It will permit them to become fully-contributing members of their national communities, while simultaneously preserving their unique cultures and identities. A declaration must call for measures to promote the development of opportunities for such active participation of indigenous peoples. Fourthly and finally, cooperation between indigenous peoples and their governments is essential. In the Bah ' view, respect for different cultures can only be achieved if we are able to perceive, underlying our cultural variations, our essential unity as one human race. Mutual respect will not come about through separatism or antagonism.
Indigenous peoples feel understandable anger at the injustices they have experienced.
A declaration should call for such co-operation. While believing that a declaration on indigenous rights must focus on these principles in its substance, we are also convinced that they must characterize the process of drafting a declaration. The drafting process should reflect an understanding of, and should encourage efforts to preserve, the unique ways of life that indigenous peoples have cultivated. In drafting the declaration, the Working Group should seek opinions from a wide variety of groups and indigenous organizations, thereby exemplifying in practice the appreciation for cultural diversity that the declaration must espouse. Moreover, it should encourage the active participation of indigenous groups in the drafting process and foster a spirit of co-operation in this delicate, yet crucial, enterprise.