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12 Years of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
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Advancing Indigenous Peoples' Rights and Cultures Worldwide, since 1972
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** Celebrating 12 Years of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
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Today marks twelve years since the United Nations General Assembly adopted the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). ([link removed])

In a historic vote on September 13, 2007, 144 countries voted for the Declaration, only 11 abstained, and only four (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States) voted against it. Since 2007, all four countries, including the United States, have reversed their positions and now officially endorse the Declaration.

The Declaration is the outcome of 25 years of hard negotiations. The rights spelled out in the document "constitute the minimum standards for the survival, dignity and well-being of the Indigenous Peoples of the world." The Declaration protects collective rights and individual rights of Indigenous Peoples in relation to self-government, land, education, employment, health and other areas.

The Declaration also requires countries to consult with Indigenous Peoples with the goal of obtaining their consent on matters which concern them. As explained by former UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, James Anaya, the right of self-determination is "to be full and equal participants in the creation of the institutions of government under which they live and, further, to live within a governing institutional order in which they are perpetually in control of their own destinies."

While several countries have made steps towards aligning their policies with the standards enshrined in the Declaration, however, an implementation gap remains.


** Read to our anniversary issue of the Cultural Survival Quarterly on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
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** Listen to our Indigenous Right Radio Programs on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
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Escucha nuestros programas de radio ([link removed]) sobre la Declaración de la ONU sobre los Derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas en español.
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Escuche y descargue los 46 articulos de la Declaración de las Naciones Unidas sobre los Derechos de los Pueblos Indigenas, junto con una explicación simple de que significa para usted y su comunidad.

Learn about the Articles of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
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Listen to our radio series breaking down each of the 46 articles of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

International World Indigenous Peoples Day
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Indigenous leaders use the International World Indigenous Peoples Day to reflect on progress and setbacks of implementing the high goals set by the declaration.

Articles of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Kakchiqel
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