United States opposes declaration on Native rights

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original- indian country today

United States opposes declaration on Native rights

Valerie Taliman


NEW YORK - The stage is set for a showdown at the United Nations between countries favoring adoption of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous peoples and a handful of nations - including the United States - that are actively opposing it.

The U.N. General Assembly, comprised of 191 nation states, is expected to adopt the long-awaited declaration within the next two weeks, pending political roadblocks that may delay its passage.

The nations opposing the declaration are the United States, Canada, Australia, Russia and New Zealand - countries with large populations of indigenous peoples who own significant land and resources, including the 562 federally recognized tribes in the United States.

The declaration is an unprecedented set of standards that would define and protect the human rights of indigenous peoples relating to land, resources, languages, cultures, spiritual beliefs and their right to self-determination.

Self-determination is one key reason the United States and other countries are opposing its adoption, fearing that it gives indigenous peoples too much power, according to a joint statement issued in early November.
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1. The Corporatist agenda exposed:

fearing that it gives people too much power ,

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2. Of course we do.

What hasn't the US opposed recently that has been favorable to human or environmental rights? This Country hasn't backed anything that wasn't pro-war, pro-some kind of inhumane weapon, pro-Israel (no matter what), pro-sanction, pro-free trade, makes me proud!