IWGIA's Annual Report presents the results of IWGIA's activities in 2001 and highlights examples of projects and processes implemented or supported by IWGIA throughout the year.

This issue of Indigenous Affairs focuses on issues of sustainable development and indigenous peoples. It seeks to give an overview of the World Summit on Sustainable Development process, the input to the process provided by indigenous peoples so far, and to present concrete case studies relating to sustainable development and the problems faced by indigenous peoples around the world on these issue...

The book gives an overview of the status and plight of indigenous peoples in various regions of the world, and in the Cordillera region in the Philippines. How do they define themselves, what sets them apart from other peoples? And why do we need to show interest for their specific problems?  These and other questions are dealt with in this book.

Swedish version of Indfødte Folk originally written by Jens Dahl; this version ed. by Jens Dahl and Alejandro Parellada, 2002. Basic text book about the world's indigenous peoples. Not distributed by IWGIA's secretariat. If you wish to purchase the book, please contact IWGIA - Lundagruppen för ursprungsfolk, Lundagruppen för ursprungsfolk, Ulf Johansson Dahre via email: This email address is be...

The Guide to Indigenous peoples' Rights in the Inter-American Human Rights System sets out in detail how the Inter-American human rights system works. It summarizes what rights are protected, with a focus on those of particular importance to Indigenous peoples. It also provides detailed guidance on how to submit petitions to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. Summaries of relevant case...

This issue of Indigenous Affairs focuses on the question of self-determination for indigenous peoples.The struggle for self-determination is the fundamental pre-requisite for indigenous peoples to be able to enhance their rights and improve their situation. Contents: Editorial by Christian Erni and Marianne Jensen International Implementation of the Right of Self-Determination of Indigenous People...

The attempts by indigenous peoples to assert their unique identity and rights to self-determination often results in military repression and persecution. This issue of Indigenous Affairs examines these problems on a global scale. Out of print! Contents: Editorial Militarization and Human Rights Violations by Marianne Jensen Asia Stories of the Voiceless by Aküm Longchari Militarization and the Ch...

The book documents and analyses the many forms of racism that indigenous peoples all over the world are still facing at the beginning of the new millenium. Although many national constitutions prohibit racial discrimination, indigenous peoples are facing pervasive racial discrimination in their daily lives, which has far-reaching consequenses for their well-being and human rights situation. It is ...

Original title: La Otra Palabra (Ciesas 1998) On December 22nd 1997, 32 women and 13 men in the los Naranjos encampment for displaced people in the community of Acteal, Chiapas, Mexico, were assasinated by heavily armed men. Various human rights organisations wrote detailed reports of the massacre and different media organisations produced their analyses as well. The voices and feelings of women ...

With contributions from indigenous and non-indigenous scholars and activists, the 2000-2001 Indigenous World presents an overview of crucial developments in 2000 and early 2001 that have impacted on indigenous peoples.The Indigenous World 2000-2001 covers: The progress and setbacks in indigenous peoples' fight for self-determination. Recent developments in indigenous communities in most parts of t...

Since more than 50 years, an indigenous people living in the mountainous Northeastern corner of the Indian Subcontinent has fought a silent war. Silent because this war has been largely ignored be the world. Ever since the Nagas have been in contact with outside powers they have fiercely resisted any attempt of subjugation. The British colonizers managed to control only parts of the rugged Naga te...

This issue of Indigenous Affairs focuses on the racism and discrimination faced by indigenous peoples around the world. The first article focuses on global perspectives and international developments. There then follow articles on the situation of indigenous peoples in the United States, in Australia, in Asia in general and in India in particular. The journal also provides articles on the particul...

IWGIA's Annual Report presents the results of IWGIA's activities in 2000 and highlights examples of projects and processes implemented or supported by IWGIA throughout the year.

Edited and translated from the Spanish title: Pueblos Indígenas. "The book gives an overview of the plight and the status of various indigenous communities the world over as they attempt to preserve what is left of their life amidst the manic spread of capitalism and the collusion of their respective nation-states in this globalization process." From Review by Patricio N. Abinales in the daily P...

The book is a compilation of contributions from the conference on hunter-gatherers and pastoralists in Arusha, Tanzania in 1999. First published in Indigenous Affairs 2/99. Translated from English. Also available in French - Voix Africaines

Translated from the Spanish Title: Pueblos Indígenas. The book gives an overview of the status and plight of indigenous peoples in various regions of the world. How do they define themselves, what sets them apart from other peoples? Why do we need to show interest for their specific problems - these and other questions are dealt with in this book.

Oversat fra spansk af Cæcilie Mikkelsen. Dorthe Kristensen har været rådgiver på den danske tekst og har bidraget med afsnit om mapucherne i Chile. Hæfte nr. 9 i serien: Hvem er de indfødte folk? Informations- og undervisningsmateriale om indfødte folk for folkeskolens ældste klasser og den almindeligt interesserede læser. Seriens hæfter har et fælles forord om indfødte folk: Hvem og h...

This issue of Indigenous Affairs focuses on the indigenous peoples of Indochina. Thematic Articles covering: Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. Also featuring an article about West Papua: 'Bloodshed in Wamena'  

Indigenous peoples all over the world find themselves part of political systems that are not their own but created and defined by governments with alien rules and led by politicians. Over the last centuries, indigenous peoples have gained experience in dealing with these imposed systems of politics and with hitherto unknown social structures. The experiences are very diverse and the reactions to p...

Les textes réunis ici ont fait l'objet de communications à la "Conférence des peuples indigènes d'Afrique orientale, centrale et méridionale" organisée par le Forum des ONG des pasteurs indigènes (PINGO Forum) et IWGIA à Arusha, Tanzanie, en janvier 1999. Cette conférence a contribué à renforcer les droits des peuples indigènes d'Afrique et leurs organisations, encore très récentes d...

Hæfte nr. 8 i serien: Hvem er de indfødte folk? Informations- og undervisningsmateriale om indfødte folk for folkeskolens ældste klasser og den almindeligt interesserede læser. Seriens hæfter har et fælles forord om indfødte folk: Hvem og hvor mange er de? Hvor og hvordan lever de? Hvilke problemer står de indfødte folk overfor? Hvorfor føler de sig truede?Hvad er deres fælles bekymr...

With articles from Asia, Latin America, Northern Scandivia, Africa & the Pacific this issue focuses on indigenous women; their special situation, their hopes and aspirations at the beginning of a new millenium. The articles reflect very clearly the serious problems indigenous women face; ranging from extreme poverty and discrimination to horrific human rights abuses such as killings, torture a...

Hæfte nr. 7 i serien: Hvem er de indfødte folk? Informations- og undervisningsmateriale om indfødte folk for folkeskolens ældste klasser og den almindeligt interesserede læser. Seriens hæfter har et fælles forord om indfødte folk: Hvem og hvor mange er de? Hvor og hvordan lever de? Hvilke problemer står de indfødte folk overfor? Hvorfor føler de sig truede? Hvad er deres fælles bekym...

Hæfte nr. 6 i serien: Hvem er de indfødte folk? Informations- og undervisningsmateriale om indfødte folk for folkeskolens ældste klasser og den almindeligt interesserede læser. Seriens hæfter har et fælles forord om indfødte folk: Hvem og hvor mange er de? Hvor og hvordan lever de? Hvilke problemer står de indfødte folk overfor? Hvorfor føler de sig truede? Hvad er deres fælles bekym...

Hæfte nr. 5 i serien: Hvem er de indfødte folk? Informations- og undervisningsmateriale om indfødte folk for folkeskolens ældste klasser og den almindeligt interesserede læser. Seriens hæfter har et fælles forord om indfødte folk: Hvem og hvor mange er de? Hvor og hvordan lever de? Hvilke problemer står de indfødte folk overfor? Hvorfor føler de sig truede? Hvad er deres fælles bekym...

Hæfte nr. 4 i serien: Hvem er de indfødte folk? Informations- og undervisningsmateriale om indfødte folk for folkeskolens ældste klasser og den almindeligt interesserede læser. Seriens hæfter har et fælles forord om indfødte folk: Hvem og hvor mange er de? Hvor og hvordan lever de? Hvilke problemer står de indfødte folk overfor? Hvorfor føler de sig truede? Hvad er deres fælles bekymri...

engThis issue of Indigenous Affairs focuses on indigenous peoples who subsist as hunter-gatherers. Editorial By Esben Waehle - page 2 (Read the editorial) Southern Africa Taking their words from their mouths By Hugh Brody - page 4 Central Africa The Forest People of Africa in the 21st Century. Present Predicament of Hunter- Gatherers and Former Hunter-Gatherers of the Central African Rainforests b...

The book documents and discusses the case of the Twa, so-called pygmy people, of the Kahuzi-Biega forests, South Kivu Province in Eastern Congo. The particular case of the Twa of Kahuzi-Biega is presented in the African context as well as in the context of emerging and established international norms and principles of indigenous peoples rights. Heading Towards Extinction? is a plea for recognition...

This important collection of essays will be compulsory reading for all those who wish to have a better understanding of the dynamic processes of change which Mexico and its indigenous peoples have undergone at the end of the millennium. The book relates different experiences and makes various proposals relative to the issue of indigenous autonomy. Contributions to the process of construction of a ...