We, the Indigenous representatives from the South, Central and North America and the Caribbean, have met in Ottawa, Canada at the "Summit of the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas", in unity and on the critical importance of protecting the inherent rights of Indigenous peoples. March 31, 2001.

JOIN US FOR AN ONGOING DIALOGUE

HEMISPHERIC ALLIANCES:
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
AND
THE THIRD SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS
BASED UPON OUR LIVE WEBCAST

 

Transmitted by Dragonfly Blue Productions from the Third Summit of the Americas and the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue, Vancouver, April 20, 21, 22, 2001. 

 

We invite you to participate in several virtual forums related to the Declarations created by Indigenous leaders prior to the Quebec City Summit and their meaning in relation to the official Quebec Declaration and Plan of Action agreed upon by 34 Heads of State of the Americas.

To view our audio and video webcast archive please click on the Dragonfly Blue image below.

Dragonfly Blue Webcast

The 34 Heads of State of the Americas and their delegations came to Quebec City to discuss hemispheric issues. We invite you to consider the reality of Indigenous needs, the desire for inclusion and recognition of self-determination, juxtaposed against the dramatic dialogue of official national agendas and civil society reactions.

Our ongoing virtual forums will examine the essential concerns of Indigenous leaders who participated in several hemispheric meetings over the past few months: in Guatemala, Ottawa and Washington, D.C. at the headquarters of the Organisation of American States.  Official Declarations arising from these meetings have been brought to the attention of member states of the OAS at the Summit.  They will be posted on our site and we hope that you will be stimulated by their moral integrity.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

High level Summit discussions took place within the framework of three baskets:

Strengthening Democracy
Creating Prosperity
Realising Human Potential

We invite you to be in the dialogue and to share your views and expertise on What's in the three baskets for Indigenous Peoples?

Each of our forums can be accessed by clicking on the images of the feathers of governance and leadership, the corn and sustenance of  the nations of Turtle Island and Abya Yala, and the burning copal incense of Chichicastenango, to inspire us in constructive and transforming dialogue. We have also chosen to focus a special forum on Racism and the importance of human rights education.  

Please post your ideas directly in the Comments sections within each forum, or email us and we will post them for you:

You can view the archive of the official Summit webcast on the Summit web site:

http://www.americascanada.org

We recommend that you visit both our site and theirs, since the programming options will present alternative and complimentary perspectives.

CLICK to access AGAINST RACISM