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Global Indigenous Youth Caucus Makes First Statement at Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous



Linda Zhang, GENEVA—Twelve representatives from the Global Indigenous Youth Caucus (IYC) made their first official presence at the 3rd session of the UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in... Read more...

Indigenous people worldwide are forging new agendas with the help of communication



WACC Statement on International Day of the World’s Indigenous People: Half way through the second International Decade of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, launched in 2004 by United Nations’ General... Read more...

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's message for the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples



The following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's message for the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, in New York, 9 August.   "The world's indigenous peoples have preserved a vast amount... Read more...

IIPFCC Statement on Climate Change Negotiations- August 5, 2010



Statement of the International Indigenous Peoples Forum on Climate Change (IIPFCC) on the current Climate Change negotiations Bonn, Germany, 5 August 2010   The IIPFCC, gathered in Bonn on the occasion of the... Read more...

UN Chronicle looking for youth writers



Dear members of the Indigenous Youth Caucus and indigenous youth leaders, First of all I would like to introduce myself. This is Arturo Requesens, a lawyer that recently joined the Secretariat of the Permanent Forum on... Read more...

WIPO Sees First Real Progress In 10 Years On Text For Protection Of Folklore



By Kaitlin Mara: Experts meeting last week at the World Intellectual Property Organization made the first real strides in over a decade at developing a concrete rules to protect the cultural expressions and folklore of... Read more...

Cathal Doyle intervention on agenda 4, III EMRIP



Cathal Doyle on behalf of Indigenous Peoples Links (PIPLinks); the Forest Peoples Programme (FPP); the Asian Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP); the Foundation for Aboriginal and Islander Research Action (FAIRA); Russian... Read more...

Global Indigenous Youth Caucus Intervention Agenda Item 4, III EMRIP



Mr Chairperson, the Global Indigenous Youth Caucus stands to address agenda item 4, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (the Declaration). We will address two issues: 1. Education as a key... Read more...

Indigenous peoples raise concerns over failure to meet protected area



Indigenous peoples raise concerns over failure to meet protected area participation and benefit-sharing targets at Convention of Biological Diversity's SBSTTA-14 and in response to Global Biodiversity Outlook 3  ... Read more...

Global Indigenous Youth Caucus Intervention on agenda 3, III EMRIP



This is the Global Indigenous Youth Caucus’ first official presence at the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. We sincerely hope we will be welcoming more youth to join us in future sessions.... Read more...
 
Business
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Carving up Paradise LAS TERRENAS, Dec 15 (IPS) - Located along white sand beaches on the north coast of the lush Samana peninsula, this is the latest Dominican boom t...
   
Traditional Knowledge
BARBADIAN ''INDIANA JONES' MAKES DISCOVERY OF LIFETIME IN GUYANA REMOTE INTERIOR PAKARAIMA MOUNTAINS, GUYANA - Word has leaked out to a select few local, regional and International media sources that Barbados born Damon Gerard Co...
Employment
Puerto Rican unemployed urged to pick coffee beans SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico is turning to the newly surging ranks of the unemployed for help with an old problem - a shortage o...
       
Health
The Poisoning of Puerto Rico Vieques, Puerto Rico -- On March 31, retired Sgt. Hermogenes Marrero was told during a visit to the Veterans Affairs (VA) outpatient clinic in May...
 
Gender
Indigenous Women: Our Rights, Our Lands, Our Future Generations Oakland, California (UCTP Taino News) – On June 30 an international group of indigenous women will gather at the Eastside Arts Alliance in Oak...
Art
Taino Artisans Look Toward the Holidays in Ponce La Guancha, Boriken (UCTP Taino News) – Holiday shoppers interested in contemporary indigenous art in Boriken (Puerto Rico) can visit several ...
 
Sport
Digicel donates trophies to Mabaruma Amerindian group Guyana - Digicel has donated $200,000 in trophies to the Mabaruma Heritage Committee as a way of complementing Amerindian Heritage Month activities....
Heritage
Umana Yana repairs 50% complete GUYANA - Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr Frank Anthony on Friday toured the Umana Yana located at High Street and Battery Road, Kings...
 
 

Members of the Cacibajagua Taino Cultural Society giving a presentation at Hunter College in NY.  Established in 1992, the Cacibajagua Taino Cultural Society is an inter-Tribal, inter-generational community of indigenous Caribbean singers, musicians, and artists dedicated to transmitting their ancestral heritage to their present and future generations with dignity and honor.

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