Advance List of Nominations to the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues 2017-2019

The following individuals have been nominated as members of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues for the term 2017-2019. The term begins on 1 January 2017 and concludes on December 31 2019.

According to the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Resolution 2000/22, the Permanent Forum consists of “…eight members to be nominated by Governments and elected by the Council, and eight members to be appointed by the President of the Council following formal consultation with the Bureau and the regional groups through their coordinators, on the basis of broad consultations with indigenous organizations, taking into account the diversity and geographical distribution of the indigenous people of the world as well as the principles of transparency, representativity and equal opportunity for all indigenous people, including internal processes, when appropriate, and local indigenous consultation processes…”

Elections to subsidiary bodies of ECOSOC (including the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues) took place on 4-6 April 2016.

Election of eight members of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues from among candidates nominated by Governments and appointment of eight members by the President of the Economic and Social Council – Rules and Guidelines – E/2016/9/Add.5

Election of eight members of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues from among candidates nominated by Governments – Candidate Profiles – E/2016/9/Add.6

Government nominated and elected as of 5 April 2016 for the term 2017-2019:

African States
Gervais Nzoa (Cameroon)

Asia-Pacific States (1 seats available for 2017-2019)
Seyed Moshen Emadi (Iran)

Eastern European States
Aisa Mukabenova (Russian Federation)

Latin American and Caribbean States
Jesus Guadalupe Fuentes Blanco (Mexico)
Tarcila Rivera Zea (Peru)

Western and other States
Jens Dahl (Denmark)
Brian Keane (United States of America)

Indigenous peoples’ organizations-nominated for the term 2017-2019:
*The appointment of eight indigenous organization-nominated members of the Permanent Forum are expected to be announced in the coming weeks.
*Current Members eligible for a second term.

Africa (2 seats available for 2017-2019)
*Mariam Wallet Aboubakrine
Remy Banyruambona
Mugabe Gregory
Bokongo Ikonga
Elifuhara Laltaika
Keikabile Mogedu
Charles Enock Mulimba Ruyembe

Arctic (1 seat available for 2017-2019)
Ann Nuorgam

Asia (1 seat available for 2017-2019)
Karim Abdian
*Joan Carling
Phoolman Chaudhary
Jana Bachir Abou Diab
Ashur Sargon Eskrya

North America (1 seat available for 2017-2019)
Ann Marie Chischilly
Frank Ettawageshik
Terri Henry
Dawn Karima
Will Micklin
Danika Littlechild
Fawn Sharp

Central and South America and the Caribbean (1 seat available for 2017-2019)
Roberto Borrero
Florencin Edouard
Edinson Espiritu Espiritu
Lourdes Tiban Guala
Marco Antonio Curuchich Mux
*Maria Eugenia Choque Quispe
Moises Alberto Villafane

Eastern Europe, Russian Federation, Central Asia and Transcaucasia (1 seat available for 2017-2019)
*Kara-Kys Arakchaa
Gordana Grujic
Alexey Limanzo
Rodion Sulyandziga
Emine Dzhaparova
Mikhail Todyshev
Nina Veysalova
Dimitri Zaitcev

Pacific (1 seat available for 2017-2019)
Traci Houpapa
Pefi Kingi
Christine Kenney
Emma Lee
Les Malezer
Rawson Sydney Ambrose Wright