The International Treaty to Protect and Restore the Sacred

The draft- Preamble and Articles of the International Treaty to Protect and Restore the Sacred, was completed during our Chateau Millemont Gathering, at COP 21, Paris Climate Accord Conference, Paris, France, December 2015.

This international Indigenous treaty-making process was initiated at the International Indigenous Leadership Summit in June 2009.

This International Treaty was ceremonially blessed, signed, and initiated on Mother Earth Day, April 22, 2016, after a seven-year consultation process, in New York City, NY.

Map titled "Santuarios Indígenas de Panamá" showing proposed Ngäbe-Buglé, Guna Yala and Emberá-Wounaan marine sanctuaries along Panama's coasts, with a vision to restore animal populations.

A group of Indigenous and non-Indigenous people seated around a table reviewing maps and documents, with glasses of water and plants in the background.