On 28 January 2011 00:08, Avri Doria <avri@ella.com> wrote:
But I do want to bring up the issue of indigenous populations whatever the region. I have been working with indigenous population in Europe, the Sámi, for years. They are not represented in Euralo any more than the populations that Eric is referring to are represented in Naralo, though there may be individual members of those populations participating
Understood and agreed. As but one small example of the ICANN-relevance of this: during the At-Large Summit, Karaitiana Taiuru -- a Māori ALS representative -- helped ensure our working group's understanding, understanding, and inclusion of traditional wisdom as an alternative approach to western concepts of intellectual property. Just as the Island populations are looking for a cross-regional way to get
representation, is there any value, or interest, in looking at ways to obtain cross-regional representation for Indigenous populations. If there is interest in this within the RALO, would this be worth adding to the statement? Something like:
Naralo also supports investigating way to increase the participation of Indigenous populations, especially those whose cultural territory cuts across regional boundaries.
I am certainly acceptable to adding this to our regional statement. Are there any objections to this? - Evan PS: Many thanks are due to Avri for turning down the heat level on this debate.