Pope says indigenous people must have final say about their land

Type: 
Literature
Publication: 
Hill, D. 2017. Pope says indigenous people must have final say about their land. The Guardian.
Year Published: 
2017
Organization: 
NGO
Description: 

Last week, over 560 years later, Francis, the first Pope from Latin America, struck a rather different note - for indigenous peoples around the world, for land rights, for better environmental stewardship. He said publicly that indigenous peoples have the right to “prior and informed consent.” In other words, nothing should happen on - or impact - their land, territories and resources unless they agree to it.

Category: 
religion, catholicism, sovereignty, self-determination, stewardship, jurisdiction, policy