Sentences with phrase «indigenous peoples as a whole»

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«With or without German support — or even without the [Ecuadorian] government's support — the initiative remains valid and legitimate, not only for the indigenous people that live within the borders of the national park but for Ecuadorian society and for the world as a whole,» said Ivonne Yanez, president of Acción Ecológica, a Quito - based environmental activist group which has been instrumental in raising the initiative's profile.

I indicated to the Joint Parliamentary Committee in response to a series of questions put to me when I appeared before it on 22 February 2000 that the amended NTA as a whole could not be considered a special measure but to the extent that the amended NTA recognises and protects the traditions and customs of Indigenous people then this recognition and protection was a non-discriminatory differential treatment of Indigenous people.

Another of the government's responses to the challenge of making a whole - of - government approach work better has been to explore ways of reducing the «red tape» that acts as a barrier to Indigenous peoples» access to mainstream services.

The two previous reports have expressed concerns at the lack of progress in «harnessing the mainstream» and the existence of structural problems within the new arrangements that work against this objective (such as the absence of processes for systemic engagement with Indigenous peoples locally, regionally and nationally; the absence of appropriate monitoring and evaluation mechanisms; and the under - performance of Shared Responsibility Agreements and the new whole of government machinery in «unlocking» mainstream accessibility).

While the Commission has criticised this requirement as too weak - it does not, for example, require that the person in fact be Indigenous themselves, just that they be experienced in the community life of Indigenous peoples - the legislation confers the functions individually on the Commissioner rather than on the Commission as a whole.

This whole - of - government approach, adopted in Cape York as part of the COAG trials, ensures that the policies that apply to Indigenous people in that region are consistent across government agencies and directed to their economic and social development.

Subsequent speeches will address issues ranging from the very serious problem of a lack of engagement with Indigenous peoples in policy making and significant failures in the whole of government machinery currently in operation federally; to the Northern Territory intervention and child abuse issues; to a positive vision for our communities such as by closing the gap in life expectancy, and creating an equal life chance for Indigenous children.

This group will provide the first opportunity for Indigenous peoples from across the whole of Australia to discuss national water reform as it effects their communities aspirations, interests and issues.

The Forum thus invites the international community as a whole, States, indigenous peoples, non-governmental organizations, the private sector, academia and the media to promote the Declaration and apply it in their policies and programmes for the improvement of indigenous peoples» well - being around the world.

Formation of an Indigenous Peak Body on a national level will provide Indigenous people Australia wide with a vehicle allowing them to express positive and negative community needs and concerns which in turn empowers each individual and community as whole in regard to «Community Restoration.»