reservation 2008-05-17 07:37:32 KAYENTA- For the past 2-1/2 years, Daniel Peaches has worked for the Kayenta Township
on the Navajo Native American reservation as the Town Manager. On Monday evening, May 12 at the regularly scheduled meeting of the Kayenta Township, the Commissioners made a decision to re-advertise the position of Town Manager.In January 2006, Peaches was given a contract after former Town Manager Gary Nelson wa Read more:Leave
, Reservation
Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change: A Human Rights Issue 2008-05-14 08:40:39 The Intergovernmental Panel on ClimateChange
(IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report published in early 2007 confirmed that global climate change is already taking place and having an impact on many communities around the world. The report found that communities who live in marginal lands and whose livelihoods are highly dependent on natural resources are among the most vulnerable to climate change.Many Read more:Rights
, Human Rights
, Peoples
April 22 - May 5, 2008: Five Key Indigenous People's Issues 2008-05-05 19:56:36 Five Important Indigenous People's Issues
for the Week of April
22 - May 5, 2008Indigenous Ainu People to Press Demands at G8 SummitJapan's hosting of the G8 summit in Hokkaido in July will afford a rare opportunity for the Ainu people who live on the island to press their long-standing demand to be recognized as an indigenous people.Officially, for the Jul 7-9 summit of rich nations, Japan’s le
Indigenous Peoples of Central America Oppose Free Trade Agreement 2008-05-03 08:12:56 Last month indigenous grassroots organizations making up Via Campesina Central
(the Central America
n component of the International Peasant Movement) met in Guatemala to discuss the intention of the Central American governments and the European Union to negotiate and sign an Association Agreement
. Via Campesina Central, as a result of this meeting, issued the following statement:The conquest and c Read more:Peoples
, Trade
Help Combate Racism Against Indigenous Peoples 2008-04-30 09:02:51 Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation began a new campaign last week against racism. Below I've highlighted some of the major points of this campaign, but I would also like to point out that many of these arguments can be applied to indigenous peoples in other parts of the world. Please, if you want to make a difference, go to the ANTaR website and sign the petition. If you are not Austr Read more:Peoples
, Combate
, Racism
April 15 - 21, 2008: Five Key Indigenous People's Issues 2008-04-28 07:34:06 Five Important Indigenous People's Issues
for the Week of April
15 - April 21, 2008United Nations Indigenous Peoples Forum OpensBolivian President Evo Morales, ministers from that country, Ecuador, Nepal, and some 30 parliamentarians are attending Monday the opening ceremony of the Seventh Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.The meeting, to be run until May 2, is the first one s
Intellectual Property Rights and Piracy on the Navajo Nation 2008-04-24 07:44:26 The Navajo Nation Council will vote on the "Navajo Nation Unauthorized Recording Act of 2007" (Legislation No. 0836-07) this week at the Council Spring Session April 21-25, 2008.This is a very important piece of legislation that affects all artists and business owners. Please, those of you that support this legislation show your support by attending the Navajo Nation Council Session in Window Rock Read more:Rights
, Intellectual
, Intellectual Property
April 8 - 14, 2008: Five Key Indigenous People's Issues 2008-04-23 08:26:14 Five Important Indigenous People's Issues
for the Week of April
8 - April 14, 2008Two Radio Reporters Murdered in OaxacaOn April 7, two radio reporters from a recently installed community radio were ambushed in Putla de Guerrero, Oaxaca, and shot to death. Teresa Bautista Flores, 24, and Felicitas Martínez, 20, two women journalists working for La Voz que Rompe el Silencio (“The Voice that Brea
Indigenous People's Earth Day Summit: April 22-23, 2008 2008-04-21 07:24:23 Northern Michigan University's Center for Native American Studies is sponsoring an Indigenous People's Earth
Day Summit
. The Summit is free and open to the public, so anyone that is in the area and interested should go.The Summit is part of the global, dynamic movement working to protect the earth. The overall goal of the Summit is to provide participants with the opportunity for intercultural sh Read more:April
, Earth Day
Indigenous People's Journals: New Resource List 2008-04-18 17:43:45 It is with pleasure that we announce the development of the Indigenous People's Issues & Resource
s Journal page. The purpose behind this resource is to provide a single page that lists the primary journals (both academic and not) that focus on indigenous peoples and/or their issues.The resource page can be found on our sister site: Indigenous People's Issues & Resources. Containing a list Read more:Journals
April 2 - 8, 2008: Five Key Indigenous People's Issues 2008-04-16 16:58:32 Five Important Indigenous People's Issues
for the Week of April
2 - April 8, 2008Creating a European Indigenous People’s MovementAn American friend of mine has proposed that native Europeans should create a European Indigenous People's Movement. I have hesitated with supporting this because it sounded a bit too extreme. However, in more and more European cities, the native population is being pu
The Nez Perce Native Americans: New Book by Alvin M. Josephy, Jr. 2008-04-11 16:38:19 Nez Perce Countryby Alvin
M. Josephy, Jr.Reviewed by Darby C. Stapp, PhD, Richland, WANez Perce Countrypresents a synthesis of Nez Perce Indian history and culture. The Nez Perce are an American Indian group indigenous to the Snake and Clearwater river drainages in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. The Nez Perce are among the most written about American Indian groups in North America. Read more:Native
, Americans
March 24 - April 1, 2008: Five Key Indigenous People's Issues 2008-04-09 08:46:14 Five Important Indigenous People's Issues
for the Week of March
24 - April
1, 2008Big Dams Harm Indigenous PeoplesJoining in the opposition of the Tipaimukh multipurpose Hydroelectric Project in Manipur, the Sinlung Indigenous People Human Rights Organisation (SIPHRO) today declared the construction of the proposed Tipaimukh dam as immature and made its stand clear that ‘big dams’ is not the s
Indigenous Peoples Summary Part II: Society for Applied Anthropology 2008 2008-04-05 07:39:56 As discussed in the last post - Society
for Applied Anthropology 2008: Indigenous PeoplesSummary
- this post continues highlighting some of the great panels and discussions that were delivered at the annual meetings in Memphis last week.Another fascinating panel was held on Friday by Octavio Pimentel (Texas State-San Marcos) entitled: Engaging Education in Mayan Communities: Educational "Cuentos"
Society for Applied Anthropology 2008: Indigenous Peoples Summary 2008-04-03 19:52:36 Over the last week and a half I was in Memphis, TN for the annual Society
for Applied Anthropology meetings. The theme of this years meeting was "The Public Sphere and Engaged Scholarship: Opportunities and Challenges for Applied Anthropology." The meetings were a smashing success - I received a lot of positive feedback about not only Indigenous Peoples
Issues Today and the work everyone has put i Read more:Summary
March 17 - 23, 2008: Five Key Indigenous People's Issues 2008-03-31 07:42:36 Five Important Indigenous People's Issues
for the Week of March
17 - 23, 2008Peru Indigenous Tribe Battles Oil Giant Over PollutionIt is a familiar story. Big business moves into a pristine wilderness and starts destroying the environment and by turn the livelihoods of the indigenous people who live there. But in a reversal of plot, there are now cases of people living traditional lifestyles who a
March 10 - 16, 2008: Five Key Indigenous People's Issues 2008-03-25 07:45:40 Five Important Indigenous People's Issues
for the Week of March
10 - 16, 2008Indigenous Hill People Fear Food CrisisLocals in Khagrachhari say the 'ominous sign' will cause massive rat invasion.Bamboo clusters in Khagrachhari are flowering and fruiting in a massive scale, giving an ominous sign of food crisis in the hills.Elders said flowering and fruiting of bamboo takes place at an interval of 4
The Ingush Indigenous Peoples of the Caucasian Mountains 2008-03-22 07:55:20 The Ingush indigenous people live in the area between the middle course of the Terek River and the main Caucasian Ridge in the western part of the Chechen-Ingush Republic, and the eastern region of the North-Ossetian Republic of Russia. There is no official estimate of the Ingush people’s population, although in the 1989 Soviet census there were 238,000 counted as Ingush.The Ingush indigenous pe Read more:Peoples
May 28 - June 2, 2008: Five Key Indigenous Peoples Issues 2008-06-03 17:17:54 Five Important Indigenous People's Issues
for the Week of May 28 - June 2, 2008Mining Firm Finds More Hospitable Host in BenguetAfter facing stiff opposition in Nueva Vizcaya, the mining firm Royalco Philippines Inc. expects to have a more hospitable host in Bakun, Benguet, after its exploration permit was approved by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau and the officials in the town.The MGB allowed R Read more:Peoples
June 3 - 9, 2008: Five Key Indigenous Peoples Issues 2008-06-10 08:35:36 Five Important Indigenous People's Issues
for the Week of June 3 - June 9, 2008Indigenous Native Chief Decries State of Canadian First Nation AffairsFirst Nations Chief Rose Laboucan has seen a handful of aboriginal communities begin to crumble beneath her feet. Houses are falling apart and infested with mould. Drinking water is unsafe. Some families are living in rundown trailers while a wait-lis Read more:Peoples
Opportunity to Work on Indigenous Peoples Issues in the Peruvian Andes 2008-06-11 14:59:48 The Center for Social Well Being is now in its 7th year offering our 3 week training program with courses in ethnographic field methods and languages - Spanish and Quechua - in the Peruvian Andes.Founded in January 2000, the Center for Social Well Being is a non-profit organization dedicated to the enhancement of citizen participation to improve the lives and opportunities of children, youth and Read more:Opportunity
, Peoples
, Issues
Indigenous Youth Running Camp Provides Insight to Elite Navajo Runners 2008-06-21 07:40:23 The Northern Arizona University Center for High Altitude Training in partnership with Nideiltihi Navajo EliteRunners
(NNER) will host a running camp for 31 Native American high school runners.The “Four Corners’ Introductory Altitude Camp” to be held on June 23-25 at Northern Arizona University and will provide top Native American runners an insight on how elite athletes train and a typical Read more:Insight
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