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Inter-American Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Indigenous peoples are entitled to maintain and reinforce their indigenous legal systems and also to apply them to matters within their communities including systems pertaining to ownership of real property and natural resources resolution of conflicts within and between indigenous communities crime prevention and law enforcement and maintenance of internal peace and harmony. Indigenous peoples have the right to the recognition of their property and ownership rights with respect t to lands and territories they have historically occupied, as well as to the use of those to which they have historically had access for their traditional activities and livelihood. Indigenous peoples shall be entitled to recognition of the full ownership control and protection of such intellectual property rights as they have in their cultural and artistic heritage, as well as special measures to ensure for them legal status and institutional capacity to develop use share market and bequeath that heritage on to future generations. www.ankn.uaf.edu /IKS/iachr.html   (2969 words)

Chapter IIg Indigenous peoples shall be entitled to use, maintain, develop and manage their own health services, and they shall also have access, on an equal basis, to all health institutions and services and medical care accessible to the general population. Indigenous peoples have the right to the recognition of their property and ownership rights with respect to lands, territories and resources they have historically occupied, as well as to the use of those to which they have historically had access for their traditional activities and livelihood. Indigenous peoples have the right to the restitution of the lands, territories and resources which they have traditionally owned or otherwise occupied or used, and which have been confiscated, occupied, used or damaged, or when restitution is not possible, the right to compensation on a basis not less favorable than the standard of international law. www1.umn.edu /humanrts/instree/indigenousdecl.html   (3185 words)

Dreaming Online: What is Cultural Heritage? Culture - the total of ways of living built up by a group of human beings, which is passed on from one generation to the next. Archaeological evidence shows that Indigenous cultures have developed and altered a number of times as a result of changes in the environment such as rise in sea level and drying out of the continent. Indigenous people have been influenced by a range of cultures over time and in most recent history have managed to survive and fight against the sudden and often catastrophic changes to their cultures and ways of life brought about by Europeans since 1788. www.dreamtime.net.au /indigenous/culture.cfm   (1668 words)

Best indigenous cultures websites Amazon Alliance for Indigenous and Traditional Peoples of the Amazon Basin is an initiative born out of the partnership between indigenous and traditional peoples of the Amazon and groups and individuals who share their concerns for the future of the Amazon and its peoples. Borneo Project supports the indigenous tribes of Borneo who have lived in harmony with their rainforests for thousands of years, but now both the people and the forests are in danger. Indigenous Environmental Network is an alliance of grassroots indigenous peoples whose mission is to protect the sacredness of Mother Earth from contamination and exploitation by strengthening, maintaining and respecting the traditional teachings and the natural laws. www.care2.com /channels/ecoinfo/cultures   (791 words)

Vision Indigenous peoples in ancient forests are often characterized as hunters and gatherers, fisherfolk, pastoralists, farmers and settled cultivators. Elsewhere complaints launched against logging companies have included their destruction of cultural and spiritual sites such as graves, the devastation of trees species vital to local communities and the illegal removal of logs from indigenous lands. Greenpeace supports forest uses by indigenous peoples and by other forest-dependent communities that sustain the natural dynamics and biodiversity of the ancient forest ecosystems through time and at both landscape and stand levels. archive.greenpeace.org /forests/amazon/indigenous.htm   (677 words)

Indigenous peoples - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Indigenous populations are distributed in regions throughout the globe. Lumping indigenous peoples into one group ignores the vast amounts of diversity among them and at the same time imposes a uniform identity on them, which may not be historically accurate. Indigenous societies possess an often unique body of cultural and environmental knowledge. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Indigenous_peoples   (4573 words)

Cultures On The Edge : About Even among those sympathetic to the plight of small indigenous societies, there is a mood of resignation, as if these cultures, quaint and colorful though they may be, are somehow fated to slip away, reduced by circumstances to the sidelines of history, removed from the inexorable progression of technological life. Cultural survival is not about preservation, sequestering indigenous peoples in enclaves like some sort of zoological specimens. Indigenous cultures only disappear when they are overwhelmed by external forces, and when drastic conditions imposed upon them from the outside render them incapable of adapting to new possibilities for life. www.culturesontheedge.com /about/mission/index.html   (609 words)

Indigenous Cultures Near the Ngobes there is the small indigenous community of the Bokotas, scattered in small villas similar to those that existed when the first settlers arrived on the Isthmus of Panama. The remarkable arts and culture of the Kuna of Panama are accessible as never before in this comprehensive, beautifully illustrated volume. The indigenous community of Teribe inhabits the rough terrain of the Bocas del Toro Province mountains and the margins of the Teribe River. www.panamacanalcountry.com /indigenous_cultures.htm   (549 words)

Impacts of telecommunication technologies on indigenous cultures - Turkish Daily News Sep 26, 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26) Local cultures have no choice but to use the telecommunication tools which are the main components of the wave of change efficiently and productively in order to maintain and protect their presence. Since culture is transferred to the next generation by language, it becomes impossible to protect and maintain it when the language has degenerated. Indigenous cultures broadcast all over the world by using their television channels (For instance; Catalan's Tv 3 and Ch 33 in Spain, Scottish's BskyB in England) and satellites. www.turkishdailynews.com.tr /archives.php?id=33823   (2345 words)

United Communities of Spirit Indigenous peoples are strikingly diverse in their culture, religion, and social and economic organization. Indigenous peoples are thus indispensable partners as we try to make a successful transition to a more secure and sustainable future on our precious planet. Indigenous forms of economy cannot, of course, satisfy the needs of a burgeoning world population now nearing six billion. origin.org /ucs/sbcr/indigenous.cfm   (1764 words)

Ecuador Indigenous Cultures Some of these cultures have remained isolated, and developed their own style of dress, artistic expression, spiritual beliefs, etc. In the sixteenth century, with the advance of Christianity, many of these cultures lost ground as to their religion, language, and arts, and learned new ones brought by the Europeans. The cultures of the highlands are by no means the oldest but the most visited and known, probably because of their geographical location on the Andean Highlands with access by roads and highways. These are a very proud people that have not lost their cultural identity despite the fact that mestizos and whites inhabit Otavalo city as well, and also that they all have televisions to expose them to the modern globalized world. www.exploringecuador.com /articulos/nuevos/indigenous_cultures.htm   (771 words)

Press kit: Issues - Racism against Indigenous peoples - World Conference Against Racism Indigenous leaders today contend that it is essentially discriminatory that native title does not confer the same privileges as ordinary title. According to indigenous law and custom, indigenous interests can only hold native title, and, according to the law put into place since then by the European immigrants, native title can be extinguished. Among African peoples, there are clearly groups of peoples who have always lived where they are, who have struggled to maintain their culture, their language and their way of life, and who suffer problems similar to those of indigenous peoples everywhere, particularly when forcibly separated from their lands. www.un.org /WCAR/e-kit/indigenous.htm   (2677 words)

Protection of Folklore: UNESCO/WIPO Regional Consultations on the Safeguarding of Traditional and Popular Culture Recommendations for technical assistance and support of a homogenous system of legal protection, identification, conservation and control of exploitation, of indigenous culture in the countries and territories who are members of the Pacific Arts Council. The traditional knowledge and expressions of indigenous cultures are defined as the ways in which indigenous cultures are expressed and which are manifestations of worldviews of the indigenous peoples of the Pacific. Traditional knowledge and cultural expressions are any knowledge or any expressions created, acquired and inspired (applied, inherent or abstract) for the physical and spiritual well-being of the indigenous peoples of the Pacific. www.unesco.org /culture/copyright/folklore/html_eng/declaration.shtml   (1460 words)

Museums and the Web 2003: Papers: Hunter, Koopman and Sledge Indigenous communities are beginning to realize the potential benefits digital technologies can offer with regard to the documentation and preservation of their histories and cultures. Documentation of indigenous knowledge and history has become an extremely important tool to ensure the survival and self-sustainability of indigenous tribes and cultures, and to provide evidence of past injustices and to support claims of original ownership. Finally, it is essential that indigenous communities be able to describe and contextualize their culturally and historically significant collections in their own words and from their own perspectives. www.archimuse.com /mw2003/papers/hunter/hunter.html   (3353 words)

Indigenous Peoples & Globalization | IFG Indigenous peoples are on the cusp of the crisis in sustainable development. Indigenous people throughout the world sit on the "frontlines" of globalization's expansion; they occupy the last pristine places on earth, where resources are still abundant: forests, minerals, water, and genetic diversity. Global rules on the patenting of genetic resources via the WTO has made possible the privatization of indigenous peoples’ genomes, the biological diversity upon which they depend, and the very knowledge of how that biodiversity might be used commercially. www.ifg.org /programs/indig.htm   (906 words)

Indigenous Peoples - Rainforest Portal Indigenous peoples are the descendants of the original inhabitants of the area where they live. Indigenous societies maintain a unique language and culture and an ancestral relationship to a homeland. The global indigenous population of 250 million people is composed of about five thousand distinct indigenous cultures worldwide, living in every climate from the Arctic Circle to the tropical rainforests. www.rainforestweb.org /Rainforest_Information/Indigenous_Peoples   (557 words)

glbtq >> social sciences >> Indigenous Cultures Both biological and social research demonstrate more and more conclusively that the geographic distribution of humanity is not a result of discrete original placement, but rather of hundreds of thousands of years of population movement and contact between populations. The earlier notion of human cultures as islands that existed independently of and in isolation from one another has been succeeded by a more dynamic model in which migration, contact, and exchange play key roles. As homosexuality was beginning to be described in Europe as a disease of "civilization," it was impossible for Europeans to imagine "primitive" societies in which such behavior was a commonplace, precisely because this admission might undermine the idea of Europe's inherent superiority. www.glbtq.com /social-sciences/indigenous_cultures.html   (828 words)

ITEC Courses Tropical Ecosystems and Indigenous Cultures of Panama This mixing of culture and environment may seem at odds but it actually mirrors the relationship between indigenous people and the natural ecosystems on which they depend. While all current cultures are examined, the focus is on Panama's indigenous people which include the Ngöbe of the Chriqui highlands, the Emberá of the Darien lowlands, and the Kuna of San Blas Archipelago. The Ngöbe represent the largest indigenous group in Panama and are known for their polygenous life style, elaborate dress and "chacaras", or woven bags. www.itec-edu.org /ecoindigenous.html   (1224 words)

International Decade of the World's Indigenous People: Symposium on Indigenous Identities: Oral, Written Expressions ... The Fair also exhibited books on indigenous cultures, highlighting the oral traditions which are an assertion of their identity and a support of the collective memory. The Symposium examined the evolution of the representation of these cultures and their role in preserving and transmitting cultural values to present and future generations. The participation of story-tellers, authors and indigenous publishers was also planned with that of experts on indigenous issues to further elaborate on the book presentation and specialized publications. www.unesco.org /culture/indigenous/html_eng/bookfair.shtml   (258 words)

TeacherSource . Concepts Across the Curriculum . Indigenous Cultures Activity Ideas | PBS While discovering the meaning of “indigenous people,” have the groups keep track of new vocabulary they come across from researching and reading about indigenous people. Indigenous people live all over the globe, from rainforests to the deserts, high in the mountains to along river valleys, and in the Artic to deep in the outback of Australia. Some other activities may include writing letters to children of indigenous groups or perhaps depending on where you live, try to arrange a classroom presentation by a person from one of these populations. www.pbs.org /teachersource/thismonth/jul05/index1.shtm   (1072 words)

Welcome to cultures.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26) This site is devoted to cultures, living and ancient, and the promotion of world communication and world peace. Featured topics at Cultures include the Amistad slave ship rebellion, the Hopi and their Anasazi ancestors, the Greek shrine of Dodona, the Muwekma Ohlone and their Pacific Islander cousins, Angkor Wat in Cambodia, Timbuktu, Great Zimbabwe and Afropop. For the ancient cultures of Mesoamerica including the Olmec, Maya and Aztec, please visit Mesoweb. www.cultures.com   (224 words)

Native American Indian Cultures - Mexico, South America In South America, not only are the cultures and traditions in danger of disappearing, but some of the Indians themselves are in danger of actual extinction. Also, many of the Yanomamo tribe are losing their members and culture by assimilation, literally as slave labor, into the society of the South American gold miner. If their art and culture are not protected and recorded, they may soon disappear forever. indian-cultures.com   (584 words)

Indigenous Cultures We believe that all humans are "indigenous" in their origins and in order to relate to the indigenous culture on one's adopted land one need to explore one's indigenous roots in the land of one's origins. As we understand it, to be indigenous is to be in a natural relationship to oneself, one's environment and one's fellow creatures. The traditions of our culture place humankind against nature, in an attitude that mother nature is our enemy and we must find ways to defeat her. www.hermes.net.au /ravens/Indigegg.html   (1515 words)

NativeWeb The Indigenous Peoples' Caucus at the UN held an emergency meeting 13 November 2006 due to a report that a few States will take procedural actions to derail the adoption of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The Indigenous Peoples' Caucus hereby affirms their global and unanimous support for the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as adopted by the UN Human Rights Council on June 29, 2006. The Indigenous Peoples' Caucus hereby repeats its request that the UN General Assembly immediately adopt the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which constitutes the minimum standards for the survival, well-being and dignity of Indigenous Peoples worldwide. www.nativeweb.org   (531 words)

BOLIVIA: Wanted - Healthcare Adapted To Indigenous Cultures Every culture has a concept of health that is probably different to that of others. Even more so when culture has the added value of surrounding the birth of a child, for example, which is an event that belongs to the family, and not to the doctor or the nurse. NH: Our human resources continue to be trained within a welfare-based hospital healthcare model that ignores culture and identity, in a country where more than 60 percent of the population is made up of indigenous people. ipsnews.net /news.asp?idnews=33372   (1119 words)

chiapanECHO Resources on Land Rights and Indigenous Cultures   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26) For indigenous peoples, few things more compellingly bind together the past, present and future of their cultures than their relationship to their ancestral lands. The recovery and legal recognition of indigenous lands is essential to ensuring the survival of future generations. International Funders for Indigenous Peoples (IFIP) was born from the needs voiced by grantmakers to more effectively manage their efforts to support Indigenous development. condor.depaul.edu /~chiapas/resources_landrights_indig_cultures.htm   (297 words)

Social Movements and Culture Reviving traditional land-based spiritual/cultural practices, and inventing new ones for the 21st century, play an increasingly vital part of many reservation cultures threatened by environmental pollution and cultural genocide. Below is a brief sampling of some Native organizations fighting for environmental justice and cultural renewal. Thomas Banyacya addressed the general assembly in 1993 and spoke on Hopi prophesy and the state of the Earth. www.wsu.edu:8080 /~amerstu/ce/native.html   (388 words)

Indigenous Groups The indigenous groups in Colombia predate the voyage of Columbus; therefore, they are often referred to as pre-Columbian. These are what is left from these great cultures and each piece shows both the detail of the work and hints at the mythology of the people who carved it. We have many of our own experts on indigenous cultures in Colombia, both at school and in the community. www.colegiobolivar.edu.co /library/indigenous_groups.htm   (1267 words)

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