FW: First Nations in the New World Conference

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-----Original Message-----
From: Katiuska hanohano [mailto:katiuska_one@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 1999 8:40 AM
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Subject: Fwd: First Nations in the New World Conference


THIS IS VERY INTERESTING CONFERENCE.
KATIUSKA.


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>Subject: First Nations in the New World Conference
>Date: 7 Oct 1999 19:11:23 -0000
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>From: kipp@xxxxxxxx
>Date: Tue, 5 Oct 1999 12:46:47 -0700
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>___________________________________________
>American Indian Studies Center Announcement
>___________________________________________
>
>FIRST NATIONS IN THE NEW WORLD ORDER:
>Indigenous Organizing for the New Millennium
>
>October 30, 1999
>8:00 am-7:00 pm
>Ackerman Grand Ballroom
>UCLA
>
>A Conference Sponsored by Occidental College
>and the University of California, Los Angeles
>
>PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
>The CONIC (El Consejo de Organizaciones y Naciones Indigenas del
>Continente)
>Consortium, consisting of nine regional centers and hundreds of local
>organizations throughout
>the Americas, has worked to advance the rights of indigenous people
>at local, regional, and
>international levels through the transnational mobilization of
>indigenous groups of the Americas.
>The CONIC consortium seeks to protect human rights, demarcate
>traditional lands, strengthen
>new democratic units, and to assess and develop new programs for
>promoting indigenous self-
>determination, representation, and economic development within
>national and international
>arenas.
>
>Representatives of CONIC organizations will participate in a public
>conference on
>October 30 on the UCLA campus. Panels have been organized to address
>a variety of topics,
>including cultural revitalization, political mobilization, resource
>management, and
>ethnodevelopment (see Appendix II). Each panel will be followed by an
>open discussion in order
>to facilitate exchange between CONIC members and the audience on
>these issues. The conference
>will also allow native groups and individuals in Southern California
>to participate in this dialogue,
>and it will allow students and activists interested in indigenous
>social movements, human rights,
>and grassroots organizing to establish contacts with prominent
>indigenous leaders.
>
>CONFERENCE AGENDA
>
>8:00     Registration Begins
>
>9:00-9:15     Gabrielino/Tongva Blessing
>
>9:15-9:30     Welcome
>Duane Champagne, Director, American Indian Studies Center
>
>9:30-9:45      Introduction to CONIC's History and Objectives
>Esperanza Lujan, Tonantzin Land Institute, Aztlan
>
>9:45-11:00     INTERNATIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS AMONG FIRST NATIONS
>Lead Discussant: Jeanette Armstrong, Okanogan Nation, Canada
>Panelists:     Tupac Enrique, Tonatierra, Aztlan
>Gary Harrison, Traditional Chickaloon Village, Alaska
>Open Discussion
>
>11:00-11:15 Break
>
>11:15-12:30     INDIGENOUS LAND STRUGGLES IN THE AMERICAS
>Lead Discussant: Aucan Huilcaman, Consejo de Todas las Tierras,
>Chile, Argentina, y Bolivia
>Panelists:     Onel Arias, Asociación Napguana, Panama
>Manuel Castro, Confederación de Nacionalidades
>Indigenas del Ecuador
>Open Discussion
>
>12:30-2:00     LUNCH
>
>2:00-3:15      STATUS OF THE UN TREATY STUDY AND OTHER INITIATIVES
>Lead discussant: Carol Kalafatic, International Indian Treaty Council, New
>York
>Panelists:     Nilo Cayuqeo, Abya Ayala Fund, San Francisco
>Joe Deom, Mohawk Nation, Canada
>Kee Watchman, Cactus Valley-Willow Springs Sovereign
>Community, Dineh
>Open Discussion
>
>3:15-3:30      Break
>
>3:30-4:45      INDIGENOUS AUTONOMY, SELF-GOVERNANCE, AND SOVEREIGNTY
>Lead Discussant: Margarito Ruiz Hernandez, Asamblea Nacional
>Indigena Plural por la Autonomia, Chiapas, Mexico
>Panelists:     Gerald
>One Feather, Lakota, Dakota, Nakota Alliance,  Oglala
>Danny Billie, Independent Seminole Nation, Florida
>Juan Sanchez, La Merced del Pueblo de Chilili, Aztlan
>Open Discussion
>
>4:45-5:15      Conclusion & Next Steps
>Martha Many Grey Horses, Blackfoot Confederacy
>
>5:15-5:45      Recommendations for Action
>
>5:45-6:00      Closing Prayer, John Funmaker, Ho-Chunk
>
>6:00-7:00      RECEPTION AND CULTURAL PRESENTATION
>Los Angeles Intertribal Dance Troupe
>
>
>CONFIRMED DELEGATES AND PARTICIPANTS INCLUDE:
>
>DELEGATES (Sponsored by UCLA & Occidental College):
>
>Onel Arias, Asociación Napguana, Panama
>Jeanette Armstrong, Okanogan Nation, Canada
>Joe Deom, Mohawk Nation, Canada
>Tupac Enrique, Tonatierra, Aztlan
>Gary Harrison, Traditional Chickaloon Village, Alaska
>Aucan Huilcaman, Consejo de Todas las Tierras, Chile, Argentina, y Bolivia
>Carol Kalafatic, International Indian Treaty Council, New York
>Martha Many Grey Horses, Blackfoot Confederacy
>Margarito Ruiz, Asamblea Nacional Indigena Plural por la Autonomia,
>Chiapas, Mexico
>Manuel Castro, Confederación de Nacionalidades Indigenas del Ecuador
>
>PARTICIPANTS:
>
>Danny Billie, Independent Seminole Nation, Florida
>Nito Cayugeo, Abya Ayala Fund, San Francisco
>John Funmaker, Ho-chunk
>Jorge Garcia, Ibero-America Science and Technology Education Consortium,
>Aztlan
>Gustavo Gutierrez, Peace and Dignity Journeys, Aztlan
>David Lujan, Tonantzin Land Institute, Aztlan
>Randy Mayo, Council of Traditional Athabascan Nations, Alaska
>Gerald One Feather, Lakota, Dakota, Nakota Alliance, Ogalala
>Tia Oros, Seventh Generation Fund, San Francisco
>Juan Sanchez, La Merced del Pueblo de Chilili, Aztlan
>Kee Watchman, Cactus Valley-Red Willow Springs Sovereign Community, Dineh
>_________
>
>Featuring simultaneous Spanish/English Translations.
>Discussions and reports will be recorded.
>
>--Saturday, OCTOBER 30, 1999
>--8:00 am - 7:00 pm
>--ACKERMAN GRAND BALLROOM
>--University of California, Los Angeles
>--Free Admission
>--University Parking $5 -Parking Lot 8
>
>At the conference in Los Angeles, representatives of CONIC will talk
>about their
>efforts in the following areas:
>* Cultural Revitalization
>* Political Mobilization
>* Autonomy and Democratization
>* Ethnodevelopment
>* Land and the Environment
>* Human Rights
>
>The goal of the conference is to promote the exchange
>of ideas and information among peoples, activists,
>students and teachers, and members of all communities.
>
>Co-Hosted by
>Occidental College, Los Angeles
>University of California, Los Angeles
>
>PreRegistration Deadline:
>OCTOBER 20, 1999
>
>Contact:
>Roselle Kipp
>UCLA American Indian Studies Center
>310/206-9674
>310/206-7060 fax
>kipp@xxxxxxxx
>
>__________
>UCLA American Indian Studies Center
>3220 Campbell Hall, Box 951548
>Los Angeles, CA 90095-1548
>310/825-7315
>310/206-7060 fax
>http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/indian/
>
>mailto:kipp@xxxxxxxx
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