Thursday, April 17, 2008

Indigenous Right: An Ethno-National Twist in Fiji.

The Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) party recently released a statement praising the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and claiming it as justification for policies such as the Qoliqoli Bill (Fiji Times, Sept. 26). Those who have heard too often in Fiji the rhetoric of “indigenous rights” co-opted by divisive...

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