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Article 10
Indigenous peoples shall not be forcibly removed from their lands or territories. No
relocation shall take place without the free, prior and informed consent of the indigenous peoples
concerned and after agreement on just and fair compensation and, where possible, with the
option of return.
Article 11
1.
Indigenous peoples have the right to practice and revitalize their cultural
traditions and customs. This includes the right to maintain, protect and develop the past, present
and future manifestations of their cultures, such as archaeological and historical sites, artefacts,
designs, ceremonies, technologies and visual and performing arts and literature.
2.
States shall provide redress through effective mechanisms, which may include
restitution, developed in conjunction with indigenous peoples, with respect to their cultural,
intellectual, religious and spiritual property taken without their free, prior and informed consent
or in violation of their laws, traditions and customs.
Article 12
1.
Indigenous peoples have the right to manifest, practice, develop and teach their
spiritual and religious traditions, customs and ceremonies; the right to maintain, protect, and
have access in privacy to their religious and cultural sites; the right to the use and control of their
ceremonial objects; and the right to the repatriation of their human remains.
2.
States shall seek to enable the access and/or repatriation of ceremonial objects and
human remains in their possession through fair, transparent and effective mechanisms developed
in conjunction with indigenous peoples concerned.
Article 13
1.
Indigenous peoples have the right to revitalize, use, develop and transmit to future
generations their histories, languages, oral traditions, philosophies, writing systems and
literatures, and to designate and retain their own names for communities, places and persons.
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