DECLARATION
ON THE RIGHTS OF
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
Michel Streich
Celebrating
Australia's endorsement of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Published in association with Amnesty International
On
13 September 2007, after 22 years of negotiation and deliberation, the General
Assembly of the United Nations adopted the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous
Peoples with an overwhelming majority of votes. Only four countries voted against
it: the USA, Canada, New Zealand and Australia. Some two years later, the Rudd
Government overturned this decision, and so in 2009, this landmark Declaration
has finally been endorsed by the Australian Government. Michel Streich's beautiful
and emotive illustrated book, Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples,
celebrates this acknowledgement.
The first ever illustrated
book of the Declaration, Michel Streich's evocative artwork brings child-like
innocence and a moving, original interpretation to the issue of indigenous rights.
Published in association with Amnesty International, the Declaration on the Rights
of Indigenous Peoples is a powerful response to one of the most significant developments
in indigenous rights, and in recent Australian history.
ABOUT
THE AUTHOR
Michel Streich is a professional illustrator.
Born in Germany, he started his artistic career there before working in London,
and then Australia, as an illustrator. Michel's work consists mainly of book and
editorial illustrations, and he has contributed drawings to a wide variety of
magazines and newspapers, including The Big Issue and The Financial Times. His
illustrated book The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was published by Allen
& Unwin in 2008.
'Declaration on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples' is available now (RRP $24.95).
