International Indian Treaty Council

Working for the Rights and Recognition of Indigenous Peoples

International Indian Treaty Council

Working for the Rights and Recognition of Indigenous Peoples

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About IITC
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Defending Human Rights

Food
Sovereignty

Environmental Health

Treaties & Standard Setting

The International Indian Treaty Council (IITC) is an organization of Indigenous Peoples from North, Central, South America, the Arctic, Caribbean and Pacific working for the sovereignty and self-determination of Indigenous Peoples and the recognition and protection of Indigenous rights, Treaties, traditional cultures and sacred lands.

Founding Purposes

To seek, promote and build participation of Indigenous Peoples in the United Nations (UN) and its specialized agencies, as well as other international forums.

Participation

To seek international recognition for Treaties and Agreements between Indigenous Peoples and Nation-States.

Treaties

To support the human rights, self-determination and sovereignty of Indigenous Peoples; to oppose colonialism in all its forms, and its effects upon Indigenous Peoples.

Rights

To build solidarity and relationships of mutual support among Indigenous Peoples of the world.

Solidarity

To disseminate information about Indigenous Peoples’ human rights issues, struggles, concerns and perspectives.

Information

To establish and maintain one or more organizational offices to carry out IITC’s information dissemination, networking and human rights programs.

Offices

Featured News

Mar 2 2021

UNPFII Consultations for North America

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Feb 19 2021

UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples – Calls for Input

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Jan 27 2021

The IITC and Treaty Nations Welcome President Biden’s Decision to Halt Keystone XL Pipeline

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Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Calls for submissions

Jan 22, 2021

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Mexico Issues a Decree to Phase Out Glyphosate and Genetically Modified Corn

Jan 8, 2021

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United Nations Human Rights Experts call on the United States to Respect the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Dec 18, 2020

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Protecting and Restoring our Traditional Food- and Ecosystems (Part 5)

March 5 @ 11:00 am – 12:30 pm MST
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Free

Protecting and Restoring our Traditional Food- and Ecosystems: Practical Knowledge-Sharing with Indigenous Peoples Session V: RESTORING AND PROTECTING WATERWAYS   (Click HERE to find your time zone)…

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IITC does not receive any state or federal funding. Instead, we rely on the generous support of foundation grants, Indigenous Nations and Tribes, and contributions from private donors, friends and allies to sustain our work. Please consider contributing to support the work of IITC. Whether it be monthly giving or a one time donation, any amount helps and all are tax deductible.

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