In response to what they say is the welcomed commitment of the government to revising the Amerindian Act of 2006, residents of Lethem have crafted proposals for the consultation process which they are hoping will aid reform of the legislation.
“As Indigenous peoples, we have the right and the responsibility to chart the path of our own development for ourselves and for future generations,” they say in an 11-page document, calling for two-thirds of the committee representatives for the consultations to be indigenous.
