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The ILO Convention 169
The ILO 169 was supposed to be one of the main instruments for indigenous peoples in their struggle for official and juridical recognition. The ILO Convention 169 was approved in 1986. However, the final convention, as it turned out, may in the end help governments far more than it will help indigenous peoples in their struggle for influencing their own future. Read more about the history of the ILO 169 below.
How the ILO 169 came into reality. From ILO 107 to ILO 169,
by Mette Uldall, anthropologist.
This essay reflects the discussions connected to the revision proces of the ILO Convention on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples (ILO 107 / ILO 169). Read the full Essay by clicking here.
The Ratification Process of the ILO Convention no. 169 in Finland,
by Anne Salmi.
This essay traces the recent developments 1999-2002 in the ratification process in Finland, with special emphasis on some of the reasoning behind the different parties' way of thinking. Three different proposals for a land settlement are presented, besides a report on the land ownership research conducted, as well as the critiques to each of these from a number of concerned parties.
The essay is a detailed 35-page study of the latest developments concerning the Saami land rights issue in the Finnish part of Saamiland.
Anne Salmi, a student of anthropology from Finland, has spent the summer of 2002 as an intern at IWGIA. Read the Essay by clicking here.
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