NGOs weigh-in on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
July 8, 2010 | WASHINGTON, D.C.- Indian leaders and Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) met with the U.S. Department of State to discuss the importance of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
| More information on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: |
| :: Department of State website on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
| :: Text of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (PDF) |
| :: US State Department Consultations on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (PDF) |
| :: View photos from the State Department meeting with NGOs. |
Susan Masten, Board Chairperson, Indian Law Resource Center | “The Declaration provides an opportunity for laws to be adopted that will recognize important issues to Native Peoples.” |
Kirk Herbertson, Associate, World Research Institute Can’t see the video? Click here. | “It’s time for the United States to Step in.” |
| Mark Rentschler, Director of Campaigns, Bank Information Center Can’t see the video? Click here. | “We need the United States’s leadership to achieve reform.” |
Kristin Hite, Attorney, Center for International Environmental Law Can’t see the video? Click here. | “It does have an impact for the Untied States to change its’ position.” |
| Chief Caleen Sisk-Franco, Winnemem Wintu Tribe Can’t see the video? Click here. | “If you don’t know about the Declaration, get informed.” |
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