Forests.org: Indigenous Peoples Links (XML/RSS)

legal advocacy for the protection of indigenous peoples’ human rights, cultures, and traditional lands so that Indian tribes and nations may flourish for generations to come

an alliance of Indigenous Peoples empowering Indigenous Nations and communities towards sustainable livelihoods and environmental protection of our lands, water, air

indigenous peoples from North, Central, South America and the Pacific working for sovereignty and self-determination and the recognition and protection of their rights, traditional cultures and sacred lands

goal is to endorse and promote indigenous peoples' right to self-determination, their cultural integrity and their right to development under their own conditions

a report that describes the ecological and human impacts of mining in the proposed area of India (pdf)

a report by the Global Forest Coalition about the impact of market-based conservation on indigenous Peoples, local communities and women, with case studies from Colombia, Costa Rica, Paraguay, India and South Africa.

focuses on the indigenous tribes, wildlife and plants that populate this rainforest region, from PBS's Living Edens series

offers assistance to the Matsés indigenous communities so that this native Amazonian tribe can conserve their native culture and indigenous communal reserve in a sustainable and autonomous manner

articles and online resources regarding the relationship between the environment and North America's indigenous and first nations communities

sensitizes and educates people about native cultures, and helps promote organizations and projects assisting local communities with education, health, cultural and environmental preservation, and human rights

seeks to preserve the Earth's tropical rainforests by empowering the indigenous people who are its natural custodians, and to contribute a new global vision of equity and sustainability for all

a programme of capacity-building in ethnobotany applied to conservation and the sustainable use of plant resources

a report from the Rights and Resources Institute that takes stock of the current status of forest rights and tenure globally, assesses the key issues and events of 2010 that shape possibilities to improve local rights and livelihoods, and identifies key questions and challenges that the world will face in 2011 (pdf)

provides documents describing the development of standards that can be used by governments, NGOs, financing agencies and other stakeholders to design and implement REDD and other forest carbon programs

a global coalition of organizations working to encourage forest land tenure and policy reforms and the transformation of the forest economy so that business reflects local development agendas and supports local livelihoods

works with the indigenous people of the Amazon in S.E. Peru to help secure their future and to conserve the region's stunning biodiversity

international network working for the protection and sustainable use of the World's Boreal Forests

work with indigenous peoples to document their traditional and modern life, sponsor their education and help them adapt to the challenges they face in a changing world

ethnobotanical information regarding herbs used for teas, flavorings and foods by the Anishinaabeg people in the US

an Indigenous Peoples organization dedicated to the protection and preservation of the largest remaining virgin rainforest in the Philippines and its inhabitants

an international organization created by nations and peoples around the world, who are not represented as such in the world’s principal international organizations, such as the United Nations

focuses upon the Yanomami people who live in a remote part of the Amazon in forest in Venezuela, South America; supplement to a NOVA television program

the Shiwiar Indians from Ecuador Amazonian territories call for restitution and preservation for their ancestral heritage, and for zero deforestation