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Karl Schwerin			SnailMail:  Dept. of Anthropology 
Univ. of New Mexico			    Albuquerque, NM 87131 
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the normal.  Edward Sapir (1949:151) 
 
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Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2002 19:41:19 -0800 
From: Janet Chernela <chernela@...> 
To: humanrights@... 
Subject: Sign-on Letter re: Draft UN Declaration]] 
 
 
 
> > Rainforest Foundation - christineh@... 
> > 
> > Dear Friends, 
> > 
> > Below please find an urgent sign-on letter regarding the Draft UN 
> > Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.  If you would like to sign 
> > on, please send your name and affiliation the way you'd like it to appear on 
> > the letter to Christine Halvorson at christineh@... by noon on 
> > Tuesday, February 5th.  Additionally, please circulate this email to all of 
> > your colleagues, encouraging them to add their names, as well as to any 
> > other organizations that have an interest in this area. 
> > 
> > Because of the tight turn-around time of this letter, we will include a 
> > disclaimer which states "organizations listed for affiliation purposes only" 
> > which will allow people to avoid some bureaucracy if necessary.  If your 
> > organization should be listed for affiliation purposes only, please put a * 
> > by your organization's name. 
> > 
> > The idea to write this letter came out of meetings that were organized to 
> > build NGO support for indigenous demands in the various instruments being 
> > discussed on the international level, among them the UN Declaration.  The 
> > Draft Declaration is being discussed right now in Geneva during the ongoing 
> > Intersessional Working Group Meeting on the Declaration.  It is important 
> > that the governmental delegations and chair of the Working Group receive the 
> > letter, and that our colleagues working on the ground in Geneva are able to 
> > use it to reinforce their positions.  Therefore, the more support we have 
> > for the letter, the more likely that our letter can make a difference. 
> > 
> > The UN Draft Declaration sets out the rights of indigenous individuals and 
> > of indigenous peoples, nations and tribes, including self-determination, 
> > land rights and cultural rights.  The attached factsheet describes some of 
> > the main issues contained in the declaration (factsheet courtesy of the 
> > Indian Law Alliance).  If you have any questions, please feel free to 
> > contact us, or visit the ILRC's website which has the Draft Declaration 
> > posted (www.indianlaw.org). 
> > 
> > The text of the letter follows this email.  Once the name of the chair has 
> > been made public, we will address it appropriately.  Thanks for your help, 
> > and we look forward to receiving your responses of support. 
> > 
> > Kristen Hansen 
> > Legal Intern 
> > Rainforest Foundation - US 
> > www.savetherest.org 
> > 
> > Text of Sign-on Letter regarding Draft UN Declaration: 
> > [LETTERHEAD] 
> > 
> >                                                                         February 5, 2002 
> > 
> > [To the Chair of the U.N. Working Group] 
> > U.N. Centre for Human Rights 
> > Palais des Nations 
> > CH  1211 Geneva 
> > Switzerland (double check address for new chair) 
> > 
> > [Name]: 
> > 
> > We, the undersigned, are staff of non-governmental organizations who wish to 
> > express our solidarity with the Indigenous Peoples caucus and who support 
> > their demand for a strong Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous peoples. 
> > We believe that the current draft is an important advance for Indigenous 
> > peoples and we will work for its timely passage. 
> > 
> > In particular, we urge continued inclusion in the document of the following 
> > points that have been identified as key elements and crucial to a strong 
> > Declaration. They are: 
> > 
> > ·       Use of the word “peoples”.  Use of  "peoples" to identify indigenous 
> > groups based primarily on their self-perception as distinct from other 
> > groups, as well on other cultural, political, social, religious, and 
> > historical tendencies. “Peoples” must be further understood to include the 
> > attendant and essential right to self-determination.  Furthermore, in 2001, 
> > the Organization of American States Working Group on the proposed American 
> > Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples agreed by consensus to use 
> > the term “peoples” throughout that declaration, and we urge the United 
> > Nations Working Group to do the same. 
> > 
> > ·       The right of self-determination.  Self-determination is an inherent 
> > right as applied to all peoples under international law, and includes the 
> > rights to autonomy and self-government.  Failing to recognize this right 
> > would continue the practice of discrimination against indigenous peoples and 
> > fail to uphold their right, as stated in Article 3 of the UN Draft 
> > Declaration,  “to freely determine their political status and freely pursue 
> > their economic, social and cultural development.”  Attendant to this right 
> > is the principle that indigenous peoples must give their free and informed 
> > consent to any actions that will affect their lands, territories, resources 
> > and cultures. 
> > 
> > ·       Support for collective rights.  Acknowledgement that indigenous 
> > rights exist in the collective as well as for individuals is essential to 
> > the continued survival of indigenous peoples as distinct peoples with unique 
> > cultures, traditions and histories. 
> > 
> > In addition, we recognize, and urge you to recognize, the importance of the 
> > Inter-American Court of Human Rights’ recent decision in the case of the 
> > Community of Awas Tingni v. Nicaragua, and in particular the enormous 
> > advances in indigenous rights this decision articulates.  This decision 
> > states that the American Convention on Human Rights requires states to 
> > recognize the customary land rights of indigenous peoples and supports the 
> > principle articulated in the Draft Declaration that indigenous peoples’ 
> > collective rights to their collective lands are protected by international 
> > law. 
> > 
> > We have been following the process and development of the UN Declaration and 
> > understand the tremendous effort necessary to finalize this document. 
> > However, we urge an expeditious close to this process in order to coincide 
> > with the end of the Decade of Indigenous Peoples, which is rapidly 
> > approaching. 
> > 
> > [Begin Signatures] 
> > 
> > * Organizations listed for affiliation purposes only. 
> > 
> > ******************************************************************* 
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> Janet Chernela 
 
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Janet Chernela 
 
 
 
 
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