FYI... Stefanie Rixecker ECOFEM Coordinator ------- Forwarded message follows ------- Subject: CONF: First Nations in the New World Order, 10/30/99, Los Angeles Date: Friday, October 15, 1999 3:57 PM 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, Asociaci�n Napguana, Panama Manuel Castro, Confederaci�n 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, Asociaci�n 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, Confederaci�n 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ********************************************************* This announcement has been posted by H-ANNOUNCE, a service of H-Net, Michigan State University. For an archive of announcements and information about how to post, visit: http://www.h-net.msu.edu/announce ********************************************************* ------- End of forwarded message ------- ************************************ Dr. Stefanie S. Rixecker Division of Environmental Management & Design Lincoln University, Canterbury PO Box 84 Aotearoa New Zealand E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: 64-03-325-3841 ************************************
