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  • This house, as the tribal leader of an indigenous group, would reject all offers that seek to purchase historically and culturally significant artefacts belonging to the tribe

    Infoslide

    Leaders of indigenous groups are often approached by museum representatives who intend to buy historically and culturally significant artefacts belonging to the tribe.

    CIS Summer BP Open 2024 · Round 3 · 2024-06-08

  • This house, as the average Tibetan, supports the Chinese occupation

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    China annexed (taken over) Tibet in 1951 and the economy has expanded under Chinese rule, although expressions of religion and culture are heavily policed. Policies in Tibet include: government-sponsored migration of Chinese citizens, widespread development of infrastructure (schools, railways, highways), as well as the replacement of Tibetan with Chinese as the primary language in schools and administration.

    Northern Region Interschool Debate Championship 2024 · Open Quarterfinals · 2024-06-08

  • This house supports a fast-track approval process for all renewable energy projects (e.g wind farms, solar parks, hydroelectric dams).

    Infoslide

    Anyone carrying out a major construction project has to apply for a resource consent. To get a resource consent, a project must recognise and account for possible effects on the environment, nearby communities, and Māori. Rather than local council considering the application and granting the resource consent, a fast track approvals process allows companies to apply to a group of three Cabinet Ministers instead. The Ministers get recommendations from a group of experts, but make the decision themselves. It is also more difficult to appeal the decision in court.

    New Zealand Schools' Debating Championships 2024 · Round 3 · 2024-05-24

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

    Infoslide

    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.

    Deni Krejn 2024 · Novice Finale · 2024-05-18

  • This house as this archaeologist W visit North Sentinel Island in 2024, and try to establish contact

    Infoslide

    North Sentinel Island is an island that is legally a part of India. Ever since the 19th century, an Indigenous tribe called the Sentinelese have been inhabiting the island. The Sentinelese prefer to be left alone without contact with people from India and around the world, and have killed many people (including tourists) who have approached them. The last time someone not from the island has had a friendly encounter with the Sentinelese was 25 years ago. You are an archaeologist who specializes in isolated communities. You have access to equipment that will keep you safe from being killed, e.g. reinforced vests. If they try to kill you on sight they will fail because of your equipment.

    ETA Debate Tournament 2024 · Semifinals · 2024-05-17

  • This house supports the use of eco-terrorism by indigenous communities in the Global South

    Infoslide

    Eco-terrorism is the strategy of engaging in criminal acts to terminate, prevent, or minimize group, business, or institutional alteration to the natural environment or its animal species.

    UT MARA Novice AP 2024 · Round 4 · 2024-04-26

  • This house believes that religious organisations should syncretise over remaining independent

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    Religious Syncretism is the practice of blending cultural/religious indigenous practices with different religious beliefs (for example, the Catholic Church merging traditional saints with local deities in Latin America). Religious Independence is the belief that one's religion must remain tied to a unique set of religious teachings that contain the truth about humanity and divinity.

    JPDU Spring Tournament 2024 · Round 4 · 2024-04-13

  • This house would choose to be born on North Sentinel Island over being born randomly somewhere else in the world.

    Infoslide

    North Sentinel Island, part of the Andaman archipelago in the Bay of Bengal, houses the Sentinalese, an isolated indigenous tribe that vigorously defends its seclusion from outsiders. If you are born on the North Sentinel Islands, basic food security is guaranteed and no climate-change related disasters will occur during your lifetime.

    HWS Round Robin 2024 · Round 4 · 2024-04-05

  • This house believes that Canadian public art galleries should be required to permanently dedicate a significant portion of their gallery to displaying Indigenous art.

    Infoslide

    Indigenous art refers to art produced by indigenous people in conventionally indigenous art practices. Indigenous art refers to art produced by indigenous people in conventionally indigenous art practices.

    Debateability Spring Championships 2024 · Round 4 · 2024-04-05

  • That the UN should militarily liberate West Papua unless Indonesia agrees to a UN overseen independance referendum

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    In 1969, a plebiscite was held to determine whether West Papua would be an independant nation or a province of Indonesia. While the UN was supposed to provide oversight under the New York Agreement to ensure a fair vote, the actual vote featured a little over 1000 Indonesian selected delegates, who voted unanimously to be a province of Indonesia. The result was recognised by the international community and West Papua became a province of Indonesia. Since then, Indonesia has been fighting a low level insurgency in West Papua. On December 1st 2018, the West Papua National Liberation Army killed 19 Indonesian civilians and a soldier in the Nduga massacre prompting resprisals. Since the violence escalated, between 60,000 and 100,000 people have been internally displaced. UN Special rapporteurs have confirmed allegations of extrajudicial killings (including of young children), enforced disappearance, torture, inhumane treatment and the forced displacement of at least 5,000 indigenous Papuans by security forces between April and November 2021.

    University of Queensland Easters 2024 · Grand Final · 2024-04-01

  • That we oppose the automatic classification of social science research projects involving Indigenous participants as greater than low risk

    Infoslide

    Social science research involving human subjects requires ethics approval from an ethics board. Projects may be classified as low risk or greater than low risk. Greater than low risk projects require a lengthy and complex approval process. Research projects can be classified as greater than low risk because they will engage with participants about potentially sensitive topics such as mental health or illegal activities, or because the project will engage with people from groups deemed to be inherently vulnerable. In Australia, any projects involving Indigenous people as research subjects are automatically classified as greater than low risk.

    Melbourne Pre Easters 2024 · Round 5 · 2024-03-22

  • This house believes that indigenous advocacy in Canada should prioritize obtaining government support (eg, welfare schemes, hospitals near reservations) rather than obtaining legal recognition of indigenous law (ie, separate laws and legal processes developed by indigenous peoples to govern their relationships, manage their territory, and resolve conflicts)

    North American Debating Championships 2024 · Novice Semifinals · 2024-01-20