New York City, NY – Nepal at the Crossroads: Restructuring the State and Indigenous Nationalities (Janajati)

The Schedule
Event: Nepal at the Crossroads: Restructuring the State and Indigenous Nationalities (Janajati)
Date: May 20, 2006
Time: 5:00pm – 6: 00pm Local Time
Location: Theresa Lang Hall (2nd Floor), 55 West 13th Street (Between 6th and 5th Avenue), The New School
Contact: Ashok Gurung, 212 229 6812 or gurunga@newschool.ed
Fee: Free

The Program
One of the most prominent social movements to emerge in the 1990s was the indigenous people's, the janajati, movement. With the reinstatement of the parliament in late April 2006 and plans for the formation of a constituent assembly, the Janajati are presented with an opportune moment to achieve many of their goals for restructuring the state. This panel will discuss some of the key issues and questions related to the needs, the aspirations, and the challenges of the Janajati.

Om Gurung, General Secretary, Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities

Mahendra Lawoti, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Western Michigan University

Susan Hangen, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and International Studies, Ramapo College

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