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The World Council of Indigenous Peoples was founded in 1975 in Canada. WCIP's main objectives were to create a communications network for indigenous people worldwide.

Since we are devoting most of this newsletter to the WCIP Conference, we want to include the following information on indigenous concerns at the international level.

The gifts or the Creator, which many indigenous groups admire are endanger in today's society. These gifts have enabled indigenous peoples to survive five centuries of colonialism and to continue to nurture an extraordinary diversity and richness of…

The First Nations opposed the British Colombia government's decision to clear-cut the forests on their land. In 1993, courts mandated that the government must consult with the First Nations when making a decision regarding logging. The First Nations…