Title
VIDEO: Keynote Address: In the Light of Justice: The Rise of Human Rights in Native America and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Event Date
11-1-2013
Description
VIDEO:
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Evening Lecture and Book Signing: In the Light of Justice: The Rise of Human Rights in Native America and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Introduction to Speaker: Carla Fredericks, University of Colorado Law School
Keynote Speaker: Walter Echo-Hawk, human rights advocate and author
Moderator
Carla Fredericks
Citation Information
Echo-Hawk, Walter, "VIDEO: Keynote Address: In the Light of Justice: The Rise of Human Rights in Native America and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples" (2013). Free, Prior and Informed Consent: Pathways for a New Millennium (November 1).
https://scholar.law.colorado.edu/free-prior-and-informed-consent/10
Comments
The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), along with treaties, instruments, and decisions of international law, recognizes that indigenous peoples have the right to give "free, prior, and informed consent" to legislation and development affecting their lands, natural resources, and other interests, and to receive remedies for losses of property taken without such consent. With approximately 150 nations, including the United States, endorsing the UNDRIP, this requirement gives rise to emerging standards, obligations, and opportunities – and creates considerable uncertainty -- for governments, industries, and investors who work with indigenous peoples.
In this conference, the very first to address "FPIC" on a global and national scale, Colorado Law convenes leading experts to discuss legal standards, best practices, and new partnerships with respect to FPIC implementation in natural resource development, climate change, and cultural heritage matters. Join us for a cutting-edge, high-level discussion of interest to attorneys, indigenous nations, governmental agencies, NGO’s, environmental advocates, institutional investors, and industry leaders in energy, natural resources, and others.