Document Poems

The Right to Be Different
A poem, adapted from The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, about the right of all peoples to be different. © by Nicholas Gordon. Video and Audio Music: Elegy. By Asher Fulero. Music free to use at YouTube.

The Right to Self-Determination
A poem for Indigenous People’s Day, adapted from Articles 3-5 of The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, about the right of indigenous people to determine the manner and extent of their autonomy: THE RIGHT TO SELF-DETERMINATIO

The Right to Live as Distinct Peoples
A poem for Indigenous Peoples Day, adapted from Article 7.2 - 8 of The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, about the right of indigenous peoples to live as distinct peoples. © by Nicholas Gordon Audio and Video Music: Borderl