Jubilation as UN Adopts Historic Statement on Native Rights
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"The 13th of September 2007 will be remembered as an international human rights day for the indigenous peoples of the world," said Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, chairperson of the Permanent Forum, in an emotional tone filled with joy.
International civil society groups working for the rights of indigenous peoples also expressed extreme pleasure with Thursday's vote.
The United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand stood alone in voting against the resolution.
"The entire wealth of the United States, Canada, and other so-called modern states is built on the poverty and human rights violations of their indigenous peoples," said Manuel. "The international community needs to understand how hypocritical Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States are."
International civil society groups working for the rights of indigenous peoples also expressed extreme pleasure with Thursday's vote.
The United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand stood alone in voting against the resolution.
"The entire wealth of the United States, Canada, and other so-called modern states is built on the poverty and human rights violations of their indigenous peoples," said Manuel. "The international community needs to understand how hypocritical Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States are."
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khilafah
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what does this mean in practice ?
Will justice be restored to native americans, aborigines, Palestinians, etc or is it just a non-binding resolution which the powerful can ignore at will.
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khilafah
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dbocaz
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My student would love some feedback on her new video Urban Navajo... http://current.com/items/88794343_urban_navajo
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dbocaz
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JanforGore
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Shame on the United States! However, after the atrocities this country levelled against Native Americans, it isn't surprising. We are a country of hypocrites.
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JanforGore
