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2005 Indigenous Peoples Preparatory Session, Washington D.C.
Indigenous
Peoples Preparatory Session for the Sixth Negotiation Session in “Quest
for points of Consensus, OAS Working Group to Elaborate the Draft
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People.
The
purpose of these high level meetings was to continue with the
development of a draft to be presented to the states for negotiation
over the language used towards the development of the laws to be
implemented as the Organization for the American States Indigenous
Rights Declaration... During this week long intensive, the language
used pertaining to rights and protection of indigenous people were
discussed and how these laws could be used to stop the current state
systems used to undermine the collective stability of indigenous people
and their culture, causing the deterioration of basic human rights and
fundamental freedoms all indigenous people have to live with the right
to sustain their viability in there homelands into the future. At these
high level talks FIAAH Ambassador Rev. RaDine Amen-ra was present.
The
Caucus reviewed the draft position statements for article XXV
TRANSFHERES AND RELOCATIONS, article: XXVI- INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN
VOLUNTARY ISOLATION article: XXVII- LABOR RIGHTS article XXVIII-:
CULTURAL PATROMONY AND INTELECTUAL PROPERITY RIGHTS article: XXIX- THE
RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT, article XXX- ARMED CONFLICT
FIAAH presented the following considerations to be included in the language of the declaration.
- Article XXVII- Labor Rights- introduction of the word viability.
- Article
XXVIII- Cultural Patrimony and Intellectual Property Rights- Inclusion
of the word Heritage along with Patrimony rights. (. North American
Indians born from American Indian women are identified as Black (Negro)
Americans, regardless of their father’s status as American Indian. They
are denied patrimony rights in the U.S. In the U.S all ethnic identity
rights are determined by the woman not the man therefore heritage
rights should be included.
Example:
American Indian woman classified as Negro has a child with an American
Indian man. The child will be classified as Negro, and will not be
considered as an American Indian; therefore forfeit there fathers
(patrimony) ethnic identity inheritance and rights.
European
woman has a child with an American Indian man. The child will be
classified as American Indian; the child will be eligible to be
recognized to receive the fathers (patrimony) to ethnic identity,
inheritance and rights.
C.
Article XXV- Transfers and Relocations: Introduced the context of
indigenous viability as a form of protection concerning women and
children.
D. Article XXIX- the Right to Development; Indigenous people must be released from state taxation.
E.
Article XXX – Armed Conflict_ Reconfirmed the statement: Stop
recruitment of indigenous young people into armed conflict for any
reason, (i.e., prisons, work camps, schools, etc.)
F. Article XXX Review of the U.S. proposal: Submitted and debated removing the clause for the advancement of democracy.
FIAAH was voted to be the Liaison to represent North America for the Inter-American Indigenous Caucus.
Rev.
RaDine Amen-ra presented the situation of Indigenous Americans in the
U.S. and how they are being undermined towards being eligible to have
access to self determination thru changing the ethnic identity of the
race of American Indians racially identified as Negro to a immigrant
status of African Americans, Consideration should be taken in the draft
language context to include people under occupation from being removed
from rights of self determination thru States Security laws.
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