And now:"S.I.S.I.S." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: NOTE: Please send comments or inquiries about this post to the original sender, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, *not* S.I.S.I.S. ----------- Forwarded message ------------ >Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 15:51:10 -0800 >From: Corecom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Organization: International Indian Treaty >Subject: IITC 1999 CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT-- FINAL DRAFT FOR DISTRIBUTION AND POSTING > >ANNOUNCEMENT AND INVITATION > > 25TH ANNIVERSARY INTERNATIONAL INDIAN TREATY CONFERENCE > >At the invitation of the Hunkpapa Treaty Council, the Hunkpapa Lakota Red >Robe Women's Society, and Wanblee Wakpeh Oyate, the IITC will hold its >25th Anniversary Treaty Conference in Lakota Nation Territory, June 23 - >26, 1999. The site will be Mato Paha (Bear Butte), a sacred traditional >area in the Paha Sapa (Black Hills), at the Rosebud Educational, >Cultural, and Spiritual Center about 40 miles from Rapid City, South >Dakota. > >The Conference will provide an opportunity for Indigenous Peoples from >many countries and Nations to share information, discuss developments >from community to international levels, and build joint strategies in >response to critical issues facing our Peoples and lands. The Conference >will be camp-out with meals provided. No alcohol or drug use is >permitted at this site. Motels rooms are available 7 miles away in the >town of Sturgis. > >Bear Butte is a sacred site for both the Lakota (Sioux) and Tsitsistas >(Cheyenne) Nations, used for traditional ceremonial purposes since time >immemorial. With the unilateral violation of the 1868 Ft. Laramie Treaty >with the Lakota, largely motivated by gold mining and timber interests >which continue to exploit the Black Hills region today, Bear Butte and >the Black Hills were illegally appropriated by the U.S. > >The issue of Treaty rights and Treaty violations will be a primary focus >at the Conference, in honor of the host Nation and site, as well as in >response to the significant international developments which have >occurred in recent years. A focal point will be a review of the >draft final report of United Nations' Treaty Study. > >In addition to Treaties and Agreements, key areas for discussion will be >Religious Freedom, cultural rights and protection of sacred sites; >Biological diversity, environmental protection, sustainable development, >and safeguarding traditional knowledge and resources; land rights and >land demarcation; impacts of mining and oil extraction; Indigenous youth >issues including youth workshops and programs; prisoners rights and >arbitrary detentions; international standard-setting with a focus on the >U.N. Draft Declaration for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; Rights of >the Child; and strengthening of Traditional governments, sovereignty and >Self-determination. > >For more information, call IITC's offices in Minneapolis at (612) >359-0200, San Francisco (415) 641-4482, or Alaska (907) 745-4482, or >email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED]
