UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) is an international instrument adopted by the United Nations on September 13, 2007, to enshrine (according to Article 43) the rights that “constitute the minimum standards for the survival, dignity and well-being of the indigenous peoples of the world.”
Nation to Nation: Treaties Between the United States and American Indian Nations
Treaties made by the United States with Indian Nations inscribe solemn vows that cannot lightly be broken or ignored, a verity that Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black recognized in 1960 , “Great nations, like great men, should keep their word.”
Treaties Between the United States and Native Americans
The full list of Treaties Between the United States and Native Americans from 1778 — 1868 is available from the Avalon Project which mounts digital documents relevant to the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government.
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