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Antonio Gonzales, director of the American Indian Movement AIM West, explains why the use of Indigneous Peoples as mascots is culturally offensive and can no longer be tolerated in the 21st century. We caught up with Antonio Gonzales at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Peoples Issues, New York.

Bestang Dekdeken discusses the work of the Cordillera Peoples Alliance and their struggle in the Philippines Cordillera region to defend their land against the government and mining corporations.

Alvaro Pop, Presidente de la desima quinta sesión del Foro Permanente de Naciones Unidas para Cuestiones Indigenas dió inicio a esta sesión en Nueva York.

Producido por Rosy Gonzalez, delegada de Cultural Survival a las Naciones Unidas

Anselmo Xunic, Kaya Kaqchikel de Guatemala,acompañado de representantes de Nepal y Venezuela, presentan el nuevo Caucus de Información y Comunicación Indígena ante el Foro Permanente para Cuestiones Indígenas de Naciones Unidas.

Rosalina Tuyuc, Maya Kaqchikel de Guatemala, sobrevivente del conflicto armado interno en Guatemala, propone soluciones para la paz de los Pueblos Indígenas entre las que destaca el empoderamiento y la asignación de fondos para las mujeres. 

Article 22 of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples states 1. Particular attention shall be paid to the rights and special needs of Indigenous elders, women, youth, children, and persons with disabilities in the implementation of this Declaration. 2. States shall take measures, in conjunction with Indigenous peoples, to ensure that indigenous women and children enjoy the full protection and guarantees against all forms of violence and discrimination. PRODUCTION Script by Shaldon Ferris (KhoiSan) Voiceover by Morisca Christians MUSIC “Dannyco” by The Hot Shots Dance Band