The Indigenous World 2024: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

Written by IWGIA Assistant on 26 March 2024.

Indigenous Peoples have rights over their traditional knowledge, traditional cultural expressions and genetic resources, including associated intellectual property rights, as recognized in Article 31 of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)....

The Indigenous World 2024: Australia

Written by IWGIA Assistant on 25 March 2024.

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

The Indigenous World 2024: Aotearoa (New Zealand)

Written by IWGIA Assistant on 25 March 2024.

Māori, the Indigenous people of Aotearoa, represent 16.5% of the 5 million population. The gap between Māori and non-Māori is pervasive: Māori life expectancy is 7 to 7.4 years less than non-Māori; the median income for Māori is 71% that of Pākehā (New Zealand Europeans); 25.5% of Māori leave

The Indigenous World 2024: United States of America

Written by IWGIA Assistant on 25 March 2024.

The number of Indigenous people in the United States of America is estimated at between 3.1 and 8.7 million,[1] of which around 20% live in American Indian areas or Alaska Native villages.

Indigenous Peoples in the United States are more commonly

The Indigenous World 2024: Russia

Written by IWGIA Assistant on 25 March 2024.

Indigenous Peoples are not recognized by the Russian legislation as such; however, Article 67 of the current constitution guarantees the rights of “Indigenous Small-Numbered Peoples”. The 1999 Federal Act “On Guarantees of the Rights of the Indigenous Small-Numbered Peoples of the Russian

The Indigenous World 2024: Arctic Peoples’ Conference 2023

Written by IWGIA Assistant on 25 March 2024.

From 22 to 25 November 1973, 40 delegates representing 21 organizations of Indigenous Peoples from Arctic Canada, Greenland, Finland, Norway, and Sweden gathered in Copenhagen for the first Arctic Peoples’ Conference.

This groundbreaking and successful conference “demonstrated mutual

The Indigenous World 2024: Thailand

Written by IWGIA Assistant on 20 March 2024.

The Indigenous Peoples of Thailand live mainly in three geographical regions of the country: Indigenous fisher communities (the Chao Ley) and small populations of hunter-gatherers in the south (Mani people); small groups on the Korat plateau of the north-east and east; and the many different

The Indigenous World 2024: Taiwan

Written by IWGIA Assistant on 20 March 2024.

The officially recognized Indigenous population of Taiwan numbers 589,038 people, or 2.51% of the total population.^[1]

Sixteen distinct Indigenous Peoples are officially recognized: Amis (also Pangcah), Atayal (also Tayal), Bunun, Kavalan,

The Indigenous World 2024: Nepal

Written by IWGIA Assistant on 20 March 2024.

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

The Indigenous World 2024: Japan

Written by IWGIA Assistant on 19 March 2024.

The two Indigenous Peoples of Japan, the Ainu and the Ryūkyūans (or Okinawans), live on the northernmost and southernmost islands of the country’s archipelago. The Ainu territory stretches from Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands (now both Russian territories) to the northern part of present-day

The Indigenous World 2024: Tunisia

Written by IWGIA Assistant on 18 March 2024.

As elsewhere in North Africa, the Indigenous population of Tunisia is formed of the Amazighs. There are no official statistics on their number in the country but Amazigh associations estimate there to be around 1 million Tamazight speakers, accounting for some 10% of the total population.

The Indigenous World 2024: South Africa

Written by IWGIA Assistant on 18 March 2024.

South Africa’s total population is around 59 million, of which Indigenous groups are estimated to comprise approximately 1%. Collectively, the various African Indigenous communities in South Africa are known as Khoe-San (also spelled Khoi-San, Khoesan, Khoisan), comprising the San and the

The Indigenous World 2024: Morocco

Written by IWGIA Assistant on 18 March 2024.

The Amazigh (Berber) peoples are the Indigenous Peoples of North Africa. The last census in Morocco (2016) estimated the number of Tamazight speakers at 28% of the population. However, Amazigh associations strongly contest this and instead claim a rate of 85%. This means that the

The Indigenous World 2024: Libya

Written by IWGIA Assistant on 18 March 2024.

The Amazighs form the Indigenous population of Libya and are estimated to number some one million people, or more than 16% of the country’s total population.

They live in various areas of Libya in the north, east and south of the country albeit without any geographical continuity. To

The Indigenous World 2024: Eritrea

Written by IWGIA Assistant on 15 March 2024.

Eritrea borders the southern Red Sea in the Horn of Africa. It emerged as an Italian colonial construct in the late 19^th century, superimposed over Indigenous populations. Eritrea’s current population is between 4.4 and 5.9 million inhabitants....

The Indigenous World 2024: Algeria

Written by IWGIA Assistant on 14 March 2024.

The Amazighs are the Indigenous people of Algeria and other countries of North Africa. However, the Algerian government does not recognize the Indigenous status of the Amazighs and refuses to publish statistics on their population. Because of this, there is no official data on the number of

A nation without ethnicity: the Rwandan reconciliation model

Written by Laura Pérez Portela on 29 October 2021.

BY ANNA KAMANZI FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS.

The devastating genocide against the Tutsi claimed the lives of more than 800,000 Tutsi, moderate Hutu, and Twa

Reconciliation between Germany and Namibia: towards reparation of the first genocide of the 20th century

Written by Laura Pérez Portela on 12 October 2021.

BY ROBERTO HITCHCOCK AND MELINDA KELLY FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS. 

The

Indigenous communicator training: strengthening Indigenous Peoples’ self-determination

Written by IWGIA Assistant on 30 June 2021.

During 2020, IWGIA provided the necessary support to consolidate the operation of Radio Wampis in Peru and the first cycle of students at the journalism school in Charagua, Bolivia.

The training of Indigenous communicators, particularly youth, was part of the strategy to consolidate the

Ethnicities, bodies and freedoms destroyed in social protest in Southwest Colombia

Written by IWGIA Assistant on 07 June 2021.

Peaceful and anonymous protests have broken out simultaneously in hundreds of cities and towns around Colombia. The main protagonists are young people of different origins and backgrounds who have decided to form the mouthpiece for the widespread malaise of a country ravaged by an immutable

Indigenous World 2020: Inuit Nunangat

Written by IWGIA Assistant on 11 May 2020.

The majority of the 65,030 Inuit in Canada live in 51 communities in Inuit Nunangat, the Inuit homeland  encompassing  the Inuvialuit Settlement Region in the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Nunavik in northern Quebec and Nunatsiavut in northern Labrador.

Indigenous World 2020: Libya

Written by IWGIA Assistant on 11 May 2020.

The Amazigh form the Indigenous population of Libya. They are estimated to number some one million people, or more than 16% of the country’s total population.

They live in various areas of Libya in the north, east and south of the country albeit without any geographical continuity. To

Indigenous World 2020: Morocco

Written by IWGIA Assistant on 11 May 2020.

The Amazigh (Berber) peoples are  the  Indigenous  Peoples  of North Africa. The last census in Morocco (2016) estimated the number of Tamazight speakers at 28% of the population. However, Amazigh associations strongly contest this and instead claim a rate of 65 to 70%. This

Indigenous World 2020: Tunisia

Written by IWGIA Assistant on 11 May 2020.

As elsewhere in North Africa, the Indigenous population of Tunisia is formed of the Amazigh. There are no official statistics on their number in the country but Amazigh associations estimate there to be around 1 million Tamazight (the Amazigh language) speakers, accounting for some 10% of the

Indigenous World 2020: Japan

Written by IWGIA Assistant on 11 May 2020.

The two Indigenous Peoples of Japan, the Ainu and the Okinawans, live on the northernmost and southernmost islands of the country’s archipelago. The Ainu territory stretches from Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands (now both Russian territories) to the northern part of present-day Japan, including

Indigenous World 2020: Taiwan

Written by IWGIA Assistant on 11 May 2020.

The officially recognised Indigenous population of Taiwan numbers 571,816 people (2019), or 2.42% of the total population. Sixteen distinct Indigenous Peoples are officially recognised. In addition, there are at least 10 Pingpu Indigenous Peoples who are denied official recognition. Most of

Indigenous World 2020: Sápmi

Written by IWGIA Assistant on 11 May 2020.

Sápmi is the Sámi people’s own name for their traditional territory. The Sámi people are the Indigenous people of the northern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula and large parts of the Kola Peninsula and live in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Russia. There is no reliable information on the

Indigenous World 2020: Canada

Written by IWGIA Assistant on 11 May 2020.

Indigenous Peoples in Canada are collectively referred to as “Aboriginal Peoples”. The Constitution Act of 1982 recognises three groups of Aboriginal Peoples: Indians, Inuit and Métis. According to the 2016 Canadian Census, there were 1,673,785 Aboriginal Peoples in Canada, accounting for 4.9%

Indigenous World 2020: Hawai’i

Written by IWGIA Assistant on 11 May 2020.

Ka Pae Aina (the Hawaiian archipelago) is formed of 137 islands, reefs and ledges stretching for 2,451 kilometres south-east / north-west in the Pacific Ocean and covering a total of some 16,640 km2.

Indigenous World 2020: African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR)

Written by Dwayne Mamo on 11 May 2020.

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) was established in accordance with Article 30 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights with a mandate to promote and protect human and peoples’ rights on the continent. It was officially inaugurated on 2 November 1987 and is

Indigenous World 2020: Algeria

Written by IWGIA Assistant on 07 May 2020.

The Amazigh are the Indigenous people of Algeria and other countries of North Africa who have been present in these territories since ancient times. The Algerian government, however, does not recognise the Indigenous status of the Amazigh and refuses to publish statistics on their population.

Tribes, States and Colonialism: The Evolution of the Concept of Indigenous Peoples and its Application in Asia. Discussion Paper 2013

Written by Käthe Jepsen on 21 May 2013.

While the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) was adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2007 by a vase majority of votes, many Asian governments refuse to accept its applicability to their countries. Due to the lack of a defi nition of ‘indigenous peoples’

Trolldomsprocesser, myter, helande och modern samisk identitet

Written by Käthe Jepsen on 29 March 1998.