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  2. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples - Wikipedia

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    In 2015, Romeo Saganash (a Cree Member of Parliament for Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou) sponsored Private Member's Bill C-641, the "United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act", which would have required the Canadian government to ensure that the laws of Canada are in harmony with UNDRIP but it was defeated on ...

  3. United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

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    The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII or PFII) is the UN's central coordinating body for matters relating to the concerns and rights of the world's indigenous peoples. There are more than 370 million indigenous people (also known as native, original, aboriginal and first peoples) in some 70 countries worldwide.

  4. Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous ...

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    "United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: analysis in the context of other international instruments specifically regarding indigenous peoples and human rights instruments of general applicability; the different measures required to implement and make operative the rights affirmed in the Declaration; joint efforts by ...

  6. Minority Treaties - Wikipedia

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    The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples recognized the urgent need to respect and promote the rights of indigenous peoples affirmed in treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements with States. It also noted that the rights affirmed in treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements between States ...

  7. Conference on Indians in the Americas - Wikipedia

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    The conference was therefore seen as the first UN conference on Indigenous Peoples. [3] [4] After a further thirty years of campaigning, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples on September 13, 2007. It was opposed only by the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

  8. Indigenous rights - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. Indigenous and Tribal Populations Convention, 1957 - Wikipedia

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    A shaman man from the Amazon Rainforest, wearing traditional dress. Brazil is a signatory to the Indigenous and Tribal Populations Convention. Indigenous and Tribal Populations Convention, 1957 is an International Labour Organization Convention within the United Nations that was established in 1957. Its primary focus is to recognize and protect ...