Annex I). As the object is the promotion of cultural development, moreover, this draft article is quite distinct from draft article 19 below which relates to économie and social development. For reasons of clarity, it is of course possible to replace the words "require that States grant" with "spécial State measures". Draft article 8 "The right to manifest, teach, practise and observe their own religious traditions and cérémonies, and to maintain, protect and have access to sacred sites and burial grounds for thèse purposes." 33. A govemment observer expressed concern that the right of access to sacred sites is not made subject to any "reasonable liraits", nor does it take account of the possibility that sites may have changea in character. 34. One indigenous observer proposed adding a référence to "the right to obtain, use and préserve articles, implements and natural items needed for ritual and cérémonial practices." 35. The Chairman/Rapporteur notes that this principle is consistent with the Déclaration on the Elimination of Ail Forms of Intolérance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief, which in article 6 refers to the right to establish and maintain places of worship, and to make, acquire and use the necessary articles and materials related to religious rites or customs. To harmonize this draft article fully with the Déclaration, a référence to religious implements could be included in a revised text. Draft article 9 "The right to develop and proraoLe their own languages, inciuding an own literary languagej and to use them fox administrative, jurldical, cultural and other purposes." 36. A number of govemment observers supported the objective of this article, but felt it was far-reaching as regards the use of indigenous languages for officiai purposes, especially in cases where indigenous languages had no written form. Some suggested that the right to use indigenous languages in 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the promotion of cultural development, specifically the rights of indigenous peoples to maintain and practice their cultural traditions, languages, and religious practices. It also mentions the need to balance these rights with other considerations, such as the use of indigenous languages in official purposes.

**Category**
Culture