Indigenous people have rights too
Se registró el día 9 de octubre de 2013
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Rights should be respected and honored by another person. Most
rights harbored by indigenous people are marginalized because in
many cases, they are different with the other people. This is the
wrong perception because they are alike. Indigenous people are,
perhaps, meant as tribal community who have a close relation to
their original lands or nature. This definition is almost false,
and the proper meaning of indigenous people are descendants of the
original people before their lands were occupied by other. We can
positively believe that indigenous people who harbor unique and
original cultures in form of dressing, language and agriculture.
Yet, there has been no international agreement telling us who
indigenous people are. So, you must carefully note how to determine
indigenous people because perhaps some unidentified communities
will recognize their identification as indigenous people due to no
distinct limitations. The United Nations Declaration on the Rights
of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) was adopted by all governments in
the world to a consensus indigenous people on the minimum standards
necessary including survival, dignity and well-being. Through
UNDRIP, we can identify and introduce their rights to the global
community. Indigenous people rarely receive protection from the
government because most of the national regulations are addressed
for the common people who ignore the existence of indigenous
people. It could be proven, for instance: in Indonesia indigenous
people have an authorization to have forests, but because of
corruption, collusion, and nepotism, their forests are grabbed by
‘irresponsible people’ who use the authority of the Indonesian
Government. Each country has indigenous people of their own
regions. Each government has regulations but there are no
regulation to protect them. It is not absurd as to the negotiation
to draft United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous
Peoples (UNDRIP) which has been needed for a long time. From the
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
(UNDRIP), there are some rights that should be promoted by us to
help indigenous people in achieving equity and liberty like
us:
1. Indigenous people have rights to LIFE and to live freely. They have LIBERTY. On the other hand, they also have rights in which their CULTURE is protected from assimilation (destruction of culture), and the right to receive SECURITY.
2. Indigenous people have rights to practice and revive their CULTURE, to practice RELIGION and to maintain and use their LANGUAGES.
3. Indigenous people have rights to achieve the same EDUCATION and to stay in school without disparity, to create MEDIA (TV, Internet, Radio, and so on), and to get work and EMPLOYMENT without discrimination.
4. The PARTICIPATION of indigenous people relating to their lives is an imperative thing because it will determine their next lives. In addition, indigenous people have rights to achieve the same DEVELOPMENT socially, economically, and environmentally.
5. Indigenous people also harbor the right to own, use, develop and control traditional LAND AND RESOURCES.
6. The last is SELF-GOVERNMENT AND INDIGENOUS LAWS. Indigenous people also have rights to identify and determine their membership in a certain country, and to create and enforce their laws.
Hopefully, the articles helps them to achieve the same like us. We must protect and promote their rights because it will determine their sustainability in the future. Source: UNICEF. 2013. Know Your Rights: Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples for indigenous adolescents. New York, UNICEF Headquarters.
1. Indigenous people have rights to LIFE and to live freely. They have LIBERTY. On the other hand, they also have rights in which their CULTURE is protected from assimilation (destruction of culture), and the right to receive SECURITY.
2. Indigenous people have rights to practice and revive their CULTURE, to practice RELIGION and to maintain and use their LANGUAGES.
3. Indigenous people have rights to achieve the same EDUCATION and to stay in school without disparity, to create MEDIA (TV, Internet, Radio, and so on), and to get work and EMPLOYMENT without discrimination.
4. The PARTICIPATION of indigenous people relating to their lives is an imperative thing because it will determine their next lives. In addition, indigenous people have rights to achieve the same DEVELOPMENT socially, economically, and environmentally.
5. Indigenous people also harbor the right to own, use, develop and control traditional LAND AND RESOURCES.
6. The last is SELF-GOVERNMENT AND INDIGENOUS LAWS. Indigenous people also have rights to identify and determine their membership in a certain country, and to create and enforce their laws.
Hopefully, the articles helps them to achieve the same like us. We must protect and promote their rights because it will determine their sustainability in the future. Source: UNICEF. 2013. Know Your Rights: Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples for indigenous adolescents. New York, UNICEF Headquarters.