In the southern Philippine town of Tampakan, the B’laan people are waging a war against large-scale gold and copper mining.
Tag: Self Determination
West Papua Fast Facts: 13 things I think we should know
Some things I discovered while reading up on the West Papuan situation. I could not but shout “Merdeka!” afterwards.
The Trump effect on the lives of Native Americans and other Indigenous Peoples
Trump is a racist and a bigot, and his statements and actions against Native Americans in the US show it.
Pushing forward: Why the fight for self-determination of national minorities is far from over
Read on to know why, for national minorities in the Philippines, there is still a long way to go in achieving self determination.
If you don’t see what’s wrong, get your eyes checked
Ours, too, is a country with a police force that would rather defend the insignia of a foreign country than uphold its vow to serve and protect the Filipino people.
Unjust: Why Indigenous Peoples are marching in the Philippines
Indigenous Peoples are marching in protest in the Philippines, and here’s why.
Nineteen years of deceit: The Indigenous Peoples Rights Act in the Philippines
The year 1997 was supposedly a landmark year for indigenous peoples in the Philippines with the passage Republic Act (RA) 8371, or the Indigenous People’s Rights Act (IPRA). Many hailed it as an enlightened law that will help ensure the self- determination of the indigenous peoples in the country.
Why Indonesia won’t give up West Papua so easily
The Indonesian government, it seems, does not give up quite so easily.
The fight for self-determination
Simply put, the right to self determination is the right of nations or peoples to freely determine their own political status with no foreign interference. Nations and peoples, by virtue of this right, are free to choose how they will be governed and who will govern them. They, and they alone, will determine how to allocate the resources within their defined territories. In exercising the right to self determination, intervention by foreign political powers is not necessary. What is far more important is for the nation or people exercising this right to be firm in wanting to exercise this right.
