Indigenous Peoples Forum on the Impact of the Doctrine of Discovery

2012

Indigenous Peoples Forum
on the

Impact of the Doctrine of Discovery

Friday March 23, 2012

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Arizona State Capitol - House of Representatives

1700 West Washington    Phoenix, AZ

Hosted by the Native American Caucus

O'otham Hemuchkam

NAHUACALLI

Embassy of Indigenous Peoples

A regional forum to address the implications of the

Preliminary Study on the Impact of the Doctrine of Discovery

by the
United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

in context of the standards established by the adoption on September 13, 2007 of the

United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Local - Regional - Continental - Global

2012

Indigenous Peoples Forum
on the

Impact of the Doctrine of Discovery

Preliminary study of the impact on Indigenous Peoples of the legal construct

known as the Doctrine of Discovery

Submitted to United Nations Economic and Social Council

Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Ninth Session

New York, April 19-30, 2010

“This preliminary study establishes that the Doctrine of Discovery has been institutionalized in law and policy, on national and international levels, and lies at the root of the violations of Indigenous Peoples human rights, both individual and collective.”

AGENDA

9:00            Opening Ceremony O’otham Hemuchkam

9:15            Welcome from the Native American Caucus

9:20            Installation of the Presidium – O’otham Hemuchkam

9:30            Tupac Enrique Acosta, Izkaloteka: Objectives of the Indigenous Peoples Forum

9:40            Steve Newcomb, Indigenous Law Institute: Domination and Colonization

10:10            Shannon Rivers, O’odham Hemuchkam: Impact on O’otham Nations and Territories

10:25            Julie Cavanaugh Bill and Larson Bill, Western Shoshone Defense Project:

                    International Context

10:55            Professor Robert Miller, Lewis and Clark University:

                    The Doctrine of Discovery and Manifest Destiny

11:30            Jose Matus, Alianza Indigena Sin Fronteras:

                     The Doctrine of Discovery and International Borders           

11:40            Summary and Plan of Action           

12:00            Closing Ceremony and Farewell

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United Nations

Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Adopted by the UN General Assembly on September 13, 2007

“Affirming that indigenous peoples are equal to all other peoples...”

LUNCH provided at NAHUACALLI

802 N. 7^TH STREET

Phoenix, AZ