Rooting change : indigeneity and development
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2013
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Since the 1970s, Indigenous peoples have campaigned for their right to participate alongside states in matters that affect them. The UN recognized this right in 2007 and adopted the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Typically experiencing development as transgress more than progress, Indigenous peoples could move from a position of victimhood to one of co-authorship. As such the Declaration requires UN agencies and states to actualize the agency of Indigenous communities, and to incorporate their cultural values in the planning and execution of development projects. This chapter addresses Indigenous peoples’ attempts to turn stark opposition into a difficult engagement..
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INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, SELF DETERMINATION, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INFORMED CONSENT, RIGHT TO NATURAL RESOURCES CONTROL, HUMAN RIGHTS, INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS, LEGAL FRAMEWORK, INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE, TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE, DECOLONIZATION, NEOLIBERALISM, EMPOWERMENT, GLOBAL SOUTH, GLOBAL