EXERCISE 4- Resistance and Indigenous Rights

Learning Objectives

In this exercise you will become familiar with the following:

• Social Activism: Dine’ No Nukes
• Resistance and Impacts on Indigenous Identity
• Declaration of Indigenous Rights
• Links to additional Navajo information websites
• EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Leona Morgan explains Dine No Nukes
• EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Klee Benally explains Indigenous Identity.
• EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Klee Benally explains Indigenous rights.
• You Tube Video on Declaration of Indigenous Rights

DISCUSSION POINTS: WHAT IS DINE' NO NUKES? WHAT IS THE NUCLEAR FOOD CHAIN? WATER IS LIFE!

SOCIAL ACTIVISM:

DINE’ NO NUKES: http://www.dinenonukes.org/radiation-monitoring-project

DISCUSSION POINTS: WHAT IS THE CONNECTION BETWEEN INDUSTRY AND MOTHER EARTH: WHAT ARE THE CULTURAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL IMPACTS OF THE RELATIONSHIP? WHAT ARE COMMON SOCIAL BONDS?

DISCUSSION POINTS: WHAT IS CLEAN ENERGY? IS CAPITALISM THE ENEMY OF MOTHER EARTH? DOES MOTHER EARTH KNOW YOU? WHAT ARE THE THREATS TO MOTHER EARTH?

WHAT IS THE UNITED NATIONS DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES?

DECLARATION OF INDIGENOUS RIGHTS

The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples was adopted by the General Assembly on Thursday, 13 September 2007, by a majority of 144 states in favour, 4 votes against and 11 abstentions.

http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/documents/DRIPS_en.pdf

DINE’ NO NUKES: http://www.dinenonukes.org/radiation-monitoring-project