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It showcases Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, culture, traditions and heritage to the local, national and international markets. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The centre hosts performance and visual arts events, presenting daily performances of dance, music, story telling and presenting insights into the indigenous people of the North Queensland ...
This is a list of indigenous rights organizations.Some of these organizations are members of other organizations listed in this article. Sometimes local organizations associated with particular groups of indigenous people will join in a regional or national organization, which in turn can join an even higher organization, along with other member supraorganizations.
CATSIAL joined the national body, the Federal Council for Aboriginal Advancement (FCAA), soon after its establishment. [4] It had an office in Townsville as well, and was associated with the Queensland Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders (QCAATSI) based in Brisbane, which was also part of the FCAA.
The Aborigines' Protection Society (APS) was an international human rights organisation founded in 1837, [1] to ensure the health and well-being and the sovereign, legal and religious rights of the indigenous peoples while also promoting the civilisation of the indigenous people [2] who were subjected under colonial powers, [3] in particular the British Empire. [4]
Forest Peoples Programme (FPP) was founded in 1990 in response to the forest crisis, specifically to support indigenous forest peoples’ struggles to defend their lands and livelihoods. It registered as a non-governmental human rights Dutch Stichting in 1997, and then later, in 2000, as a UK charity, No. 1082158 and a company limited by ...
Survival International works for tribal peoples' rights on three complementary levels: education, advocacy and campaigns. It also offers tribal people a platform to address the world, while connecting with local Indigenous organisations, with focus on tribal peoples under more urgent threat from contact with the outside world.
The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) is an international organization established to facilitate the voices of unrepresented and marginalized nations and peoples worldwide.
The 1991 UK census was the first to include a question on ethnicity. [15] [16] The 2001 UK Census classified ethnicity into several groups: White, Black, Asian, Mixed, Chinese and Other. [17] [18] These categories formed the basis for all National Ethnicity statistics until the 2011 Census results were issued. [18]