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New Zealand: Return Of Toi moko Welcomed

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:03:57 +0000

New Zealand: Return Of Toi moko Welcomed Arts Culture and Heritage Minister Christopher Finlayson today welcomed the return of 20 Toi moko (mummified Maori Heads), formerly held in French institutions, to New Zealand. “This is a wonderful day for the people of New Zealand and for those Maori whose ancestors’ remains have been returned home,” Mr Finlayson said. “Toi moko have a great deal of cultural and spiritual value to New Zealand and especially to Maori.” The French...

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Philippines: Tribesmen On Hunger Strike Not From Brooke’s Point — Palaw’an Leader

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:00:11 +0000

Philippines: Tribesmen On Hunger Strike Not From Brooke’s Point — Palaw’an Leader Palaw’an tribe leaders are shocked that fake tribe leaders decided to go on hunger strike to put pressure on national government to allow mining in Brooke’s Point. “Maghu-hunger strike sila para minahin ang gaming ancestral domain, nakikisawsaw sila na hindi sila katutubo mula sa aming lupaing ninuno. Ang Brooke’s Point Tribal Leaders Federation (BPTLF) ay hindi tribong Palaw’an, ni hindi sila tiga...

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Madhya Pradesh: 62 Years Of Indian Republic - 62 Days Of Narmada Satyagraha

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:53:49 +0000

Madhya Pradesh: 62 Years Of Indian Republic - 62 Days Of Narmada Satyagraha Displaced adivasis hoist National Flag: Demand Constitutional Right To Life Delegates at National Convention on Childrens Right to Food support Satyagraha As citizens across India observed 62 years of the Indian Republic, the displaced adivasis of the Narmada valley also did so; as they hoisted the tricolor, remembering the valiant role of local and national leaders in the freedom struggle, they also...

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Philippines: TVI Pacific Inc. Advances Permit Approval For Near-Mine Property

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:47:28 +0000

Philippines: TVI Pacific Inc. Advances Permit Approval For Near-Mine Property TVI Pacific Inc. (TVI or the Company) announces that its Philippine affiliate, TVI Resource Development (Phils.), Inc. (TVIRD), has completed the Free Prior Informed Consent (FPIC) process for a new Mineral Production Sharing Agreement (MPSA) in proximity to the producing Canatuan mine. Approval of the FPIC process was granted by the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) and all documents have been...

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New Zealand: Iwi Consultation For Partial SOE Share Floats

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:44:38 +0000

New Zealand: Iwi Consultation For Partial SOE Share Floats The Government has announced a series of hui to consult with Maori on legislative changes it considers are necessary for the float of minority shareholdings in four State Owned Enterprises to New Zealanders. Finance Minister Bill English and State Owned Enterprises Minister Tony Ryall will lead the February consultation process with iwi around the country, which will be facilitated by Sir Wira Gardiner. The...

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China: Uyghur Asylum Seekers Deported From Cambodia Sentenced To Life, 17 Years In Prison

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:11:27 +0000

China: Uyghur Asylum Seekers Deported From Cambodia Sentenced To Life, 17 Years In Prison According to a January 25 Radio Free Asia (RFA) report, citing local sources, Musa Muhammad, one of 20 Uyghur asylum seekers who was deported from Cambodia on December 19, 2009, has been sentenced to 17 years in prison by a Chinese court during a closed trial. According to unconfirmed information from local sources obtained by the Uyghur American Association (UAA), two other Uyghur asylum seekers...

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Saskatchewan: AFN Congratulates Whitecap Dakota First Nation And The Federal Government On The Framework Agreement Building Towards Self-Government

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:54:35 +0000

Saskatchewan: AFN Congratulates Whitecap Dakota First Nation And The Federal Government On The Framework Agreement Building Towards Self-Government Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo today congratulated the Whitecap Dakota First Nation and the Federal Government on the signing of the Framework Agreement on self-government, an important step towards greater success for the community. "This government-to-government agreement is an important moment for...

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Ontario: NAN Concerned As Court Costs Awarded Against First Nation Plaintiffs In Sixties Scoop Class Action

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:47:16 +0000

Ontario: NAN Concerned As Court Costs Awarded Against First Nation Plaintiffs In Sixties Scoop Class Action Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Deputy Grand Chief Terry Waboose is concerned that the Attorney General of Canada sought and obtained a substantial award for court costs against two First Nation plaintiffs in relation to a decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice upholding an appeal by the Government of Canada in Brown et al v. The Attorney General of Canada, a landmark class...

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Bangladesh: Admission Of Bengali Muslim Student Under Tribal Quota Is Under Process In Kustia Islamic University

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:43:34 +0000

Bangladesh: Admission Of Bengali Muslim Student Under Tribal Quota Is Under Process In Kustia Islamic University It is learnt that a Bengali Muslim student named Abu Siddique is going to get admission in Kustia Islamic University under tribal quota. Abu Siddique submitted a tribal certificate collected from circle chief of Bohmong circle (certificate no. 17167) of Bandarban district along with his admission application. The tribal certificate stated that Abu Suddique is from...

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Ecuador: Second Circuit Ruling Sets Right Grave Injustice Against Ecuadorians

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:36:51 +0000

Ecuador: Second Circuit Ruling Sets Right Grave Injustice Against Ecuadorians Chevron’s Abusive Legal Tactics Rebuked U.S. representatives for the Ecuadorians, who recently won an $18 billion judgment in Ecuador against Chevron for massive contamination, issued the following statements: Karen Hinton, U.S. spokesperson for the Ecuadorians, said: "A grave injustice against the Ecuadorians has been set right by today's 2nd Circuit ruling. It rebukes Chevron's abusive...

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British Columbia: Kaska First Nation-BC Government Resource Management Plan Welcomed

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:31:18 +0000

British Columbia: Kaska First Nation-BC Government Resource Management Plan Welcomed First Nations Women Advocating Responsible Mining (FNWARM) welcomes today’s announcement that the Kaska First Nation and the BC Government have achieved a resource management plan that balances resource sharing with land conservation and Kaska cultural values. “We congratulate the Kaska and BC on working together to find a mutually agreed path forward on issues that affect the Kaska and their...

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Australia: Aims Of Tent Embassy Remain As Relevant Today As They Were 40 Years Ago

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:26:17 +0000

Australia: Aims Of Tent Embassy Remain As Relevant Today As They Were 40 Years Ago Those who established the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra 40 years ago tomorrow played a major role in raising awareness and cementing commitment to protecting the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia, Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda said today. Speaking ahead of the 40th anniversary of the original ‘Aboriginal Tent Embassy’ established under a beach...

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Cambodia: Five Shooting Incidents At Land Dispute Protests In The Past Two Months Show Alarming Increase In Use Of Lethal Force

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:23:51 +0000

Cambodia: Five Shooting Incidents At Land Dispute Protests In The Past Two Months Show Alarming Increase In Use Of Lethal Force Cambodia's land-grabbing crisis has taken a disturbingly violent turn in the last two months, with at least five incidents involving armed forces opening fire during protests. A total of 19 residents were injured at the protests, including seven from gunfire. Each of the incidents has been documented in video footage or photographs, but the perpetrators...

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Canada: Treaties Must Be The Foundation In Effort To Renew The First Nations-Crown Relationship

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:17:42 +0000

Canada: Treaties Must Be The Foundation In Effort To Renew The First Nations-Crown Relationship Yesterday, in Ottawa, a selection of First Nations leaders from across Canada met with Prime Minister Harper and members of his cabinet to discuss the state of the First Nations-Crown relationship and to consider options for improving the economic and social conditions of First Nations. "The fact that the federal government agreed to this meeting was a positive first step. However, what...

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Australia: 40th Anniversary Of Aboriginal Tent Embassy - Time For Change

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:06:21 +0000

Australia: 40th Anniversary Of Aboriginal Tent Embassy - Time For Change On the 40th anniversary of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy, ANTaR urges consideration of a more inclusive national holiday. “As we finally seek to address our Constitutional silence regarding the prior occupation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, we should also reflect on the symbolism of our national day,” said ANTaR National Director, Jacqueline Phillips. “January 26 is regarded by many...

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West Papua: Jakarta Continues To Violate The Basic Rights Of Papuan People

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:01:37 +0000

West Papua: Jakarta Continues To Violate The Basic Rights Of Papuan People The Indonesian government's inconsistencies in implementing a whole number of policies since West Papua was integrated as part of Indonesia have had a significant impact on the political movement of identity. Jakarta has even continued to violated the basic rights of the indigenous Papuan people These comments were made by the Rev. Phil Erari, deputy chairman of the Alliance of Churches in Indonesia...

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Saskatchewan: The Harper Government And Whitecap Dakota First Nation Celebrate Signing Of Framework Agreement On Self-Government

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:53:25 +0000

Saskatchewan: The Harper Government And Whitecap Dakota First Nation Celebrate Signing Of Framework Agreement On Self-Government Once finalised, the self-government agreement will support the First Nation in creating jobs and growth The Honourable John Duncan, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, and Chief Darcy Bear of the Whitecap Dakota First Nation in Saskatchewan today signed a Framework Agreement to negotiate self-government for the First...

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Bangladesh: Destroyed Buddhist Temple Visited By A Rights Group At Teknaf In Cox’s Bazaar

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:50:47 +0000

Bangladesh: Destroyed Buddhist Temple Visited By A Rights Group At Teknaf In Cox’s Bazaar On 21-22 January 2012 an 11-member civic group comprising human rights activists and journalists led by Pankaj Bhattacharya of Sammilito Samajik Andolon visited a three-hundred-year-old Buddhist temple at Hnila under Teknaf upazila in Cox’s Bazaar, which was allegedly destroyed and whose land was grabbed by a former lawmaker of ruling Awami League. The other members of civic group are a...

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Andaman And Nicobar Islands: Two Years After Death Of The Bo Yet Another Andaman Tribe ‘Faces Extinction’

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:42:50 +0000

Andaman And Nicobar Islands: Two Years After Death Of The Bo Yet Another Andaman Tribe ‘Faces Extinction’ Two years after India’s Andaman Islands lost the last speaker of ‘Bo’, a leading linguist has warned the Jarawa could face a similar fate unless the road running through their reserve is closed. Professor Anvita Abbi specializes in endangered languages, and has recently published a dictionary documenting four of the oldest ones in the world. She said, ‘unless we develop...

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Mexico: NHRC Asks For Precautionary Measures To Protect Sacred Huichol Area In SLP

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:00:28 +0000

Mexico: NHRC Asks For Precautionary Measures To Protect Sacred Huichol Area In SLP Translated from Spanish, Original Below The National Commission on Human Rights (CNDH) requested precautionary measures to preserve the nature reserve and the Huichol people of Wixarica, before the mining operations of companies in Wirikuta, San Luis Potosi, an area considered sacred. The agency asked the Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection (Profepa) and the National Water...

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Chile: Antonio Ñirripil Community: "Santa Rosa Of Colpi Was Achieved Thanks To The Effort And Resistance"

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:49:19 +0000

Chile: Antonio Ñirripil Community: "Santa Rosa Of Colpi Was Achieved Thanks To The Effort And Resistance" Translated from Spanish, Original Below Public Statement from Community Antonio Ñirripil, Lof Temulemu Public opinion nationally and internationally; the community Mapuche Antonio Ñirripil of Temulemu sector comes to Santa Rosa Colpi to clarify the point made by some lawmakers and government officials, who in recent days have used the name of our community, after the...

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Colombia: Statement From The Indigenous National Organization Concerning The National Development Plan 2010-2014

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:37:23 +0000

Colombia: Statement From The Indigenous National Organization Concerning The National Development Plan 2010-2014

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Saskatchewan/Alberta: Onion Lake Cree Nation’s Chief States That Treaty Recognition And Implementation Needs To Be Addressed

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:31:13 +0000

Saskatchewan/Alberta: Onion Lake Cree Nation’s Chief States That Treaty Recognition And Implementation Needs To Be Addressed Onion Lake Cree Nation Chief Wallace Fox stated today, “Our inherent and treaty rights are internationally recognized and constitutionally protected. There’s an obligation on the Canadian government to respect and begin a relationship that will look at resource revenue sharing in this country. Our natural resources were not ceded nor surrendered. As a party to...

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Bangladesh: 3000 Education Centres Of Indigenous Peoples About To Stop In CHT

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:26:08 +0000

Bangladesh: 3000 Education Centres Of Indigenous Peoples About To Stop In CHT Four residential schools and three thousand and five hundred education centres of indigenous peoples across the CHT are about to stop due to non-extension of the ongoing project or non-approval to any new proposal. Under this circumstance, in the current academic session around 150 SSC candidates’ future is about to end up in uncertainty. Due to non-extension of the project’s period, the education for...

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Ontario: NAN Calls For Immediate Action To Address Prescription Drug Abuse Emergency In Cat Lake First Nation

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:22:00 +0000

Ontario: NAN Calls For Immediate Action To Address Prescription Drug Abuse Emergency In Cat Lake First Nation Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Deputy Grand Chief Mike Metatawabin is demanding action by the government of Canada, in particular Health Canada, to support Cat Lake First Nation in the community’s state-of-emergency declaration due to the high level of prescription drug abuse (PDA) among its members. On Monday January 23, 2012, Chief Matthew Keewaykapow declared a...

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Canada: Enough Is Enough - Aboriginal Students Demand Action To Broaden Access To Post-Secondary Education

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:14:41 +0000

Canada: Enough Is Enough - Aboriginal Students Demand Action To Broaden Access To Post-Secondary Education Students call on the federal government to honour the Treaty rights guaranteed to Aboriginal students to access post-secondary education. Despite rising tuition fees in many provinces, the Post-Secondary Student Support Program (PSSSP) has been capped at two per cent growth since 1996. This has prevented tens of thousands of Aboriginal students from attending college or...

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United States: 2010 Census Shows Nearly Half Of American Indians And Alaska Natives Report Multiple Races

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:10:40 +0000

United States: 2010 Census Shows Nearly Half Of American Indians And Alaska Natives Report Multiple Races The U.S. Census Bureau today released a 2010 Census brief, The American Indian and Alaska Native Population: 2010, [PDF] that shows almost half (44 percent) of this population, or 2.3 million people, reported being American Indian and Alaska Native in combination with one or more other races. This multiracial group grew by 39 percent from 2000 to 2010. AIAN...

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Canada: Assembly Of First Nations National Chief Calls Crown-First Nation Gathering An Important First Step In Renewing Relationship Between First Nations And Canada

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:06:48 +0000

Canada: Assembly Of First Nations National Chief Calls Crown-First Nation Gathering An Important First Step In Renewing Relationship Between First Nations And Canada Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo commented today on the Crown-First Nation Gathering held January 24 in Ottawa, Ontario involving First Nation leaders, youth and Elders and Prime Minister Stephen Harper, the Governor General, Cabinet Ministers and senior government officials. "The...

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Australia: Sessional Staff – Indigenous Studies - Kurongkurl Katitjin

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:28:01 +0000

Australia: Sessional Staff – Indigenous Studies - Kurongkurl Katitjin Faculty of Education and Arts Kurongkurl Katitjin Are you interested in helping to develop students? Do you have knowledge and skills to share? Kurongkurl Katitjin, ECU’s Centre for Indigenous Australian Education and Research, is currently looking to expand its pool of Academic Casual staff teaching in Aboriginal Studies at bridging course and undergraduate level. Bridging Course subjects...

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Burma: Burma’s National Human Rights Commission: An Empty Gesture

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:19:22 +0000

Burma: Burma’s National Human Rights Commission: An Empty Gesture The international community should call on the regime to take the necessary steps to make Burma NHRC a truly independent and effective mechanism On 5 September, Burma’s regime announced that it had established a National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) charged with promoting and safeguarding the fundamental rights of citizens in accordance with the 2008 Constitution. Looking at the work and information...

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