U.S. announces it will support the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Today, the United States government at last officially endorsed the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and joined the international community in recognizing that American Indians and other indigenous peoples have a permanent right to exist as peoples, nations, cultures, and societies. (...)
The article:
http://www.indianlaw.org/content/un-declaration-sets-new-agenda-us-indian-relations
Basic information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_on_the_Rights_of_Indigenous_Peoples
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