The purpose of this study is to investigate the experiences Indigenous Peoples in Nepal have of asserting autonomy, and their struggle to ensure their right to self-determination. This report includes a specific focus on the work of LAHURNIP, which offers support to Indigenous Peoples in their
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As of 30 June 2021, there were 984,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, representing 3.8% of the total Australian population.[1] The most recent available data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics indicates that, among Indigenous
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Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland) has been a self-governing country since 1979 within the Kingdom of Denmark (or Danish Realm), which consists of Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Kalaallit Nunaat. The country is a 2 million km2 island in the Arctic whose population is 88.9% Greenlandic
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Nicaragua has seven Indigenous Peoples. In the Pacific, centre and north can be found the Chorotega (221,000), the Cacaopera or Matagalpa (97,500), the Ocanxiu or Sutiaba (49,000) and the Nahoa or Nahuatl (20,000). In addition, the Caribbean (or Atlantic) coast is inhabited by the Miskitu
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According to the 2012 National Census, 41% of the Bolivian population over the age of 15 is of Indigenous origin, although 2017 projections from the National Institute of Statistics (INE) indicate that this percentage is likely to have now increased to 48%. Of the 36 recognized peoples in the
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According to the Central Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census of Nepal, the total population of Indigenous Peoples in Nepal is 35.08%, which is 29,164,578. However, Indigenous academics and movement leaders believe they are the majority. Fifty-nine Indigenous Peoples in Nepal are formally
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There is no accurate information on the number of Indigenous Peoples in Myanmar, partly due to a lack of understanding in the country of the internationally-recognized concept of Indigenous Peoples. The government claims that all citizens of Myanmar are “Indigenous” (taing-yin-tha)
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BY GILBERTO LÓPEZ Y RIVAS FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
Organized crime pressures communities to grow poppy and marijuana. The strategy
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BY JUAN CARLOS CAYO RIVERA AND CONSTANZA MONTECINOS PANIAGUA FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
The new Constitution will establish the guidelines
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BY LEYLA NORIEGA ZEGARRA FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
In Chile, communication from an Indigenous perspective is absent in the mass media. In the face of racist
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BY TIARE AGUILERA HEY FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
After 130 years of systematic breaches with the Agreement of Wills, the Constitutional Convention has opened
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BY HERNANDO SILVA AND JOSÉ AYLWIN FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
The election of the Mapuche constituent member Elisa Loncón as President was a
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BY JOSÉ AYLWIN AND PABLO POLICZER FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
After Gabriel Boric's call for a peaceful solution to the conflict in
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The political situation in many countries of Asia has always been volatile. As a result, these countries have long suffered from internal conflicts and their populations from attacks on their freedoms. In this context, Indigenous Peoples’ interests have randomly been considered by national
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BY GLADSON DUNGDUNG FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
The Adivasis of India have been fighting for the protection of their collective right to
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BY ASIER MARTÍNEZ DE BRINGAS FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
The struggles for the processes of autonomy building have gained prominence in Latin America.
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BY LEONARDO ALVARADO FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
From an intercultural perspective, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights conducted a comprehensive
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BY MIGUEL GONZÁLEZ FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
The processes of indigenous territorial autonomy as an exercise of self-determination are today a
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50 years since the Barbados Declaration
This year, 2021, marks the 50th anniversary of the historic meeting held on the Caribbean island of Barbados, where a group of 15 anthropologists (14 men and 1 woman) from Amazonian, Central American and European countries met to reflect on the
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By Gladson Dungdung
Thousands of Adivasis involved in the “Pathalgari Movement” were criminalized for fighting for their collective rights to self-determination and protection of their lands, territories, and natural resources in Jharkhand State of
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BY CATALINA RIVADENEIRA CANEDO FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
While awaiting a referendum to approve their statute and initiate the new
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BY LUIS JESÚS BELLO
The Jödi, the Yanomami and the Uwottüja living in voluntary isolation are threatened by the invasions that result from extractive activities and by the presence of illegal groups in the area: to the environmental impact we should add the sociocultural
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The results of Chile’s elections for the Constitutional Convention marked a breaking point in the country’s history. At the same time as the particracy is demolished and the political class defeated, the epicenter of decision-making finds its way back to the people. Right now, indigenous
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The election of members to the country’s Constituent Assembly reflected a tremendous turning point in Chile’s political history. In addition to the 17 seats reserved for Indigenous Peoples, four Indigenous members were elected through regular constituencies and there was gender parity among
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Photo: Edgar Kanaykõ
Upon the weakening of the consultation of Indigenous Peoples set forth in ILO Convention 169 and as a result of a long process of land and political vindication, Indigenous protocols are instruments of governance that coexist
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A central prerequisite for the self-determination of indigenous peoples is their ability to exercise control over their territories and management of the natural resources found therein.
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