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 ...

The book describes the struggle of the indigenous peoples of the Chittagong Hill Tracts region in south-eastern Bangladesh to regain control over their ancestral land and resource rights. From sovereign nations to to the limited autonomy of today, the report details the legal basis of the land rights of the indigenous peoples and the different tools employed by successive administrations to exploi...

From 1991 to 2000 the Chittagong Hill Tracts Commission produced four reports on the situation in the Chittagong Hill Tracts titled “Life is not Ours: Land and Human Rights in the Chittagong Hill Tracts”. All four reports document gross human rights violations in the Chittagong Hill Tracts and the last update also analyses the situation after a peace accord was signed in 1997 between the Gove...

The Nunavut story told in this book by authors who have all been involved with Nunavut and Inuit politics for a very long time is an important one for indigenous peoples around the world and for anyone interested in indigenous issues. Stressing the political dynamics of the beginning of Nunavut's autonomous life, the authors provide a clear and accurate account of a remarkable political process. F...

In recent years the situation of the Hadzabe of Tanzania has become a cause of concern for a number of human rights organizations, development agents and individuals who have observed the ongoing marginalisation and erosion of land rights of this group of African hunter-gatherers. The document provides background information and experiences of the Hadzabe with government and development agents, re...

Hæfte nr. 2 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...

Hæfte nr. 3 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...

Hæfte nr. 1 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...

This yearbook provides an overview of the present situation and crucial developments in 1999 and 2000 among indigenous peoples in Asia, Africa, the Arctic, the Pacific and the Americas, with a special focus on indigenous women; It also presents reports on the work of the Open-ended Working Group on the UN draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and on the process of establishment of ...

This issue of Indigenous Affairs focuses on the indigenous peoples of the Pacific. Out of print! Editorial page 2 What Future the United Nations' Decolonisation Process? by Dr. Carlyle Corbin page 4 French Polynesia Independence and sovereignty for Te Ao Maohi by Oscar Temaru page 14 Rapa island How the island of Rapa became French page 19 New Caledonia The Noumea Accord and decolonisation in Kana...

IWGIA's Annual Report presents the results of IWGIA's activities in 1999 and highlights examples of projects and processes implemented or supported by IWGIA throughout the year.

The book traces the history of the indigenous peoples of Peninsular Malaysia from early times to the present; from when the Orang Asli were an independent and autonomous people, to a situation where others are seeking to control their lives today. The Orang Asli and the Contest for Resources argues that development programmes and policies for the Orang Asli, cloaked in a policy of assimilation and...

This issue of Indigenous Affairs focuses on the impact of dams on indigenous peoples around the world. Introduction by Marcus Colchester page 4 Consultive meeting on dams, indigenous peoples and ethnic minorities - Participants list page 55 Norway The Alta-case. a story about how another hydroelectric dam-project was forced through in Norway by Ande Somby page 56 Guatemala The Chixoy dam: the Aya ...

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.