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Voice of Indigenous peoples : Native people address the United Nations  Cover Image Book Book

Voice of Indigenous peoples : Native people address the United Nations / edited by Alexander Ewen ; preface by Rigoberta Menchu ; foreword by Boutros Boutros-Ghali ; introduction by The Native American Council of New York City

Ewen, Alex, (editor).

Summary:

"This book makes us keenly aware of the global nature of the disaster facing indigenous peoples and the human race as a whole: the disappearance of diversity and traditional ways of life, as well as the loss of the vital knowledge of how to sustain equilibrium with our planetary environment"

Record details

  • ISBN: 0940666316 (paperback)
  • Physical Description: 174 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: Santa Fe, New Mexico : Clear Light Publishers, [1994]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Foreward / Boutros Burtros-Ghali -- Preface / Rigoberta Menchú -- Introduction / The Native American Council of New York City -- Native leaders address the United Nations. Oren Lyons -- Marcial Arias Garcia -- Venerable Bemal Bhikkhu -- Yevdokia Gaer -- Lars Johansen -- Poka Laenui -- William Means -- Ovide Mercredi -- Lois O'Donoghue -- Moringe L. Parkipuny -- Noelí Pocaterra Uliani -- Tamati Reedy -- Donald Rojas -- Irja Seurujarvi-Kari -- Mary Simon -- Anderson Muutang Urud -- Davi Yanomani -- Thomas Banyacya -- Epilogue / Oren Lyons -- Regional communiqués: the struggle for survival. Central and South America / José Barriero -- North America / Ingrid Washinawatok-El Issa -- The Pacific Rim / Glen Alcalay -- Africa and Eurasia / Alexander Ewen -- Appendices. A. Statement of Indigenous Nations, Peoples, and Organizations -- B. United Nations Draft Declaration of Indigenous Peoples Rights -- Photographic credits -- Information sources.
Subject: Indigenous peoples > Civil rights
International Indigenous affairs
Culture conflict
Colonization

Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs Library and Archives.

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  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs Library and Archives LHU E94 1994 009583 Stacks Available -
Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs Library and Archives LHU E94 1994
Donor: Donated by Lana Lowe.
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