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Buenaventura Declaration

Articles » General
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3-4, Indigenous Youth, 2005, pp. 19-22
Description
Discusses the Declaration to the Colombian People, developed at a meeting between young people. To access this article, scroll down to page 19.
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Colombia: Terror in the Pacific

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jenzerá Work Group
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3-4, Indigenous Youth, 2005, pp. 10-18
Description
Analyzes historic origins of violence and examines economic, political and social effects on the living conditions of young people. To access this article, scroll down to page 10.
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Contested Territories: Water Rights and the Struggles Over Indigenous Livelihoods

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rutgerd Boelens
Bibiana Duarte
Rossana Manosalvas
Patricio Mena
Tatinana Roa Avendaňo
J. Vera
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 3, no. 3, Water and Indigenous Peoples, 2012, pp. 1-15
Description
Studies the challenges to Indigenous water rights in Ecuador, Colombia and Peru due to hydro-power development, diverted water for mega cities, and large scale irrigation projects.
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Editorial: [Indigenous Affairs: The UN Decade: Expectations and Realities]

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Lola García-Alix
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3, The UN Decade: Expectations and Realities, 2004, pp. 4-7
Description
Introduction to journal issue featuring articles assessing the impact of the UN Decade of Indigenous Peoples on Indigenous peoples around the world. To access this article, scroll down to page 4.
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Healing Hidden Wounds

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Nieves Gomez
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 31, no. 3, Reparations for Indigenous Peoples, Fall, 2007
Description
Comments on the necessity of a reparations program that will address the psychosocial affects of abuse, although the atrocities will never be forgotten.
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Indigenous Communities and Mineral Development

Alternate Title
Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development ; no. 59
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Janeth Warden-Fernandez
Description
Looks at answers to the question 'what will be the best, fairest and most equitable approach catering for all the interests involved'?
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Indigenous Data Sovereignty and Policy

Alternate Title
Routledge Studies in Indigenous Peoples and Policy
E-Books
Author/Creator
Maggie Walter
Stephanie Russo Carroll
Tahu Kukutai
Donna Cormack
Raymond Lovett ... [et al.]
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Indigenous Income Disparity and Resguardo Land in Colombia

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rosa Evelia Sanchez Garcia
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 5, Special Issue: The Impact of Reserve and Reservation Systems on Indigenous Well-Being, November 22, 2019
Description
Discusses the disparities created by the Resguardo, a land access system in Columbia similar to the reservation system in Canada; offers some analysis of the income differences.
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Innovative Strategies of Indigenous Resistance Among the Wounaan People of Columbia

Alternate Title
Notes From the Field: Innovative Strategies of Indigenous Resistance Among the Wounaan People of Columbia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Cappelli
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 89-95
Description
Discusses how 63 families worked diligently to find a peaceful way to recover their own indigenous land.
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The Kogi: An Urgent Call from Guardians of the Heart of the World

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Atossa Soltani
Evelyn Arce
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 38, no. 1, From the Heart of the Earth, March 2014, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the spiritual values and traditions of the Kogi people, and their responsibilities to protect nature, ancient burial grounds, and sacred sites.
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Latin America's Indigenous Peoples

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donna Lee Van Cott
Journal of Democracy, vol. 18, no. 4, October 2007, pp. 127-142
Description
Looks at the legal and political involvement of Indigenous peoples in the political system in Latin American.
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Mother Earth and "Living Well": New Paradigms For Indigenous Struggles?

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Efrain Jaramillo Jaramillo
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, Development and Customary Law, 2010, pp. 60-63
Description
Discusses and summarizes new movement in Indigenous communities that presents as an alternative to the global crisis. To access this article, scroll down to page 60.
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Oral History and Public Memories

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Rosemary Block
Aboriginal History , vol. 34, 2010, pp. 305-307
Description
Book review of: Oral History and Public Memories edited by Paula Hamilton and Linda Shopes. Review located by scrolling to page 305.
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Sing: Poetry from the Indigenous Americas edited by Allison Adelle Hedge Coke; Mauri Ola: Contemporary Polynesian Poems in English: Whetu Monana II edited by Albert Wendt, Reina Whaitiri, and Robert Sullivan

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Chadwick Allen
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 25, no. 1, Spring, 2013, pp. 116-118
Description
Book reviews of Sing edited by Allison Adelle Hedge Coke and Mauri Ola edited by Albert Wendt, Reina Whaitiri, and Robert Sullivan. Entire issue on one pdf. To access reviews, scroll to page 116.
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A Toolkit to Support Conservation by Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities: Building Capacity and Sharing Knowledge for Indigenous Peoples’ and Community Conserved Territories and Areas (ICCAs)

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
United Nations Environment Programme
United Nations Development Programme
Description
Documents sixteen case studies and highlights innovative tools and approaches developed to help local communities address critical challenges that affect their natural and cultural resources.
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Toward Sustainable Self-Determination: Rethinking the Contemporary Indigenous-Rights Discourse

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jeff Corntassel
Alternatives: Global, Local, Political, vol. 33, no. 1, January-March 2008, p. 105–132
Description
Looks at existing research on rights, political mobilization, and ecosystems; and identifies alternatives to the existing rights discourse that can facilitate a meaningful and sustainable self-determination process for Indigenous peoples around the world.
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The Uncertain Future of The Embera of the Upper Sinú in Colombia

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Fernando Castrillón Zapata
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3-4, Indigenous People in Urban Areas, 2002, pp. 28-33
Description
Chronicles the upheaval suffered by the indigenous Embera people after a hydroelectric dam was constructed. To access this article scroll down to page 28.
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