The International Indian Treaty Council (IITC) is an organization of Indigenous Peoples from North, Central, South America and the Pacific working for the Sovereignty and Self-Determination of Indigenous Peoples and the recognition and protection of Indigenous Rights, Traditional Cultures and Sacred Lands.

 

To seek, promote and build official participation of Indigenous Peoples in the United Nations and its specialized agencies, as well as other international forums; To seek international recognition for Treaties and Agreements between Indigenous Peoples and Nation-States; To support the human rights, self-determination and sovereignty of Indigenous Peoples; to oppose colonialism in all its forms, and its effects upon Indigenous Peoples; To build solidarity and relationships of mutual support among Indigenous Peoples of the world. To disseminate information about Indigenous Peoples’ human rights issues, struggles, concerns and perspectives. To establish and maintain one or more organizational offices to carry out IITC’s information dissemination, networking and human rights programs.