Remarks by the President at the White House Tribal Nations Conference 美國總統歐巴馬在白宮原民會議上所發表的評論(摘譯)

2011 / 01 / 02

Today, President Obama met with tribal leaders at the White House Tribal Nations Conference. The text below is his address to the audience and includes a statement of support for the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The president promised a full statement to follow. 

今日，歐巴馬總統於白宮原住民會議當中，會見原民領袖。下文為他對觀眾發表的演說，包括一份對聯合國原住民權利宣言表示支持的聲明。總統承諾完整遵守此份聲明。 

And as you know, in April, we announced that we were reviewing our position on the U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.  And today I can announce that the United States is lending its support to this declaration.  

如你們所知，四月時，我們宣佈將會針對聯合國原住民權利宣言，來檢視自己的立場。而今天我可以說，美國支持這份宣言。

The aspirations it affirms -- including the respect for the institutions and rich cultures of Native peoples -- are one we must always seek to fulfill.  And we’re releasing a more detailed statement about U.S. support for the declaration and our ongoing work in Indian Country.  But I want to be clear:  What matters far more than words -- what matters far more than any resolution or declaration -– are actions to match those words.  And that’s what this conference is about.   That’s what this conference is about.  That’s the standard I expect my administration to be held to.

這宏願宣稱： 包含尊重原住民的習俗與豐富的文化，是我們必須永遠追求去達成的目標。而我們也正在釋出更詳盡的聲明，關於美國支持此宣言的立場，和我們在印第安族群中正在進行的工作。但我要明確指出：比承諾更重要的事，--比一切決議或宣言都更重要的事，是實踐這些承諾的行動。這也是這個會議的意義。這是這個會議的意義，這是我期望我的政府所能堅持的標準。

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http://www.culturalsurvival.org/news/united-states/remarks-president-white-house-tribal-nations-conference

摘譯／sada

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