Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights

June 4, 2011

Protect Glen Cove: Now Day 50!

Memorial Day weekend updates: Workshops held, Alcatraz Story shared, Support reinforces ongoing ceremony

Protect Glen Cove article and photo
http://www.protectglencove.org/

Days 45-47: On Saturday the 28th, a know your rights and legal observation training was held on the land, hosted by attorneys from the National Lawyers Guild. Later in the day, Mark Anquoe and Morning Star Gali of the International Indian Treaty Council held a 3 hour workshop and discussion at Sogorea Te, focused on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The discussion expanded to the topic of colonialism and how laws on various levels have shaped and enabled the continuing oppression of indigenous peoples. Treaty Council representatives explained that, significantly, the UN Declaration does not include any wording about “federally recognized” VS “unrecognized” tribes (such as the Ohlone), because “the power to define is the power to destroy”.
http://www.protectglencove.org/

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