Forum for Development Cooperation with Indigenous Peoples
Forum conference 2002:

Strategies for Development Cooperation with Indigenous Peoples

Preliminary program. For more information: http://www.uit.no/ssweb/forum

Tuesday 01.10.2002

20.00: Reception, Arctic Gallery, Grønnegata 23. (Grønnegata is Parallel with the Main street, The gallery is close to the Mack Brewery)

Wednesday 02.10.2002:

Opening of conference
08.30-09.15: Registration
09.15-09.45: Opening by the University of Tromsø, the advisory board of the Forum and the Centre for Sami Studies

Strategies for Assistance to Indigenous Peoples
09.45-10.30: “European Union: Strategies for Assistance to Indigenous Peoples” by Birgitte Feiring (Denmark)
10.30-10.45: Coffe
10.45-11.15: Comments from Lars-Anders Baer, The Saami Parliament (Sweden)
11.15-11.45: “Aid to Indigenous Peoples: expert to client or people to people?” by Indra Øverland. NUPI/Norwegian institute of International Affairs (Norway)
11.45-12.45: Discussion
12.45-13.45: Lunch

Focus at the Norwegian Strategies for Assistance to Indigenous Peoples
13.45-14.30: ”The Norwegian Strategy for Assistance to Indigenous Peoples” by Ingunn Klepsvik, NORAD/The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norway)
14.30-15.00: “Strategy for strengthened development cooperation with indigenous peoples, or bureaucratic streamlining?” by Axel Borchgrevink, NUPI/Norwegian institute of International Affairs (Norway)
15.00-16.00: Discussion
16.00-16.30: Coffee

Forum update
16.30-17.00: “New developments in indigenous-state relations in Asia” by Douglas Sanders, University of British Columbia (Canada)
17.00-17.15: “Center for Indigenous Rights” by Marit Myrvoll, Center for Indigenous Rights, (Norway)

Closure of conference
17.15-17.30: Closure of the conference

Banquet
20.00: Banquet at Raddisson SAS hotell