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Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues(2004) |
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The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
May10-23 2004
Thematic Issues; Indigenous Women
The Permanent Forum on Indigenous issues addressed may issues affecting
the problems women face in the world, realizing the resources to
maintain there viability to sustain the future generations are
very difficult. The forum recognized the importance of Indigenous
Heritage as essential knowledge to sustain the viability of the people
from extinction. FIAAH was very pleased to hear the mandates
FIAAH has been advocating are also supported by the United
Nations systems in general. FIAAH submitted oral and written
documentation on the following topics, The Human rights violations as a
result of ethnic identity theft by Rev. RaDine Amen-ra and Rev. Denise
Hylton Health- the state of Indigenous America. People around the
world were shocked at hearing the statistics for health of
Indigenous women and children. UNEP took special interest in the
correlation between the destruct of the environment and the escalating
morbidly rates among all ages of the indigenous collective. Our voice
was heard, however the Native American representatives did not
want us to participate, and launched a campaign to identify us as
people who are no longer entitled to have our heritage. Great Spirit
was on our side. Many of the worlds indigenous people are experiencing
the same ethnic cleansing of there identity from European decent
peoples. The support was stronger and our presence was welcomed.
One of the recommendation the Economic and Social Council
encourage creating international indigenous universities. The
Forum recommends that UNESCO hold a world forum on Education and
Indigenous people. Most Negro colleges would qualify if they changed
there context from assimilation into cultural revitalization This
theme for creating Indigenous institutions would work well with
the institutions already established as Land grant colleges and
Universities to start to promote our ancestral heritage .. At the Forum
,it was very clear that Indigenous Americans recognize their needs a
stakeholder, as well as the necessity of FIAAH's participation for the
success of creating viable solutions for our future.
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