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girlfriday · 09-02-2006, 01:22 AM

DRAFT DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

(Commission of Human Rights)
45th session

Annex 1 Chairperson Ms Erica-Irene A Daes
"Reaffirming also, that indigenous poeples, in the exercise of their rights, should be free from discrimination of any kind"

Part 1

Article 2

Indigenous peoples and individuals are free and equal to all other individuals in dignity and rights and have the tight to be free from any kind of discrimination, in particular based on their indigenous origin or identity.

Article 3

Indigenous peoples have the right of self-determination. By virtue of that right, they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and CULTURAL development.

British culture could largely be identified as the principal accummulation of shared beliefs, languages and material creations established distinctly, and effected throughout the island of Britain, during the course of its formative ethnic development during the primary settlement period of its principal constituent ethnic groups (English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish, and supporting players from France and Scandinavia) up to the present day as expressed in its institutions of law, government and social habits, standards and beliefs and material creations.

That this right to a "culture" be one that is entirely for a native population to determine and exercise without fear of reprisal or discrimination and to whatever form that the said culture should ultimately take shape, irrespective how that may appear to a non-indigenous population.

The bottom line, "when in Rome, do as the Romans do", otherwise CLEAR OFF!

09-02-2006, 01:22 AM	#17 (permalink)
girlfriday Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: england Posts: 238	Culture debate DRAFT DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES (Commission of Human Rights) 45th session Annex 1 Chairperson Ms Erica-Irene A Daes "Reaffirming also, that indigenous poeples, in the exercise of their rights, should be free from discrimination of any kind" Part 1 Article 2 Indigenous peoples and individuals are free and equal to all other individuals in dignity and rights and have the tight to be free from any kind of discrimination, in particular based on their indigenous origin or identity. Article 3 Indigenous peoples have the right of self-determination. By virtue of that right, they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and CULTURAL development. British culture could largely be identified as the principal accummulation of shared beliefs, languages and material creations established distinctly, and effected throughout the island of Britain, during the course of its formative ethnic development during the primary settlement period of its principal constituent ethnic groups (English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish, and supporting players from France and Scandinavia) up to the present day as expressed in its institutions of law, government and social habits, standards and beliefs and material creations. That this right to a "culture" be one that is entirely for a native population to determine and exercise without fear of reprisal or discrimination and to whatever form that the said culture should ultimately take shape, irrespective how that may appear to a non-indigenous population. The bottom line, "when in Rome, do as the Romans do", otherwise CLEAR OFF!