Indigenous Peoples

How can decisions affecting Indigenous peoples respect their own authority and voice?

Indigenous peoples are living communities with rights, political agency and diverse perspectives. The UN Declaration addresses self-determination, land, culture and participation, including consultation and consent in specified contexts. We can ask who speaks for a community and how decisions about land, knowledge or development are made with the people affected. Appreciation of heritage cannot substitute for addressing rights and power.

A question to sit with (optional): Have the people concerned defined their priorities and participated through their own representative processes?