U.N. Rights of Indigenous Peoples

legal correspondance – UNREPRESENTED NATIONS AND PEOPLES ORGANIZATION Chief Richard Grass was among the founding members of this organization, although at present this nation is not a current paying member. Following is information from Chief Richards’ files from years past during his involvement
Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization The following article by Margot Hornblower was scanned from a copy of the original TIME magazine article, which has subsequently been deleted/omitted in the TIME magazine web archives for Vol. 141 No.5! Note photo of Richard Grass (Sioux) at top left of article.
Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) is a democratic, international organization. Its members are indigenous peoples, occupied nations, minorities and independent states or territories who have joined together to protect their human and cultural rights, preserve their environments, and to find non-violent solutions to conflicts which affect them. UNPO provides a legitimate and established international forum for member aspirations and assists its members in effective participation at an international level. UNPO members are not represented in major international fora, such as the United Nations. As a result, their ability to participate in the international community and to have their concerns addressed by the global bodies mandated to protect human rights and address conflict, is limited. UNPO is dedicated to the five principles enshrined in its Charter Nonviolence, Human rights, Self-determination and democracy, Environmental Protection, and Tolerance. Note: In spite of the “UN” in its acronym, UNPO is not related to the United Nations.

Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation – Members

in the AMERICAS

Buffalo River Dene Nation
Lakota (Dakota, Nakota, or Sioux Indians)
Mapuche
Nahuals del Alto Balsas
Nuxálk

in AFRICA

Cabinda
Batwa (Pygmies)
Maasai
Ogoni
Oromo
Somaliland
Southern Cameroons
Vhavenda
Zanzibar

in ASIA

Aceh (on Sumatra); see also Free Aceh Movement
Ahwazi
Assyrians; see also Assyria
Bashkortostan
Buryatia; see also Buryat
Chin
Chittagong Hill Tracts
Chuvash; see also Chuvashia
Cordillera
East Turkestan
Mon
Montagnards
Nagalim
Iraqi Turkoman
Karenni State (Kayah State)
Khmer Krom
Kurdistan
Mari; see also Mari El
Shan
Sindh
South Moluccas
Taiwan (represented by the DPP)
Tatarstan
Tibet; see also Government of Tibet in Exile and Tibetan people
Tuva

in EUROPE

Abkhazia
Albanians in the Republic of Macedonia
Circassia; see also Circassians
Crimean Tatars
Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
Gagauzia
Greeks in Albania
Hungarians in Romania
Ingushetia
Inkeri (Ingrian Finns); see also Ingria
Komi
Kosovo
Kumyk
Rusyns
Sanjak
Scania (Skåneland)
Udmurt; see also Udmurtia

in OCEANIA & Australasia

Aboriginals of Australia
Bougainville
Ka Lahui Hawai’i
Maohi
West Papua (represented by the OPM)

Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization – Former members The following former members of the UNPO have since gained United Nations (UN) recognition: Armenia East Timor Estonia Georgia Latvia Palau