United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Eighth Session May 20, 2009 UN Headquarters New York, NY
Agenda Item: 4 (a) Human Rights
Implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Statement by Tupac Enrique Acosta, Yaotachcauh
Tlahtokan Nahuacalli, Izkalotlan Aztlan
O’Otham Nations Territories, Abya Yala North
Good greeting to all my relatives, relations of Indigenous Peoples from [...]
COLLECTIVE STATEMENT
Intervention to the Eighth Session of the
United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues 2009
Submitted by the Seventh Generation Fund for Indian Development
Agenda Item 3a: Social and Economic Development
Protection of Water – Water is a Human Right
Madame Chair, esteemed Members of this Forum, brothers and sisters of the world community, thank you, for the [...]
Indigenous Youth Caucus Intervention
8th Session of the Permanent Forum 5/21/09
Human Rights Agenda Item #4a
Distinguished elders, Madame Chair, and esteemed members of the forum. I thank you for this opportunity to address contemporary issues in our nations and communities. We, the Indigenous Youth Caucus also like to acknowledge and thank the traditional owners of this land [...]
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United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues 8th Session
New York, May 18-29, 2009
Opening Statement by the Participants at the Global Indigenous Peoples’ Caucus meeting from May 16-17, 2009
Presented by Miki’ala Catalfano, Native Hawaiian, 7th Generation Fund
Indigenous Peoples and Nations from all regions of the world who [...]
UNITED NATIONS DECLARATION ON
THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
Adopted by the General Assembly 13 September 2007
The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples was adopted by the General Assembly on Thursday September 13, 2007 by a a majority of 144 states in favour, 4 votes against (Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States) and 11 abstentions [...]