The Declaration sets out the individual and collective rights of indigenous peoples, as well as their rights to culture, identity, language, employment, health, education and other issues. It also "emphasizes the rights of indigenous peoples to maintain and strengthen their own institutions, cultures and traditions, and to pursue their development in keeping with their own needs and aspirations".[1] It "prohibits

discrimination against indigenous peoples", and it "promotes their full and effective participation in all matters that concern them and their right to remain distinct and to pursue their own visions of economic and social development".[1][5] The goal of the Declaration is to encourage countries to work alongside indigenous peoples to solve global issues, like development, multicultural democracy and decentralization.[6]

According to Article 31, there is a major emphasis that the indigenous peoples will be able to protect their cultural heritage and other aspects of their culture and tradition, which is extremely important in preserving their heritage. The elaboration of this Declaration had already been recommended by the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action[7]

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Resolution adopted by the General Assembly

[without reference to a Main Committee (A/61/L.67 and Add.1)]
61/295. United Nations Declaration on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples

The General Assembly,
Taking note of the recommendation of the Human Rights Council
contained in its resolution 1/2 of 29 June 2006,1
by which the
Council adopted the text of the United Nations Declaration on the
Rights of Indigenous Peoples,
Recalling its resolution 61/178 of 20 December 2006, by which
it decided to defer consideration of and action on the Declaration
to allow time for further consultations thereon, and also decided to

conclude its consideration before the end of the sixty-first session of
the General Assembly,
Adopts the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous
Peoples as contained in the annex to the present resolution.
107th plenary meeting
13 September 2007


http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/documents/DRIPS_en.pdf

Una don collect Biafra?

The mistake zoogerians are making is lying to their children concerning the Biafran War.

SOUNDKING:
The mistake zoogerians are making is lying to their children concerning the Biafran War.

Painment



Pelé my dear

Take or leave it,
Agree or disagree,
Like or hate it.
Biafra will come..

vayne:
Take or leave it,
Agree or disagree,
Like or hate it.
Biafra will come..

Why won't these people in d zoo allow us to go. I have never seen where somebody is forced to remain in an unworking partnership. Since they love us so much, why are they refusing to see us as one of them.
Intrigues, intrigues

Biafra must come
Biafra must rise
The dwelling place of God