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1.	Date Added to Site: Thursday, 28th August 2008
Title	Website: International Indigenous Women’s Forum (in English and Spanish)
Document Type	Tool
Publication Date	January 2008
Summary	The International Indigenous Women's Forum (FIMI) is a network of indigenous women leaders from Asia, Africa and the Americas, whose purpose is to strengthen indigenous women's networks, increase their participation and visibility in the international arena and build capacity.
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2.	Date Added to Site: Thursday, 28th August 2008
Title	Indigenous Women and Violence (in English and French)
Document Type	Report
Publication Date	January 2008
Summary	This report, presented to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women in January 2008, considers why levels of abuse are so high among indigenous women in Canada, providing some historical background.
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3.	Date Added to Site: Monday, 1st September 2008
Title	Webpages: Indigenous Women’s Stories (in Spanish only)
Document Type	Guide
Publication Date	January 2008
Summary	This online resource of documents, interviews, testimonies and biographies focuses on indigenous women of the Americas and aims to feed the voices of indigenous women into regional political and academic agendas on women.
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4.	Date Added to Site: Thursday, 28th August 2008
Title	Written Comments of the European Roma Rights Centre Concerning Hungary, For Consideration by the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women at its 39th Session (July 23-August 10, 2007) (in English and Hungarian)
Author	The European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC)
Document Type	Report
Publication Date	August 2007
Summary	This report reveals that Romani women experience barriers in accessing equal education, health care and adequate housing, as well as facing high unemployment levels, and experiencing barriers in accessing justice through administrative or institutional channels.
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5.	Date Added to Site: Friday, 31st August 2007
Title	Gender Dimensions of Intellectual Property and Traditional Medicinal Knowledge
Author	Gibb, H.
Document Type	Research
Publication Date	July 2007
Summary	Trade in medicinal and aromatic plants is big business. How can Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) protect female practitioners of Traditional Medicinal Knowledge (TMK)?
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6.	Date Added to Site: Thursday, 27th September 2007
Title	3rd Pacific Ministers Meeting on Women, June 2007 & Final Decisions of The 10th Triennial Conference of Pacific Women, May 2007 (in English and French)
Author	Secretariat of the Pacific Community
Document Type	Report
Publication Date	June 2007
Summary	Participants at this meeting discussed eight main agenda items, ranging from mainstreaming gender into national policy; to advancing the process of gender-responsive budgeting in the Pacific; and building a regional women's movement.
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7.	Date Added to Site: Monday, 1st September 2008
Title	A Compilation of Studies about Gender, Race and Ethnicity, 2006 - declaration and supporting resources (in Spanish)
Document Type	Guide
Publication Date	July 2006
Summary	To feed into regional debates on race, ethnicity and gender the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) put together this online compilation of ECLAC studies and documents in Spanish.
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8.	Date Added to Site: Friday, 29th August 2008
Title	Māori Women in Aotearoa - a Report for The Ministry of Women’s Affairs Analysing Data from ‘Best Outcomes For Māori – Te Hoe Nuku Roa’
Author	Cunningham, C., Stevenson, B., Fitzgerald, E. and Rolls, R.
Document Type	Report
Publication Date	May 2006
Summary	This report analyses survey data on Māori women in New Zealand in relation to employment, education and cultural identity.
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9.	Date Added to Site: Friday, 26th October 2007
Title	Grandmothers Promote Maternal and Child Health: the Role of Indigenous Knowledge Systems' Managers (in English and French)
Author	Aubel, J. / The Grandmother Project
Document Type	Policy Document
Publication Date	February 2006
Summary	This briefing note on older women as indigenous knowledge (IK) systems managers outlines the rationale and expected outcomes of development interventions that incorporate grandmothers and senior women.
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10.	Date Added to Site: Wednesday, 24th January 2007
Title	Access to Land in Post-Apartheid South Africa: Implications for the South African Black Woman
Author	Yanou, M.A.
Document Type	Research
Publication Date	January 2006
Summary	Black women have been largely excluded from land ownership and inheritance. However, a recent court decision challenges this exclusion.
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11.	Date Added to Site: Friday, 29th August 2008
Title	Mairin Iwanka Raya: Indigenous Women Stand against Violence
Author	The International Indigenous Women’s Forum (FIMI/IIWF)
Document Type	Policy Document
Publication Date	January 2006
Summary	What is particular about the nature of violence against indigenous women, what are their perspectives, and what specific responses are required to reduce existing levels?
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12.	Date Added to Site: Tuesday, 29th May 2007
Title	Human Security and Aboriginal Women in Canada (in English and French)
Author	Deiter, C. and Rude, D.
Document Type	Report
Publication Date	December 2005
Summary	This report highlights the actions taken by Aboriginal women in Canada to resist threats to their land and culture.
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13.	Date Added to Site: Friday, 17th March 2006
Title	Dossier on Domestic Violence in Latin America and the Caribbean (in Spanish)
Document Type	Report
Publication Date	September 2005
Summary	A report on the actions taken to combat domestic violence in the Latin America and Caribbean region.
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14.	Date Added to Site: Thursday, 12th January 2006
Title	Integrating Indigenous and Gender Aspects in Natural Resource Management (in English and Spanish)
Author	Kiørboe, E., Vinding, D., Salazar, M., Tuxen, V. and Munk, H.
Document Type	Guide
Publication Date	August 2005
Summary	This guide aims to offer some conceptual and practical tools for improving natural resource management activities with a gender perspective.
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15.	Date Added to Site: Friday, 20th January 2006
Title	Eroticism, Sensuality and “Women’s Secrets” among the Baganda: A Critical Analysis
Author	Tamale, S.
Document Type	Research
Publication Date	May 2005
Summary	This paper contests the idea that African women are simply victims of sexual oppression through analysing the Ugandan institution of Ssenga (a form of traditional sex education).
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16.	Date Added to Site: Thursday, 29th March 2007
Title	Central American Forum on Microfinance, Gender and Empowerment (in Spanish)
Author	Red Centroamericana de Microfinanzas (Redcamif)
Document Type	Research
Publication Date	March 2005
Summary	This website hosts presentations on the situation of microfinance and gender in Central America.
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17.	Date Added to Site: Thursday, 28th August 2008
Title	Stolen sisters: a Human Rights Response to Discrimination and Violence Against Indigenous Women in Canada
Author	Amnesty International
Document Type	Report
Publication Date	October 2004
Summary	This report by Amnesty International presents nine case studies of discrimination and violence against indigenous women and girls in Canadian cities.
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18.	Date Added to Site: Wednesday, 29th September 2004
Title	Gender, Minorities and Indigenous Peoples (in English and French)
Author	Banda, F. and Chinkin, C.
Document Type	Report
Publication Date	August 2004
Summary	This report looks at how national and human rights laws can be used to advocate for the rights of minority and indigenous women.
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19.	Date Added to Site: Monday, 1st September 2008
Title	The Division of Matrimonial Real Property on Reserve Lands (in English and French)
Author	Rock, L. and Wallace, N.
Document Type	Report
Publication Date	July 2004
Summary	How do indigenous communities maintain their self-governance and community cohesion while at the same time guaranteeing all community members' rights, including women's? An extrajudicial system based on Aboriginal traditions that protects and empowers women and their communities is needed.
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20.	Date Added to Site: Wednesday, 20th October 2004
Title	A Guide to Indigenous Women’s Rights under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (in English, French and Spanish)
Author	Kambel, E.
Document Type	Guide
Publication Date	January 2004
Summary	This practical guide explores the procedures by which indigenous women can use the CEDAW to hold states accountable for human rights violations.
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