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The SAIIC Board of Directors discusses the increasing level of mobility among indigenous communities and groups.

Delegates and leaders of indigenous communities met and discussed strategies at the United Nations headquarters in New York City. The meeting took place on December 10, 1992 and officially opened the United Nations International Year of the World's…

A declaration affirming that the human rights of indigenous peoples across the world need further protection.

The following article is a statement that was approved and prepared by representatives of the indigenous community at meetings two days prior to the United Nation's Inaugaration of the Year of the World's Indigenous Peoples

The purpose of the fifth meeting of the Continental Commission of Indigenous Nations (CONIC) was to prepare a list of the group's aims for the Second Continental Encounter

An international meeting in Vienna discussed how to protect human rights. Indigenous groups were under represented. However, it was recommended that a permanent commission be created to oversee the rights of indigenous groups.

A meeting in Tronheim, Norway discussed the role and needs of indigenous groups in Europe.

The controversial topic of researching and "immortalizing" the genetic code of humans is discussed. The Indigenous Peoples and Health Workshop in Winnepeg, Canada criticized the Genome Project on grounds of exploiting Indigenous people.

The first Pan American Health Orgnaization Conference was held April 13-18, 1993, focusing on indigenous health issues. The meeting discussed a range of Indigenous health concerns ranging from the gravity of health crisis in Native communities to the…