Pres. Obama Announces Support for UNDRIP

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Big news!

Here.

3 thoughts on “Pres. Obama Announces Support for UNDRIP”

  1. Brent Leonhard December 16, 2010 / 12:33 pm

    Do you have a copy of the government’s official endorsement? Is there limiting language, or did they adopt the declaration in full without conditions?

  2. Kate Fort December 16, 2010 / 12:41 pm

    So far this is what we have:

    “And as you know, in April, we announced that we were reviewing our position on the U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. And today I can announce that the United States is lending its support to this declaration. (Applause.)

    The aspirations it affirms — including the respect for the institutions and rich cultures of Native peoples — are one we must always seek to fulfill. And we’re releasing a more detailed statement about U.S. support for the declaration and our ongoing work in Indian Country. But I want to be clear: What matters far more than words — what matters far more than any resolution or declaration -– are actions to match those words. And that’s what this conference is about. (Applause.) That’s what this conference is about. That’s the standard I expect my administration to be held to.”

    Excerpt from The White House, Office of the Press Secretary
    For Immediate Release
    December 16, 2010
    Remarks by the President at the White House Tribal Nations Conference
    Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.

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