Indigenous Rights

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Although we are in different boats you in your boat and we in our canoe we share the same river of life. ~Chief Oren Lyons, Onandaga Nation

Creating and Developing Awareness

Indigenous people are people who inhabited a land before it was conquered by colonial societies. There are about 370 million Indigenous people in the world.

Amnesty.org lists out the rights of Indigenous Peoples which were created in 2007 by the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The goal was to help eliminate human rights violations against them. There are 46 articles or rules in the Declaration, but Amnesty.org, lists the following:

• Indigenous peoples are free and equal to all others and have the right to be free from any kind of discrimination, including discrimination based on their Indigenous origin or identity (Article 2)
• Indigenous people have the right to live in freedom , peace and security
• They must be free from genocide and other acts of violence including the removal of children by force (Article 11)
• Indigenous peoples shall not be removed from their land by force. Where they agree they should be provided compensation, and, where possible, have the possibility to return (Article 10)
• Governments shall consult properly with Indigenous peoples before adopting laws and policies that may affect them. They must use the principles of free, prior nad informed consent – which means giving
• Indigenous peoples all the facts needed to maek decisions (Article 19)Indigenous peoples have the right to own, use and control their lands, waters, other resources. Governments shall recognize and protect thse lands, waters and resources (Article 26)

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What This Looks Like in Real Life (Stories and Case Studies)

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Source Links:

https://www.amnesty.org.au/how-it-works/what-are-indigenous-rights/