A/HRC/21/47/Add.1
Annex
[English only]
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous
peoples, James Anaya, on the situation of indigenous peoples
in the United States of America
Contents
I.
The indigenous peoples of the United States ..........................................................
Paragraphs
Page
1–11
5
A.
The diverse indigenous nations, tribes and communities ................................
2–8
5
B.
The contributions of indigenous peoples to the broader society, despite
negative stereotypes ........................................................................................
9–11
6
United States law and policy regarding indigenous peoples ...................................
12–29
6
A.
The basic framework ......................................................................................
13–17
6
B.
The evolution of federal policy and legislation ..............................................
18–24
7
C.
The contemporary federal legislative and policy regime ................................
25–29
8
The disadvantaged conditions of indigenous peoples: The present day legacies
of historical wrongs .................................................................................................
30–66
9
A.
Economic and social conditions......................................................................
31–35
9
B.
Violence against women .................................................................................
36
10
C.
Lands, resources and broken treaties ..............................................................
37–42
11
D.
Sacred places ..................................................................................................
43–44
12
E.
The removal of children from indigenous environments ................................
45–47
12
F.
Open wounds of historical events ...................................................................
48–49
13
G.
Self-government .............................................................................................
50–55
13
H.
Recognition .....................................................................................................
56–57
14
I.
Alaska .............................................................................................................
58–63
15
J.
Hawaii .............................................................................................................
64–66
16
More needs to be done ............................................................................................
67–78
16
A.
Welcomed, but still not sufficient, government initiatives .............................
67–71
16
B.
The need for determined action within a programme of reconciliation ..........
72–78
17
V.
The significance of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ..............
79–84
19
VI.
Conclusions and recommendations .........................................................................
85–108
20
II.
III.
IV.
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