Aboriginal Resources: Exploring Indigenous Cultures & Peoples From Around the World

Indigenous Groups and Cultures

According to the United Nations, there exist more than 5,000 indigenous groups, totaling more than 5 percent of the world's population. Despite progress made in recent years, many of these peoples still face significant challenges to their survival. Indigenous studies refers to the discipline that focuses on the cultures, identities, and sociopolitical realities of native peoples throughout the world. This resource, intended for scholarly and public use, aims to provide high-quality information on themes related to indigenous studies including:

• General Indigenous Studies Resources
• Indigenous Resources for Africa
• Indigenous Resources for Asia and the Middle East
• Indigenous Resources for North, Central & South America
• Indigenous Resources for Europe
• Indigenous Resources for the Pacific
• Other Useful Resources

General Resources

• The Center For World Indigenous Studies (CWIS,USA)

[The Center for World Indigenous Studies (CWIS) is dedicated to a wider understanding of the knowledge of indigenous peoples around the world, and an appreciation of their present political circumstances.]

• International Indigenous Policy Journal (IIPJ, USA)
• Survival, International

[Survival is an international organization that supports the rights of indigenous populations throughout the world through legal action, education projects, monetary aid, lobbying efforts and other campaigns.]

• International Indian Treaty Council (IITC)

[The International Indian Treaty Council (IITC) is an international organization that works for the human rights of indigenous people and groups of the Americas, the Caribbean and the Pacific region.]

• Native Web

[Native Web is an international, nonprofit online project, dedicated to compiling and presenting information on indigenous populations from around the world. The project is especially focused on facilitating the availability and use of technology among disadvantaged and indigenous populations.]

Indigenous Resources for Africa

• International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs: Africa

[The International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs is an international human rights group that supports the human rights of indigenous groups from around the world.]

• First Peoples Worldwide
• Cultural Survival: Advocates for Indigenous Peoples
• Exploring Africa: Africa in the Classroom
• African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
• Indigenous Peoples of Africa Co-Ordinating Committee (IPACC)

Indigenous Resources for Asia and the Middle East

• Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP)

[The Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact is a pan-Asian organization that supports indigenous populations throughout Asia in their pursuit of legal defenses for basic human rights.]

• The Concept of Indigenous Peoples in Asia
• Arctic Studies Center: Ainu
• Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and Asia (JIMENA)
• HmongNet

Indigenous Resources for North, Central and South America

• Unrepresented Nations and Peoples: Mapuche

[The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) is an internationally based organization that supports various indigenous groups, minority groups and any other unrecognized groups, helping them preserve their human rights in the face of political or legal disenfranchisement.]

• Amazon Watch
• United Confederation of Taino People (UCTP)
• People Groups: South American Indigenous
• National Congress of American Indians
• Native American and Indigenous Studies Association
• Aboriginal Human Resource Council

Indigenous Resources for Europe

• United Nationals Regional Information Center: The Sami of Northern Europe (UNRIC)

[The United Nations Regional Information Centre for Western Europe (UNRIC) is a subsidiary organization of the United Nations. The centre comprises nine geographic and thematically based desks as well as a reference library.]

• The Romani Project (University of Manchester)
• International Romani Union (IRU)
• Basque Educational Organization (BEO)
• North American Basque Organizations (NABO)
• World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples: Scots
• Scania: A Region in Europe

Indigenous Resources for the Pacific

• Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA)

[The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) is the official governmental body responsible for preserving the cultural and environmental heritage of the Hawaiian Islands and their indigenous populations.]

• New Zealand in History: The Maori
• Yale East Timor Project
• Che'lu: Chamorro Hands in Education Links Unity
• World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples: Aborigines
• Indigenous Peoples in the Pacific Region

Other Useful Resources

• Amnesty International (Amnesty Int'l)

[Amnesty International is an independent, non-profit organization that campaigns to preserve the human rights of individuals and communities around the world.]

• Human Rights Watch (HRW)

[Human Rights Watch is an international organization that works to defend the basic human rights of individuals worldwide, through fact-finding, exposure and direct aid work.]

• United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
• World Health Organization (WHO)

[The World Health Organization (WHO) is the public health arm of the United Nations. The international, independent organization is focused on coordinating health efforts throughout the United Nations system, targeting both emerging and continuing public health threats.]

• Local and Indigenous Knowledge Links (UNESCO)
• Grant Resources for Indigenous Peoples Organizations (World Bank)