UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Upstate Citizens for Equality
UN Declaration of Rights
product of global indigenous solidarity work
drafted 1982, passed 2007
US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand only votes against
US last holdout; Obama endorsement 2010
no definition of indigenous peoples, nullification of land ownership, concern over potential “veto power” in laws, customary law being placed over national law
UN Declaration of Rights
what are the major concerns of the UN Declaration?
how do your policy proposals fit in with or differ from the UN Declaration?
what are some areas addressed by the UN Declaration that are not addressed by the policies proposed by your group or that we've seen so far in class?
Upstate Citizens for Equality
Southern Poverty Law Center & National Congress of American Indians hate group
Citizens' Equal Rights Foundation
"Federal Indian Policy is unaccountable, destructive, racist, and unconstitutional. It is, therefore CERF and CERA’s mission to ensure the equal protection of the law as guaranteed to all citizens by the Constitution of the United States."
Upstate Citizens for Equality
who does the UCE claim to protect?
what are the major issues UCE claims Indian sovereignty causes?
what does UCE propose as a solution to these problems?