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Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change: Preparing for COP26

On October 20, 2021, the American Indian Law Program at Colorado Law hosted a webinar panel on Indigenous Peoples and ...
United Nations Expert Mechanism on Rights of Indigenous Peoples Report: Free, prior and informed consent: a human-rights based approach

United Nations Expert Mechanism on Rights of Indigenous Peoples Report: Free, prior and informed consent: a human-rights based approach

In August 2018, the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ("EMRIP") presented a study on free, prior and ...
Webinar Series Addresses Indigenous Rights Through Intellectual Property Lens

Webinar Series Addresses Indigenous Rights Through Intellectual Property Lens

Informational flyer circulated to promote the webinar series. The University of Colorado Law School, the Native American Rights Fund, and ...

2020 World Indigenous Peoples Day Interview with Walter Echo-Hawk

Walter Echo-Hawk and NARF Summer Law Clerk, Taylor Schad Since 1995, the United Nations has designated August 9th as the ...
The University of Colorado Scott Lecture 2015: Indigenous Peoples and Jurisgenerative Moment in Human Rights, Professor Kristen A. Carpenter

The University of Colorado Scott Lecture 2015: Indigenous Peoples and Jurisgenerative Moment in Human Rights, Professor Kristen A. Carpenter

As indigenous peoples have become actively engaged in the human rights movement around the world, the relationship between indigenous peoples ...
EMRIP Study on Indigenous Languages

EMRIP Study on Indigenous Languages

This study outlines international and regional standards on indigenous peoples’ rights to language and culture, describes the relationship between indigenous ...
Defend the Sacred

Defend the Sacred

From North Dakota’s Standing Rock encampments to Arizona’s San Francisco Peaks, Native Americans have repeatedly asserted legal rights to religious ...
UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Launches Study on COVID-19 Pandemic on Indigenous Peoples

UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Launches Study on COVID-19 Pandemic on Indigenous Peoples

UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Launches Study on COVID-19 Pandemic on Indigenous Peoples ...
Larrakia Declaration on the Development of Indigenous Tourism

Larrakia Declaration on the Development of Indigenous Tourism

Indigenous-led Development in Action One model of self-determined economic development is the Larrakia Declaration on the Development of Indigenous Tourism ...
UNESCO - Indigenous Peoples

UNESCO – Indigenous Peoples

Indigenous peoples live in all regions of the world and own, occupy or use some 22% of global land area ...
UN EXPERT MECHANISM ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES RELEASES STATEMENT ON COVID-19

UN EXPERT MECHANISM ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES RELEASES STATEMENT ON COVID-19

COVID-19 yet another challenge for indigenous peoples: Statement by the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) is ...
Indigenous Peoples and the Jurisgenerative Moment in Human Rights

Indigenous Peoples and the Jurisgenerative Moment in Human Rights

Indigenous Peoples and the Jurisgenerative Moment in Human RightsDownload ...
2019 Conference on Implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in the United States

2019 Conference on Implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in the United States

2019 Conference Agenda and Program 2019 Conference Video - Panels 1 through 5 IMPLEMENTING THE UN DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS ...
UBC Hosts Seminar on Implementing the Right to Repatriation under the Declaration

UBC Hosts Seminar on Implementing the Right to Repatriation under the Declaration

The United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP), held a meeting at the First Nations House ...
Handbook for ILO Tripartite Consituents: Understanding the Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (No. 169)

Handbook for ILO Tripartite Consituents: Understanding the Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (No. 169)

https://un-declaration.narf.org/wp-content/uploads/2013-ilo-handbook.pdf From the 2013 handbook: This handbook aims to answer some of the essential questions of [International Labour Organization] ILO ...
ILO Convention on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples: A Manual

ILO Convention on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples: A Manual

From the manual: https://un-declaration.narf.org/wp-content/uploads/1989-ilo-convention.pdf This is an easy-to-use manual to ILO Convention No. 169. It helps to understand the Convention, ...
Guidelines on Free, Prior and Informed Consent (UN-REDD)

Guidelines on Free, Prior and Informed Consent (UN-REDD)

From the guidelines: https://un-declaration.narf.org/wp-content/uploads/2013unredd-fpic-guidelines.pdf The UN-REDD Programme is the United Nations collaborative initiative on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest ...
Manual for Project Managers: Free Prior and Informed Consent (Food and Agricultural Organization, UN)

Manual for Project Managers: Free Prior and Informed Consent (Food and Agricultural Organization, UN)

From the manual: "This Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) Manual is designed as a tool for project practitioners (herein ...
A Manual for National Human Rights Institutions

A Manual for National Human Rights Institutions

https://un-declaration.narf.org/wp-content/uploads/2013human-rights-manual.pdf From the Manual: This Manual aims to support and strengthen the work of national human rights institutions (NHRIs) – ...
A Business Reference Guide

A Business Reference Guide

https://un-declaration.narf.org/wp-content/uploads/2013-business-guide.pdf From the Guide: The objective of this guide (the “Guide”) is to help business understand, respect, and support the ...
Training Module for Government Agencies. Facilitator’s Handbook

Training Module for Government Agencies. Facilitator’s Handbook

From the Training Module: https://un-declaration.narf.org/wp-content/uploads/2013-training-gov.pdf ... the Training Module seeks to achieve two major immediate objectives: To provide relevant policy ...
Implementing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Handbook for Parliamentarians N° 23

Implementing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Handbook for Parliamentarians N° 23

https://un-declaration.narf.org/wp-content/uploads/2014-handbook-parliamentarians.pdf From the Handbook: Parliaments play a central role in enacting legislation that recognizes indigenous peoples’ rights and adopting budgetary ...
Muscogee (Creek) Nation Translation & Adoption of the Declaration

Muscogee (Creek) Nation Translation & Adoption of the Declaration

Translation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples into Mvskoke: https://creekdistrictcourt.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Mvskoke-DRIP-031619.pdf Tribal resolution adopting the Declaration ...
Handbook for Participants (UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues)

Handbook for Participants (UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues)

From the handbook: https://un-declaration.narf.org/wp-content/uploads/2007unpfii_guide_participants.pdf The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) is a culmination of decades of work ...
Guidance Note, UN Development Programme Social and Environmental Standards for Standard 6: Indigenous Peoples

Guidance Note, UN Development Programme Social and Environmental Standards for Standard 6: Indigenous Peoples

https://un-declaration.narf.org/wp-content/uploads/undp-guidance-note.pdf From the report: United Nation Development Programme’s (UNDP) work with indigenous peoples is grounded on its overall vision to ...
Training Module on Indigenous Peoples Issues: Facilitator’s Handbook (UN)

Training Module on Indigenous Peoples Issues: Facilitator’s Handbook (UN)

https://un-declaration.narf.org/wp-content/uploads/2010training-module.pdf The overall development objective of this Training Module is the greater fulfilment and enjoyment of human rights and more ...
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of indigenous peoples in the United States (United Nations, 2012)

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of indigenous peoples in the United States (United Nations, 2012)

https://un-declaration.narf.org/wp-content/uploads/2012anaya-us-report.pdf Report Summary: In this report the Special Rapporteur examines the human rights situation of indigenous peoples in the United ...
Frequently Asked Questions (United Nations)

Frequently Asked Questions (United Nations)

https://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/documents/faq_drips_en.pdf A two-page flyer giving basic background information on the United Nations' Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples including ...
Guide: Know Your Rights! United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples for Indigenous Adolescents

Guide: Know Your Rights! United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples for Indigenous Adolescents

https://un-declaration.narf.org/wp-content/uploads/un-adolescents-guide2013.pdf The text for Know Your Rights! (written for adolescent boys and girls, aged 13 –18 years) was prepared by ...
British Columbia becomes 1st Canadian province to pass UN Indigenous rights declaration

British Columbia becomes 1st Canadian province to pass UN Indigenous rights declaration

British Columbia has become the first jurisdiction in Canada to pass legislation implementing the United Nations Declaration on Indigenous Peoples ...
Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission holds hearings to assess the mistreatment of Navajo and Native American students using UN Declaration

Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission holds hearings to assess the mistreatment of Navajo and Native American students using UN Declaration

St. Michaels, Navajo Nation (ARIZ)–The Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission (”Commission”) in partnership with Department of Diné Education and Diné ...