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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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

Declaration on Sea Level Rise Global Online Stakeholder Consultation

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CITI 2025 INFORME ANUAL

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IITC 2025 Annual Report

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IITC and other Indigenous Peoples REJECT the FINAL DECLARAITON of 2nd International Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ICARRD+20)

Feb 28, 2026

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CITI y otros Pueblos Indígenas RECHAZAN la DECLARACIÓN FINAL de la 2.ª Conferencia Internacional sobre Reforma Agraria y Desarrollo Rural (ICARRD+20)

Feb 28, 2026

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Call for Inputs on two 2026 thematic reports of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Dr. Albert K. Barume, are now open

Feb 2, 2026

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Upcoming Events

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International Repatriation of our Sacred Items: Progress, Challenges, and the Road Ahead

April 23 @ 1:15 pm – 2:30 pm EDT

The International Indian Treaty Council (IITC), United Confederation of Taino People (UCTP) and the Haudenosaunee International Relations Committee cordially invite you to a participatory side…

Repatriación Internacional de nuestros Objetos Sagrados: Avances, retos y el camino a seguir

April 23 @ 1:15 pm – 2:30 pm EDT

El Consejo Internacional de Tratados Indios (CITI), la Confederación Unida del Pueblo Taíno (UCTP) y el Comité de Relaciones Internacionales de los Haudenosaunee le invitan…

“Transition Minerals” Mining: Violations of Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in the name of “Climate Change Mitigation” and the “Green Economy”

April 23 @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm EDT

The International Indian Treaty Council (IITC), Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN, Centro de Esudio e Investigacion, Communidad de Historia Mapuche (CEIM-CHM), Laguna Acoma Coalition for a…

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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