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  • From: Lawrence London <lfljvenaura@gmail.com>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [permaculture] BBC News - UN official calls for US return of native land
  • Date: Sat, 5 May 2012 02:22:09 -0400

BBC News - UN official calls for US return of native land
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17966113
UN official calls for US return of native land
Much of the Black Hills is designated public park land, including the
area around Mount Rushmore

A UN special rapporteur has called for the US to restore tribal lands,
including the Black Hills of South Dakota, site of Mount Rushmore.

James Anaya announced the recommendation at the end of a 12-day tour,
during which he met tribal leaders and government officials.

"The sense of loss, alienation and indignity is pervasive throughout Indian
Country," Mr Anaya said.

He met with tribes in seven states on reservations and in urban areas.

The trip, Mr Anaya's first tour of Native American lands, was to determine
how the United States is faring on the UN Declaration on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples.

President Barack Obama endorsed the declaration in 2010, reversing a
previous US vote against it.




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