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'Unacceptable to our people': Diverse cultural beliefs, Indigenous rights, and the future of human activities on the Moon

John C. Barentine

Activities on the Moon must incorporate Indigenous co-creation of governance to respect cultural beliefs and rights.

arxiv:2605.17706 v1 · 2026-05-18 · astro-ph.IM

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C1strongest claim

Best practices for future engagement with the Moon must transcend the mere 'due regard' and 'international consultations' required by the OST in favor of arrangements where participants co-create a human future in outer space.

C2weakest assumption

That the historical record of interactions between states, private actors, and Indigenous societies supplies reliable guidance for achieving just governance outcomes in commercial lunar activities.

C3one line summary

Policy analysis of Indigenous objections to lunar activities concludes that space governance must move beyond Outer Space Treaty consultations to co-created arrangements honoring diverse cultural perspectives.

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[1] Bartels, M. 2024,. Human Remains Are Headed to the Moon, Despite Objections. Scientific American, 5 January.https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/human-remains-are-headed-t o-the-moon-despite-obj 2024

[2] Biden, J. 2021,. Memorandum on Tribal Consultation and Strengthening Nation-to-Nation Relationships. Federal Register.https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/29/2021-02075 /tribal-consultati 2021

[3] Binagwaho, A. & Freeman, R. 2021, Decolonization of the Legal Code: The End of Colonial Laws in Rwanda and a Model for Other Post-colonial Societies.Harvard International Law Journal, 62, 95–135 2021

[4] 2020., Merely a ‘Scrap of Paper’? The Outer Space Treaty in Historical Perspective.Diplomacy & Statecraft, 31(2), 350–372 2020

[5] 1994,.A Man On The Moon: The Voyages Of The Apollo Astronauts 1994

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First computed	2026-05-20T00:04:53.725270Z
Builder	pith-number-builder-2026-05-17-v1
Signature	Pith Ed25519 (`pith-v1-2026-05`) · public key
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1ef734994370aaf07fbbda04d247e31c40bc0a9202281d146958e36cd91ad278

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arxiv: 2605.17706 · arxiv_version: 2605.17706v1 · doi: 10.48550/arxiv.2605.17706 · pith_short_12: D33TJGKDOCVP · pith_short_16: D33TJGKDOCVPA753 · pith_short_8: D33TJGKD

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