Documents:

• Compendium of proposals
• Record of the current status of the Draft American Declaration
   
• 1997
• 1999
• 2000
• 2001
• 2002
• 2003
• 2004
• 2005
• 2006
• 2007
• 2008
• 2009
• 2010
• 2011
• 2012
• 2013
• 2015

Compendium of proposals

Compendium of proposals of the ninth meetings of negotiations (As of January 26, 2007) GT/DADIN/doc.255/06 rev. 2

• Compendium of proposals of the Tenth Meeting of Negotiations in the Quest for Points of Consensus (As of April 27, 2007) GT/DADIN/doc.255/06 add. 1 rev. 2
   

• Compendium of proposals of the Eleventh Meeting of Negotiations in the Quest for Points of Consensus (As of April 18, 2008) GT/DADIN/doc.255/06 add. 2 rev. 3 corr. 1
   

• Compendium of Proposals of the Twelth Meetings of Negotiations in the Quest for points of Consensus held by the Working Group (As of November 30, 2009)  GT/DADIN/doc.255/06 add. 3
   

• Compendium of Proposals of the Twelth Meetings of Negotiations in the Quest for points of Consensus held by the Working Group (As of November 30, 2009) GT/DADIN/doc.255/06 add. 4
   

• Compendium of Proposals of the Fourteenth Meetings of Negotiations in the Quest for points of Consensus held by the Working Group (As of April 2012)   GT/DADIN/doc.255/06 add. 5

Record of the current status of the Draft American Declaration

Record of the current status of the Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Outcomes of the fourteenth Meetings of Negotiations in the Quest for Points of Consensus) GT/DADIN/doc. 334/08 rev. 7

Record of the current status of the Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Outcomes of the Thirteenth Meetings of Negotiations in the Quest for Points of Consensus, held by the Working Group) GT/DADIN/doc. 334/08 rev. 6 corr. 1

Record of the current status of the Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Outcomes of the Twelfth Meetings of Negotiations in the Quest for Points of Consensus) GT/DADIN/doc.334/08 rev. 5

Record of the current status of the Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Outcomes of the Eleventh Meetings of Negotiations in the Quest for Points of Consensus, held by the Working Group)  GT/DADIN/doc.334/08 rev. 4

Record of the Current status of the Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Outcomes of the Ten Meetings of Negotiations in the Quest for Points of Consensus, held by the Working Group) [Updated upon the conclusion of the Tenth Meeting of Negotiations] GT/DADIN/doc.301/07 rev.1

Record of the current status of the draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Outcomes of the Ninth Meetings of Negotiations in the Quest for Points  of Consensus, held by the Working Group) GT/DADIN/doc.283/07 corr. 1

Record of the current status of the draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Outcomes of the Eight Meetings of Negotiations in the Quest for Points of Consensus, held by the Working Group) GT/DADIN/doc.278/06 corr. 1

Record of the current status of the Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Outcomes of the Seven Meetings of Negotiations in the Quest for Points of Consensus, held by the Working Group) [As of March 25, 2006] GT/DADIN/doc.260/06 rev. 1

1997

Note from the Executive Secretary of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on the "Proposed American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples"- CP/doc. 2878/07 corr. 1

1999

Proposed American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Populations - GT/DADIN/doc.1/99 rev. 2

Report of the Chair of the Working Group to Prepare the Proposed American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Populations - GT/DADIN/doc.5/99

2000

Draft work plan 2000/2001 - GT/DADIN/doc.6/00 rev. 6

2001

Working document comparing the proposed American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People (Approved by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in March 1997) and the proposals made by States and Indigenous Representatives at OAS Meetings in 1999 - GT/DADIN/doc.9/01

Special Meeting of the Working Group (April 2-6, 2001) - GT/DADIN/doc.14/01

Report of  the Working Group - GT/DADIN/doc.15/01 rev. 2

Draft resolution - American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples GT/DADIN/doc.24/01 rev. 1

Calendar 2001-2002 - Approved at the regular meeting held on October 23, 2001 and revised at the meeting held on October 31, 2001) GT/DADIN/doc.29/01 rev. 1

Schedule of meetings - First stage (October 31-December 12, 2001) GT/DADIN/doc.30/01 rev. 1

Section II - Human Rights - Working document comparing the proposed American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the proposals made by indigenous representatives GT/DADIN/doc.32/01

Section II - Human Rights - Working document comparing the proposed American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the proposals made by States GT/DADIN/doc.33/01

Declaration of Machu Picchu on Democracy the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Fight Against Poverty (Document presented by the Chair of the Group) GT/DADIN/doc.34/01

Section III - Cultural Development - Working document comparing the original text of the Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and proposals made by indigenous representatives GT/DADIN/doc.36/01

Section III - Cultural Development - Working document comparing the original text of the Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the proposals made by States GT/DADIN/doc.37/01

Section IV - Organizational and Political Rights - Working document comparing the original text of the Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and proposals made by indigenous representatives GT/DADIN/doc.38/01

Section IV - Organizational and Political Rights - Working document comparing the original text of the Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the proposals made by States GT/DADIN/doc.39/01

Section V - Social, Economic, and Property Rights - Working document comparing the original text of the Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the proposals made by indigenous representatives  GT/DADIN/doc.41/01

Section V - Social, Economic, and Property Rights - Working document comparing the original text of the Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the proposals made by the States GT/DADIN/doc.42/01

Section VI - General Provisions - Working document comparing the original text of the Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the proposals made by indigenous representatives  GT/DADIN/doc.43/01

Section VI - General Provisions - Working document comparing the original text of the Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the proposals made by the States  GT/DADIN/doc.44/01

Section I - Definitions - Working document comparing the original proposed American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and proposals by States GT/DADIN/doc.49/01

Section I - Definitions - Working document comparing the original proposed American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and proposals made by indigenous representatives GT/DADIN/doc.50/01

Working document comparing the proposed American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (approved by the IACHR in March 1997) and the proposals made by States and indigenous representatives at OAS meetings in 1999 GT/DADIN/doc.51/01

2002

resolution adopted by the Permanent Council on "Specific Fund to Support the Elaboration of the American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples"  CP/RES.817 (1319/02)

Draft resolution on the permanent fund of the Organization of American States comprising voluntary contributions for the indigenous peoples GT/DADIN/doc.59/02 rev. 3

United States remarks on lands and territories GT/DADIN/doc.79/02

Draft resolution:  American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples GT/DADIN/doc.80/02 rev. 1

Report of the Chair GT/DADIN/doc.82/02

Meeting of the Working Group on Chapter V of the proposed Declaration with special focus on "Traditional forms of ownership and cultural survival, rights to land and territories" GT/DADIN/doc.89/02

Draft agenda - Meeting of the Working Group on the Fifth Section of the Draft Declaration with special emphasis on "Traditional forms of ownership and cultural survival.  Rights to land and territories" GT/DADIN/doc.90/02 rev. 2

Draft schedule for the Working Group GT/DADIN/doc.91/02 rev. 2

Presentation by Robert T. Coulter (Meeting of the Working Group on the Fifth Section of the Draft Declaration with special emphasis on "Traditional forms of ownership and cultural survival.  Rights to land and territories) GT/DADIN/doc.97/02

Presentation by Robert T. Coulter (Meeting of the Working Group on the Fifth Section of the Draft Declaration with special emphasis on "Traditional forms of ownership and cultural survival.  Rights to land and territories) GT/DADIN/doc.97/02-a

Presentation by Tim Vollmann ( Meeting of the Working Group on the Fifth Section of the Draft Declaration with special emphasis on "Traditional forms of ownership and cultural survival.  Rights to land and territories) GT/DADIN/doc.98/02

Statement by the Delegation of Colombia to the meeting of the working group held on October 31, 2002 GT/DADIN/doc.99/02

Presentation by Anne Deruyttere at the Meeting of the Working Group on the Fifth Section of the Draft Declaration, with special emphasis on “Traditional Forms of Ownership and Cultural Survival: The rights to land and territories” GT/DADIN/doc.102/02-a

Presentation by Anne Deruyttere at the Meeting of the Working Group on the Fifth Section of the Draft Declaration, with special emphasis on “Traditional Forms of Ownership and Cultural Survival: The rights to land and territories” GT/DADIN/doc.102/02-b

Presentation by Dr. Julio Prado Vallejo, Special Rapporteur on Indigenous Peoples of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in the process of preparing the draft declaration (operative paragraph 7 of resolution AG/RES. 1851 (XXXII-O/02) GT/DADIN/doc.103/02

Presentation by W. Thomas Molloy ( Meeting of the Working Group on the Fifth Section of the Draft Declaration with special emphasis on "Traditional forms of ownership and cultural survival.  Rights to land and territories) GT/DADIN/doc. 108/02

2003

Report of the Rapporteur of the Meeting on the Fifth Section of the Draft Declarations with special emphasis on "Traditional forms of ownership and cultural survival, right to land and territories" GT/DADIN/doc.113/03 rev. 1

Draft resolution:  American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples GT/DADIN/doc-134/03 rev. 3

Report of the Chair GT/DADIN/doc-136/03 rev. 2

Consolidated text of the draft declaration prepared by the Chair of the Working Group GT/DADIN/doc.139/03

Proposal on the participation of the representatives of indigenous peoples in the initial meeting of negotiations in the quest for points of consensus (Document presented by the Chair of the Working Group) GT/DADIN/doc.140/03 rev. 1

Schedule of activities of the Working Group for 2004 GT/DADIN/doc.141/03 rev. 1 corr. 1

Draft agenda Initial Meeting of Negotiations in the Quest for Points of Consensus GT/DADIN/doc.144/03

Proposals regarding the Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples GT/DADIN/doc. 146/03 corr. 1

Communiqué of the Selection Board of the Specific Fund to Support the Preparation of the American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples GT/DADIN/doc. 149/03

2004

Financial statement of the Specific Fund to support the elaboration of the American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Report presented by the Summits of the Americas Secretariat) GT/DADIN/doc. 165/04

Draft resolution:  Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples GT/DADIN/doc.171/04 rev. 4

Third meeting of negotiations in the quest for points of consensus (Padilha Vidal Room – April 28 to 30, 2004) GT/DADIN/doc.175/04 rev.1 corr.1

Financial statement of the specific fund to support the elaboration of the American declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples (Report presented by the Summits of the Americas Secretariat at the May 3, 2004, meeting of the Working Group) GT/DADIN/doc.179/04

Report of the Chair working group activities, 2003-2004 GT/DADIN/doc.180/04

Schedule of activities of the Working Group for the 2004-2005 term GT/DADIN/doc.181/04 rev. 2

Draft resolution:  Amendments to the resolution establishing the Specific Fund to Support the Elaboration of the American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Proposed by the Chair) GT/DADIN/doc.186/04 rev. 2

• Note from the Office for the Summit Process on Specific Fund operating costs relating to the participation of representatives of indigenous peoples - add. 1

Background document for preliminary consultations by the Chair aimed at finding a possible date for conclusion of the final stage of negotiations for adoption of the Draft Declaration - Proposal by the Chair [Pursuant to the mandate issued in operative paragraph 4, subparagraphs (a) and (e), of resolution AG/RES. 2029 (XXXIV-O/04)] GT/DADIN/doc.189/04

Draft resolution:  Amendments to the resolution establishing the Specific Fund to support the elaboration of the American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples CP/CAJP-2222/04 rev. 1

2005

resolution adopted by the Permanent Council on "Amendments to the Specific Fund to Support the Elaboration of the American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples"  CP/RES.873 (1459/04)

Draft resolution:  American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples GT/DADIN/doc.219/05 rev. 1

List of expenses incurred by holding the Indigenous People's Caucus, the Fifth Meeting of Negotiations in the Quest for Points of Consensus and the Fourth Special Session of the Working Group GT/DADIN/doc.223/05

Report of the Chair on the activities of the Working Group during the 2004-2005 term GT/DADIN/doc.224/05

Draft resolution:  American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples CP/CAJP-2285/05

Note from the Chair of the Working Group on the Indigenous Caucus of the Americas, participating in the drafting of the American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, held from May 2 to 6, 2005 GT/DADIN/doc.225/05

Schedule of activities of the Working Group for the 2005-2006 term GT/DADIN/doc.228/05 rev.3

Financial statement of the Specific Fund to support the elaboration of the American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples May 1, 2004 – September 21, 2005 GT/DADIN/doc.232/05

2006

Note from the Chair of the Working Group on the proposals to amend section VI of the Chair’s Consolidated Text, received from the Indigenous Peoples’ Caucus of the Americas participating in the drafting of the American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples GT/DADIN/doc.244/06

Open invitation to the Seventh Meeting of Negotiations in the Quest for Points of Consensus GT/DADIN/doc.245/06

Proposed procedure for promptly concluding the negotiations in the quest for points of consensus of the Working Group to Prepare the Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples GT/DADIN/doc.246/06 rev. 8

Draft resolution:  Place and date of the Seventh Meeting of Negotiations in the Quest for Point of Consensus of the Working Group to Prepare the Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples GT/DADIN/doc.247/06 rev. 1

Draft resolution:  American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples GT/DADIN/doc.250/06 rev. 4

• Proposals by the Delegation of the United States to modify the text of the draft resolution - add. 1
• Observations by the Delegation of the United States - add. 2

Financial statement of the Specific Fund to Support the Elaboration of the American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples March 25, 2004 – March 6, 2006 GT/DADIN/doc.252/06

Report of the Chair on the Seventh Meeting of Negotiations in the Quest for Points of Consensus GT/DADIN/doc.258/06 rev. 2

Record of the Current Status of the Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Outcomes of the Seven Meetings of Negotiations in the Quest for Points
of Consensus, held by the Working Group) [Updated upon the conclusion of the Seventh Meeting of Negotiations] GT/DADIN/doc.260/06 rev. 1

Activities of the Working Group during the 2005-2006 term GT/DADIN/doc.262/06 rev. 1

Note from the Permanent Mission of Bolivia containing Bolivia’s offer to host one of the Working Group’s next Meetings of Negotiations in the Quest for Points of Consensus GT/DADIN/doc.264/06

Draft resolution:  American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples CP/CAJP-2380/06

Calendar of activities for the 2006-2007 term GT/DADIN/doc.265/06 rev. 1

Proposal by the Indigenous Peoples' Caucus of the Americas on document GT/DADIN/doc.246/06 rev. 2 GT/DADIN/doc.266/06

Financial Statement of the Specific Fund to support the Elaboration of the American Declaration on the rights of Indigenous Peoples - Ocotber 10 2006 GT/DADIN/doc.272/06

2007

Paragraphs proposed by Venezuela for inclusion in the base text for future negotiations of the Working Group to Prepare the Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples GT/DADIN/doc.290/07

Tenth Meeting of Negotiations in the Quest for Points of Consensus Proposals by Canada for Articles XIV, XV, XVI GT/DADIN/doc.291/07

Draft resolution American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples GT/DADIN/doc.293/07 rev. 3

Activities of the Working Group During the 2006-2007 Term (Report of the Chair – presented to the Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs on May 22, 2007) GT/DADIN/doc.307/07 corr. 1

Draft resolution American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Approved by the Committee at its meeting of May 22, 2007) CP/CAJP-2523/07

Concerns of the National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations of Canada on recently published documents of the working group GT/DADIN/doc.308/07

Table comparing the Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the United Nations Declaration on the rights of Indigenous Peoples GT/DADIN/doc.317/07 rev. 1

Note from the Chair of the Working Group to prepare the Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples CP/CAJP-2545/07

Comments by the International Indian Treaty Council on the -Informal Consultative Document- GT/DADIN/doc.318/07

2008

Classification of provisions that could facilitate consensus (Reference document prepared by the Department of International Law) [Update upon the Conclusion of the Fourteenth Meeting of Negotiations] GT/DADIN/doc.329/08 rev. 6

Brief Note on Clustering of Articles for the Purposes of Organizing the Work on the Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Reference Document Requested to the United Nations) GT/DADIN/doc.333/08 corr. 1

Draft resolution Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples GT/DADIN/doc.335/08 rev. 2

Activities of the Working Group (2007-2008) (Report of the Chair) GT/DADIN/doc.340/08

Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Approved by the CAJP at its meeting of May 14, 2008) CP/CAJP2638/08

Letter from the Chair of the Working Group GT/DADIN/INF. 36/08

Working Document of the Chair GT/DADIN/doc. 357/08 rev. 1 corr. 1

2009

Report by the Chair on the Special Meeting of the Working Group to prepare the Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (United States, Washington, D.C. – December 9 to 12, 2008) GT/DADIN/doc. 362/09 rev. 1

Report on expenses incurred by the Department of International Law in connection with the Special Meeting of the Working Group to prepare the Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples GT/DADIN/doc. 363/09

Draft resolution Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Presented by the Chair) GT/DADIN/doc. 367/09 rev. 2

Draft resolution Specific fund to Support the Elaboration of the American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Adopted at its meeting held on , 2009) GT/DADIN/doc. 370/09

Activities of the Working Group (2008-2009) (Report of the Chair) GT/DADIN/doc. 371/09

Draft resolution Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Presented by the Chair) (Approved by the Committee at its meeting of May 15, 2009) CP/CAJP- 2757/09

2010

Meeting of the Selection Board for Participants from Indigenous Organizations Covered by the Specific fund (Presented at the meeting of October 15, 2009) GT/DADIN/doc. 388/10

Background and Expenditures of the Specific fund for the Twelfth Meeting of Negotiations in the quest for Points of Consensus  (Report by the Department of International Law) GT/DADIN/doc. 389/10

Draft resolution: Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Approved at the meeting of April 13, 2010) GT/DADIN/doc. 395/10 rev. 1

• Draft Resolution Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Presented by the Chair of the Working Group) Costing prepared by the Secretariat for Administration and Finance (SAF), pursuant to Resolution CP/RES. 965 (1733/09) GT/DADIN/doc. 395/10 add. 1

Draft resolution Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Approved by the CAJP at its meeting of May 20, 2010) CP/CAJP-2887/10

Report of the Chair of the Working Group on Activities Undertaken in 2009-2010 GT/DADIN/doc. 397/10

2011

Draft resolution Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Presented by the Chair of the Working Group) GT/DADIN/doc. 407/11 rev. 1

Draft resolution Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Presented by the Chair of the Working Group, cosponsored by the delegation of Bolivia, and approved at the regular meeting of the Committee, held on May 16, 2011)  CP/CAJP 3001/11

Report of the Chair of the Working Group on Activities during the 2010-2011 term GT/DADIN/doc. 409/11

Work plan of the working group to prepare the draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (2011 -2012) (Approved at the meeting of October 14, 2011) GT/DADIN/doc. 410/11 rev. 2

Text of the note sent by the Chair of the Working Group to the Permanent Representatives of Member States GT/DADIN/INF. 49/11

Status report on the specific fund to support preparation of the American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Document prepared by the Department of International Law) GT/DADIN/INF. 50/11

2012

Draft resolution place and date of the Fourteenth Meeting of Negotiations in the quest for points of consensus, of the working group to prepare the Draft American declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples CP/CAJP-3037/12 rev. 1

Note from the Permanent Mission of Paraguay offering to host the fourteenth meeting of negotiations in the quest for points of consensus of the working group to prepare the Draft American declaration on the Rights of indigenous Peoples CP/CAJP-3038/12

• Note from the Permanent Mission of Paraguay CP/CAJP-3038/12 add. 1

Draft resolution Draft American declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Presented by the Chair of the Working Group) GT/DADIN/doc. 416/12

Report of the Chair of the Working Group on activities during the 2011-2012 term GT/DADIN/doc. 419/12

Draft Work Plan of the working group to prepare the draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (2012 -2013) (Submitted by the Chair of the Working Group) GT/DADIN/doc. 421/12 rev. 3

Communiqué from the chair of the working group to prepare the Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples to the Permanent Representatives of the Member States GT/DADIN/doc. 423/12

• Estimated Costs (Document prepared by the Department of International Law) GT/DADIN/doc. 423/12 add. 1

2013

Proposal to use information and communication technologies to facilitate in the work of the Working Group GT/DADIN/doc. 426/12 rev. 5

Teleconference of the selection Board of the Specific Fund to support the elaboration of the American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples GT/DADIN/INF. 65/13

Draft resolution Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples GT/DADIN/doc. 427/12 rev. 1

Report of the Vice-Chair of the Working Group on Activities during the 2012-2013 term GT/DADIN/doc. 428/12

  2015

Proposed preamble for the Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Document presented by the Chair) GT/DADIN/doc. 447/12

Note from the Permanent Mission of Colombia requesting a correction in incorporating text into Article XVIII. 4 of the Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (GT/DADIN/doc. 334/08 rev. 11) GT/DADIN/INF. 69/15 - Versão em Português / Version française

Note from the Chair of the Working Group in Response to the Note sent by the Permanent Mission of Colombia, Reflected in Document GT/DADIN/INF. 69/15 GT/DADIN/INF. 70/15 - Versão em Português / Version française