The World Conference on Indigenous Peoples: A Historic Milestone

Karla General (L) at the United Nations World Conference on Indigenous Peoples held Sept 22-23, 2014 in New York City. Karla E. General (Mohawk) is a Staff Attorney with the Indian Law Resource Center in Washington, D.C., a nonprofit law and advocacy organization established and directed by American Indians. The Center provides legal assistance to Indian and Alaska Native nations who are working to protect their lands, resources, human rights, environment, and cultural heritage. Ms. General is deer clan and was raised on the Akwesasne Mohawk Territory. She earned her Juris Doctor with a Certificate in Global Law and Practice from Syracuse University College of Law in 2010. She also holds a Master's degree in Sociology from the Maxwell School of Syracuse University. Karla has worked with the Center since 2010 where she works to implement the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and to end violence against indigenous women through the Center's Safe Women, Strong Nations project. Karla is admitted to practice law in the State of New York.​ Photo by Jared King.