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It is now extremely important that countries and the President of the General Assembly hear directly from indigenous peoples and governments.  Send letters, on behalf of your nations and organizations, saying you would like to see a productive World Conference.  

The United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs conducted an oversight hearing on Feb.

Coulter warns an FPIC approach to indigenous rights is backward, confusing, and can be a disservice to indigenous peoples.

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Center releases an assessment on the readiness of Indian nations to exercise enhanced sentencing authority under TLOA and VAWA 2013.

A resource documenting the Center's advocacy within the Inter-American Human Rights System to combat violence against Native women in the United States.

Showing compassion is the best way to demonstrate Native love, according to Raelyn Rodriguez who lives on the Rincon Indian Reservation in Southern California. Being compassionate can be as simple an act as seeing someone who is struggling and “just saying nice things and empowering them with...
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If one considers the worst that can happen to a Native woman, Evaline Smith might be Exhibit A. But despite years of abuse, drug and alcohol addiction, losing her children to “the system,” and incarceration, she has turned her life around and is reaching out to help others.”

By Gale Courey Toensing  |  Posted on Indian Country Today 11/20/13

The BIA in California cancels a vote on a proposed new Constitution for the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe that tribal leaders say would violate the existing Constitution and pave the way for individuals who are not eligible for...

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