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	International Day of the World's Indigenous People and UNV
		"Indigenous peoples' voluntary contribution to society generally goes unrecognized," said Tania Simone Big Throat, a First Nations woman working through the UNV Representation Office in North America (RONA) who is sponsored by the Government of Canada.
		This week's deliberations by indigenous peoples will be used in preparations for the World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance (31 August to 7 September 2001, South Africa).
		UNV's major programmes with indigenous people are in Guatemala, with the verification of the peace agreement on indigenous rights; in Ecuador, with a project promoting sustainable development for Lake San Pablo Basin and its indigenous communities; and in the Highland People's Programme of Asia's Mekong Subregion.
	www.unv.org /infobase/news_releases/2000/00_08_08USA_vol.htm

	International Day of Indigenous Peoples: Forced Migration Online
		The International Day of Indigenous Peoples is 9 August every year.
		The United Nations declared the decade 1994-2004 the International Decade of the Worlds' Indigenous Peoples.
		IK Notes, "Indigenous Healing of War-Affected Indigenous Children in Africa," July 1999
	www.forcedmigration.org /browse/thematic/indigenous.htm

	Press kit: Issues - Racism against Indigenous peoples - World Conference Against Racism
		The Imazighen (Berbers) are the indigenous peoples of northern Africa and the Sahel.
		Among African peoples, there are clearly groups of peoples who have always lived where they are, who have struggled to maintain their culture, their language and their way of life, and who suffer problems similar to those of indigenous peoples everywhere, particularly when forcibly separated from their lands.
		The United Nations first focused its attention formally on the problems of indigenous peoples in the context of its work against racism and discrimination.
	www.un.org /WCAR/e-kit/indigenous.htm (2677 words)

	Indigenous Peoples of Brazil Plan Convergence on Anniversary Celebration
		For Indigenous March 2000, representatives from the Yanomami, Makuxi, Guarani, Matis, Marubo and many other tribes are coming together to reaffirm that the cultural diversity of indigenous peoples as the root of their resistance.
		Nearly 2,000 indigenous peoples from all over Brazil are organizing a convergence on Santa Cruz da Cabralia in April 2000 to counter the governmentâs planned celebration of the "discovery" of Brazil.
		Indigenous March 2000 will culminate in the Conference of Indigenous Peoples and Organizations in Coroa Vermelha, Bahia, where proposals for "another 500 years" will be presented.
	www.moles.org /ProjectUnderground/drillbits/5_05/4.html (621 words)

	Choike : Indigenous Peoples .
		Indigenous Peoples of Africa Co-ordinating Committee - IPACC
		The organisation was founded by a group of professionals in response to addressing needs particularly regarding availing information through media and other channels about indigenous peoples, their livelihoods and challenges they face as they struggle to exist.
		"In every world region, minorities and indigenous peoples have been excluded, repressed and, in many cases, killed by their governments," said Mark Lattimer, executive director of the nongovernmental organisation Minority Rights Group International (MRG) at a press conference in January 2006.
	www.choike.org /nuevo_eng/4/34/more2.html (693 words)

	SUPPORT THE UNITED NATIONS DRAFT DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
		We declare our solidarity with Indigenous Peoples in their struggle for recognition of their rights, including their full status as a “peoples” under international law, which includes the right to self-determination.
		We will strive to convince other governments, and the members of our own organizations and networks, that the recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ rights is essential to the establishment of an equitable relationship founded on peace and the internationally accepted principles of equality and non-discrimination.
		Indigenous Peoples have been, and continue to be, subjected to systemic and institutionalized racism, and we believe that this Declaration will be an important tool in combating these attitudes and policies.
	www.ichrdd.ca /english/prog/indigenous/openLetterIndigenousSignaturesLetterEn.html (486 words)

	Sacred Landscapes in America
		Includes current and retrospective bibliographic citations and abstracts from over 150 scholarly and popular journals, newspapers and newsletters from the United States, Africa and the Caribbean, and full-text coverage of 25 core Black studies periodicals (1998--).
		Sacramento: State of California, Dept. of Parks and Recreation, Office of Historic Preservation, 1988.
		Places of worship: exploring their history, by James P.
	www.lib.berkeley.edu /ENVI/sacrd.html (2616 words)

	Fourth World Bulletin, Spring/Summer 1996
		It is of major importance to determine whether the Ogoni should be considered an indigenous people or an ethnic group; regularizing the semantics that would clarify this question is crucial for treating the broader question of indigenous politics in Nigeria and in Africa more generally.
		When the Ogoni question has been addressed in the United Nations, it has almost always been with reference to the Ogoni as an "ethnic group." However, within the terms of analysis that are standardized within the UN, the Ogoni are an "indigenous people" and MOSOP is credibly understood as an indigenous people's organization.
		By appearances, the Ogoni meet the definitional criteria of an indigenous people that is established in Convention 169 of the International Labor Organization (ILO).
	carbon.cudenver.edu /public/fwc/Issue10/Africa/ogoni-1.html (248 words)

	doCip - update no. 19/20
		It is expected that representatives from Indigenous Peoples and local communities from all over the world attend both meetings to present their views and proposals, having in mind that the CBD process is extremely important for the present and future of biodiversity and natural resources in Indigenous Peoples' and local communities' territories and lands.
		This year, the Working Group on Indigenous Peoples was inaugurated with a very impressive opening ceremony starting with a march of indigenous representatives in their respective attire from the Place des Nations through the UN territory up to the meeting room.
		South Africa noted adoption of constitution extending equal rights to all its inhabitants; creation of a Commission to establish councils, to be accorded a position among State institutions, promoting cultural, linguistic and native community rights.
	www.docip.org /anglais/update_en/up_en_19_20.html (13757 words)

	South Africa
		In fact, the early history of South Africa, one of the largest of the contested settler colonies, exhibited interesting comparisons and contrasts with that of Canada and Australia, the largest of the White Dominions.
		European settlers began to move into the southwest corner of South Africa and eastern Canada in the middle decades of the 17th century, long before the settlement of Australia got under way in the 1840s.
		But like the settlers in Australia, the Boers (or farmers), as the Dutch in South Africa came to be called, eventually began to move into the vast interior regions of the continent.
	www.aldridgeshs.eq.edu.au /sose/modrespg/imperial/group1/settlers.htm (13757 words)

	iEARN : Projects
		The First Peoples Project links up indigenous people around the world to conduct an exchange of ideas, cultures, and art.
		People from indigenous groups in the USA, Thailand, South Africa, Argentina and Australia are currently involved.
		In 2001, The Australia Post (The Australian national postal service) released a prepaid stamped envelope series featuring art work of Australian participants in The First Peoples' Project.
	www.iearn.org /projects/fp.html (13757 words)

	South Dakota - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about South Dakota
		Indigenous people South Dakota is home to the Sioux, Arikara, and Mandan, among other indigenous peoples.
		South Dakota was formerly known as the Coyote State due to the abundance of coyotes that roam the prairies, but its official nickname is now the Mount Rushmore State because of the famous mountain sculpture, Mount Rushmore, which is the state's biggest tourist attraction.
		South Dakota's institutes of higher education include Augustana College at Sioux Falls; Northern State College at Aberdeen; the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology situated in Rapid City; South Dakota State University at Brookings; and the University of South Dakota located in Vermillion, which is home to the Shrine to Music Museum.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /South+Dakota (2950 words)

	South Dakota - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about South Dakota
		Indigenous people South Dakota is home to the Sioux, Arikara, and Mandan, among other indigenous peoples.
		South Dakota was formerly known as the Coyote State due to the abundance of coyotes that roam the prairies, but its official nickname is now the Mount Rushmore State because of the famous mountain sculpture, Mount Rushmore, which is the state's biggest tourist attraction.
		South Dakota's institutes of higher education include Augustana College at Sioux Falls; Northern State College at Aberdeen; the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology situated in Rapid City; South Dakota State University at Brookings; and the University of South Dakota located in Vermillion, which is home to the Shrine to Music Museum.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /South+Dakota (2950 words)

	NATIVE_NEWS: WORKING GROUP ON INDIGENOUS POPULATIONS
		Over the years, the Working Group has been responsible for launching most of the UN's policy initiatives on indigenous issues, including studies on treaties, land and intellectual property rights, the draft declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples now being reviewed by Governments, and the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People currently under way.
		In addition to cultural presentations by indigenous groups from Latin America, North America, Africa, the Arctic, Russia, Oceania, and Asia, there will be statements by Vladimir Petrovsky, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva; Erica-Irene A. Daes, Chairperson/Rapporteur of the Working Group; and by a representative of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
		In addressing the topic of indigenous peoples and their relationship to land, it is certain that indigenous delegates will stress their strong attachment to mother earth, the continuing story of dispossession and despoliation of their traditional territories, and their demand for legal recognition of their collective ownership over their homelands.
	www.mail-archive.com /nativenews@mlists.net/msg03566.html (2950 words)

	North Africa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Northwest Africa on the whole is believed to have been inhabited by Berbers since the beginning of recorded history, while the eastern part of North Africa has been home to the Egyptians and Nubians, although ancient Egyptians record extensive contact in their Western desert with peoples that appear to have been Berber or proto-Berber.
		Prior to the modern establishment of Israel, there were about 600,000-700,000 Jews in North Africa, including both Sfardīm (refugees from France, Spain and Portugal from the Renaissance era) as well as indigenous Mizrāḥîm.
		North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/North_Africa (948 words)

	North Africa
		As elsewhere in North Africa, following Islamic dress regulations is seen as supporting indigenous culture and, according to one researcher, asserting that choices can be made as to which parts of European culture ought to be adopted.
		In much of North Africa, there is a general preference for marriage between the children of two brothers, with the cousins playing little role in the choice of a marriage partner.
		While Arab peoples from the East settled in the cities, most of the rural areas remained dominated by Berbers, whose traditions and beliefs were absorbed into the practice of Islam in this area.
	www.law.emory.edu /IFL/region/northafrica.html (3680 words)

	South West Africa (from Southern Africa) -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		As European colonial powers staked their claims in Africa in the late 19th century, they faced opposition from most of the indigenous peoples, whether living in states or small-scale societies.
		South Africa is bordered by Namibia to the northwest, by Botswana and Zimbabwe to the north, and by Mozambique and Swaziland to the northeast and east.
		Church of the Province of Southern Africa (Anglican)
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-234011?tocId=234011 (1075 words)

	africa
		Equatorial Guinea - Bioko Island's Indigenous Bubi Tribe - learn how ancient African peoples crossed the Gulf of Guinea to settle this lush island with descriptions of their god, Rupe, and many of their legends
		Civilizations in Africa - the Sahel region of the Sudan, that is the region immediately south of the Sahara desert in central and western Africa, saw four of the greatest African empires
		Africa - Map of Modern Africa - features a full-color map of Africa and part of Europe with borders, rivers and capital cities.
	schools.sd68.bc.ca /dove/dept/library/africa.html (2060 words)

	Register of Best Practices on Indigenous Knowledge
		Sustainable domestication of indigenous fruit trees: the interaction between soil and biotic resources in some drylands of southern Africa.
		Using maps of indigenous land-use patterns to help indigenous peoples claim land rights.
		Aymara Kuru, the ancient technique of weaving belts, taught to displaced indigenous children by indigenous women from the communities of rural Ayacucho.
	www.unesco.org /most/bpikreg.htm (2060 words)

	Urbanization (from South Africa) -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		As European colonial powers staked their claims in Africa in the late 19th century, they faced opposition from most of the indigenous peoples, whether living in states or small-scale societies.
		It was the work of white delegates to a national convention at Durban, Natal, in 1908, who represented white electorates, less than one-fifth of the population of South Africa.
		Discusses South Africa's economic and political transformation since the end of apartheid and the election of President Nelson Mandela.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-208276 (936 words)

	History - Chad - Africa
		The change to colonial status resulted in little interference in the way of life of the indigenous peoples and little development beyond the establishment of cotton plantations in the south.
		The export of slaves to North Africa was an important sector of the economy of these states.
		Desperately poor, the governments of President Francois Tombalbaye, a southerner, were supported by French aid.
	www.countriesquest.com /africa/chad/history.htm (593 words)

	North Africa
		As elsewhere in North Africa, following Islamic dress regulations is seen as supporting indigenous culture and, according to one researcher, asserting that choices can be made as to which parts of European culture ought to be adopted.
		In much of North Africa, there is a general preference for marriage between the children of two brothers, with the cousins playing little role in the choice of a marriage partner.
		While Arab peoples from the East settled in the cities, most of the rural areas remained dominated by Berbers, whose traditions and beliefs were absorbed into the practice of Islam in this area.
	www.law.emory.edu /IFL/region/northafrica.html (3680 words)

	south africa travel guide, language in south africa, peoples in south africa, religion in south africa, health tourism in south africa, climate of south africa.
		Indigenous South African cuisine is not wildly exciting, since African staples include solid dishes like stiff grain porridge and simple sauce-based meat/vegetables, and traditional Afrikaans food tends to be heavier on the waistline than on gourmet value or taste.
		Wholly-enclosed by South Africa, and situated in its eastern central plain, is the independent kingdom of Lesotho.
		South Africa has been not simply the cradle of mankind, but is also one of its great melting pots.
	www.planetgypsy.com /destinations/southafrica/general.html (3680 words)

	In Darkest Africa, Volume II - Henry M. Stanley - eBooks
		This is an extremely important book for all those interested in the history of Africa, both for its descriptions of indigenous peoples and terrain and for what it reveals about the imperialist attitudes that shaped the course of events.
		Legends about dwarves living in the forests of central Africa had been widely circulated, and Stanley was certain he had met them in the tribe of the Pygmies near Fort Bodo, one of his most exciting encounters.
		At the turn of the century (the 1890's that is) the interior of the African continent was largely unknown to the American and European public.
	www.ebookmall.com /alpha-titles/In-Darkest-Africa-Volume-II-Stanley-Narrative-cr.htm (3680 words)

	Amazon.com: A History of South Africa : Revised Edition: Books: Leonard Thompson
		From the outset, white settler society was dependent on the labor of slaves and indigenous peoples.
		As a South African with a strong interest in our history seeking to flesh out an incomplete knowledge of it, this is the best and most complete source I have found so far.
		South Africa : The Rise and Fall of Apartheid (Seminar Studies in History) by Nancy L. Clark
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0300065434?v=glance (1622 words)

	South West Africa (from Southern Africa) -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		As European colonial powers staked their claims in Africa in the late 19th century, they faced opposition from most of the indigenous peoples, whether living in states or small-scale societies.
		Discusses South Africa's economic and political transformation since the end of apartheid and the election of President Nelson Mandela.
		South Africa is bordered by Namibia to the northwest, by Botswana and Zimbabwe to the north, and by Mozambique and Swaziland to the northeast and east.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=234011 (1622 words)

	German South West Africa -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		As European colonial powers staked their claims in Africa in the late 19th century, they faced opposition from most of the indigenous peoples, whether living in states or small-scale societies.
		Discusses South Africa's economic and political transformation since the end of apartheid and the election of President Nelson Mandela.
		U.S. Department of State 1997 report on the economic and trade policies of South Africa.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9036573?&query=south (1622 words)

	German South West Africa -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		As European colonial powers staked their claims in Africa in the late 19th century, they faced opposition from most of the indigenous peoples, whether living in states or small-scale societies.
		Discusses South Africa's economic and political transformation since the end of apartheid and the election of President Nelson Mandela.
		U.S. Department of State 1997 report on the economic and trade policies of South Africa.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9036573 (1622 words)

	German South West Africa -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		As European colonial powers staked their claims in Africa in the late 19th century, they faced opposition from most of the indigenous peoples, whether living in states or small-scale societies.
		Discusses South Africa's economic and political transformation since the end of apartheid and the election of President Nelson Mandela.
		U.S. Department of State 1997 report on the economic and trade policies of South Africa.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9036573?&query=south (1622 words)

	Signs of Hope in Africa -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		As European colonial powers staked their claims in Africa in the late 19th century, they faced opposition from most of the indigenous peoples, whether living in states or small-scale societies.
		In the dry regions of Northern Africa many different methods are used to irrigate the land so it can be used for farming.
		More results on "Signs of Hope in Africa" when you join.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9113782 (1622 words)

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