1.

Explain the relationship and interaction between minority cultural activities and main
stream lowland groups

2. Explain the cultural and land rights of indigenous people

Indigenous people have numerous rights that need to be fully exercised for their
tribe’s development and progress. These collective rights include rights to natural
resources, land and even to their territories. According to International Fund for
Agricultural Development (n.d), “the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) recognizes that indigenous peoples possess collective
rights which are indispensable for their existence, well-being and integral development as
peoples, creating an inextricable link between indigenous identities and their rights as
peoples. The collective rights of indigenous peoples include recognition of their
distinctive histories, languages, identities and cultures and the collective right to lands,
territories and natural resources they have traditionally occupied and used, as well as the
right to their collectively held traditional knowledge. In establishing and fulfilling
collective rights for indigenous peoples, the international community has affirmed that
such rights should not conflict with existing international human rights norms but
complement them. For instance, the implementation of collective human rights should
not adversely affect the implementation of individual rights”. Their tradition must be
well-protected alongside their self-identities and territories. Addressing issues related to
land is seen as an integral key for poverty eradication among indigenous groups.

References/Links:

https://www.ifad.org/documents/38714170/40272519/IPs_Land.pdf/ea85011b-7f67-
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