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"...in many regions of the world indigenous peoples have been, and are still being, discriminated against and deprived of their human rights and fundamental freedoms and in particular that they have lost their land and resources to colonists, commercial companies and State enterprises. Consequently, the preservation of their culture and their historical identity has been and still is jeopardized." -United Nations Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination: General Recommendation XXIII Concerning Indigenous Peoples

"Indigenous peoples the world over are usually among the most marginalized and dispossessed sectors of society, because they suffer discrimination and face prejudices that are often perpetuated within societies. Despite the existence of protective legislation, the rights of indigenous peoples are very often denied in practice..." -Rodolfo Stavenhagen, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people for the United Nations Human Rights Committee, September 23, 2004

"The Committee [on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination] notes the persistence of the discriminatory effects of the legacy of...destructive [United States] policies with regard to Native Americans." -Concluding Observations of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination to the United States, August 14, 2001