TREATY ALLIANCE OF NORTH AMERICAN ABORIGINAL NATIONS




WHEREAS the sovereign territories of North American Aboriginal
Nations have been invaded, occupied, exploited and despoiled by
foreign powers from outside North America;

AND WHEREAS this invasion and occupation of the sovereign
territories of North American Aboriginal Nations has been
accomplished through deceit, force of arms and/or the threat of
force of arms;

AND WHEREAS the consequences of this invasion and occupation of
the sovereign territories of North American Aboriginal Nations
include the extinction through deliberate genocide of many such
North American Aboriginal Nations, the ever escalating
exploitation of the natural resources upon which remaining
North American Aboriginal Nations depend for their survival,
and environmental effects so severe as to literally threaten
the survival of all people everywhere on earth;

NOW, THEREFORE, The Parties to this Treaty hereby reaffirm
their desire to live in peace with all peoples and governments;
declare their determination to protect and preserve their
peoples, lands, resources, heritage and culture; and agree to
join their efforts at self-help and self-defense through mutual
aid and assistance as follows:

Article 1.  The Parties will consult whenever, in the opinion
of any of them, the territorial integrity, political
independence, security or other fundamental rights of any of
the Parties is threatened.

Article 2.  The Parties agree that a threat against one of them
shall be considered a threat against them all; and consequently
agree, if such threat occurs, each of them, in exercise of the
internationally recognized right of individual or collective
self-defense, will assist the Party or Parties so threatened by
taking forthwith, individually and/or in concert with the other
Party or Parties, such action as it deems necessary to restore
and maintain the security of the involved Party or Parties.

Article 3.  The Parties hereby establish a Council, on which
each of them shall be represented, to consider matters
concerning the implementation of this Treaty.  The Council
shall be organized so as to be able to meet promptly at any
time.  The Council shall set up such subsidiary bodies as may
be necessary; in particular it shall establish immediately a
Defense Committee which shall recommend measures for the
implementation of Article 2.

Article 4.  The Parties may, by unanimous agreement, invite any
other North American Aboriginal Nation in a position to further
the principles of this Treaty and contribute to the security of
the Parties to accede to this Treaty.  Any North American
Aboriginal Nation so invited may become a Party to the Treaty
by depositing its instrument of accession with the Council
established by this Treaty.  The Council shall forthwith inform
each of the Parties of the deposit of each instrument of
accession.

Article 5.  This Treaty shall be ratified and its provisions
carried out by the Parties in accordance with their respective
decision-making processes.  The instruments of ratification
shall be deposited as soon as possible with the Council
established by this Treaty, which Council shall notify
forthwith all of the other signatories of each deposit.  The
Treaty shall enter into force between the Parties which have
ratified it as soon as the instruments of ratification have
been deposited.

Article 6.  After the Treaty has come into force, the Parties
shall, if any of them so request, consult for the purpose of
reviewing the Treaty, having regard for the factors then
affecting the security of North American Aboriginal Nations,
including the development of universal and/or regional
arrangements for the maintenance of the security of North
American Aboriginal Nations.

Article 7.  Any Party may cease to be a Party upon giving its
notice of withdrawal to the Council established by this Treaty,
which Council shall forthwith inform the other Parties of any
such notice of withdrawal.

Article 8.  True copies of this Treaty shall be held by each of
the initial signatories to the Treaty.  Duly certified copies
thereof will be transmitted by the Council hereby established
to each of the Parties later acceding to it.

DONE IN  ...............  TERRITORY this ...... day of ..........



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