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The political right of the majority to the exercise of power within the boundaries of a generally accepted political unit, area, or territory. The principle of self-determination is mentioned in the United Nations Charter and has often been stressed in resolutions passed by the UN General Assembly. The concept is most often used in connection with the right of colonies to independence. It does not relate to attempts at independence by groups, such as the French Canadians or the Nagas of India, who do not possess their own sovereign states. See also: discretion, freedom, home rule, liberty How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Junction City residents and Lane County Republican Party Chairman Bob Avery challenged an application by Seeking Out Democracy to operate a craft and farmers' market on a city-owned parking lot after learning that SOD is affiliated with the Rural Organizing Project, which works "to create communities accountable to a standard of human dignity: the belief in the equal worth of all people, the need for equal access to justice, and the right to self-determination. Moreover, the UN Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples was adopted in 1960, which states that all peoples have a right to self-determination and that colonialism should be brought to a speedy and unconditional end. 7 on PBS) about the American Indian activists and their families who occupied Alcatraz Island in November 1969--an act that came to symbolize Indians' right to self-determination. |
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