• Indigenous leader Diolina Krikati speaks where Indigenous people gather for the Amazon Summit in Park dos Igarapes in Belem, Brazil, Monday, Aug. 7, 2023. (wspa.com)
  • Highlights of the labour market conditions among Indigenous peoples living off-reserves for 2023. (alberta.ca)
  • Aimee Phair of the Lummi Nation drums during a celebratory march for Indigenous Peoples Day, Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, in Seattle. (wwlp.com)
  • Indigenous women embrace as they celebrate a Supreme Court ruling to enshrine Indigenous land rights, in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. (ap.org)
  • Passed on June 21, 2023 (National Aboriginal Day in Canada), the Act is an instrumental tool to implement the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) into the Canadian legal framework, according to what was established in the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (UNDRIPA). (dur.ac.uk)
  • Una juez en segunda instancia en Colombia mediante sentencia del 23 de agosto de 2023, ordenó la suspensión de un proyecto de bonos de carbono, que según la comunidad indígena accionante se realizó con vulneración al derecho. (jdsupra.com)
  • El Consejo de Estado de Colombia mediante sentencia del 10 de agosto de 2023 (la Sentencia) resolvió el medio de control de nulidad interpuesto por el Cabildo Indígena del Pueblo Kankuamo en contra de las Directivas. (jdsupra.com)
  • From its first day in office, the government led by Jair Bolsonaro has been trying to undermine the constitutional rights of Indigenous Peoples and quilombola communities in Brazil. (wrm.org.uy)
  • The reality is that the far-right government of Jair Bolsonaro is trying to dismantle, and as quickly as possible, the rules that protect the forests and the constitutional rights of Indigenous Peoples and quilombolas (communities formed by people subjected to slavery who managed to escape captivity), as well as the country's system of environmental protections. (wrm.org.uy)
  • Prior consultation is implemented when the collective rights of indigenous peoples are potentially affected. (worldbank.org)
  • Francisco Cali Tzay, the U.N. special investigator on the rights of Indigenous peoples, had urged Brazil's Supreme Court to protect Indigenous lands. (ap.org)
  • We will continue to fight for Indigenous territories to be demarcated, so that the rights of indigenous peoples are safeguarded and protected. (ap.org)
  • Here he discusses the potential benefits of an Action Plan, recently approved by the Canadian Federal Government, to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). (dur.ac.uk)
  • Today, the United States government at last officially endorsed the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and joined the international community in recognizing that American Indians and other indigenous peoples have a permanent right to exist as peoples, nations, cultures, and societies. (indianlaw.org)
  • This month marks the anniversary of the U.S. endorsement of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. (indianlaw.org)
  • The 10th session of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP), which took place July 10-14, 2017, included a discussion of its new mandate and working methods. (indianlaw.org)
  • The expanded mandate is a result of the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples of 2014, which requested the Council review EMRIP with a view to improve its mandate to better serve as an effective implementing and monitoring body for the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. (indianlaw.org)
  • We call upon the corporate sector in Canada to adopt the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as a reconciliation framework and to apply its principles, norms, and standards to corporate policy and core operational activities involving Indigenous peoples and their lands and resources. (mbchamber.mb.ca)
  • 8) Read about UNDRIP, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples , adopted in 2007 by a majority (144 states for, and four votes against, including originally opposed by Canada): Today the Declaration is the most comprehensive international instrument on the rights of indigenous peoples. (mbchamber.mb.ca)
  • Encroachment on such territories over recent years prompted Brazil's top court on Thursday to enshrine Indigenous land rights by denying a suit backed by farmers that sought to block an Indigenous group from expanding the size of its territorial claim. (yahoo.com)
  • Several of those bodies were defanged and did little to protect Indigenous peoples' territories during the far-right administration of former President Jair Bolsonaro between 2019 and 2022. (yahoo.com)
  • The woman, Minister of Indigenous People Sonia Guajajara, declared the day "the milestone of Indigenous participation," then cited the national statistics institute's freshly released census data that revealed the full scope of the nation's Indigenous population: 1,693,535 people. (wspa.com)
  • The Mexican government estimates that nearly 70 percent of the nation's Indigenous population lives in poverty. (scitechdaily.com)
  • At a cabinet meeting held in April 2020 in Brasilia, Environment Minister Ricardo Salles was caught on video stating that the focus of the public and the media on the Covid-19 pandemic, which has to date officially killed more than 65,000 people in the country, offers a distraction during which the government can "run the cattle herd" through the Amazon "by changing all the rules and simplifying standards. (wrm.org.uy)
  • According to the Articulation of the Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB in its Portuguese acronym), up to June 2020, more than 420 indigenous people had died of Covid-19 and over 11,300 were infected in more than 120 communities. (wrm.org.uy)
  • Between March and April 2020, in the Javari Valley of the Amazonas state, foreign evangelical missionaries organized helicopter flights with the aim of 'reaching out' to uncontacted indigenous tribes. (wrm.org.uy)
  • In India, the most recent blow to the rights of forest-dwelling indigenous tribes is the Draft EIA 2020, which takes the rights to participate in decision-making and raise objections to developmental projects in their own lands away from them. (greenhumour.com)
  • 25.9 million to provide immediate support to Indigenous post-secondary institutions in 2020-21. (gc.ca)
  • But metal mining employed only 9,638 people in Argentina in 2020, just 0.2 percent of national private employment. (canadiandimension.com)
  • It is important to remember that in 2020, 47 indigenous leaders were assassinated, adding to the 262 indigenous leaders assassinated since the signing of the peace agreements. (fidh.org)
  • On 2002-10-19, Chen, as the head of state and government, reaffirmed the new partnership between indigenous nations and the Government of Taiwan in a ceremony with indigenous tribal representatives. (wikipedia.org)
  • Throughout the United Nations system, while the indigenous people have received unprecedented support in terms of verbiage, there is extreme ambivalence about how far to go with it. (himalmag.com)
  • The Working Group on Indigenous Peoples, established in 1982 under the Commission for Human Rights, is the focal point of the United Nations' activities in the United Nations. (himalmag.com)
  • As far as the United Nations is concerned, they become "indigenous" if they make the claim and present themselves before the Working Group. (himalmag.com)
  • Civil society organisations are urging the Papua New Guinea government to take immediate action to end pervasive land grabbing and illegal logging after these issues were highlighted by governments around the world in formal recommendations put before the United Nations yesterday (1). (globalwitness.org)
  • For most of the history of political interaction between Indigenous people and the Canadian government (and its colonial predecessors) government policy has focused on First Nations . (thecanadianencyclopedia.ca)
  • British colonial policy acknowledged Indigenous peoples as sovereign nations. (thecanadianencyclopedia.ca)
  • During the period of alliances, which lasted until the early 19th century, Indigenous policy was diplomatic and military in orientation because Indigenous peoples were sovereign and independent nations. (thecanadianencyclopedia.ca)
  • Although a few Indigenous groups settled on church-controlled agricultural reserves near the French, the vast majority continued to live apart as independent nations. (thecanadianencyclopedia.ca)
  • Today, June 21, is National Indigenous Peoples Day, a day to appreciate and celebrate the rich traditions and varied customs of First Nations, Inuit and Métis people throughout Canada. (novascotia.ca)
  • This year, on the day of summer solstice, make time to explore and learn about First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people in a way that enriches you. (novascotia.ca)
  • Whether it is reading a book by an Indigenous author, watching a film or listening to some Mi'kmaw music, attending a community celebration or learning about our country's history, I encourage you to celebrate and recognize the heritage and culture of the First Nations, Inuit and Métis in Canada. (novascotia.ca)
  • The health, safety, and well-being of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples is a priority during the global COVID-19 pandemic. (gc.ca)
  • The investment is expected to support over 35,000 First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Nation children who access culturally relevant Indigenous early learning and child care programs. (gc.ca)
  • We will continue to work with Indigenous partners to promote the health and safety of First Nations, Inuit and Métis throughout the country, and will continue to do so throughout and beyond the pandemic. (gc.ca)
  • Ensuring First Nations, Inuit and Métis Nation families have access to safe, high-quality and culturally relevant early learning and child care programs is essential to the recovery of Indigenous communities from COVID-19. (gc.ca)
  • The association between the monarchy of Canada and Indigenous peoples in Canada stretches back to the first interactions between North American Indigenous peoples and European colonialists and, over centuries of interface, treaties were established concerning the monarch and Indigenous nations. (wikipedia.org)
  • First Nations , Inuit , and Métis peoples in Canada have a unique relationship with the reigning monarch and, like the Māori and the Treaty of Waitangi in New Zealand, [1] generally view the affiliation as being not between them and the ever-changing Cabinet , but instead with the continuous Crown of Canada, as embodied in the reigning sovereign. (wikipedia.org)
  • This created a "constitutional and moral basis of alliance" between indigenous Canadians and the Canadian state as personified in the monarch , [26] as affirmed in Sparrow v. The Queen , [27] meaning that the "honour of the Crown" is at stake in dealings between it and First Nations leaders. (wikipedia.org)
  • We have made the biggest investment in Indian Country in history, securing billions for pandemic recovery, infrastructural improvements, and climate change resilience, and we are working together with Tribal Nations to end the scourge of violence against Indigenous women and girls. (whitehouse.gov)
  • Then they greeted Council of Indigenous Peoples Minister Icyang Parod with the traditional "hongi" or forehead press, to show friendship between the two nations. (canadanewsvideo.com)
  • Libya is split between two rival governments - a United Nations-backed administration based in the capital, Tripoli, and a rival Egyptian-supported authority based in Benghazi. (yahoo.com)
  • The Action Plan is defined as a living document continuously evolving according to the inputs provided by First Nations, Inuit, and Metis in order to reflect the priorities of Indigenous peoples. (dur.ac.uk)
  • Include in the UN Declaration Act Annual Report on implementation a section describing progress towards dismantling the Indian Act and recognizing the self-determination of Indigenous nations. (dur.ac.uk)
  • Over 80 U.S. Indian nations and organizations banded together to call for strong, action-oriented outcomes from the 2014 UN World Conference on Indigenous Peoples. (indianlaw.org)
  • The United Nations will delay any substantive action on their work to enable the participation of indigenous peoples' representatives and institutions at the UN. (indianlaw.org)
  • The federal government not only delayed removing sex discrimination from the Indian Act's registration provisions, which denied Indian status and band membership to thousands of First Nations women and their children, but it all but put registration on hold during the pandemic. (macleans.ca)
  • Given that the tightly controlled government registration process is the only means for these excluded women and children to access First Nations-specific pandemic resources, Indian registration should have been declared an essential service. (macleans.ca)
  • But the federal government's discriminatory actions against the most vulnerable First Nations peoples do not end there. (macleans.ca)
  • Literally days before Christmas, the federal government took off-reserve First Nations children to court to try to overturn an order that would ensure they get access to public services-during a pandemic. (macleans.ca)
  • He also helped establish the United Nations Working Group on Indigenous Peoples in 1982. (democracynow.org)
  • The event is part of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, first proclaimed by the United Nations 20 years ago. (democracynow.org)
  • We speak with Oren Lyons, faithkeeper of the Onondaga Nation who helped establish the United Nations Working Group on Indigenous Peoples in 1982. (democracynow.org)
  • While profitable operations and return on investment are critical drivers for Taseko's success, the Company also delivers value to its employees and operating communities, business partners, Indigenous Nations and governments. (tmcnet.com)
  • In July 1993, it completed a draft Declaration on the Rights for Indigenous People, an effort that had been slowed down by wariness of governmental representatives on the issues of self-determination, collective rights to territories, and the significance of treaties between Governments and indigenous groups. (himalmag.com)
  • SAO PAULO (AP) - Brazil's government on Monday began removing thousands of non-Indigenous people from two native territories in a move that will affect thousands who live in the heart of the Amazon rainforest . (yahoo.com)
  • Indigenous groups estimate more than 10,000 non-Indigenous people are living inside the two territories. (yahoo.com)
  • However, the way in which the authorities have dealt with this crisis clearly shows how the Bolsonaro government has in fact become a deadly enemy for these peoples and their life territories. (wrm.org.uy)
  • Along with the increase in the number of Indigenous Peoples infected and killed by Covid-19, is the rise in the assassinations of indigenous leaders, as well as invasions of their territories by loggers, miners, evangelical missionaries and land grabbers. (wrm.org.uy)
  • In April, the Bolsonaro government issued Legal Instruction 9 ( Instrução Normativa Nº 9 ), which basically legalized the crime of land-grabbing of indigenous territories. (wrm.org.uy)
  • The latter largely explains why their numbers within Indigenous territories grew 20%, to 622,066. (wspa.com)
  • Nearly all of the high court's justices voted to support the Indigenous group, which has far-reaching implications for territories nationwide. (ap.org)
  • The two justices who voted to support Santa Catarina's position were appointed by the President Jair Bolsonaro, who was a vocal opponent of expanding Indigenous territories and supported their assimilation. (ap.org)
  • The lawsuit put at risk the status of Brazil's hundreds of Indigenous territories, said rights group Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil, known by the Portuguese acronym Apib. (ap.org)
  • He created the country's first Ministry of Indigenous Peoples, headed by Indigenous woman Sonia Guajajara, and demarcated eight new Indigenous territories. (ap.org)
  • Indigenous territories cover nearly 14% of Brazil's vast expanse, according to data from the Instituto Socioambiental. (ap.org)
  • This means that Indigenous' Inherent rights, including the right to own, use, develop and control lands and resources within their territories, are fully recognised. (dur.ac.uk)
  • Amnesty International is a human rights organization and global movement of more than 10 million people in over 150 countries and territories who campaign for human rights. (amnesty.ca)
  • Inuit governments in Labrador long called for effective mediation measures to protect the traditional foods that are so crucial to the people of the downstream estuary. (amnesty.ca)
  • Since the late 1960s, government policy has gradually shifted to a goal of self-determination for Indigenous peoples, to be achieved through modern-day treaties and self-government agreements. (thecanadianencyclopedia.ca)
  • Since the French settlements did not expand extensively into Indigenous territory and displace the inhabitants, the French never recognized formally that Indigenous peoples had rights in the land, and no land cession treaties were ever made. (thecanadianencyclopedia.ca)
  • Although some of them made treaties with the Indigenous peoples they displaced, English colonists posed a constant threat to neighbouring communities. (thecanadianencyclopedia.ca)
  • The association between Indigenous peoples in Canada and the Canadian Crown is both statutory and traditional, the treaties being seen by the first peoples both as legal contracts and as perpetual and personal promises by successive reigning kings and queens to protect the welfare of Indigenous peoples, define their rights, and reconcile their sovereignty with that of the monarch in Canada. (wikipedia.org)
  • there are some 300 million indigenous people in the world in more than 70 countries. (himalmag.com)
  • As revealed by the report FIDH and CAJAR publish today, 180 members of indigenous groups of the Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta, Colombia were victims of crimes against humanity perpetrated between 2002 and 2009, by the Colombian army and by paramilitary groups. (fidh.org)
  • 2) The current pandemic serves as a cover to further intensify these brutal attacks on the forests, along with the peoples and communities that depend on it. (wrm.org.uy)
  • And certainly the risks for Indigenous Peoples are greater today due to the current context and the likelihood that such invaders could infect members of the communities. (wrm.org.uy)
  • A number of countries have raised serious concerns about the human rights situation for indigenous communities in PNG who are suffering the impacts of the land grabbing and environmental destruction related to logging and other extractive industries" says Eddie Tanago, Campaign Coordinator for ACT NOW! (globalwitness.org)
  • Echoing issues raised by civil society, a number of countries have voiced alarm over the violation of constitutionally guaranteed land rights of indigenous communities. (globalwitness.org)
  • Nearly three years after an official investigation recommended that 90% of the SABL's examined were invalid, logging operations continue at an unprecedented rate, permanently stripping indigenous communities of their rights and livelihoods. (globalwitness.org)
  • In some 400 events, representatives of Indigenous groups, riverine communities, fishermen and Afro-descendants discussed topics such as harassment from carbon credit companies, ending deforestation and illegal mining. (wspa.com)
  • On the outskirts of some small Indigenous communities in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, a few volunteer guards keep watch along roads blocked by makeshift barricades of chains, stones, and wood. (scitechdaily.com)
  • Most of the Indigenous communities in Oaxaca are small and isolated, which has kept them comparatively less exposed to the coronavirus than the rest of Mexico. (scitechdaily.com)
  • About two-thirds of the approximately 500 indigenous and rural communities in Oaxaca had no cases of COVID-19 when Cohen and Mata-Sanchez were doing research for this paper in the early months of the pandemic. (scitechdaily.com)
  • While these measures have become a political issue in many parts of Mexico, as they have in the United States, that's not a problem among most Indigenous communities. (scitechdaily.com)
  • People and communities in British Columbia will be better prepared for emergencies and disasters under the most comprehensive and progressive emergency management framework in Canada with the introduction of the emergency and disaster management act, and the launch of an expert task force on emergencies. (gov.bc.ca)
  • The Government of Canada will continue to support Indigenous peoples and communities during this time to help contain the spread of the virus and keep people safe. (gc.ca)
  • The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced over $200 million in new funding to provide support to Indigenous peoples and communities. (gc.ca)
  • It will assist Indigenous communities in addressing their most critical needs, including implementing enhanced cleaning protocols, hiring additional staff, and offering training. (gc.ca)
  • The Government of Canada continues to take a distinctions-based approach to address the needs of Indigenous peoples and communities. (gc.ca)
  • Today's investment builds on the work already being done through the Indigenous Community Support Fund, as well as additional funding provided for communities and organizations working with Indigenous peoples living in urban areas and off-reserve. (gc.ca)
  • We will continue to work with Indigenous peoples and communities to help them prevent the spread of COVID-19, keep people safe, and address the ongoing impacts of the pandemic. (gc.ca)
  • Indigenous peoples and communities continue to face unique challenges during the pandemic. (gc.ca)
  • Icyang Parod emphasized the potential for mutual exchange around geothermal energy, and its uses in Taiwan's Indigenous communities. (canadanewsvideo.com)
  • This is not the first mass forced displacement in Colombia this year which has specifically affected Indigenous Peoples and Afro-descendant communities in Chocó. (amnesty.org)
  • Our tribes believed we would be able to reacquire the land promised in the laws, build our tribal governments, and uplift our communities and economies. (wabanakialliance.com)
  • It has done lasting harm to rural communities by interfering with the tribes' ability to provide basic government services, to pursue economic development, and to leverage the benefits and funding provided by federal law. (wabanakialliance.com)
  • Indigenous peoples exercise and have full enjoyment of their rights to self-determination and self-government, including developing, maintaining and implementing their own jurisdiction, laws, governing bodies, institutions and political, economic and social structures related to Indigenous communities. (dur.ac.uk)
  • The selection of members of indigenous communities as victims of "false positives" by the military reveals that these crimes have a racist and stigmatising dimension. (fidh.org)
  • The Harvard study of the Muskrat Falls dam and its consequences for downstream communities found that the methylmercury created by decomposition of plants and soil in the reservoir would expose people eating fish and seals from the downstream waters to levels of mercury exceeding Canadian health guidelines. (amnesty.ca)
  • Stuart McDonald , President & CEO of Taseko, commented, "We're proud to share this report which highlights our operational performance and the substantial contributions our work makes to people and communities in Canada and the United States through the production of copper, a critical metal for electrification and the global energy transition. (tmcnet.com)
  • Different people and communities have varying needs and make decisions in different ways. (cdc.gov)
  • In remote regions of North American Arctic and Greenland and the Russian Federation, many of these indigenous peoples live in very small, isolated communities. (cdc.gov)
  • A team has been building a prototype of a Identify people and roles of people in the community of website to improve the access of communities about environmental health professionals. (cdc.gov)
  • Critical impact of legal recognition and protection for vulnerable communities, urging an increase in government capacity. (lu.se)
  • At the same time, Indigenous communities are leading the way in innovative health-related climate change adaptation work, using traditional knowledges and novel approaches. (cdc.gov)
  • Although climate change has an impact on all communities, Indigenous peoples are among the first and most severely affected. (cdc.gov)
  • Many Indigenous communities foster and maintain multifaceted and nuanced relationships between humans and the natural world. (cdc.gov)
  • The Apyterewa territory had the most deforestation of any Indigenous land in Brazil for four years running, according to official data. (yahoo.com)
  • Indigenous peoples in Brazil fight against government policies. (wrm.org.uy)
  • In Brazil, official figures of those infected with Covid-19 among the indigenous population certainly do not reflect the true extent of the pandemic. (wrm.org.uy)
  • The Munduruku alone, who are one of the 305 peoples that inhabit Brazil, have lost ten of their sabios or wise ones. (wrm.org.uy)
  • This series looks at new threats imposed on the Sateré and indigenous groups across Brazil as they're threatened by the ruralist-friendly policies of President Jair Bolsonaro. (intercontinentalcry.org)
  • PARINTINS, BRAZIL - On the banks of the Amazon River, in the Parintins municipal district of Amazonas state, Benito Miquiles, a young Sateré indigenous man watches boats come and go. (intercontinentalcry.org)
  • W]e must do everything we can to protect the health of the Indigenous and local population through mitigation efforts to minimize impacts from methylmercury before the reservoir is inundated. (amnesty.ca)
  • Climate change directly threatens human health, with substantial impacts on Indigenous peoples, who are uniquely vulnerable as climate-related events affect their practices, lifeways, self-determination, and physical and cultural health. (cdc.gov)
  • As people face these health challenges, worry about the future, and experience other impacts (such as damage to their homes), mental health can also suffer. (cdc.gov)
  • Also, relocation necessitated by climate change could force people to leave the lands where their ancestors have lived for thousands of years, with direct impacts on mental health, social capital, food security, water supply, sanitation, infectious diseases, injury, and health care access. (cdc.gov)
  • Many of them celebrate it on the second Monday of October, pivoting from a day long rooted in the celebration of explorer Christopher Columbus to one focused on the people whose lives and culture were forever changed by colonialism. (wwlp.com)
  • On Indigenous Peoples' Day, we celebrate indigenous history and our new beginning together, honoring Native Americans for shaping the contours of this country since time immemorial. (whitehouse.gov)
  • A delegation from New Zealand's Ministry of Maori Development arrived in Taiwan last week, to celebrate links with Taiwan's Indigenous peoples. (canadanewsvideo.com)
  • The delegation came to Taiwan to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the ANZTEC trade deal, and witness its outcomes, but more importantly to promote cultural exchange between Indigenous peoples. (canadanewsvideo.com)
  • To celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day you first must appreciate and respect Indigenous people. (wabanakialliance.com)
  • The only true way to celebrate Indigenous people in Maine is to change the system that treats us differently than every other tribe in the country. (wabanakialliance.com)
  • This is an unmitigated disaster for Indigenous Peoples, given that each group has its own culture and histories, and many of their leaders, especially the elders, who are the keepers of memory and knowledge of these peoples, are disappearing because of the pandemic. (wrm.org.uy)
  • For many of Mexico's Indigenous people, poor and ignored by state and federal governments, the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic is one that rests primarily with themselves, said Jeffrey Cohen, a professor of anthropology at The Ohio State University. (scitechdaily.com)
  • In the journal Global Public Health , Cohen recently co-authored an article about how the Indigenous people in Oaxaca are coping with the pandemic. (scitechdaily.com)
  • But as the virus has seeped into their villages, the Zapotec and other Indigenous people are finding ways to cope with the pandemic. (scitechdaily.com)
  • But what may be the most important key to how the Zapotec are coping with the pandemic is the strengthening of the tradition of reciprocity among their peoples. (scitechdaily.com)
  • Although the Zapotec and other Indigenous people in Mexico are fighting the pandemic as best they can, they need more government support. (scitechdaily.com)
  • 120.7 million to help Indigenous early learning and child care facilities safely operate during the pandemic. (gc.ca)
  • The pandemic makes these crises much more acute for Indigenous peoples. (macleans.ca)
  • Post- Confederation Canadian Indigenous policy initially was based on a model of assimilation, with one of its main instruments being the Indian Act . (thecanadianencyclopedia.ca)
  • By the 1690s, the failure of large-scale assimilation of Indigenous people was accepted even by missionaries and government officials. (thecanadianencyclopedia.ca)
  • If the Bolsonaro government policy of assimilation is fully implemented, the traditional lifestyles and livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of indigenous people will be put at risk, say critics. (intercontinentalcry.org)
  • At the same time, they are concerned that recognition of collective rights, including the right to self-determination, self-government and autonomy, will lead to the unravelling of the nation state. (himalmag.com)
  • Could a new Action Plan help Canada foster the self-determination of Indigenous peoples. (dur.ac.uk)
  • Dengue morbidity and mortality were highest among males, indigenous people and residents of urban and peri-urban locations. (who.int)
  • These agreements with the Crown are administered by Canadian Aboriginal law , overseen by the minister of Crown-Indigenous relations , [3] [4] and expressed through numerous meetings and ceremonies, as well as exchanges of gifts and honours, involving Indigenous leaders, the monarch, his viceroy or viceroys, and/or other members of the Canadian royal family . (wikipedia.org)
  • The Maori guests greeted Council of Indigenous Peoples Minister Icyang Parod with the traditional forehead press, or "hongi," described by NZ official Tamati Olsen as a "sacred action. (canadanewsvideo.com)
  • The National Civil Police, which is overseen by the Ministry of Government and headed by a director general appointed by the minister, is responsible for law enforcement in the country. (state.gov)
  • More recently, in 2017, Mauricio Macri's government signed a Federal Mining Agreement establishing a 1.5 percent income tax ceiling for the sector, and in 2019, under the current administration, the Solidarity Law lowered the cap on withholding taxes on mining exports from 12 percent to 8 percent. (canadiandimension.com)
  • In June 2019, the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls found Canada guilty of both historic and ongoing genocide against Indigenous peoples generally, and that it specifically targeted Indigenous women and girls. (macleans.ca)
  • In February 2019, the Government of Ontario revealed its plans to reform the Ontario health system. (bvsalud.org)
  • This date, adopted in December 1994 by UN General Assembly resolution 49/214, marks the date of the first meeting of the UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations of the Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights held in Geneva in 1982. (fatherhood.gov)
  • The nongovernmental organization (NGO) Unit for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders alleged that at least 14 members of rural and indigenous activist groups were killed or died in disputed circumstances between January and August. (state.gov)
  • To this end, Peru has taken the initiative of adopting a national law that regulates the process of prior consultation with indigenous populations. (worldbank.org)
  • But more than a law, it is a dialogue tool that helps conciliate the interests of majority populations with those of the indigenous population. (worldbank.org)
  • Indigenous rights groups argued the concept of the deadline was unfair, saying it does not account for expulsions and forced displacements of Indigenous populations, particularly during Brazil's two-decade military dictatorship. (ap.org)
  • b) Peoples in independent countries who are regarded as indigenous on account of their descent from the populations which inhabited the country, or a geographical region to which the country belongs, at the time of conquest or colonisation or the establishment of present State boundaries and who, irrespective of their legal status, retain some or all of their own social, economic, cultural and political institutions. (ohchr.org)
  • The rates in provincial jails can be as high as 80 per cent Indigenous, but while provincial jails reduced their populations by 25 per cent to reduce the risks of COVID transmission, the federal government reduced its prison populations by a mere one per cent. (macleans.ca)
  • The populations of these regions are made up of varying proportions of European and indigenous ancestry. (cdc.gov)
  • pinyin: Yuán Zhù Mínzú Hé Táiwān Zhèngfǔ Xīn De Huǒbàn Guānxì) is a treaty-like document signed in Orchid Island, Taiwan on 10 September 1999 by the representatives of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan and the then-presidential candidate Chen Shui-bian (who went on to win the 2000 presidential election for the Democratic Progressive Party). (wikipedia.org)
  • And so, when the General Assembly discussed the subject prior to proclaiming an international decade to mark the cause of all who are indigenous, South Asian representatives mixed pious pronouncements with reservations. (himalmag.com)
  • A unique body within the UN system for allowing the full participation by non-governmental representatives, the Working Group has made recommendations on the question of ownership and control of cultural and religious property of indigenous peoples. (himalmag.com)
  • The expert panel, featuring representatives from Global Network of Civil Society Organizations for Disaster Reduction (GNDR) and the Sri Lankan Climate Change Secretariat, Ministry of Environment, delved into illuminating discussions on the crucial roles played by civil societies and national governments in empowering city administrations to effectively address the intricate challenges of urban displacement. (lu.se)
  • It's a historic moment of the restart of social, popular participation, and of the dialogue of our civil society with government. (wspa.com)
  • Other mechanisms of citizen participation that are sensitive to the cultural differences and world views of indigenous peoples complement prior consultation processes. (worldbank.org)
  • 1. Governments shall have the responsibility for developing, with the participation of the peoples concerned, co-ordinated and systematic action to protect the rights of these peoples and to guarantee respect for their integrity. (ohchr.org)
  • It should not be forgotten that the Bolsonaro government has acted in this way since its first day in power. (wrm.org.uy)
  • Since taking office in January, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has given significantly more attention to the demands of Indigenous peoples than his predecessor, Bolsonaro. (ap.org)
  • Brazil's government said the country's Supreme Court and other judges had ordered the operation. (yahoo.com)
  • Oaxaca, in southern Mexico, is one of the country's most ethnically diverse states and home to many indigenous minority groups, including the Zapotec. (scitechdaily.com)
  • While Alberto Fernández's government and its right-wing opposition claim that large-scale mining is needed to obtain the dollars required to pay the country's illegitimate foreign debt, the legal and tax regime in place mostly ensures the transfer of earnings to multinational corporations' headquarters abroad, while requirements to convert the dollars obtained from exports are reduced or eliminated. (canadiandimension.com)
  • In Augusta, Maine, several hundred people celebrated Indigenous Peoples Day by rallying outside the State House in support of a Nov. 7 statewide vote that would restore language about the state's obligations to Native American tribes to printed versions of its constitution. (wwlp.com)
  • The federal settlement act says that any law passed by Congress for the benefit of Indigenous tribes after 1980 does not apply in Maine if that law would affect state jurisdiction, unless Congress specifically includes tribes from Maine. (wabanakialliance.com)
  • As just one example, the state's treatment of the tribes has encouraged foreign mining companies to target Maine due to perceived lack of indigenous rights. (wabanakialliance.com)
  • In all other states, tribes have a seat at the table and are able to work with the federal, state and local government to create mutually beneficial outcomes. (wabanakialliance.com)
  • The diverse panel from RWI, OHCHR, Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact, and journalist delved into the complexities of human mobility, emphasizing the need for comprehensive policies. (lu.se)
  • The presence of strangers on Indigenous land threatens the integrity of the Indigenous (people) and causes other damages, such as the destruction of forests," the agency said in its statement. (yahoo.com)
  • c) Assisting the members of the peoples concerned to eliminate socio-economic gaps that may exist between indigenous and other members of the national community, in a manner compatible with their aspirations and ways of life. (ohchr.org)
  • Additionally, it highlights the structural and sociocultural barriers to diagnosis and treatment, outlines data gaps, and provides a general overview of indigenous perceptions of health. (cdc.gov)
  • Dozens of Indigenous people in traditional yellow feather headdresses and body paint danced, sang and jumped around in front of a multitude of flashing cameras in the capital of Brasilia after the decisive vote was cast. (ap.org)
  • One, when questioned, admitted his "indigenous" headdresses were made from red-and-blue painted chicken feathers shipped in from São Paulo. (intercontinentalcry.org)
  • Given the characteristics of their collective coexistence, as shared among most of these peoples, such an epidemic could well lead to genocide, reminding us of events that took place in the not-so-distant past during the continent's colonial period. (wrm.org.uy)
  • But, for example, when a law is proposed to establish a national park in Amazonas Region and that park overlaps traditional indigenous lands, collective rights are affected since the regulation could limit that population's access to resources it has used for centuries and that it depends on for survival. (worldbank.org)
  • The investigation is based on information obtained through documentation workshops, documentation provided by indigenous groups themselves, collective litigation on these crimes, and an FIDH fact-finding mission. (fidh.org)
  • But with each broken promise, there is less collective faith that this Trudeau government, like many governments before it, has any intention of making good on its promises. (macleans.ca)
  • The Government of India has unleashed a reign of state terror by burning down floating huts belonging to members of the Meitei people in Manipur who are indigenous fishermen living in the Loktak Wetlands in Central Manipur. (blogspot.com)
  • This government just refuses to recognize anything that is going on with Indigenous Peoples. (netnewsledger.com)
  • While just 0.8% of Brazil's population, the figure marks an 89% jump from the nation's prior census, in 2010, due to greater willingness of people to recognize their roots and better survey methods, including access to previously unreachable villages, she said. (wspa.com)
  • It's also a time to recognize the many contributions Indigenous people have made and continue to make across the country. (novascotia.ca)
  • People throughout B.C. are encouraged to submit nominations for annual awards that recognize outstanding work in strengthening multiculturalism and fighting racism. (gov.bc.ca)
  • Traditionally, Indigenous peoples recognize deep connections between their people, their waters and lands, and animal and plant life. (cdc.gov)
  • A new provincial data plan is helping government make sure it has the right data at the right time to understand complex issues and make good decisions to deliver modern services to people in B.C. (gov.bc.ca)
  • Dozens of protesters were injured and arrested in the brutal repression, and 16 government buildings were set on fire or otherwise destroyed, including the provincial house of government. (canadiandimension.com)
  • The provincial government has so far been noncommittal about the report, saying only that they need to weigh all the factors. (amnesty.ca)
  • Read our priorities for the next provincial government. (mbchamber.mb.ca)
  • 1. Indigenous and tribal peoples shall enjoy the full measure of human rights and fundamental freedoms without hindrance or discrimination. (ohchr.org)
  • There were no reports that the government or its agents committed politically motivated killings. (state.gov)
  • Some of the killings appeared to be politically motivated, and all the cases remained under investigation at year's end (see section 6, Indigenous People). (state.gov)
  • In doing so, they call the Office of the Prosecutor of the ICC to prioritise the monitoring of cases where victims belong to indigenous groups and call on the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) to open a macro-case that considers the impact of mass killings against indigenous people and the role of Colombian security forces in the expansion of paramilitary groups. (fidh.org)
  • At a gathering in Phoenix where dancers performed in traditional Aztec clothing, Sifa Matafahi said it was an opportunity to "pay respect to Indigenous cultures … to reflect on our past and history, while also acknowledging our cultural presence. (wwlp.com)
  • Working together, they're bringing visibility to the strength and beauty of Indigenous cultures. (canadanewsvideo.com)
  • Prior consultation is an inclusion mechanism and a channel for giving a voice and vote to indigenous peoples with respect to the programs, projects, plans and laws that potentially affect their interests, cultures or lifestyles. (worldbank.org)
  • Revitalize Indigenous languages, cultures, and legal systems. (dur.ac.uk)
  • 1. Special measures shall be adopted as appropriate for safeguarding the persons, institutions, property, labour, cultures and environment of the peoples concerned. (ohchr.org)
  • Other authorities that participated in the action on Monday included Brazil's ministry of Indigenous Peoples, environment protection agency IBAMA, the federal police and armed forces, among many others. (yahoo.com)
  • Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva began rebuilding environment protection agencies and has so far created eight protected areas for Indigenous people. (yahoo.com)
  • In the case before the court, Santa Catarina state argued that the date Brazil's Constitution was promulgated - Oct. 5, 1988 - should be the deadline for when Indigenous peoples to have already either physically occupied land or be legally fighting to reoccupy territory. (yahoo.com)
  • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Indigenous people celebrated Thursday after Brazil's Supreme Court ruled to enshrine their land rights, removing the imminent threat those protections could be rolled back. (ap.org)
  • It said that the date Brazil's Constitution was promulgated - Oct. 5, 1988 - should be the deadline for when Indigenous peoples to have already either physically occupied land or be legally fighting to reoccupy territory. (ap.org)
  • The governor, whose party, Chubut Somos Todos, is politically aligned with the national government, had won the elections in 2017 campaigning against multinational mining in Chubut. (canadiandimension.com)
  • In order to raise awareness of the needs of these population groups, every 9 August commemorates the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples. (fatherhood.gov)
  • Conflicting alliances between Indigenous groups and Europeans dated from the early 17th century when Samuel de Champlain built an alliance with the Huron-Wendat and subsequently alienated the Huron-Wendat's enemies, the Haudenosaunee . (thecanadianencyclopedia.ca)
  • In the case before the court, Santa Catarina state argued a legal theory being pushed by opponents of further land allocations for Indigenous groups. (ap.org)
  • Large groups of Indigenous men and women from different states and ethnicities had gathered in and around Brasilia in recent months during the high court's deliberations. (ap.org)
  • Though the case involved only one Indigenous group, the Supreme Court gave it "general repercussion" status, meaning the ruling will serve as a precedent for all instances of justice involving Indigenous groups. (ap.org)
  • The report identifies the existence of two patterns: murders committed against indigenous people by members of the army in the form of "false positives" and murders committed directly by paramilitary groups, with the support, tolerance, or acquiescence of the State. (fidh.org)
  • 2. Self-identification as indigenous or tribal shall be regarded as a fundamental criterion for determining the groups to which the provisions of this Convention apply. (ohchr.org)
  • These factors may help to explain why AI/AN people quit smoking at lower rates than other racial/ethnic groups. (cdc.gov)
  • Talking to people about commercial tobacco use and quitting as a regular part of health care visits in these settings will help make sure that all groups can get effective treatment to help them quit. (cdc.gov)
  • In Maine, we are faced with a government that has consistently fought our efforts to protect the environment and now we have this. (wabanakialliance.com)
  • Identify efforts that are duplicative or conflicting in the federal EPA currently has a collaboration MOU with CDC/ATSDR government that may present road blocks to our efforts. (cdc.gov)
  • by Robert T. Coulter - The Declaration contains more than 15 articles spelling out and protecting many aspects of tribal self-government and jurisdiction. (indianlaw.org)
  • NIPPISSING - ANISHINABEK - Anishinabek Nation leaders are urging the Council of the Federation to put pressure on the Harper government to call an inquiry into the nearly 1,200 Missing and Murdered Indigenous and Traded Women in Canada. (netnewsledger.com)
  • In August 2013, Jody Porter broke the CBC story about the Indigenous women, girls and babies in Canada who are taken onto US ships to be sold into the sex trade. (netnewsledger.com)
  • The early history of Indigenous policy in Canada is characterized by the presence of both France and Britain as colonizing powers. (thecanadianencyclopedia.ca)
  • A $1.05-billion partnership between E-One Moli and the governments of B.C. and Canada will bring lithium-ion battery cell production to Maple Ridge and create 450 high-quality, permanent jobs that are key to growing the province's clean economy. (gov.bc.ca)
  • The Act also recognises the existence of Legal Pluralism in Canada, which reflects Indigenous legal orders. (dur.ac.uk)
  • You do not need a royal commission to know that Canada-Indigenous relations are not headed in the right direction. (macleans.ca)
  • After reviewing the testimony of thousands of witnesses and experts, together with their own research and legal analysis, the inquiry found: "Canada has displayed a continuous policy, with shifting expressed motives but an ultimately steady intention, to destroy Indigenous peoples physically, biologically and as social units. (macleans.ca)
  • Canada has also failed to address the most obvious root causes of violence against Indigenous women, like sex discrimination in the Indian Act. (macleans.ca)
  • At every turn, Canada chooses the path of injustice when it comes to Indigenous peoples, including how it deals with residential school survivors. (macleans.ca)
  • The same report that found that, in all of its dealings with Indigenous peoples, Canada has engaged in genocide-cultural, physical and biological. (macleans.ca)
  • Take, for example, the staggering Indigenous incarceration rates in Canada. (macleans.ca)
  • 3) Consider taking Indigenous Canada , a FREE 12-hr course from the University of Alberta that explores In digenous peoples and emerging issues from a historical perspective (fur trade and other exchange relationships, land claims, legal systems and rights, political conflicts, contemporary Indigenous life and art, and more. (mbchamber.mb.ca)
  • This is an official U.S. Government Web site managed by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. (fatherhood.gov)
  • The village leaders are generally respected by the people and they are listened to when they promote health measures like wearing a mask and social distancing. (scitechdaily.com)
  • This A4-sized encourages health professionals to talk to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people about bowel screening. (health.gov.au)
  • AI/AN people are less likely than white people to have private health insurance - and more likely to have no health insurance at all. (cdc.gov)
  • Community health centers and low-cost health clinics serve people who are more likely to use commercial tobacco products. (cdc.gov)
  • Dan Rutz] Alan, so many people may not realize that everyday life in the Arctic is all that different from life elsewhere, beyond climate of course, but what is it that makes it unique and challenging from a health perspective? (cdc.gov)
  • Health care and housing needs are two of the greatest NEEDS to work within the means of utilizing the right people at the that are needed to address based on the site visits with the table based on community-by-community needs. (cdc.gov)
  • Moreover, Indigenous peoples face existing health and socioeconomic disparities. (cdc.gov)
  • Healthy People 2000 , with its Midcourse Revisions, each national health objective. (cdc.gov)
  • Diseases which may people 25 years and health surveillance. (cdc.gov)
  • This was an unconstitutional and criminal act that further aggravates violence against Indigenous Peoples and fosters even more environmental crimes. (wrm.org.uy)
  • He said a ruling in favor of business interests "could legitimize violence against Indigenous peoples and inflame conflicts in the Amazon rainforest and other areas. (ap.org)
  • These laws run the gamut from protecting Wabanaki women from the epidemic of violence against Indigenous women to protecting the environment and access to clean drinking water. (wabanakialliance.com)
  • Areas occupied by Indigenous people and areas that are linked to the ancestry and tradition of Indigenous peoples have constitutional protection, even if they are not demarcated," said Justice Luiz Fux, who cast the vote that established the majority. (ap.org)
  • Said one UN official, "The Group has left it to the people to define themselves as indigenous, and it works with whichever group presents itself. (himalmag.com)
  • At a time when conservationists around the world are realizing that the very foundations of conservation need a reboot to not just involve but revolve around indigenous knowledge, indigenous peoples of the world are facing persecution and injustice from their governments. (greenhumour.com)
  • Maulian Bryant, Penobscot Nation ambassador and president of the Wabanaki Alliance, said once people understand the importance to Native Americans, they will support it like they did when towns, and then the state, enacted Indigenous Peoples Day. (wwlp.com)
  • However, the Europeans who first came to North America depended on the more numerous and better-adapted Indigenous people for survival, which led to trading and military alliances. (thecanadianencyclopedia.ca)
  • To let the truth be known that there were indigenous people here far before Columbus discovered America and we would like to be honored and have that venue to speak and to start the healing process," said June Sapiel a descendant of Chief Joseph Orono who was there to speak in favor of the change. (wabi.tv)
  • The Governments, however, refused to go along, both at the Human Rights Conference in Vienna in June and at the General Assembly. (himalmag.com)
  • A total of fifty-three countries have made recommendations as part of the review for how the PNG government should tackle human rights abuses. (globalwitness.org)
  • The PNG government has already recognized the serious legal and human rights issues associated with the SABL scheme. (globalwitness.org)
  • 2. No form of force or coercion shall be used in violation of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of the peoples concerned, including the rights contained in this Convention. (ohchr.org)
  • The two week-long discussions, spanning topics from indigenous rights to corporate responsibility, painted a comprehensive picture of the challenges and opportunities at the intersection of climate change and human rights. (lu.se)
  • With two-thirds of Indigenous Peoples in Asia, it was noted that many National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) in the region lack a human rights perspective. (lu.se)
  • However, that legislation also carries other threats to Indigenous rights, potentially opening the door to an easing of restrictions on mining, dam construction, agricultural and transportation projects in Indigenous lands. (ap.org)
  • The songs give insight into everything from the nationalism in Viktor Orban's Hungary to the role of government-controlled social media in China to poverty in Venezuela. (indexoncensorship.org)
  • b) the income and employment objectives, particularly in relation with the formulation of Ancestral Domain Sustainable Development and Protection Plan (ADSDPP) which is provided for in the Indigenous Peoples' Rights Act of 1997 (IPRA) . (ilo.org)
  • The day provides us with an opportunity to learn more about Indigenous history, perspectives and culture and helps us build stronger relationships rooted in mutual respect and understanding. (novascotia.ca)
  • Under the constitution, Indigenous peoples are entitled to the permanent possession of the lands they traditionally occupy," Tzay said in a 2021 statement. (ap.org)
  • This is generally caused by people eating improperly prepared - traditionally prepared - fermented subsistence foods, such as fish or seal meat or infections with a parasite called trichinosis where they get that from consuming uncooked bear or walrus meat. (cdc.gov)
  • I do this by describing how the construction of New Clark City (NCC) in the Philippines serves as a utopian space where imaginations and desires for a future-proof existence - one that is free of disasters and catastrophes - are materially and physically enacted by the government. (lu.se)
  • The Ministry of National Defense oversees the military, which focuses primarily on operations in defense of the country, but the government also used the army to support the National Civil Police in internal security operations, as permitted by the constitution. (state.gov)
  • The Public Ministry continued investigation of another case for genocide against the Maya Ixil community from the last months of former president Romeo Lucas Garcia's government (1978-82). (state.gov)
  • The PNG government must take seriously the calls from its peers and act decisively to protect indigenous land rights and the environment. (globalwitness.org)
  • To elevate Indigenous voices across our Government, I appointed Deb Haaland as Secretary of the Interior, the first Native American to serve as a cabinet secretary, along with more than 50 other Native Americans now in significant roles across the executive branch. (whitehouse.gov)
  • An estimated 56% of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people report wanting to quit. (cdc.gov)
  • In Alaska, though, the terminology we use for peoples of indigenous ancestry is Alaska Native. (cdc.gov)
  • This day takes place the same day as the Indigenous-led grassroots Orange Shirt Day. (mbchamber.mb.ca)
  • The South American nation's intelligence agency ABIN said in a statement that the goal is to return the Apyterewa and Trincheira Bacaja lands in Para state to the original peoples. (yahoo.com)
  • Soon after the beginning of his administration, his government expelled thousands of gold miners from the massive Yanomami Indigenous territory in the northern state of Roraima. (yahoo.com)
  • There is still so little response at the state and federal level to Indigenous concerns," he said. (scitechdaily.com)
  • The justices had been evaluating a lawsuit brought by Santa Catarina state, backed by farmers, seeking to block an Indigenous group from expanding the size of its territorial claim. (ap.org)
  • This July, Ron Little, the CEO of Wolfden Resources, a Canadian mining company, stated in a presentation to investors , "there are no indigenous rights in the state of Maine" and that this lack of Indigenous rights "streamlines the permitting process. (wabanakialliance.com)
  • While the JEP has proceeded with the investigation of some murders of indigenous peoples of the Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta directly attributable to state agents as "false positives", to date there have been no prosecutions or sentences incriminating the high-level leaders of the Colombian armed forces responsible, by action or omission, for these crimes. (fidh.org)
  • SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WMBD) - Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill that will make it easier for members of 4H and FFA to participate in the Illinois State Fair without fear it'll affect their school work. (mywabashvalley.com)