Debate within global forums over establishing definitional standards for indigenous peoples versus an unlimited right of indigenous self-identification has exposed something of a dilemma over standard setting in international law. Requiring strict, definitional standards excludes some indigenous groups from the...
In more recent years, there's been a push to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day, including by Native American activists and historians who have called for a reassessment of the explorer and his impact on indigenous people. Some states and localities now observe the second Monday ...
Montefrio, M., 2014 , State versus Indigenous Peoples’ Rights: Comparative Analysis of Stable System Parameters, Policy Constraints and the Process of Delegitimation. Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice , 16(4), pp. 335–355....
Saramaka People versus Suriname (2007) IACtHR, Series C No 172, para 133. 108. Ibid., para 134. 109. Centre for Minority Rights Development (Kenya) and Minority Rights Group International on Behalf of Endorois Welfare Council versus Kenya (2010) ACommHPR, Comm No 276 / 2003, para 291...
The policymaking process excluded a wide range of marginalized communities, most of whom “aren't going to be people who would know how to respond to a policy proposal, but they will be affected by it” (ENGOs —3). The most notable excluded communities were Indigenous Peoples, including re...
Belongingness consists of one’s relationships with (a) shared history and understanding of Native peoples’ origins; (b) sense of place and connection between environment and identity; (c) shared language that translates to ways of knowing and socialization; and (d) the profound role of ...
the Indigenous peoples whose Country/Land it is, which they are affecting, working on and making decisions about; nor, it follows, are questions being asked with Indigenous people about: what research is being funded; who is funded to do it; which research questions are being asked; which me...
was not a strictly historical event—the ongoing exclusion of peoples with close cultural and ancestral ties to each of the coastal regions discussed here continues to inflict damage on both people and environments and create missed opportunities for more holistic environmental stewardship. Co-production...
Mining, and oil and gas companies developing resources on land historically occupied and used by Indigenous peoples have faced criticism for offering few benefits to local communities while inflicting environmental damage. The Red Dog Mine -- a joint venture between Teck Resources, Inc. and the NANA...
Māori (the Indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand) report higher rates of eating disorders than non-Māori, but access treatment at lower rates. Diagnostic terms lacking in cultural relevance likely contribute to Māori exclusion in eating disorder spaces. Developing terms in te reo Māori (the...