TheInter Tribal Council orIntertribal Committee (ITC) (Portuguese:Comitê Intertribal Memória e Ciência Indígena) is a Brazilianindigenous peoplesNGO founded in 1991. It asserts that the first step to fighting discrimination is to ensure access to peoples' rights to health, education, opportunity and cultural dialogue as well as their rights to their lands.
The ITC participated in the drafting ofUN initiatives on indigenous peoples inclusion in the information society.[citation needed] ITC participated in theConvention on Biological Diversity COP 8 Conference inCuritiba, Brazil,[1] and, in 2006, participated in the I Regional Conference of the Americas against Racism and Racial Discrimination and against All Forms of Discrimination and Intolerance inBrasília.[citation needed]
In 1992, the ITC was a primary organizer for the World Conference of Indigenous Peoples on Territory, Environment and Development, which was held at Kari Oca the week prior to theUnited Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio.
The ITC founded theJogos dos Povos Indígenas (Indigenous Peoples' Games), which has been held inBrazil since 1996 along with the parallel Indigenous Social Forum[2]
ITC organized the firstWorld Indigenous Games, which was held in Brazil in 2015.[3]
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