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  • This house believes that it is in the interest of the Zapatista movement to prioritise integration within Mexico over maintaining autonomous caracoles

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    The Zapatista movement is an Indigenous political and militant group based in Chiapas, the south of Mexico. The group advocates for Indigenous land rights, representation, and strong liberal policies, such as anti-capitalism and environmental protection. They maintain autonomous regions called caracoles that struggle from government pressure, resource and infrastructure constraints, and security risks from local paramilitary groups.

    Amsterdam Open 2024 · Round 2 · 2024-11-30

  • This house opposes the commercialization of Igorot Culture

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    The commercialization of Igorot Culture has been the driving force of Cordilleran tourism especially in Baguio City. Examples include profiting from Igorot-based products like allowing tourists to wear and buy traditional Igorot clothing, and the use of Igrot cultural practices as tourist attractions such as the Igorot Stone Kingdom.

    North Luzon Invitational Debates 2024 · High School Semi Finals · 2024-11-02

  • This house opposes the commercialization of Igorot Culture

    Infoslide

    The commercialization of Igorot Culture has been the driving force of Cordilleran tourism especially in Baguio City. Examples include profiting from Igorot-based products like allowing tourists to wear and buy traditional Igorot clothing, and the use of Igorot cultural practices as tourist attractions such as the Igorot Stone Kingdom.

    North Luzon Invitational Debates 2024 · Open Pre-Semifinals · 2024-11-02

  • This House would rather choose to be born on North Sentinel Island than to be born randomly anywhere else in the world.

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    On North Sentinel in the Bay of Bengal lives an isolated tribe, the Sentinelese, which is securely isolated from foreigners. If you were born on North Sentinel, basic needs for food and shelter are guaranteed, deadly diseases are rare, and no disaster related to climate changes will occur during your lifetime.

    University of British Columbia InterVarsity 2024 · Round 2 · 2024-10-14

  • This house believes that NASA should vanquish Martians rather than trying to co-exist with them.

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    In future 20xx, NASA launched city development on Mars. The city looks like capital cities such as Tokyo or London, but people are yet to live there except for those who are engaged in city development. One day, however, they encounter Martians. They look alike human except their bodies is accustomed to live on Mars, and are found that they live in community but do not have technology as human have.

    Evergreen Cup 2024 · Grand Final · 2024-09-14

  • This house believes that the Philippine government should exempt protected ancestral lands from the NIPAS Law

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    (Motion 2) In the Philippines, the National Integrated Protected Areas System Act of 1992 (NIPAS Law) is a law that establishes a system for managing and protecting the country’s critical natural areas to ensure their preservation for future generations. Some protected areas in the Philippines overlap with ancestral lands (e.g., Batanes Protected Landscape and Seascape, Mt. Apo Natural Park, Coron Island, etc.), thus restricting the rights of indigenous people to use and manage their ancestral lands by restricting traditional indigenous practices that could harm ecosystems, prohibiting extractive and commercial activities to maintain environmental integrity, and placing these lands under government control through management bodies like the Protected Area Management Board. The said restriction is perceived to contradict the Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Act of 1997 (IPRA Law).

    Philippine Intercollegiate Debating Championship 2024 · Sinag Cup Finals · 2024-09-07

  • This house, as the LGBTQ+ movement in a developing country, would focus its queer tourism initiatives towards local and indigenous forms of queerness (e.g., Babaylans in the Philippines, Hijras in India, Kathoey in Thailand, etc.)

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    Queer tourism is a type of tourism that caters to and/or is designed by and for LGBTQ+ individuals. It often highlights destinations and businesses that are welcoming and affirming of LGBTQ+ identities, offering unique cultural, social, and historical insights relevant to the community. This form of tourism promotes inclusive and safe experiences by emphasizing the support for queer-friendly enterprises and and creating spaces where LGBTQ+ travelers can express themselves freely and comfortably.

    Philippine Intercollegiate Debating Championship 2024 · Round 4 · 2024-09-07

  • This house would aggrssively integrate Traditional Medicine into National Health Care systems

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    Traditional medicine is recognized and regulated in South Africa through the Traditional Health Practitioners Act (2007) and the Traditional Health Practitioners Council of South Africa. The Department of Health's Traditional Medicine Strategy (2013) aims to integrate traditional medicine into the national healthcare system, with plans to include it in the National Health Insurance (NHI) Scheme by 2025. Some hospitals, like Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, have traditional medicine units. Limited medical schemes, such as Discovery Health, cover traditional medicine services.

    South African National Schools Debate Championships 2024 - Seniors · Plate Quater-Final · 2024-09-01

  • This house, as the daughter, would accept the offer to move to Kathmandu over becoming a Sherpa guide

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    You are the only daughter of a Sherpa guide for Mt. Everest climbers. From a young age, you were taught the ways of the mountains and the nature of your father’s work. Your community has long been full of Sherpa guides, and your father has summited Mt. Everest 30 times in his life, earning him great respect. Recently, fewer people from your community have chosen to become Sherpa guides, but there's a silent expectation that you might follow in your father's footsteps to continue this proud tradition. Both start your journey. Near the ridge a couple hundred meters below the summit, the billionaire slips and hangs on a cliff. He would die if he fell. You were able to save him, and you both push harder, successfully summiting Mt. Everest for the first time. At the end of the climb, the billionaire, grateful that you saved his life, presents you with an unexpected offer: a chance to move to Nepal’s capital city, Kathmandu. He proposes to relocate you completely and provide a stable job at his thriving business, offering you an annual salary of $USD50,000—an unimaginable amount compared to what most in your village earn. However, you will have to leave your family and community.

    National Asians High School Debate Championship 2024 · Round 7 · 2024-08-27

  • This house believes that John Trengove should have sold the script in 2017

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    For the purposes of this debate, John Trengove both wrote and directed the 2017 movie, Inxeba (The Wound) The film portrays the Xhosa initiation ritual, Ulwaluko, which is a deeply private and sacred tradition. As well as, the film depicted a same-sex relationship within the context of the initiation ceremony. The film had limited box office success, some critical acclaim and severe backlash. Steven von Trier, an accomplished director, had in 2017 offered John Trengove a significantly more substantial amount of money to use the script. Steven von Trier would produce the film and filter the controversial scenes. John Trengove, will still be credited as the writer.

    North-West Open 2024 · Grand Final · 2024-08-11

  • That Māori should pursue redress for colonisation through novel legal claims rather than through the Waitangi Tribunal.

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    Māori can seek redress for the injustices of colonisation in one of two ways. Since 1975, Māori have sought redress through the Waitangi Tribunal, a permanent Commission of Inquiry that is empowered to investigate alleged breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi (an agreement that protects Māori's right to self-determination). The Tribunal can make non-binding recommendations which form the basis of negotiations and a potential settlement between tribes (iwi) and the New Zealand Government. Settlements typically include an apology, financial compensation and the return of some land. Recently, some Māori have successfully achieved similar outcomes through novel legal claims, e.g. on the basis that the Government had a duty to protect Māori which they had not fulfilled. These claims have been successfully argued in overseas jurisdictions without similar tribunals.

    Jakarta Australasian Intervarsity Debate Championships 2024 · Quarterfinals · 2024-07-01