A/77/514 have repatriation policies for human remains, including the State Ethnographic Collections in Saxony, Germany. 208 77. In acknowledging violations and seeking remedies for indigenous survivors of forced assimilation policies, Finland and other States have established Truth and Reconciliation Commissions, and USA officials have investigated federal Indian Boarding Schools. 209 A recent Papal apology for the acts of Catholics in Canada's residential school system was lauded as historic but criticized for neither pledging reparations nor acknowledging institutional responsibility.210 An Argentinian court also ordered reparations for the Napalpi Massacre that facilitate spiritual healing for victims' descendants.211 In the absence of national safeguards or effective remedies, indigenous peoples have approached regional and international human rights mechanisms.212 78. Efforts to prevent rights violations against indigenous peoples, including those that may amount to atrocity crimes, are underway in several States—including tailored policies to prevent and respond to SGBV. 213 With the Network for Religious and Traditional Peacemakers, the UNOGP is advancing a consultative process to develop a Plan of Action for Traditional Actors to Prevent Atrocity Crimes.214 While Royal Canadian Mounted Police receive cultural awareness and anti-bias training, some doubt its ability to singlehandedly address systemic racism. States—including Sweden, Australia, and New Zealand— incorporate indigenous peoples' history, contributions, and legacy in education programs to challenge prejudices and discriminatory practices. 215 79. Strong civil society and NHRIs—through advocacy, litigation, monitoring, and reporting—have an invaluable role in holding duty-bearers to account for violations of indigenous peoples' rights, including freedom of religion or belief. Kenya's NHRI has supported the development of a training manual for conserving indigenous lands,216 and CHRP has established the Indigenous Peoples' Human Rights Observatory alongside indigenous peoples to monitor rights violations and promote community-orientated solutions.217 Center for the Support of Native Lands produces maps of indigenous territories to assist in their legal protection and fight unwanted resource exploitation. While civil society coalitions work to better monitor violence against indigenous environmental and HRDs.218 80. Some initiatives build bridges between indigenous peoples' spiritual needs and those of other faith communities. Indigenous communities in Kyrgyzstan who practice Islam advocate the majority communities for better protection of pilgrimage practices and natural, but also Islamic, sacred sites.219 Indigenous peoples in French Polynesia protest against the effects of nuclear testing with strong support from local church groups. 220 UNEP's Faith for Earth Strategy explicitly encourages using indigenous traditional knowledge for sustainable environmental management.221 81. Efforts are underway to protect the intellectual property rights of indigenous peoples, including their spiritual practices. WIPO's Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge, and Folklore is currently 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 22 Submission-Northwestern University. https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/department-interior-releases-investigative-report-outlines-nextsteps-federal-indian https://www.npr.org/2022/07/25/1113498723/pope-francis-apology-canada-residential-schoolsindigenous-children; https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/02/world/canada/catholics-reparationsindigenous-canada-schools.html https://www.iwgia.org/en/news/4852-the-ruling-on-the-napalp%C3%AD-massacre-in-argentinajustice-for-the-past-and-inspiration-for-the-present.html Submission-Endorois Welfare Council. A/HRC/29/40,(para.56); A/HRC/50/26,(para.48). Submission-Network for Religious and Traditional Peacemakers. https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000369698 Submission-Kenya National Commission on Human Rights. Submission-CHRP. https://d3o3cb4w253x5q.cloudfront.net/media/documents/a_crucial_gap_low_res.pdf,(pp.33-35). Consultation-EECA. https://www.iwgia.org/en/resources/indigenous-world.html,(p.596). https://www.unep.org/about-un-environment-programme/faith-earth-initiative/strategy