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Indigenous peoples and individuals have the right not to be subjected to forced assimilation or destruction of their culture. Rights of indigenous individuals and people to protect their culture through practices, languages, education, media, and religion, including control of their intellectual property (articles 9–15, 16, 25, and 31)
Treaty rights are not the only rights claimed by indigenous peoples. Indigenous people claim inherent rights to self-determination, which implies that they be recognized as rights-bearing groups (called "tribes", "bands", or "nations" - depending on place and time) capable of self-determination and cultural survival. [2]
The Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 is an International Labour Organization Convention, also known as ILO Convention 169, or C169. It is the major binding international convention concerning Indigenous peoples and tribal peoples , and a forerunner of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples .
In 2007, the U.N. adopted the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People ("The Declaration"), despite the United States voting against it along with Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. [ 53 ] [ 50 ] In 2010, President Barack Obama revisited The Declaration and declared that the U.S. government now supported it; [ 50 ] however, as of ...
The International Indian Treaty Council (IITC) is an organization of Indigenous Peoples from North, Central, South America, the Caribbean and the Pacific working for the Sovereignty and Self-Determination of Indigenous Peoples and the recognition and protection of Indigenous Rights, Treaties, Traditional Cultures and Sacred Lands.
Indigenous rights are those rights that exist in recognition of the specific condition of indigenous peoples.This includes not only the most basic human rights of physical survival and integrity, but also the rights over their land (including native title), language, religion, and other elements of cultural heritage that are a part of their existence and identity as a people.
The convention requires that the nation state work with indigenous groups to create a legal framework for protecting the legal rights of the indigenous groups. [7] These actions include ensuring that the indigenous individuals have the same rights as the non-indigenous, and to recognize and help preserve the traditions and cultural identity of ...
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. 15 February 2013. "Pre-1975 Treaties Map in Ontario". Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. 21 June 2013. and Pre-1975 Treaties Map in Ontario (PDF) (Map). Coates, Ken (23 June 2023). "The Ontario treaty deal is a game-changer for Indigenous rights". The Globe and Mail