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Article 30
1.
Military activities shall not take place in the lands or territories of indigenous
peoples, unless justified by a significant threat to relevant public interest or otherwise freely
agreed with or requested by the indigenous peoples concerned.
2.
States shall undertake effective consultations with the indigenous peoples
concerned, through appropriate procedures and in particular through their representative
institutions, prior to using their lands or territories for military activities.
Article 31
1.
Indigenous peoples have the right to maintain, control, protect and develop their
cultural heritage, traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions, as well as the
manifestations of their sciences, technologies and cultures, including human and genetic
resources, seeds, medicines, knowledge of the properties of fauna and flora, oral traditions,
literatures, designs, sports and traditional games and visual and performing arts. They also have
the right to maintain, control, protect and develop their intellectual property over such cultural
heritage, traditional knowledge, and traditional cultural expressions.
2.
In conjunction with indigenous peoples, States shall take effective measures to
recognize and protect the exercise of these rights.
Article 32
1.
Indigenous peoples have the right to determine and develop priorities and
strategies for the development or use of their lands or territories and other resources.
2.
States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples
concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free and informed
consent prior to the approval of any project affecting their lands or territories and other
resources, particularly in connection with the development, utilization or exploitation of their
mineral, water or other resources.
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