Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE INDIAN LAW RESOURCE CENTER PROVIDES LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND ADVOCACY WITHOUT CHARGE TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF THE AMERICAS TO COMBAT RACISM AND OPPRESSION, TO PROTECT THEIR LANDS AND ENVIRONMENT, TO PROTECT THEIR CULTURES AND WAYS OF LIFE, TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND GENUINE SELF-GOVERNMENT, AND TO REALIZE THEIR OTHER HUMAN RIGHTS. THE CENTER SEEKS TO OVERCOME THE GRAVE PROBLEMS THAT THREATEN NATIVE PEOPLES BY ADVANCING THE RULE OF LAW, BY ESTABLISHING NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEGAL STANDARDS THAT PRESERVE THEIR HUMAN RIGHTS AND DIGNITY, AND BY CHALLENGING THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE WORLD TO ACCORD JUSTICE AND EQUALITY BEFORE THE LAW TO ALL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF THE AMERICAS.
TO ADVANCE JUSTICE AND EQUALITY FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN THE AMERICAS.
GENERAL PROGRAM - PROVIDED LEGAL AND ADVOCACY ASSISTANCE TO INDIAN NATIONS AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES THAT ARE WORKING TO PRESERVE THEIR LANDS, ENVIRONMENTS, CULTURES, AND OTHER HUMAN RIGHTS. THIS INCLUDED ASSISTING AND TRAINING NATIVE LEADERS TO USE INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW AND MECHANISMS TO ADVOCATE FOR INDIGENOUS RIGHTS; LEGAL AND FACTUAL RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS; WRITING, HEARINGS, PUBLIC SPEAKING AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS EFFORTS TO BRING ATTENTION TO INDIGENOUS RIGHTS AND HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AND TO SERVE AS RESOURCES FOR MEDIA, LAW SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.
MDB INVESTMENTS AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN SOUTH AMERICA - ADVOCATED FOR STRONGER POLICIES AND INTERNATIONAL LEGAL STANDARDS TO IMPROVE THE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF MULTILATERAL AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS TO PREVENT THESE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FROM INVESTING IN CULTURALLY AND ENVIRONMENTALLY HARMFUL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. IN 2019, WE CONTINUED TO PUSH THE INTERAMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK TO STRENGTHEN ITS SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY FRAMEWORK AND, EVENTUALLY, SUCCEEDED IN GETTING THE IDB TO HOLD DEDICATED CONSULTATIONS WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AS PART OF ITS POLICY REVIEW PROCESS.
BRAZIL PROJECT - IN 2019, WE FORMALIZED A NEW PROJECT TO ASSIST AND TRAIN INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON TO USE INTERNATIONAL PROCESSES AND FORUMS, SUCH AS HUMAN RIGHTS BODIES AND MECHANISMS, CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCES, AND OTHER ADVOCACY ARENAS. WE ARE ADVISING AND HELPING INDIGENOUS LEADERS AND REPRESENTATIVES CARRY OUT AN INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY CAMPAIGN AND STRATEGY THAT PUTS DIPLOMATIC, ECONOMIC, AND OTHER FORMS OF PRESSURE ON THE GOVERNMENT OF BRAZIL TO STOP THE EXPANSION OF AGRICULTURE AND OTHER UNSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE AMAZON AND THE WEAKENING OF INSTITUTIONS AND REGULATIONS THAT PROTECT INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN BRAZIL.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Armstrong A Wiggins | DIRECTOR OF DC OFFICE | 40 | $117,369 |
| Robert T Coulter | PRESIDENT, EXECUTIVE DIR. | 40 | $114,148 |
| Leonardo A Crippa | SENIOR ATTORNEY | 40 | $106,198 |
| Will Micklin | DIRECTOR | 0.1 | $0 |
| Juanita Cabrera Lopez | DIRECTOR | 0.1 | $0 |
| Darwin Hill | DIRECTOR | 0.1 | $0 |
| Gaiashkibos | DIRECTOR | 0.1 | $0 |
| Norma Bixby | DIRECTOR | 0.1 | $0 |
| Mary Al Balber | DIRECTOR | 0.1 | $0 |
| Michelle Allen | DIRECTOR | 0.1 | $0 |
| Dacho Alexander | DIRECTOR | 0.1 | $0 |
| Lucy Simpson | SECRETARY | 0.1 | $0 |
| Melanie Benjamin | TREASURER | 0.1 | $0 |
| Terri Henry | CHAIR | 0.1 | $0 |
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