A/HRC//18/42 the State may still have ultimate authority under State law, including in some of the examples mentioned below. 19. Examples of indigenous decision-making can be found in indigenous management of resources in indigenous conservation areas and territories.2 Successful practices include those where indigenous decision-making processes and traditional knowledge are respected by the community and by other authorities. The sasi system used in Haruku, Indonesia, where generations of kewang or indigenous institutions organize the community to remain committed and united in managing fish stocks and other important coastal resources, is exemplary.3 Another example is the Kaimoana customary fishing regulations in New Zealand that permit some Maori control of customary fishing in some areas, including by Maori institutions organized in accordance with their own beliefs, albeit significantly and ultimately controlled by the Government. 20. The Kuna Yala Comarca is one of five special territorial units in Panama with administrative autonomy through general, traditional, regional and local councils. The Comarca is governed by Kuna traditions and customs, and makes its own decisions within the framework stipulated by the Constitution and legislation. Indigenous peoples make the majority of decisions on cultural, economic and political matters affecting their populations, and monitor indigenous rights. The Comarca is governed by the Kuna General Council, which is the highest authority, comprising local councils of the 49 communities, each one represented by a chief (Saila). The region is run by three general chiefs (Caciques) elected by the Kuna General Council. The Kuna General Council meets for four days every six months. In addition to the 49 Sailas that represent their communities, participation in the Councils is mandatory for National Assembly representatives, the regional Governor, the four district representatives and the regional directors of each institution established in the Comarca. Furthermore, each community is required to include one indigenous woman on its delegation.4 21. In the United States of America, many American Indian nations retain residual sovereignty over territories, albeit over areas sometimes far smaller than the areas controlled by them historically. In practice, the doctrine permits, as a matter of United 2 3 4 6 See Indigenous and Community Conserved Areas, “Indigenous and community conserved areas”, 2009, available from www.iccaforum.org. He Hong Mu Xiuping and Eliza Kissya with Yanes, “Indigenous knowledge and customary law in natural resource management: experiences in Yunnan, China and Haruku, Indonesia”, Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact Foundation, 2010. International Labour Organization (ILO), Indigenous and Tribal Peoples’ Rights in Practice: a guide to ILO Convention 169 (Geneva, ILO, 2009). Available from www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/--ed_norm/---normes/documents/publication/wcms_106474.pdf.