Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Reading Respnose for the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People

The main arguments that are stated within the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous people is they are given full rights and full freedom. In the General Assembly the second line down states that Affirming that indigenous people are equal to all other peoples. My response to that is whether you are African America, Hispanic, white, Asian, male or female, etc. you are entitled to the same rights as anyone else living in the United States. And now having this Declaration the Indigenous peoples are going to expect to be treated with the same rights and respect as anyone else in the United States. The most important idea in my opinion about this declaration is the Indigenous people being able to live a free life with rights in their favor where they won't be discriminated against, where they can have equal chances in the labor force and an equal chance at life. I think it is also there for non indigenous people to realize these people have the same opportunities and rights as we do and we do need to respect them as well as their rights. In this Declaration there are no Articles that point out certain rights for women, women are categorized in the indigenous peoples; so I think the United Nations need to make sure the rights are enforced for not just indigenous men but also for indigenous women. They need to be able to come in and have their rights to live just an equal life as the indigenous men.

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