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Endnotes
1
Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (IPRA), 1997, “Republic Act No 8371.”
2
The Greenland Home Rule Act, 1978, “Act No 577.”; Act on
Greenland Self-Government, 2009, Although the Inuit make up
nearly 90% of the total population of 57,000, and will likely benefit
from asserting ever-greater independence from Copenhagen, the
loss of a subsidy from Denmark presents some harsh political choices.
It has created potential conflict between the national government.
Aqqaluk Lynge, an Inuit campaigner who leads the Inuit Circumpolar
Council’s Greenland branch, does not oppose development, but fears
that the interests of local people are too easily neglected, even with
the recent political changes. See: “The rights of Arctic peoples - Not
a barren country.” The Economist, 16 July - http://int.piplinks.org/
rights-arctic-peoples-not-barren-country.
3
Venezuela: Ley Organica de Pueblos y comunidades Indígenas Gaceta
Official de la Republica Bolivariana De Venezuela 38(344) Caracas 2005
Chapter II Art 11 -19; Constitución Política del Estado de Bolivia, 2009;
The University of Texas at Austin School of Law. 1987. “Unfulfilled
Promises and Persistent Obstacles to the Realization of the Rights of
Afro-Colombians A Report on the Development of Ley 70 of 1993.”
Submitted to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, 18
July; “Australia: Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act - An
Act providing for the granting of Traditional Aboriginal Land in the
Northern Territory for the benefit of Aboriginals, and for other purposes.”
(No 191 of 1976), Sect 42.
4
As one of the drafters of the declaration of Arctic sovereignty, he says
his goal is to “make sure that the players in the Arctic area, while talking
about the environment, climate change and development, realize
we are already there. This is not a barren country.”
5
R. Muhi, 2009, Presentation to International Conference on
Extractive Industries and Indigenous Peoples, 24 March, Manila,
Philippines.
6
Alternative Law Groups, et al., 2009, “Discrimination Against
Indigenous Peoples in the Philippines: ICERD Shadow Report.”
August.
7
Peru’s Congress passes Indigenous Peoples’ mining consultation
law, 30 August 2011, http://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.
php?a=11129.
8
B. Walker, ed. 2012, “State of the World Minorities and Indigenous
Peoples.” Minority Rights Group, pp. 111-112.
9
Acuerdo CIDOB y Minstero de Autonomia, http://www.cidob-bo.org/
images/2010/cidobminis.pdf; B. Walker, ed. 2012, “State of the World