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Traditional Knowledge and Indigenous Peoples

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Traditional knowledge is an important element of the intellectual and cultural heritage of indigenous peoples. It reflects their social and historical identity and significantly contributes to the future well-being and sustainable development of these peoples. In 2007, the L’auravetl’an Information & Education Network of Indigenous Peoples (LIENIP) organized a series of educational conferences, aimed at fostering greater understanding on the nature and evolution of this phenomenon and more...

Added by Zunia on March 01, 2010

Support Mechanism for Indigenous People in Guatemala

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"The evaluation contains an assessment of the point to which the programme objectives set forth have been achieved. keeping in mind that most of the projects were still underway when the evaluation was carried out. Additionally, the evaluation includes an assessment of the relevance of the programme, as well as the programme management and cross-cutting issues. The evaluation also includes recommendations on how to design the second phase of the Mechanism in support of the Oxlajuj Tz'ikin more...

Added by Zunia on February 22, 2010

State of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

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Indigenous peoples contribute tremendously to humanity's cultural diversity, enriching it with more than two thirds of its languages and an extraordinary amount of its traditional knowledge.There are over 370 million indigenous people in some 90 countries, living in all regions of the world. The situation of indigenous peoples in many parts of the world is critical today. Poverty rates are significantly higher among indigenous peoples compared to other groups. While they constitute 5 per cent more...

Added by Zunia on February 14, 2010

Portrait of the Indigenous Women of Asia

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This information kit highlights the work of indigenous women who are acting at the local, national and international levels to have their rights respected. It is an adaptation of the document. Published by the Asian Indigenous Women’s Network (AIWN) and the Indigenous Peoples’ Alliance of the Archipelago (AMAN: Aliansi Masyarakat Adat Nusantara), in partnership with Rights & Democracy.

Added by Zunia on February 11, 2010

Indigenous People's Education: Mindanao, the Philippines

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"Indigenous education improves the Pulangiyen quality of life and provides a model for the promotion of culture-based education throughout the country."

Added by Zunia on February 08, 2010

Indigenous Peoples and Boarding Schools: A Comparative Study

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This report provides a preliminary analysis of boarding school policies directed at indigenous peoples globally. Because of the diversity of indigenous peoples and the nation-states in which they are situated, it is impossible to address all the myriad boarding school policies both historically and contemporary. Boarding schools have had varying impacts for indigenous peoples. Consequently, the demands made by indigenous peoples around boarding school education also differ widely. At the same more...

Added by Moushumi Biswas on January 28, 2010

UNDG Guidelines on Indigenous Peoples' Issues

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The purpose of the Guidelines is to assist the United Nations system to mainstream and integrate indigenous peoples’ issues in processes for operational activities and programmes at the country level. ›› The Guidelines set out the broad normative, policy and operational framework for implementing a human rights-based and culturally sensitive approach to development for and with indigenous peoples.›› The Guidelines provide lines of action for planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes more...

Added by Moushumi Biswas on January 27, 2010

Poverty in Focus - Indigenising Development

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This publication offers a thought-provoking analysis on the concept of development and how indigenous peoples understand and live with this concept. Among the many social groups that have been historically excluded, indigenous peoples comprise one that offers great challenges to development. Although their assimilation has been a goal of the national societies that engulfed them, it is disputable whether indigenous peoples desire the type of social inclusion that development, in its many forms, more...

Added by Zunia on January 25, 2010

UNDP report to the Eight Session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (2009)

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The present report highlights United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) initiatives and activities undertaken in 2008 concerning indigenous peoples, with a special focus on themes and programmes. UNDP engagement with indigenous peoples has received a fresh impetus with the historic adoption on 13 September 2007 of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (General Assembly resolution 61/295, annex). Previously, UNDP initiatives in this area, such as the Global Human more...

Added by Zunia on January 25, 2010

State of the World's Indigenous Peoples

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"Indigenous peoples contribute extensibly to humanity's cultural diversity, enriching it withmore than two thirds of its languages and an extrordinary amount of its traditional knowledge."There are over 370 million indigenous people in some 90 countries, living in all regions of the world. The situation of indigenous peoples in many parts of the world is critical today. Poverty rates are significantly higher among indigenous peoples compared to other groups. While they constitute 5 per cent of more...

Added by John Daly on January 16, 2010

State of the World's Indigenous People

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The United Nations has launched its first publication on the State of the World’s Indigenous People. The report notes that the world’s 370 million indigenous peoples suffer from disproportionately, often exponentially, higher rates of poverty, health problems, crime and human rights abuses; stressing that self-determination and land rights are vital for their survival. Startling figures contained in report include: In the United States, a Native American is 600 times more likely to contract more...

Added by Zunia on January 16, 2010

Human Development Reports and Indigenous Peoples: A Desk Review

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The aim of the desk review is to analyze to what extent indigenous peoples’ issues are addressed, included, and promoted within the context of selected national and regional Human Development Reports (HDRs). The HDRs reviewed are the most recent from the following countries, region, and sub-region: Asia-Pacific (2008), Cambodia (2007), Ghana (2007), Kenya (2006), the Niger Delta (2006), Russian Federation (2006/2007), Rwanda (2007), Tanzania (2007/2008), Thailand (2007), and Uganda more...

Added by Zunia on January 07, 2010

How Young Indigenous People are Faring

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This is a report about the learning and work situation of young Indigenous Australians. This report examines the changes in the education and labor force participation of young indigenous people as reported in the 1996, 2001 and 2006 ABS Censuses of Population and Housing.

Added by Zunia on December 23, 2009

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and the national early childhood agenda

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The two key policy areas which impact most directly on services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children are Early Childhood Education and Care and Closing the Gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.This paper attempts to delineate the structures that would deliver the very worthwhile goals and intentions of the governmental and non-governmental commitments. The intention is to provide the network and related groups with an understanding of the processes and capacity to more...

Added by Zunia on December 23, 2009

Indigenizing Development

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Among the many social groups that have been historically excluded, indigenous peoples comprise one that offers great challenges to development. Although their assimilation has been a goal of the national societies that engulfed them, it is disputable whether indigenous peoples desire the type of social inclusion that development, in its many forms, can produce. At the same time, development seems irreversible, and resistance to it might have consequences far more adverse than those brought by more...

Added by Zunia on December 14, 2009

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