2nd Barents Indigenous Peoples’ Congress

10 February 2012

Thon Hotel, Kirkenes, Norway

08.30                  Opening by the Norwegian Chairmanship of the Barents Euro-Arctic Council

Mr. Erik Lahnstein, State Secretary , Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Mr Lars-Anders Baer, Chair of the Working Group of Indigenous Peoples in BEAR

Greetings, Nenets delegation

Greetings, Sámi delegation

Greetings, Veps delegation

09.00                  Follow-up on Resolution from the BIPC 2010

Presentation of Draft Resolution for BIPC 2012

Mr Lars-Anders Baer

09.30                  Presentation of the Draft Action Plan for Indigenous Peoples in the Barents Euro-Arctic Region 2013-2016

                              Mr Bjarne Store-Jakobsen

10.00                  Coffee break

10.20                  Nenets delegation on priorities in the Action Plan 2013-2016

10.50                  Sámi delegation on priorities in the Action Plan 2013-2016

11.20                  Veps delegation on priorities in the Action Plan 2013-2016

11.50                  Plenary discussion on the Action Plan 2013-2016

12.20                  Lunch

13.20                  Plenary discussion on the Draft Resolution

15.00                  Coffee break

15.15                  Summary

15.30                  Adoption of the Resolution from the 2^nd Barents Indigenous Peoples’ Congress

                              Adoption of Action Plan 2013-2016

16.00                  Closing of the 2^nd Barents Indigenous Peoples’ Congress