Native people are simply asking the government to respect the treaties they signed with them a hundred years ago.
The peace treaty calls for the guerrillas to turn in their weapons, in return for complete amnesty.
The treaty on global warming signed in Brazil requires countries to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2000.
The treaty signed by the native people of the region guarantees them fishing rights in the river.
Many native bands in our country have never signed treaties giving ownership of their land to the federal government.
According to the
conditions of the treaty, the government must consult the native people of the region regarding all resource extraction.
American Indian chief Sitting Bull once observed, "What treaty have the Sioux made with the white man that we have broken? Not one. What treaty have the white man ever
made with us that they have kept? Not one."
The Americans under George W. Bush have withdrawn from a number of international treaties governing everything from trade to defense.
The President has accused his counterpart of violating the treaty negotiated in Paris in 1979.
The final test for the treaty will be a referendum to be held in the spring.
A treaty to reduce non-nuclear weapons is said to be on the table for next year's meeting of the two superpowers.
In 1978, a new treaty provided for the gradual take-over of the Panama Canal by the Panamanian government.
Egypt was the first Arab country to sign a peace treaty with Israel.
In 1947, Italy signed a treaty giving up all its claims to Libya.
Former Vice-President Al Gore was so convinced humans are warming the planet that he advocated an international treaty which would commit America to drastically reducing emissions from oil, gas and coal.
In 1778, France and America signed treaties allowing the United States to conquer Canada and Bermuda.
Restrictions on tobacco advertising and sponsorship are key parts of a global treaty being organized by the World Health Organization to reduce smoking.