Hear me
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the poem as
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read
the poem as
a YouTube video.
Audio and Video Music:
No.8 Requiem.
By Esther Abrami.
Music free to use
at YouTube.
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Poems for
Indigenous
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Adapted from The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples:
Indigenous peoples have suffered
From historic injustices,
Among which are their colonization
And dispossession of their lands,
Thus preventing them from exercising
Their right to development
In accordance with their own needs and interests.
We recognize the urgent need
To respect and promote their inherent rights,
Which derive from their cultures, spiritual traditions,
Histories and philosophies,
And especially their rights
To their lands and resources;
And also the urgent need
To respect and promote
The rights of indigenous peoples
Affirmed in treaties, agreements,
And other constructive arrangements with States.
Copyright by Nicholas Gordon. Free for personal or non-commercial use.
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