Strength: Mild
The World Assembly;
Respecting the cultures of indigenous peoples;
Distraught that since the repeal of [resolution=GA=328]GA #328 "Rights of Indigenous Peoples"[/resolution] there has been no World Assembly legislation protecting these peoples from discrimination and injustice from non-indigenous peoples;
Determined to protect the rights and cultures of indigenous peoples;
Hereby:
- Defines "indigenous peoples" as ethnic minorities that are/were the inhabitants of a landmass before the arrival of now-dominant peoples, and the original inhabitants' descendants;
- Forbids WA member states from:
- Trying to forcibly impose their culture on indigenous peoples without the indigenous' consent;
- Forcibly removing indigenous peoples from their native land without the indigenous' consent;
- Forcibly removing indigenous peoples' and their ancestors' artifacts without the indigenous' consent;
- Trying to eradicate or reduce indigenous peoples' cultures without the indigenous' consent;
- Demands that member states offer indigenous peoples restitution for previous violations of section 2;
- Declares that previous WA resolutions take precedent before this proposal.