International – Global
- Avenir des peuples des forêts tropicales (APFT) (In French Only)
- Multidisciplinary project that links scientific learning with spiritual learning to explore issues facing Rainforest populations and to recommend concrete actions.
- Source: Université libre de Bruxelles
- Center for World Indigenous Studies
- Independent, non-profit research and education organization dedicated to wider understanding and appreciation of the ideas and knowledge of indigenous peoples and the social, economic and political realities of indigenous nations.
- Commission internationale pour les droits des peuples indigènes (ICRA) (In French Only)
- The ICRA focuses on three main goals: defending the rights of Aboriginal peoples, creating field programmes and taking action towards the preservation of Aboriginal cultures.
- Cultural Survival
- Cultural Survival promotes the rights, voices, and visions of indigenous peoples.
- Dialogue Between Nations
- Dialogue Between Nations is an interactive global communications network and an educational forum working towards the solutions of current issues directly affecting the identity, self-determination and presence of Indigenous Peoples in the modern world.
- First Peoples Worldwide
- Honor the Earth
- Creates awareness and support for Native environmental issues and develops needed financial and political resources for the survival of sustainable Native communities.
- Indigenous Environmental Network
- A network of Indigenous Peoples empowering Indigenous Nations and communities towards sustainable livelihoods, demanding environmental justice and maintaining the Sacred Fire of our traditions.
- Indigenous People and Local Communities – World Rainforest Movement
- The World Rainforest Movement is an international network of citizens' groups of North and South involved in efforts to defend the world's rainforests.
- Source: World Rainforest Movement
- Indigenous Peoples' Center for Documentation, Research and Information
- doCip is a Swiss NGO linking Indigenous Peoples and the United Nations. It is a non-profit organization established in 1978 at the request of Indigenous Representatives to the United Nations.
- Indigenous Peoples Literature
- Non-profit educational resource and collaboration dedicated to the indigenous peoples of the world and to the enrichment it can bring to all people.
- Indigenous Peoples Survival Foundation (IPSF)
- Indigenous Peoples Survival Foundation (IPSF) is a non-profit, humanitarian organization with the primary mission of promoting understanding between ancient traditional peoples and modern civil society.
- Indigenous Portal
- The portal project is administered by the Indigenous Portal Board with the main objective of creating a portal for and about Indigenous Peoples that disseminates reliable information.
- Intellectual Property Issues in Cultural Heritage
- This project aims to document, analyze and theorize on the diversity of principles, interpretations, and actions arising in response to Intellectual Property issues in cultural heritage worldwide.
- Source: Simon Fraser University
- International Alliance of Indigenous and Tribal Peoples of Tropical Forests
- Worldwide network of organisations representing indigenous and tribal peoples living in tropical forest regions.
- International Relations Directorate (IRD), The
- The International Relations Directorate (IRD) was established in the early 1990s and provides a focal point in the engagement of international and indigenous issues within and outside the Department.
Source: Government of Canada; Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)- International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA)
- IWGIA supports indigenous peoples' struggle for human rights, self-determination, right to territory, control of land and resources, cultural integrity, and the right to development.
- Isuma – The Portal for Indigenous Filmmakers
- Isuma is an internet video portal were indigenous filmmakers can post their unique films including indigenous-language content.
- Native Spirit Festival, The
- Native Spirit is formed with the ideals of promoting Native viewpoints, preserving and empowering indigenous communities and publicizing the traditions, identities and realities of surviving Amerindian cultures.
- Netherlands Centre for Indigenous Peoples
- NCIV is an NGO based in Amsterdam that has been supporting the promotion and protection of the rights of Indigenous Peoples world-wide since 1969.
- Rediscovery International Foundation
- Rediscovery aims to empower youth of all ages to discover the world within themselves, the world between cultures, and the natural world.
- Resource Centre for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
- The resource centre was established by an order of the Norwegian government and is meant to increase information about the rights of the Saami and other indigenous peoples.
- Resources for Indigenous Cultures around the World
- NativeWeb is an international, non-profit, educational organization dedicated to using telecommunications including computer technology and the Internet to disseminate information from and about indigenous nations, peoples, and organizations around the world.
- Source: Native Web
- Rights and Democracy
- Rights & Democracy works with individuals, organizations and governments in Canada and abroad to promote the human and democratic rights defined in the United Nations' International Bill of Human Rights.
- Source: International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development
- Survival International: The Movement for Tribal Peoples
- Survival is the only international organisation supporting tribal peoples worldwide. Today, Survival has supporters in 82 countries.
- United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
- The UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues is an advisory body to the Economic and Social Council, with a mandate to discuss indigenous issues related to economic and social development, culture, the environment, education, health and human rights.
- Working Group on Indigenous Populations
- The United Nations Working Group on Indigenous Populations deals with issues of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples. This page provides documentation and resolutions.
- Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
- World Wide Web Virtual Library, The: Indigenous Studies
- Contains links to General Indigenous Studies Resources, as well as resources for Africa, Asia and the Middle East, Central & South America, Europe, and the Pacific.
- Source: Center for World Indigenous Studies
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