Rights of Indigenous Peoples
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Federally-recognized tribes must adapt to many ecological challenges arising from climate change, from the effects of glacier retreat on the habitats of culturally significant species to how sea level rise forces human communities to... more
For many years the Metis National Council and its affiliates have pursued a rights based agenda with the federal and provincial governments of Canada. This annotated bibliography has been developed to assist university students who wish... more
O tema desta tese de doutorado é o processo, e sua posterior consolidação como projeto, de educação escolar indígena na comunidade Tupinambá de Serra do Padeiro (Terra Indígena Tupinambá de Olivença, Bahia-Brasil). São examinadas as... more
Indigenous Peoples have always been “data warriors”.1 Our ancient traditions recorded and protected information and knowledge through art, carving, song, chants and other practices. Deliberate efforts to expunge these knowledge systems... more
Los warao como desplazados urbanos en Venezuela y Brasil Os Warao como deslocados urbanos na Venezuela e no Brasil Resumen: Los warao son un grupo étnico que tiene como hábitat ancestral el Delta del Orinoco, ha acudido en el pasado a los... more
Since the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the UN General Assembly in September 2015, Indigenous Peoples have been engaging in national, regional and global processes... more
Santal Hool, a pioneering revolt against British in Indian sub-continent are today neglected. More than 50,000 Santals families were evicted and more than 30,000 santal revolt were killed during the war 1855-56. This revolt is so... more
Santal farmers of Sahebganj Bagadgada-farm under Gobindganj Upazila in Gaibandha district issued a memorandum to Deputy Commissioner of Gaibandha district in Bangladesh on 21 April 2022 to cancel the Export Processing Zone (EPZ)... more
Dieser Beitrag befasst sich mit der Frage, was sind die besonderen Probleme und die unterschiedlichen Interessen von den Mehrheitsvölkern der Urvölker der Arktis? Zuerst wird aus einer völkerrechtlichen Perspektive die Frage... more
Historically, Indigenous women have been the target of violence at an alarming rate compared to the non-Indigenous population. This work explores how Indigenous women have used the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous... more
Cet article décrit la dialectique qui oppose les droits des peuples autochtones et les normes de protection de la nature. Il défend l’hypothèse selon laquelle ces normes sont un instrument de biopouvoir. Dessinant une nouvelle archéologie... more
This article aims at analyzing Resolution No. 287 of the National Council of Justice of Brazil (CNJ), which establishes special procedures for the treatment of indigenous people who stand as accused, defendants, who are sentenced or are... more
Traditional medicine practice involves a complex combination of activities, order of knowledge, beliefs and customs to generate the desired effects for the diagnosis, prevention or elimination of imbalances in physical, psychological or... more
The essay analyzes the macro-issue of illiberal democracies in the specific Latin-American legal and geo-political context through a complex dimension that allows to connect different and emblematic challenges that liberal-democratic... more
Bolivia's refounding as a plurinational state is based on the recognition of the existence of indigenous peoples and their right to determine their form of government. As such, the creation of indigenous originary peasant autonomies... more
Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission called for the doctrine of discovery to be removed from Canadian law and for Canada to adopt the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. These calls conflict with the... more
This paper tries to highlight the dysfunctional relationship of the indigenous people and their rights. Despite having the treaties and conventions, indigenous people are not getting the proper access to their rights. This paper tries to... more
In southern Ontario, heritage preservation and protection are mandated under provincial provisions but there has been little involvement of Indigenous nations whose ancestral (i.e., archaeological) sites are the focus of the heritage... more
30 June 2020 marks the 165th anniversary of the Santal Uprising. On this day in 1855 , Birvanta (Martyr) Sidhu Majhi alias Murmu sowed the seeds of a spark of revolt among the oppressed indigenous peoples of the Indian subcontinent. The... more
This chapter deals with the international protection and promotion of indigenous traditional knowledge (TK) associated with agriculture, with a special focus on biodiversity-related knowledge. Interest in this knowledge has intensified... more
Esta disertación es un estudio decolonial de los manuscritos pictóricos del Ñuu Savi (Pueblo de la Lluvia), y busca el entendimiento de sus valores culturales a través del estudio holístico y diacrónico de su herencia viva e... more
Land use and land classification traditions of Northeastern Algonquians remain poorly understood. Even less clear are traditions governing use of sacred lands: ceremonial places as well as hunting and gathering lands. Epistemic genocide... more
Capítulo 1 del libro Tejiendo diálogos y tramas desde el Sur-Sur: territorio, participación e interculturalidad / Stefano Claudio Sartorello, Ana Carolina Hecht, José Luis García, Erik Said Lara Corro (coordinadores); [autores] Luis... more
Le respect des droits des peuples autochtones sur leurs territoires ancestraux compte parmi les plus grands défis qui se posent aux juristes. La façon tout indiquée de le relever consiste en la conclusion de traités avec ces peuples. Au... more
The purpose of this article is to analyze the condition of indigenous peoples' rights in the context of the protection, safeguard and management of their cultural heritage, especially those elements which have been recognized as of... more
The aim of this chapter is to illustrate the ways in which the community of Santo Tomás Ocotepec has protected its sacred landscape since the XVI century until the present day. It does this by analyzing archaeological data, colonial maps,... more
Anais do 3º CIPIAL - Congresso Internacional dos Povos Indígenas da América Latina: Trajetórias, narrativas e epistemologias plurais, desafios comuns (ISBN 978-65-5080-015-4) O infanticídio indígena, sua relação com o abandono estatal, à... more
The history of Northeast India is the history of ethnic self-determination whose seeds have been rooted by the crown and the company. The demands for separate geographical space for the native Ethnic community are the outcome of British... more
During the Seventh Conference of the Parties, held in Malaysia in 2004, Indigenous Peoples made a significant impact on the negotiations between states in a number of key issue areas. Building on this success, and as a part of the... more
In 1990 the late Pat Parker and I authored National Register Bulletin 38, about "Traditional Cultural Properties." The U.S. National Park Service is now trying to update this publication, so I thought it might be timely for me to post the... more
This chapter focuses on the complications that arise in implementing Indigenous rights in Sweden, in particular in deciding who belongs to Indigenous groups and as such to whom Indigenous rights are accorded. I discuss the political... more