Republic of the Philippines

PHILIPPINE NORMAL UNIVERSITY

National Center for Teacher Education
Mindanao

Name: Edwin James B. Andoy

Year and Section: BSCIEPHY IV
Subject: S-SCIX01

FLA 3: Government Provisions on Indigenous Peoples

The government has to protect its people regardless of sex, race, ethnicity, language,
culture and even social status. The constitution and government provisions should
observe inclusivity among Filipinos, as it will promote sustainability of culture,
equity, equality and peace. Provisions should not only protect and secure the lifestyle
of the people in the mainstream but as well as the indigenous people. To address this,
the government has created several policies and provision protecting the IP’s culture,
norms and tradition.

Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
International Covenant on Economic, Social and
Cultural Rights (1966)
“equal in dignity and rights without distinction
of any kind, such as race, colour, sex,
language, religion, political or other opinion,
national or social origin, property, birth or
other status.”
This Covenant describes the basic economic,
social, and cultural rights of individuals. It also
has provisions for collective rights.

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Prohibiting any distinction, exclusion,

Racial Discrimination (1966) restriction or preference based on race, colour,
descent, or national or ethnic origin
The ILO Indigenous and Tribal Peoples the first international convention to address the
Convention(1989) specific needs for Indigenous Peoples' human
rights.
obligations towards minorities as well as the
rights of minority people. Topics that are dealt
Declaration on the Rights of Persons belonging with include the national or ethnic, cultural,
to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic religious or linguistic identity of minorities
Minorities (1992) (Article 1)
Council Resolution on Indigenous Peoples within . It calls for the integration of Indigenous
the Framework of the Development Cooperation of Peoples’ interests in all levels of development
the Community and Members States (1998) cooperation and the full and free participation
of Indigenous Peoples in the development
process.
UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations The United Nations Working Group on
Indigenous Populations, a subsidiary organ of
the Sub-Commission on the Promotion and
Protection of Human Rights
This Working Group of the Commission on
UN Working Group on the Draft Declaration on the Human Rights meets once a year and is
Rights of Indigenous Peoples responsible for reviewing and debating the
draft Declaration.
The People’s Decade of Human Rights Education is dedicated to increasing awareness of human

Researching Indigenous Peoples' Rights Under
International Law
Human Rights Education Associates
United Nations Decade for Human Rights
Education
Amnesty International Human Rights Education
rights in order to strengthen and invigorate
efforts for change. PHDRE teaches how the
human rights framework can be used to
address social and economic injustices
throughout the world.
The site has a clear layout and features an
overview of important issues, legal documents
and a wide-ranging bibliography (up to 1998).
dedicated to quality education educational
material development, training educators and
activists, research and development, and
fostering on-line community building.
UN program that offers financial support for
grassroots activities in the field of human
rights carried out by community-based
organizations and individuals.
The Amnesty International Human Rights
Education website offers a wide variety of
human rights education resources: classroom
materials and resources, frequently asked
questions about human rights, sample lessons,
resource notebooks, human rights syllabi