In honor of today, we will be including a FREE Skywoman & Turtle Island Mini Soap with each and every order [$8 value]. No Code needed.
Both of these soaps were inspired by the Haudenosaunee creation story when Skywoman fell from the Sky and created Turtle Island.
Image Source: Visual Capitalist . com (Using visual data to tell a story). The UN also cites a world Indigenous population (First Nations/Aboriginal, etc) of 476million.
In the spirit of World Indigenous People's Day, we are sharing this important piece of history and document.
In 2007, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) was adopted by the UN General Assembly on Thursday, 13 September 2007, by a majority of 143 states in favour, 4 votes against (Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States) and 11 abstentions.
The 4 countries against have since endorsed UNDRIP. Australia (in 2009), New Zealand (in 2010), the United States (in 2011) adopted it and Canada (in 2021).
Here are a few excerpts;
Article 2
Indigenous peoples and individuals are free and equal to all other peoples and individuals and have the right to be free from any kind of discrimination, in the exercise of their rights, in particular that based on their indigenous origin or identity
Article 15
1. Indigenous peoples have the right to the dignity and diversity of their cultures, traditions, histories and aspirations which shall be appropriately reflected in education and public information.
Article 29
1. Indigenous peoples have the right to the conservation and protection of the environment and the productive capacity of their lands or territories and resources. States shall establish and implement assistance programmes for indigenous peoples for such conservation and protection, without discrimination.
Article 33
1. Indigenous peoples have the right to determine their own identity or membership in accordance with their customs and traditions. This does not impair the right of indigenous individuals to obtain citizenship of the States in which they live.
To download the Declaration, visit the UN official website:
