The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: A Vehicle of Reform in the United States
Dean S. James Anaya, University of Colorado School of Law
September 25, 2020
6 – 7:30 PM Mountain
Via Zoom
The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2007, after more than two decades of discussions in which indigenous peoples themselves played a leading role. The declaration affirms that “indigenous peoples and individuals are free and equal to all other peoples and individuals,” and that “indigenous peoples have the right to self-determination.” On that basis the declaration affirms a series of related rights and state obligations to secure the survival of indigenous peoples on their own terms. But what specifically are the implications of this United Nations declaration for indigenous peoples in the United States?
In his lecture Dean Anaya will explain the legal status of the declaration, the United States’ official posture toward it, and its potential relation to decision making by political and judicial actors in the country. He will argue that the declaration signals international legal and policy prescriptions that should influence decision making by the federal courts and the political branches of government on matters concerning indigenous or Indian nations. In this way, the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples can be a vehicle for significant, needed reform of United States law and policy on the rights and status of the country’s first peoples.
Please visit the Nanda Center website for Dean Anaya's bio.
 
Contact
Anne Aguirre
The Ved Nanda Center for International & Comparative Law
aaguirre@law.du.edu
Location
This is a Zoom meeting.
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