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125. The Community for the Advancement of Native Studies noted that its activities were
aimed at working with native nations, communities and organizations in identifying,
prioritizing, formulating and implementing projects in accordance with their will, priorities
and concerns. Going forward, it intended to explicitly insert, whenever feasible, the
Declaration into its work.
126. The Comisión Jurídica para el Autodesarrollo de los Pueblos Originarios Andinos
was leading processes to rebuild traditional forms of self-government, advocate for the
respect of free, prior and informed consent, adopt measures aimed at strengthening Andean
cultures and intercultural education, protect traditional lands, territories and resources and
collective property and open spaces for traditional justice. In this work, it explicitly cited
the Declaration and ILO Convention No. 169.
127. The Naga Women’s Union and Naga Peoples Movement for Human Rights stated
that the Declaration was a source of strength and power to claim their rights as indigenous
peoples. However, the Declaration was not especially mentioned in collective decisions of
the Naga people, as collective approaches to decision-making reflected traditional practice.
128. The Native Indian Youth Council had developed a specific policy of advocating for
the inclusion of urban indigenous peoples in attaining the goals of Declaration. The
organization consciously cited the Declaration within its advocacy efforts.
129. The National Native Title Council followed the Declaration within its own work and
practices. It noted that its policy submissions referred to principles in the Declaration,
particularly those related to free, prior and informed consent and self-determination.
D.
Initiatives to raise awareness of the Declaration at community and
government levels
130. Indigenous peoples’ organizations described a number of measures taken or under
way to raise awareness regarding the Declaration. Activities focused particularly on
translation and dissemination of the Declaration and on carrying out training and holding
workshops. Some organizations noted financial constraints on awareness-raising activities.
131. The Aldet Centre had initiated discussions with State officials to make them more
sensitive to the Declaration and had also disseminated and publicized the content of
Declaration in both English and the Kwéyòl language.
132. The Botswana Khwedom Council noted its use of the Declaration as a point of
reference in the workshops it organized and in discussions with the national Government.
133. The Comisión Jurídica para el Autodesarrollo de los Pueblos Originarios Andinos
emphasized the importance of dissemination of the Declaration and reported that it had led
workshops and seminars about it, noting that there was wide demand among indigenous
peoples for such capacity-building tools. However, it expressed concerns about providing
those workshops, due to a lack of financial resources. The Centro de Promoción y
Desarrollo Rural Amazónico also noted that it was not able to disseminate the Declaration
on a large scale due to a lack of financial resources.
134. The Community for the Advancement of Native Studies recently began efforts to
raise awareness of the Declaration at various levels of the community and of government to
enhance the prospects for its implementation.
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