Upcoming 2011 North American Indigenous Peoples Caucus Meeting
The North American Indigenous Peoples’ Caucus (NAIPC) is an international Indigenous Peoples’ preparatory meeting for the 10th Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII).
This two-day in depth working session is designed for tribal nation/First Nations’ leadership, community members, elders, youth, and organizations.
The purpose of the NAIPC is to bring together (U.S. and Canada) First Nations and …Native American Peoples and Tribal Nations in advance of the UNPFII to discuss critical issues, explore common ground, and establish a collective platform of action for our strategic work at the United Nations.
Discussion topics will include such items as:
- The Rights of Mother Earth
- Human Rights
- Free, prior and informed consent
- Indigenous Peoples and Forests
- Indigenous Peoples and Water
- Implementation of Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
- Reports from international meetings-the World Peoples’ Conference on Climate Change (Cochabama, Bolivia), Encuentro of the Eagle and Condor (Quito, Ecudaor), Convention on Biological Diversity (Nagoya, Japan), UN Framework Convention on Climate Change COP16 (Cancun, Mexico)
Participants are responsible for their own travel, accommodations, and most meals. Lunch will be served each day and a banquet dinner honoring northern California Indigenous cultures will take place Saturday, March 19th. Also, participants are responsible to make their own copies of any of their own/organizational materials for distribution at the meeting.
Hosted by: Seventh Generation Fund for Indian Development, with co-sponsors: Indigenous Environmental Network, Big Lagoon Rancheria, Resighini Rancheria, American Indian Law Alliance, Intertribal Council of California, Red Deer Consulting, and other co-sponsors.
*The location of the meeting, Blue Lake Rancheria, is in northern Californian redwood country, about 15 minutes from the Eureka/Arcata Airport, 2-3 hours by car (west) from Redding, California, and 5-6 hours north by car, from San Francisco, California.
Registration materials available via email beginning in January, 2011. For information contact Tia Oros Peters at tia@7genfund.org or Mary Campbell at mc@7genfund.org. Or call 707-825-7640 in early January.