On Monday, May 13, 2024, the World Intellectual Property Organization in Geneva opened a much-anticipated Diplomatic Conference in which Member-States are likely to conclude a treaty on Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge (“GRATK”). WIPO has updates, including a draft
Webinars on the United Nations
The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues held its Twenty-First Session (UNPFII21), from April 25 through May 6, 2022, at the UN headquarters in New York City. The theme of the session was “Indigenous peoples, business, autonomy and the
Inter-Tribal Workshop: Implementing UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Dear Tribal Leader, On November 10, 2021 the Pawnee Nation will host an InterTribal workshop on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. This workshop will educate and inform our Oklahoma Tribes and Pawnee Tribal Members on