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Nonterritorial decolonisation? European Non-Territorial Autonomy Network, ‘Can non-territorial autonomy enhance indigenous peoples’ right to self-determination?’, Entan Policy Paper, 5, 2022

26Apr22

Excerpt: Indigenous peoples are the third and most recent category to have a recognised right to self determination. Indigenous peoples are a separate legal category and thus should not be conflated with minorities to whom minority rights are granted. Indigenous peoples’ right to self-determination is defined in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP, 2007) as internal self-determination. Internal self-determination grants indigenous peoples the right to establish and control educational institutions in their mother tongue; territorial autonomy; control over natural resources; and the right to promote and maintain their institutional structures, customs, procedures and practices within internationally recognised human rights standards, etc. Within this set of rights, the most important aspect of self-determination (alongside non-discrimination, respect for cultural integrity, social justice, development and self-government) is the right of control over traditional lands and resources …


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