Meeting of General Directors for Indigenous Affairs of the

Meeting of General Directors for Indigenous Affairs of the

AMAZON COOPERATION TREATY ORGANIZATION
ACTO
Permanent Secretariat
Meeting of General Directors for Indigenous Affairs of
the Amazon Region
Minutes
13 – 14 of April 2011, Brasilia, Brasil
Minutes
In the city of Brasila – Brazil, on the 13th and the 14th of April 2011, the
representatives of the Governments of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Brazil,
Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela gathered for the
Meeting of General Directors for Indigenous Affairs of the Amazon Region.
The Minister Clemente Baena Soares, Director of the South America II Department,
of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil who opened the meeting, welcomed the
participants emphasizing the importance of strengthening the ACTO and the topic
that was going to be discussed in the meeting.
Ambassador Alejandro Gordillo, Secretary General of ACTO gave a recapitulation of
the institutional process of ACTO and the relevance of this Meeting for the
implementation of the Amazon Cooperation Strategic Agenda.
Finally, Mr. Marcio Meira, President of FUNAI, stressed the importance of the
meeting and expressed the commitment of the Foundation to the achievement during
the meeting of concrete results.
To conclude the opening, Ambassador Mauricio Dorfler, Executive Director of the
PS/ACTO, contextualized the meeting in the process of re-launching the
Organization. He also stressed the importance of this meeting as a mechanism to
identify concrete actions for the implementation of the mandates of the Indigenous
Thematic in the Amazon Strategic Cooperation Agenda.
The Coordinator of Indigenous Affairs, Mr Jan Tawjoeram, explained the objectives,
methodology and expected results of the meeting.
The Program of the meeting and the list of participants are listed in Annex 1 and 2.
1. Background.
The Amazon Cooperation Strategic Agenda adopted by the Ministers of Foreign
Affairs of ACTO Member Countries, November 30, 2010 in Lima, contemplates the
topic of Indigenous Affairs within three main areas, one of which is Indigenous Lands
and Territories and the other Tribal communities. Among the planned activities, the
following was prioritized at short-term: "To hold meetings to learn about experiences
on land demarcation of indigenous peoples."
Considering this mandate, the PS/ ACTO, with the support of the South America II
Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Indian Foundation
(FUNAI), convened this meeting in order to provide a space for the exchange of
basic knowledge on this issue in the region, and also, to identify the information
supply and demands to propose for the future activities among Member Countries.
The results achieved will be a vital input to the Third Regional Meeting of High
Governmental Authorities on Indigenous Affairs of ACTO, to be held in the Bolivarian
Republic of Venezuela, in June 2011.
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2. Objectives of the Meeting.
The meeting sought to achieve the following objectives:
i.
Promoting closer institutional ties among the bodies responsible for policies
linked to indigenous peoples in the Amazon countries to boost the results of
actions geared to these groups; and
ii.
Contributing to the sustainability of development actions in the Amazon
region by strengthening public policies to promote and protect indigenous
peoples in the ACTO Member Countries, and by fostering information
sharing, technical and institutional capacity-building in these countries.
This first experience sharing event of the Amazon Countries focused on territorial
protection, the national legal bases and the mechanisms that are being applied.
3. Methodology
The discussions were based on the following guiding questions:
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Is there a concept for indigenous or tribal lands that guides public policies for
these populations in your country? Describe.
How does your country define the areas identified for indigenous and tribal
peoples?
What processes are applied to protect these lands?
If there is no concept of indigenous or tribal lands to guide public policies,
what processes exist to protect indigenous and tribal peoples in your country?
4. Development of the Meeting
During the first day the delegates presented the measures adopted for the protection
of indigenous and tribal communities, at national level, in the area of lands and
territories. The presentations are included as Annex 2.
Overall, it was stressed that the regional technical cooperation, besides its
contribution to the promotion of social-economic development of the States can be
an important instrument of exchange in subjects whose actions are not confined to
national geographical borders, through the exchange of information, good practices
and experiences.
With regard to the actions developed for indigenous peoples, the States could share
national public policies and institutional arrangements developed, so that the
proposed solutions could produce more comprehensive and efficient results.
In this context, we can say that one of the biggest challenges in the region is to
ensure the protection of indigenous and tribal peoples, respecting the rights of
indigenous peoples.
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5. Main results
The discussions held during this two-day meeting provided the following results:
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Closer institutional ties among indigenous bodies of the ACTO Member
Countries with a view to exchanging experiences on public policies capable of
boosting the results of State actions geared to promoting and protecting the
rights of indigenous peoples of those States;
Exchange of information and experience that can help to develop and
improve strategies to protect indigenous peoples and the lands they inhabit;
Proposals and suggestions to continue the process of sharing experience and
information to improve national mechanisms to work with and protect the
lands inhabited by indigenous peoples and other tribal communities, by
carrying out concrete activities of exchange and technical staff among
institutions.
To realize these results, there has been an identification of demands and proposals
of cooperation and information during the second day, to facilitate the regional
exchange and the regional work among Member Countries.These inputs will assist
the PS/ ACTO to propose activities for the exchange of experiences, information and
knowledge among Member Countries. Below is a matrix with the systematization of
Cooperation areas, Proposals and Activities:
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Áreas de cooperación /
Cooperation Areas
Propuestas / Proposals
Actividades / Activities
Legislación de los PM
(Base de datos digital, que
permita mecanismos para
comparación de las
legislaciones). (BR)
Banco de dados con ejes
temáticos (OTCA).
AECA
Subtema B3
Actividad 5
(CP)
Legislation of the MC
(Digital database, that
allows mechanism for the
comparison of the
legislations). (BR)
Análisis y propuestas de
implementación de la
convención 169 OIT:
desafíos y problemas en
la implementación, casos
prácticos y experiencias.
Database with thematic
search filter (ACTO).
Reunión de intercambio
en Perú.
AECA
Subtema B3
Actividad 2
(CP)
Analysis and proposals for
the implementation of the
Exchange of experiences’
169 convention of the ILO: meeting in Peru.
challenges and problems
during its implementations,
practical cases and
experiences. (BR)
Protección y monitoreo de
tierras indígenas en áreas
de frontera (el monitoreo
es de exclusiva
responsabilidad del
Estado [VE]). (BR)
AECA
Subtema B3
Actividad 4
(MP)
Protection and monitoring
of indigenous lands in
border areas: monitoring
must be responsibility of
the Government [VE]).
(BR)
Reconocimiento de las
tierras (PE) y hábitats
indígenas (VE),
incluyendo experiencias
Videos de autodemarcación indígena y
gestión (FUNAI).
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AECA
Subtema B3
sobre que sucede
después de la
demarcación.
Recognition of indigenous
land and habitats,
including experiences on
what occurs after the
demarcation processes.
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Videos of indigenous autodemarcation and
management (FUNAI).
2. Invitación para
acompañar el proceso que
se realiza con los pueblos
indígenas, para
elaboración de sus planes
de gestión territorial
(BR/Funai, PE).
Invitation to accompany
the process with the
indigenous peoples to
elaborate their land
management plans
(Brasil/Funai).
Capacity building para
funcionarios del Estado
que trabajan con asuntos
indígenas a través de un
intercambio de
experiencias de técnicos.
(PE)
Capacity building for
governmental employees
working with indigenous
affairs through the
exchange of experiences
among technicians. (PE)
Pasantias: intercambio de
funcionarios en los temas:
demarcación y pueblos en
aislamiento voluntario o en
contacto inicial
(Brasil/Funai).
Internship: Exchange of
employees in land
demarcation and isolated
Indians’ representatives
(BR/ FUNAI).
Capacitación a maroons e
indígenas para que
apoyen a la creación de
sus leyes. (SUR)
Compartir experiencias de
capacitación indígena en
procesos de demarcación
(BRA/ FUNAI, VEN).
Capacity building for
Share experiences of
indigenous capacity
building in demarcation
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(CP)
maroons and indigenous
peoples to help draft their
laws. (SUR)
processes (BRA/FUNAI,
VEN).
Criterios y conceptos para
definición de tierras
indígenas y otras
comunidades tribales.
(GUY)
Glosario de términos: En
base una guía común
elaborada por la SP, cada
PM envía su glosario y
conceptos a la SP/OTCA.
AECA
Subtema B3
Actividad 6
(CP)
Criteria and concepts for
the definition of indigenous
and other tribal
communities’ lands. (GUY)
Glossary: Based in a
common guide elaborated
by the PS, each MC
Identify the different
regimens of the MC
(OTCA).
The participant delegations agreed to refer to the consideration of the Third Regional
Meeting of High Governmental Authorities on Indigenous Affairs of ACTO, to be held
in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, in June 2011, the result of their
deliberations, and suggested that the Permanent Secretariat prepare an approximate
quantification of the costs of the activities to be executed.
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Annex 01- Agenda
Meeting of General Directors
for Indigenous Affairs of the Amazon Region
13 April 2011
09h00 – 09h30
09h30 – 10h00
10h00 – 10h15
10h15 – 10h30
10h30 – 11h00
11h00 – 11h20
11h20 – 11h50
11h50-12h10
12h10 – 14h00
14h00 – 14h30
14h30-14h50
14h50 – 15h20
15h20-15h40
15h40-16h00
16h00-16h30
16h30-16h50
16h50-17h20
17h20-17h40
17h40-18h10
18h10-18h30
End of Day one
14 April 2011
09h00 – 10h00
10h00 – 10h45
10h45 – 11h00
11h00-11h15
11h15 – 12h45
12h45 – 14h30
14h30 – 16h00
16h00 – 16h30
16h30 – 17h30
18h00
Registration of Participants
Opening Session - Representatives of ACTO, FUNAI, DAS II
Meeting organization and methodology
Coffee break
Protecting indigenous peoples – Country Experiences Bolivia
Questions
Protecting indigenous peoples – Country Experiences Colombia
Questions
Lunch
Protecting indigenous peoples – Country Experiences Suriname
Questions
Protecting indigenous peoples – Country Experiences Venezuela
Questions
Coffee Break
Protecting indigenous peoples – Country Experiences –
Ecuador
Questions
Protecting indigenous peoples – Country Experiences –
Guyana
Questions
Protecting indigenous peoples – Country Experiences – Peru
Questions
Summary of the previous day - FUNAI
Demarcation as the basis to protect indigenous peoples FUNAI - Brazil
Questions
Coffee break
Survey of ACTO member country demands for regional
project processes (Questions /Comments)
Lunch
Systematization of country demands and proposals
Coffee break
Dialogue and final recommendations
Closure
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Annex 02 – List of Participants
Nombre
Pais
Cargo
Teléfono
Email
1
Felix Cardenas
Bolivia
Viceminister of
Decolonization
71844006
[email protected]
2
Tania Jardin
Brasil
ABC/MRE
55 61 84116758
[email protected]
3
Leila SottoMaior
Brasil
FUNAI
55 61 33133547
[email protected]
4
Cristina
Cambiaghi
Brasil
FUNAI
55 61 33133713
[email protected]
5
André
Albuquerque
Brasil
FUNAI
55 61 33133506
[email protected]
6
Hayle Gadelha
Brasil
MRE
55 61 34118707
[email protected]
7
Renata F.
Teodoro
Brasil
MRE
55 61 81265008
[email protected]
8
Thiago Garcia
Brasil
FUNAI
9
Brasil
FUNAI
55 61 33133541
[email protected]
Brasil
FUNAI
55 61 99740505
[email protected]
11
Graziela
Alemeida
Cristiana
Martinello
Felipe Lucena
Brasil
FUNAI
12
Luis Fernández
Colombia
Embassy of
Colombia in Brasilia
85477511
[email protected]
13
Marta Cecilia
Santillán
Sinchico
Ecuador
Secretarita of
Peoples, Social
Movements and
citizen participation
593 2 2976700,
087930189
[email protected],
[email protected]
14
Franklin Fabián
Gustavo
Quishpe Oña
Ecuador
Regional Integration
Direction
593 2 2993200
ext.3628
[email protected]
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[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
Ministy of Foreign
Affairs, Commerce
and Integration
15
Norman
Whittaker
Guyana
Liaison Officer to
Minister of
Amerindian Affairs
592 22 31635,
592 678 6456
[email protected]
16
Enrique Monize
Guyana
Land
Administration,
Guyana Lands and
Survey Commission
592 227 2535,
592 621 0468
[email protected]
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17
Maria Teresa
Merino de Hart
Perú
Director for Social
Affiars of the
Ministry of Foreign
Affairs
18
José Carlos
Vilcapoma
Perú
Intercultural
Viceminister of the
Ministry of Culture
19
Mw Linga
Moejinga Bsc
Suriname
Onderdirecteur
Ontwikkeling
Binnenland (inofficial)
597 8571873
[email protected]
20
Suriname
Hoofd NARENA
597 1439982
[email protected]
21
Kun Ming
TJON
Gillian Adjaho
Suriname
Suriname Embassy
in Brasilia
81843030
[email protected]
22
Aloha Nuñez
Venezuela
Viceminister
0058 416
6084074
[email protected]
23
Sara Caballero
Arias
Venezuela
Amazonian Matters
/ Indigenous Issues
/Iberoamerican
Issues, Direction of
Concertation
Mechanisms ,
Policies and
Integration
0058 412
5754708
[email protected]
24
Raquel
Maracay
Venezuela
Embassy of
Venezuela in
Brasilia
21011010
[email protected]
25
Alejandro
Gordillo
Maurício
Dorfler
Jan Fernando
Tawjoeram
OTCA
Secretary General
(61) 32484119
[email protected]
OTCA
Executive Director
(61) 32484119
[email protected]
OTCA
Coordinator of
Indigenous Affairs
(61) 32484119
[email protected]
28
Guilherme
Macedo
Advisor in
Indigenous Affairs
(61) 33643362
[email protected]
29
Sammia
Poveda
Tecnical Assistant T
(61) 33643362
[email protected]
30
(61) 33228925
[email protected]
31
Marcia
Gramkow
Celso Cirino
Programa
Regional
Amazonía
Programa
Regional
Amazonía
GIZ
Brasil
Translation Service
32
Diego Damasio
Brasil
Translation Service
55 61 92940492
[email protected]
33
Darlan Lacerda
Damacena
Maria de los
Angeles
Courbis
Florisvaldo J.
Machado
Goncalves
Felipe Santos
de Brito
Brasil
Translation Service
55 61 92322412
[email protected]
Brasil
Translation Service
55 61 86085225
[email protected]
Brasil
Translation Service
[email protected]
Brasil
Translation Service
[email protected]
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34
35
36
2043130
[email protected]
[email protected]
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