Internet Activities   Instructions: Enter your answers into the boxes below. If you'd like a print-out of your responses, click on the Submit button at the bottom of the page, and you will be taken to a printer-friendly page. If you have been instructed to submit your exercise online, enter both your and your instructor's name and e-mail address, then click the Email button at the bottom of the page. Your answers will be e-mailed immediately. Macintosh Users: If you have been instructed to submit your reponses to your instructor, you must enter your responses, then click on the Submit button at the bottom of the page to receive a printer-friendly version of your responses that you can then print and turn in to your instructor.   Indigenous Peoples and International Relations Indigenous peoples are usually minorities in their own lands. Frequently pulled between desires to maintain their cultures and the pressure to conform with the mainstream political, economic, social, and cultural norms of their countries, they have often been the subjects of discrimination. Many are seeking recognition and rights, both within countries and from the international community. Center for World Indigenous Studies 1. What are the main goals of the Center for World Indigenous Studies? 2. Look through "Internationally Focused Documents." Give some examples of indigenous peoples forming organizations. Also examine how these groups have lobbied international governmental organizations in order to obtain their objectives. 3. Now go to "United Nations Documents." How has the UN been involved in protecting indigenous rights? How effective has the UN been in this area? 4. Click on "Treaties, Agreements, and Other Constructive Arrangements." Describe at least three examples found here, each from a different category. 5. In what ways have indigenous peoples attempted to develop and use international law to achieve their objectives? Overall, how successful have they been?     Student Name:* Student Email:*   Professor Name:*   Professor Email:*         *required
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