WHO ARE THE INDIGENOUS

PEOPLE?

ROEL BOOC
MARK BRIAN BAYUTAS

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INDIGENOUS PEOPLE

• Indigenous peoples are the earliest known inhabitants of an area and their descendants,
especially an area that has been colonized by a now-dominant group of settlers.
However, the term has no strict definition and can be used to describe a variety of
peoples and cultures.

• Indigenous peoples view themselves as having a historical existence and identity that is
separate and independent of the states now enveloping them. Lands located in a specific
geographic area form a central element in their history and identity and are central
regarding their contemporary political demands.
• Indigenous peoples often have much in common with other neglected segments of
societies, lack of political representation and participation, economic marginalization and
poverty, lack of access to social services and discrimination. Despite their cultural
differences, the diverse indigenous peoples share common problems also related to the
protection of their rights. They strive for recognition of their identities, their ways of life
and their right to traditional lands, territories and natural resources.

• Indigenous peoples are the holders of unique languages, knowledge system and beliefs
and possess invaluable knowledge of practices for the sustainable management of natural
resources. They have relation to and use of their traditional land. Their ancestral land has a
fundamental importance for their collective physical and cultural survival as peoples.
UNDERSTANDING the term “Indigenous”
• Self-identification as indigenous peoples at the individual level and
accepted by the community as their member.
• Historical continuity with pre-colonial and/or pre-settlers societies
• Strong link to territories and surrounding natural resources
• Distinct social, economic or political system
• Distinct language, culture and beliefs
• Form non-dominant groups of society
• Resolve to maintain and reproduce their ancestral environments and
systems as distinctive peoples and communities.
CULTURE

Indigenous Peoples are distinct social and cultural groups that share
collective ancestral ties to the lands and natural resources where they live,
occupy or from which they have been displaced.
 10 things to know more about Indigenous peoples
1. Indigenous peoples are everywhere
2. Indigenous peoples speak the majority of the world’s languages
3. Indigenous people are more likely to be poor and vulnerable
4. Indigenous people live shorter lives and receive less education
5. Indigenous women are more likely to suffer discrimination and violence
6. Indigenous peoples often don’t control their own lands
7. Indigenous communities lead on protecting the environment
8. Indigenous peoples are fighting climate change everyday
9. Indigenous peoples are key to the 2030 agenda for sustainable
development
10. The UN declaration won’t succeed without the support of people
everywhere
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