Global Actions
…on Indigenous Peoples and Forests. Photo by Broddi Sigurdarson, January 2011. (c) 2011 UNPFII. Photo used with permission from UNPFII. Under international law, there is no official definition of Indigenous,…
ILO Convention 169
…International Labor Office, 1995. Endnotes 1 Schutling, Gerard. “ILO Convention 169: Can it help?” http://www.abyayalanews.org/document/2444 2 Schutling. 3 Rachel Seider, ed., Multiculturalism in Latin America: Indigenous Rights, Diversity and Democracy…
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
…2008), 119. 2 United Nations, “History (brief).” https://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/unpfii-sessions-2.html 3 Henderson, 70. 4 Ibid. 5 Lightfoot, “Emerging International Indigenous Rights Norms and ‘Over-compliance’ in New Zealand and Canada,” Political Science vol….
ILO Convention 107
…1 John Bodley, Cultural Anthropology: Tribes, States and the Global System, 3rd ed. (Mountain View, CA: Mayfield Publishing, 1999), 415–6. 2 International Labour Organization, “History of ILO’s Work,” Indigenous and…
Constitution Express
…their message to an international audience. Eventually, the Trudeau government agreed to recognize Aboriginal rights within the Constitution. Contemporary activist Arthur Manuel calls the Constitution Express the most effective direct…
Global Indigenous Issues
…the Indigenous and Tribal Populations Convention, 1957 (No. 107) of the International Labour Organization. In 1989 this was followed by the Indigenous and Tribal Populations Convention, 1989 (No. 169). The…
Marginalization of Aboriginal women
…women: their politics and political organizing in Vancouver, B.C.” Thesis – M.A., University of British Columbia, 1994. Jacobs, Beverley. “International Law/The Great Law of Peace.” LL.M. thesis, University of Saskatchewan,…
Aboriginal Identity & Terminology
…The term “First Nations,” or alternatively “First Peoples,” is also used occasionally in international venues, but neither is used outside of Canada. “Indigenous” Finally, “Indigenous,” has gained prominence as a…
Aboriginal Rights
…in international law that a European colonial power could claim title to newly discovered territory– Canadian legal and governmental institutions were not set up to address Aboriginal rights. Legal scholar…
Cedar
…say a prayer and express their gratitude to the tree’s spirit. Traditionally, men were responsible for cutting down a tree, which is a time-consuming and laborious process that involves chiselling…
