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Para los pueblos indígenas, el Consentimiento Libre, Previo e Informado es un derecho fundamental, inherente e inalienable.

Es importante reconocer las experiencias distintas que tienen personas Indígenas. Para Olga Montúfar, una activista mexicana que trabaja con la organización Paso a Paso, el abogar por los derechos de personas Indígenas con discapacidad es una manera de ayudar a una población marginada. Además de hablar sobre su propia experiencia como persona con discapacidad, explica cómo intenta educar a las personas Indígenas con discapacidad sobre sus derechos como personas Indígenas y discapacitados.

Les Malezer, of the National Congress of Australia's First Peoples, discusses the origins and goals of the expert mechanism and it's importance to the rights of Indigenous Peoples around the world.

Nina Cass, of New South Wales, Australia, discusses her work with Madala, a youth organization that helps Indigenous young people go to school as well as the issues facing the Indigenous Peoples in Australia such as the promotion of culture, relocation, discrimination, suicide, etc. and how she can help in her role. 

UN Special Rapporteur Vicky Tauli Corpuz discusses the international trade deal known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership which is being negotiated by Canada,The United States, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Singapore, Brunei, Japan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Australia, Japan, and New Zealand. She discusses why governments are pushing for it, and its implications for Indigenous Peoples.

UN Special Rapporteur Vicky Tauli Corpuz discusses the international trade deal known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership which is being negotiated by Canada,The United States, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Singapore, Brunei, Japan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Australia, Japan, and New Zealand. She confirms that Indigenous Peoples must be consulted before these deals are negotiated.