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Indigenous Peoples
- EnglishThe State shall give special attention to indigenous farming communities, with the purpose of promoting their economic, social, and political participation in the national life. (Art. 124)
- SpanishEl Estado dará atención especial a las comunidades campesinas e indígenas con el fin de promover su participación económica, social y política en la vida nacional. (Art. 124)
Indigenous Peoples
- EnglishIn consideration thereof Her Majesty the Queen of England extends to the Natives of New Zealand Her royal protection and imparts to them all the Rights and Privileges of British Subjects. (Treaty of Waitangi, Article the Third)
Indigenous Peoples
- EnglishNative peoples have the right to maintain and promote their own economic practices based on reciprocity, solidarity and exchange; their traditional productive activities and their participation in the national economy, and to define their priorities. Native peoples have the right to professional training services and to participate in the preparation, implementation and management of specific training programs and technical and financial assistance services to strengthen their economic activities within the framework of sustainable local development. The State shall guarantee to workers belonging to native peoples the enjoyment of the rights granted under labor legislation. (Art. 123)
- SpanishLos pueblos indígenas tienen derecho a mantener y promover sus propias prácticas económicas basadas en la reciprocidad, la solidaridad y el intercambio; sus actividades productivas tradicionales, su participación en la economía nacional y a definir sus prioridades. Los pueblos indígenas tienen derecho a servicios de formación profesional y a participar en la elaboración, ejecución y gestión de programas específicos de capacitación, servicios de asistencia técnica y financiera que fortalezcan sus actividades económicas en el marco del desarrollo local sustentable. El Estado garantizará a los trabajadores y trabajadoras pertenecientes a los pueblos indígenas el goce de los derechos que confiere la legislación laboral. (Art. 123)
Indigenous Peoples
- English…
It sees equally to the protection of the rights of minorities, of the autochthonous peoples, of handicapped persons as well as of the principle of equality between men and women. (Art. 148) - French…
Elle veille également à la protection des droits des minorités, des peuples autochtones, de personnes handicapées ainsi que du principe de I'égalité entre homme et femme. (Art. 148)
Indigenous Peoples
- English…
• “marginalised community” means-
(a) a community that, because of its relatively small population or for any other reason, has been unable to fully participate in the integrated social and economic life of Kenya as a whole;
(b) a traditional community that, out of a need or desire to preserve its unique culture and identity from assimilation, has remained outside the integrated social and economic life of Kenya as a whole;
(c) an indigenous community that has retained and maintained a traditional lifestyle and livelihood based on a hunter or gatherer economy; or
(d) pastoral persons and communities, whether they are-
(i) nomadic; or
(ii) a settled community that, because of its relative geographic isolation, has experienced only marginal participation in the integrated social and economic life of Kenya as a whole;
• “marginalised group” means a group of people who, because of laws or practices before, on, or after the effective date, were or are disadvantaged by discrimination on one or more of the grounds in Article 27 (4);
… (Art. 260) - Swahili…
• “jamii ya pembezoni” humaanisha-
(a) jamii ambayo, kwa sababu ya idadi ndogo ya watu wake au kwa sababu nyingineyo yoyote, imeshindwa kushiriki kikamilifu katika maisha ya kijamii na kiuchumi ya Kenya kwa ujumla;
(b) jamii ya jadi ambayo, kutokana na hitaji au shauku ya kuhifadhi utamaduni na utambulisho wake wa kipekee na kitambulisho ili usipotee, imebaki nje ya maisha ya kawaida ya kijamii na kiuchumi ya Kenya kwa ujumla;
(c) jamii asilia ambayo imeshikilia na kudumisha mtindo wa maisha ya jadi na kujipatia riziki katika uchumi wa uwindaji na uokotaji; au
(d) watu na jamii ya wafugaji, iwe ni-
(i) wa kuhamahama; au
(ii) jamii yenye makazi ya kudumu ambayo, kwa sababu ya kujitenga kwake kijiografia, imeshiriki kidogo sana katika maisha ya pamoja ya kijamii na kiuchumi ya Kenya kwa ujumla;
"Kikundi cha pembezoni" humaanisha kikundi cha watu ambao, kwa sababu ya sheria au desturi za hapo awali, au baada ya tarehe ya utekelezaji walikuwa au wametengwa, kwa kubaguliwa kwa sababu moja au zaidi zilizopo katika Kifungu cha 27 (4);
… (Kifungu cha 260)
Indigenous Peoples
- EnglishI. The nations and native indigenous rural peoples shall exercise their jurisdictional functions and competency through their authorities, and shall apply their own principles, cultural values, norms and procedures.
II. The rural native indigenous jurisdiction respects the right to life, the right to defense and other rights and guarantees established in this Constitution. (Art. 190) - SpanishI. Las naciones y pueblos indígena originario campesinos ejercerán sus funciones jurisdiccionales y de competencia a través de sus autoridades, y aplicarán sus principios, valores culturales, normas y procedimientos propios.
II. La jurisdicción indígena originaria campesina respeta el derecho a la vida, el derecho a la defensa y demás derechos y garantías establecidos en la presente Constitución. (Art. 190)
Indigenous Peoples
- EnglishThe exploitation of natural resources in a determined territory shall be subject to a process of consultation with the affected population, called by the State, which shall be free, prior in time and informed. Citizen participation is guaranteed in the process of the management of the environment, and the conservation of ecosystems shall be promoted, in accordance with the Constitution and the law. In the nations and rural native indigenous peoples, the consultation will be carried out with respect given to their own norms and procedures. (Art. 352)
- SpanishLa explotación de recursos naturales en determinado territorio estará sujeta a un proceso de consulta a la población afectada, convocada por el Estado, que será libre, previa e informada. Se garantiza la participación ciudadana en el proceso de gestión ambiental y se promoverá la conservación de los ecosistemas, de acuerdo con la Constitución y la ley. En las naciones y pueblos indígena originario campesinos, la consulta tendrá lugar respetando sus normas y procedimientos propios. (Art. 352)
Indigenous Peoples
- English(1) Seats shall be reserved for—
(a) the Scheduled Castes; and
(b) the Scheduled Tribes,
in every Panchayat and the number of seats so reserved shall bear, as nearly as may be, the same proportion to the total number of seats to be filled by direct election in that Panchayat as the population of the Scheduled Castes in that Panchayat area or of the Scheduled Tribes in that Panchayat area bears to the total population of that area and such seats may be allotted by rotation to different constituencies in a Panchayat.
… (Art. 243D) - Hindi(1) प्रत्येक पंचायत में—
(क) अनुसूचित जातियों; और
(ख) अनुसूचित जनजातियों,
के लिए स्थान आरक्षित रहेंगे और इस प्रकार आरक्षित स्थानों की संख्या का अनुपात, उस पंचायत क्षेत्र में प्रत्यक्ष निर्वाचन द्वारा भरे जाने वाले स्थानों की कुल संख्या से यथाशक्य वही होगा जो उस पंचायत में अनुसूचित जातियों की अथवा उस पंचायत क्षेत्र में अनुसूचित जनजातियों की जनसंख्या का अनुपात उस क्षेत्र की कुल जनसंख्या से है और ऐसे स्थान किसी पंचायत के भिन्न-भिन्न निर्वाचन क्षेत्रों को चक्रानुक्रम से आबंटित किए जा सकेंगे।
… (अनुच्छेद 243घ)
Indigenous Peoples
- EnglishColombian nationals are:
…
2. By adoption:
…
c) Members of the indigenous peoples who share frontier territories, with application of the principle of reciprocity according to public treaties.
… (Art. 96) - SpanishSon nacionales colombianos:
...
2. Por adopción:
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c) Los miembros de los pueblos indígenas que comparten territorios fronterizos, con aplicación del principio de reciprocidad según tratados públicos.
… (Art. 96)
Indigenous Peoples
- English
We, the National people, firmly resolve that we shall :
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- uphold racial equality, living eternally in unity fostering the firm Union Spirit of true patriotism;
... (Preamble) - Burmese
ကျွန်ုပ်တို့တိုင်းရင်းသားပြည်သူအပေါင်းတို့သည် -
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- နိုင်ငံတော်အတွင်း လူမျိုးရေးတန်းတူမှုဖြင့် စစ်မှန်သော မျိုးချစ်စိတ်ဓာတ်ဖြစ်သည့် ပြည်ထောင်စုစိတ်ဓာတ်ကို ခိုင်မြဲစွာမွေးမြူလျက် ထာဝစဉ်စည်းလုံးညီညွတ်စွာ အတူတကွ လက်တွဲနေထိုင်ကြမည်ဟု သန္နိဌာန်ချမှတ်၍လည်းကောင်း၊
... (နိဒါန်း)