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The Limitations and Potential of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: An Analysis through the Lenses of Indigeneity and Gender

Daley Laursen, Anna LU (2020) GNVK03 20201
Department of Gender Studies
Abstract
The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), theforemost legal instrument that defines and protects Indigenous rights, is groundbreaking because it centers the voices of Indigenous peoples and pushes back on the colonial undertones of the United Nations human rights framework. While this declaration represents a landmark in the fight for Indigenous rights, it is nonetheless rooted in a statist international system and perpetuates patriarchal and heteronormative traditions. This dynamic becomes clear by centering gender. This study utilizes Carol Bacchi’s ‘what’s the problem represented to be?’ approach to policy analysis, feminist, and decolonial theory to explore how the UNDRIP both subverts and upholds the... (More)
The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), theforemost legal instrument that defines and protects Indigenous rights, is groundbreaking because it centers the voices of Indigenous peoples and pushes back on the colonial undertones of the United Nations human rights framework. While this declaration represents a landmark in the fight for Indigenous rights, it is nonetheless rooted in a statist international system and perpetuates patriarchal and heteronormative traditions. This dynamic becomes clear by centering gender. This study utilizes Carol Bacchi’s ‘what’s the problem represented to be?’ approach to policy analysis, feminist, and decolonial theory to explore how the UNDRIP both subverts and upholds the power structures present in the UN human rights framework. Examining this text through a gendered lens and centering Indigenous women in the analysis highlights the systems of power that contextualize this document and the importance of intersectionality in human rights work. (Less)
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author
Daley Laursen, Anna LU
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organization
course
GNVK03 20201
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Indigenous, Decolonial, Feminism, Gender, Human rights
language
English
id
9024150
date added to LUP
2020-07-14 12:57:19
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2020-07-14 12:57:19
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  abstract     = {{The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), theforemost legal instrument that defines and protects Indigenous rights, is groundbreaking because it centers the voices of Indigenous peoples and pushes back on the colonial undertones of the United Nations human rights framework. While this declaration represents a landmark in the fight for Indigenous rights, it is nonetheless rooted in a statist international system and perpetuates patriarchal and heteronormative traditions. This dynamic becomes clear by centering gender. This study utilizes Carol Bacchi’s ‘what’s the problem represented to be?’ approach to policy analysis, feminist, and decolonial theory to explore how the UNDRIP both subverts and upholds the power structures present in the UN human rights framework. Examining this text through a gendered lens and centering Indigenous women in the analysis highlights the systems of power that contextualize this document and the importance of intersectionality in human rights work.}},
  author       = {{Daley Laursen, Anna}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{The Limitations and Potential of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: An Analysis through the Lenses of Indigeneity and Gender}},
  year         = {{2020}},
}