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by Elsa Stamatopoulou*
Thursday, October 10, 2024
We are very glad that Columbia continues to celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day. The University has followed the appeal of Native American students and numerous other students, faculty, and staff over the years asking for this Day to be honored. The celebration of the Day is a clear trend among various other universities as well as cities and states in this country. 
History of the Day
Tuesday, September 17, 2024

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY’s Institute for the Study of Human Rights, the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race and the Program of International and Comparative Education of Teachers College are glad to inform you that we are now accepting applications for the 2025 International Program on Indigenous Peoples' Rights and Policy. This program is presented in partnership with the University of Auckland (New Zealand) and the University of British Columbia (Canada).

Tuesday, August 6, 2024

On the occasion of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, the Indigenous Peoples' Rights Program of the Institute for the Study of Human Rights pays tribute to the struggles of Indigenous Peoples for dignity, justice and human rights, including the right to self-determination, the rights to lands, territories and resources and cultural rights. We stand in solidarity with Indigenous human rights defenders.

By Elsa Stamatopoulou
Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Professor Stamatopoulou shared the news that, finally, after many years of work on Indigenous Peoples’ rights, her book Indigenous Peoples in the International Arena: The Global Movement for Self-Determination, published by Routledge, is coming out on July 12th. In the author’s words “I am grateful to all those from around the world who encouraged the creation of this book with such care and expectation.

Sunday, April 21, 2024

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