A/HRC/36/46/Add.1
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous
peoples on her mission to the United States of America*
Contents
Page
I.
Introduction ...................................................................................................................................
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II.
Legal, institutional and policy framework.....................................................................................
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III.
Positive measures and initiatives for the implementation of the United Nations ..........................
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ..........................................................................
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Principal human rights concerns ...................................................................................................
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A.
Consultation and free, prior and informed consent ...............................................................
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B.
Self-determination in energy development projects .............................................................
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C.
Economic, social, cultural and environmental impacts of energy development ...................
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V.
Emblematic case relating to the Dakota Access Pipeline ..............................................................
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VI.
Best practice ..................................................................................................................................
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A.
Self-determined energy development projects ......................................................................
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B.
Education ..............................................................................................................................
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Conclusion and recommendations .................................................................................................
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A.
Conclusion ............................................................................................................................
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B.
Recommendations.................................................................................................................
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IV.
VII.
* Circulated in the language of submission only.
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