Archive for September, 2011
Solidarity Campaigns Of The Asian Pacific Indigenous Youth Network
Tuesday, September 27th, 2011In the midst of renewed violence in West Papua, between proponents of political self-determination and the Indonesian military, The West Papua National Committee KNPB announced plans to re-organize the people of West Papua, for the purpose of demanding that the United Nations pursue a referendum in West Papua. KNPB Vice-Chairman, Mako Tabuni, stated that a [...]
Raising Awareness With Asian Pacific Indigenous Youth Network
Saturday, September 24th, 2011The goal of the Network is to develop the youth of the Asia-Pacific region so that they can acquire the methods to become more confident of their advocacy. There are many ways to proceed with this task, but many informed people believe that providing systems of information and networking will open the doors for prioritizing [...]
Struggles Of Asian Pacific Indigenous Youth
Wednesday, September 21st, 2011Struggles Of Asian Pacific Indigenous Youth Indigenous people continue to face discrimination and hardships all over the Asia Pacific region. For the youth, the struggles are often more specific. They tend to feel caught between two worlds. The traditional ways they’ve been brought up, with a distinct language and culture, and then the modern world [...]
Defending The Rights Of Asian Pacific Indigenous Youth
Saturday, September 17th, 2011Defending The Rights Of Asian Pacific Indigenous Youth Because of the unique and sometimes pervasive problems facing many indigenous youth, it is important that groups such as the Asia Pacific Indigenous Youth Network exist to defend and promote their rights. This aforementioned group rouses indigenous youth to stand up for their rights and make their [...]