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1992 Tribunal

Materials and documents from the 1992 International Tribunal of Indigenous Peoples and Oppressed Nations. Held in San Francisco California from October 2-4, the Tribunal focused on challenging the 500th anniversary of the “discovery” of America by Christopher Columbus and discussing the massive, systematic violations of human rights and international law against people of color. Includes perspectives from New Afrikans, Puerto Ricans, Native Americans, Mexicans and white anti-imperialists. Also includes resources from the Tribunal and letters from attorney Marilyn Kalman to white anti-imperialist Political Prisoners.

The three aims of the tribunal were:

* to destroy the myth of the "European Discovery" of the Americas, and Columbus as the embodiment of the European Spirit of Adventure and of rugged individualism

* to provide a forum for a broader understanding of the right to self-determination, and to understand the history of the U.S.as the country which became the inheritor of the worst features of the European legacies of colonialism, genocide and racism

* to gain the immediate, unconditional release of the Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War from the different resistance movements.

Documents

Verdict of the International Tribunal of Indigenous Peoples and Oppressed Nations in the USA Verdict of the International Tribunal of Indigenous Peoples and Oppressed Nations in the USA
Publisher: International Tribunal of Indigenous Peoples and Oppressed Nations in the U.S.Date: 10/4/1992Format: MonographCollection: 1992 Tribunal
Verdict of the 1992 Tribunal - in English.
Program for International Tribunal of Indigenous Peoples and Oppressed Nations in the USA Program for International Tribunal of Indigenous Peoples and Oppressed Nations in the USA
Publisher: International Tribunal of Indigenous Peoples and Oppressed Nations in the U.S.Date: 10/1992Format: ProgramCollection: 1992 Tribunal
Program from the 1992 International Tribunal of Indigenous Peoples and Oppressed Nations in the United States. Includes information on the event, political prisoners and sponsors.
Remerica ! Amerika: 1492-1992 Exhibition Catalog Remerica ! Amerika: 1492-1992 Exhibition Catalog
Author: Juan SanchezPublisher: Hunter College of The City University of New YorkDate: 9/8/1992Volume Number: Sep 8-Oct 30Format: CatalogCollection: 1992 Tribunal
Exhibition catalog of Remerica ! Amerika: 1492-1992 at Hunter College of The City University of New York. Organized and with an essay (Remerica ! Amerika: Resurrecting "A Peoples' History" to Reaffirm Our Presence and Our Will To Emerge) by Juan Sanchez. Curatorial assistance and additional essays by Enoc Perez and Miguelangel Ruiz. Invited contributors: Coco Fusco and Guillermo Gomez-Pena. Remerika ! Amerika is an exhibition of new works by Latin-American, African-American, Native-American, Asian American, Chicano, and Puerto Rican artists which respond to the absurd notion of the "discovery" of the "new world". The exhibition attempts to demonstrate the power and spirit of struggle and survival through culture, rituals, religion, and celebration. It also attempts to dismantle, explore, analyze, and conceptually work with visual and oral history.
Human Rights Violations and Landrights of Native American Nations in the USA: The Case of the Western Shoshone Human Rights Violations and Landrights of Native American Nations in the USA: The Case of the Western Shoshone
Publisher: American Indian MovementFormat: MonographCollection: 1992 Tribunal
Sections: I. Legal Foundations II. The Indian Claims Commission III. The case "Damn vs USA" IV. The Bureau of Land Management V. Extinguishment of Western Shoshone Treaty Rights VI. Hr 3897 - the "Vucanovich Bill" VII. The present situation: the impoundment of livestock VIII. Western Shoshone Complaint for Genocide IX. The Western Shoshone's quest for a fair solution of the landrights issue X. Human Rights Violations against the Western Shoshone Nation by the USA Human Rights Violations against the Western Shoshone Nation by the USA: 1) The Western Shoshone were denied due process of law 2) The arbitrary extinguishment of the Treat of Ruby Valley violates US law and international law 3) Violations of Human Rights as defined in International Law on Ethnocide and Genocide
Dissing the Discovery Dissing the Discovery
Authors: Meg Starr and Barbara ZellerPublisher: The International Tribunal of Indigenous Peoples' and Oppressed Nationalities in the U.S.Year: 1992Format: MonographCollection: 1992 Tribunal
U.S. PPs and POWs De-Celebrate the Columbus Quincentenary and affirm 500 years of resistance. With contributions from Sundiata Acoli,Marilyn Buck, Mark Cook, Edwin Cortes, Elizam Escobar, Larry Giddings, David Gilbert, Jaan Laaman, Mondo Langa, Ray Levasseaur, Alberto Rodriguez, and updates on Mumia Abu-Jamal, Norma Jean Croy,and Leonard Peltier. Includes poetry, essays, and statements. Artwork by Elspeth Meyer (front and back cover), Mary Taylor (Freedom Now design), Sundiata Acoli (drawing), Louise Harter, Chris Day ("Nina, Pinta, & Santa Maria: This Time We Sink 'Em"), and Elizam Escobar (acrylic over photograph photo-painting self portrait: 1980-1992). Black and white.
Verdicto Del Tribunal Internacional de Los Pueblos Indigenas Y Naciones Oprimidas en Los EEUU Verdicto Del Tribunal Internacional de Los Pueblos Indigenas Y Naciones Oprimidas en Los EEUU
Date: 11/24/1992Volume Number: 24-NovFormat: MonographCollection: 1992 Tribunal
Verdict of the 1992 Tribunal- Spanish