Indigenous Peoples

Introduction

It is estimated that there are approximately 370 million Indigenous Peoples in the world, belonging to 5,000 different groups, in 90 countries worldwide. Indigenous Peoples are found in every region of the world, but about 70% of them live in Asia. Indigenous Peoples constitute about 5% of the world’s population, yet account for about 15% of the world’s poor. Examples of Indigenous Peoples include the Inuit of the Arctic, Native Americans, hunter-gatherers in the Amazon, traditional pastoralists like the Maasai in East Africa, and tribal peoples in the Philippines. While there is no universally accepted definition for “Indigenous Peoples,” there tend to be common characteristics among them, including:

They often have small populations relative to the dominant culture of their country;
They usually have (or had) their own language;
They practice distinctive cultural traditions;
They have (or had) their own land and territory, to which they are connected to at various levels;
They self-identify as Indigenous.

The Indigenous Peoples Major Group (IPMG) nominated Organizing Partners (OPs) to serve as facilitators. Within the current working structure, there are two global Organizing Partners - Tebtebba (Indigenous Peoples International Centre for Policy research and Education) and IITC (international Indian Treaty Council). The IPMG also includes regional organizing partner focal points. The IPMG maintains a global list-serve and regional list-serves moderated by the IPMG OPs and the regional OP focal points. Information sharing, feedback and recommendations are forwarded to the Global IP-OPs for consideration on proposals and position papers submitted by the IPMG to the Sustainable Development Goals and the Post2015 Development Agenda processes.

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Indigenous Peoples Position Paper

Website: www.indigenouspeoples-sdg.org/index.php/english/.

Documents

Statements

Statement	Date	Meeting
High Level Political Forum 2019 Statements	9 Jul 2019	High-Level Political Forum 2019 (HLPF 2019)
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	12 May 2016
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	27 Sep 2015	United Nations Sustainable Development Summit 2015
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	24 Jun 2015	Post-2015 intergovernmental negotiations (Intergovernmental negotiations on the outcome document)
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	20 May 2015	Post-2015 intergovernmental negotiations (Follow-up and review)
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	23 Apr 2015	Post-2015 intergovernmental negotiations (Means of implementation and global partnership for sustainable development)
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	25 Mar 2015	Post-2015 intergovernmental negotiations (Sustainable development goals and targets)
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	19 Feb 2015	Post-2015 intergovernmental negotiations (Declaration session)
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	21 Jan 2015	Post-2015 intergovernmental negotiations (Stocktaking session)
Major Groups: Indigenous Peoples Mr Petero Qaloibau, Plenary AM Session	3 Sep 2014	Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	15 Jul 2014	Thirteenth session of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	17 Jun 2014	Twelfth session of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples Constituency-Based Intervention	5 May 2014	Eleventh session of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	26 Feb 2014	1st Preparatory Committee Meeting of the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples Statement on Rule of Law	7 Feb 2014	Eighth session of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples Statement on Conflict prevention, post-conflict peacebuilding and promotion of durable peace, rule of law and governance	6 Feb 2014	Eighth session of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples Inequality and indigenous Peoples	5 Feb 2014	Eighth session of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	10 Jan 2014	Seventh session of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples Statement on Global Governance	13 Dec 2013	Sixth session of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples On Science, Technology and Innovation, Knowledge-sharing and Capacity-building	11 Dec 2013	Sixth session of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	10 Dec 2013	Sixth session of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals
Indigenous Peoples	20 Jun 2012	Rio+20;
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	30 Apr 2012	Meeting of the UNCSD Bureau with Member States and Major Groups
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	12 May 2011	CSD-19;
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	12 May 2011	CSD-19;
Major Group: Science & Technology	12 May 2011	CSD-19;
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	11 May 2011	CSD-19;
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	2 May 2011	CSD-19;
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples Remarks as noted	8 Mar 2011	2nd Preparatory Committee Meeting UN Conference on Sustainable Development
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples Remarks as noted	8 Mar 2011	2nd Preparatory Committee Meeting UN Conference on Sustainable Development
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	2 Mar 2011	CSD-19 Intergovernmental Preparatory Meeting
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	28 Feb 2011	CSD-19 Intergovernmental Preparatory Meeting
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	11 Jan 2011	1st Intersessional Meeting of UNCSD, UN Secretariat
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples Additional Statement	18 May 2010	1st Preparatory Committee Meeting UN Conference on Sustainable Development
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	18 May 2010	1st Preparatory Committee Meeting UN Conference on Sustainable Development
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	17 May 2010	1st Preparatory Committee Meeting UN Conference on Sustainable Development
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	14 May 2010	CSD-18;
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	13 May 2010	CSD-18;
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	13 May 2010	CSD-18;
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	12 May 2010	CSD-18;
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	11 May 2010	CSD-18;
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	11 May 2010	CSD-18;
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	10 May 2010	CSD-18;
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	7 May 2010	CSD-18;
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	7 May 2010	CSD-18;
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	6 May 2010	CSD-18;
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	6 May 2010	CSD-18;
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	5 May 2010	CSD-18;
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	4 May 2010	CSD-18;
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	3 May 2010	CSD-18;
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	3 May 2010	CSD-18;
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	12 May 2009	CSD-17;
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	4 May 2009	CSD-17;
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	27 Feb 2009	CSD-17 Intergovernmental Preparatory Meeting
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	26 Feb 2009	CSD-17 Intergovernmental Preparatory Meeting
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	25 Feb 2009	CSD-17 Intergovernmental Preparatory Meeting
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	24 Feb 2009	CSD-17 Intergovernmental Preparatory Meeting
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	24 Feb 2009	CSD-17 Intergovernmental Preparatory Meeting
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	23 Feb 2009	CSD-17 Intergovernmental Preparatory Meeting
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	15 May 2008	CSD-16;
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	13 May 2008	CSD-16;
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	9 May 2008	CSD-16;
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	8 May 2008	CSD-16;
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	7 May 2008	CSD-16;
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	6 May 2008	CSD-16;
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	5 May 2008	CSD-16;
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	30 Apr 2007	CSD-15;
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	28 Feb 2007	CSD-15 Intergovernmental Preparatory Meeting
Major Group: NGOs	28 Feb 2007	CSD-15 Intergovernmental Preparatory Meeting
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	27 Feb 2007	CSD-15 Intergovernmental Preparatory Meeting
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	27 Feb 2007	CSD-15 Intergovernmental Preparatory Meeting
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	26 Feb 2007	CSD-15 Intergovernmental Preparatory Meeting
Indigenous Peoples	9 May 2006	CSD-14;
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	5 May 2006	CSD-14;
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	3 May 2006	CSD-14;
Major Group: Local Authorities	3 May 2006	CSD-14;
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	3 May 2006	CSD-14;
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	22 Apr 2005	CSD-13;
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	13 Apr 2005	CSD-13;
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	12 Apr 2005	CSD-13;
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	12 Apr 2005	CSD-13;
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	12 Apr 2005	CSD-13;
Major Group: Indigenous People	3 Mar 2005	CSD-13 Intergovernmental Preparatory Meeting
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	28 Feb 2005	CSD-13 Intergovernmental Preparatory Meeting
Major Group: Indigenous Peoples	21 Apr 2004	CSD-12;
Indigenous Peoples' Caucus Ms. Victoria Tauli Corpuz, Executive Director, TEBTEBBA Foundation	4 Sep 2002

Governance

To ensure openness and transparency, Organizing Partners of each Major Group were asked to report on their activities and governance since the lead up to the Rio+20 Conference, including a written description of their selection/election criteria and a list of the organizations the Major Group consults with.

Organizing Partner Governance Reporting Form

Introduction

Documents

Statements

Governance

ORGANIZING PARTNER