Indigenous Peoples all over the world have been demanding the
recognition of their rights to maintain and develop their cultural heritage and,
more particularly, their land for many years. There have been debates over the
definition of who is indigenous and what it means,
over treaty rights and free,
prior, and informed consent.
They have done this through many bodies,
including the United Nations,
where there is both a UN
Working Group on Indigenous Peoples and a newly constituted UN
Permanent Forum on Indigenous Peoples. Also within the UN there has been an
ongoing debate to finalise a Draft
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. There have been a number
of associated international bodies where Indigenous Peoples have struggled to
have their voices heard, including the Convention
on BioDiversity, the World Trade
Organisation and the International
Union for the Conservation of Nature.
Defining
Indigenous
Treaty Rights
Free,
Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC)
United
Nations (UN)
UN
Working Group on Indigenous Peoples (UNWGIP)
UN
Permanent Forum on Indigenous Peoples (UNPF)
UN Declaration
on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Convention
on BioDiversity (CBD)
World
Trade Organisation (WTO)
International
Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
