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Indigenous Peoples
- English
The authorities of the state shall create conditions enabling the Sami people, as an indigenous people, to preserve and develop its language, culture and way of life. (Art. 108)
- Norwegian
Det påligger statens myndigheter å legge forholdene til rette for at det samiske folk, som urfolk, kan sikre og utvikle sitt språk, sin kultur og sitt samfunnsliv. (§ 108)
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
- English…
4. For the purposes of determining national sovereignty, people of Vanuatu means all indigenous and naturalised citizens of Vanuatu. (Art. 4) - French…
4) Aux fins de la définition de la souveraineté nationale, peuple de Vanuatu désigne tous les citoyens indigènes et naturalisés de Vanuatu. (Art. 4)
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
- EnglishThe law guarantees and assures the promotion and the protection of the rights of the autochthonous Peoples. (Art. 16)
- FrenchLa loi garantit et assure la promotion et la protection des droits des peuples autochtones. (Art. 16)
Indigenous Peoples
- English…
(2) Recognising the historically diminished use and status of the indigenous languages of our people, the state must take practical and positive measures to elevate the status and advance the use of these languages.
… (Sec. 6)
Indigenous Peoples
- English…
II. The universities must implement programs for the recovery, preservation, development, learning and dissemination of the different languages of the nations and rural native indigenous peoples.
… (Art. 95) - Spanish…
II. Las universidades deberán implementar programas para la recuperación, preservación, desarrollo, aprendizaje y divulgación de las diferentes lenguas de las naciones y pueblos indígena originario campesinos.
… (Art. 95)
Indigenous Peoples
- EnglishEach rural, native, or indigenous autonomy shall draft its Statute according to its own norms and procedures, in conformity with the Constitution and the law. (Art. 292)
- SpanishCada autonomía indígena originario campesina elaborará su Estatuto, de acuerdo a sus normas y procedimientos propios, según la Constitución y la Ley. (Art. 292)
Indigenous Peoples
- English(1) The State shall not discriminate against any citizen on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth or any of them.
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(4) Nothing in this article or in clause (2) of article 29 shall prevent the State from making any special provision for the advancement of any socially and educationally backward classes of citizens or for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes.
(5) Nothing in this article or in sub-clause (g) of clause (1) of article 19 shall prevent the State from making any special provision, by law, for the advancement of any socially and educationally backward classes of citizens or for the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes in so far as such special provisions relate to their admission to educational institutions including private educational institutions, whether aided or unaided by the State, other than the minority educational institutions referred to in clause (1) of article 30.
… (Art. 15) - Hindi(1) राज्य, किसी नागरिक के विरुद्ध केवल धर्म, मूलवंश, जाति, लिंग, जन्मस्थान या इनमें से किसी के आधार पर कोई विभेद नहीं करेगा।
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(4) इस अनुच्छेद की या अनुच्छेद 29 के खंड (2) की कोई बात राज्य को सामाजिक और शैक्षिक दृष्टि से पिछड़े हुए नागरिकों के किन्हीं वर्गों की उन्नति के लिए या अनुसूचित जातियों और अनुसूचित जनजातियों के लिए कोई विशेष उपबंध करने से निवारित नहीं करेगी।
(5) इस अनुच्छेद या अनुच्छेद 19 के खंड (1) के उपखंड (छ) की कोई बात राज्य को सामाजिक और शैक्षिक दृष्टि से पिछड़े हुए नागरिकों के किन्हीं वर्गों की उन्नति के लिए या अनुसूचित जातियों या अनुसूचित जनजातियों के लिए, विधि द्वारा, कोई विशेष उपबंध करने से निवारित नहीं करेगी, जहां तक ऐसे विशेष उपबंध, अनुच्छेद 30 के खंड (1) में निर्दिष्ट अल्पसंख्यक शिक्षा संस्थाओं से भिन्न, शिक्षा संस्थाओं में, जिनके अंतर्गत प्राइवेट शिक्षा संस्थाएं भी हैं, चाहे वे राज्य से सहायता प्राप्त हों या नहीं, प्रवेश से संबंधित हैं।
… (अनुच्छेद 15)
Indigenous Peoples
- EnglishThe Union shall conclude the demarcation of indigenous lands within five years after promulgation of the Constitution. (Transitional Constitutional Provisions Act 1988, Art. 67)
- PortugueseA União concluirá a demarcação das terras indígenas no prazo de cinco anos a partir da promulgação da Constituição. (Ato das Disposições Constitucionais Transitórias 1988, Art. 67)