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IWGIA publications IWGIA publishes the journal "Indigenous Affairs" and a yearbook "The Indigenous World" both in English and in Spanish, books, handbooks and reports. IWGIA publishes mainly in English and Spanish but its documentation also includes books in French, Kiswahili (East Africa), Tagalok, Ilokano, Bisaya (Philippines), Bahasa Indonesia, Thai, Russian, Portuguese, Hindi and Swedish, as well as 13 educational booklets in Danish. It is possible to download journals, articles, annual reports, yearbooks, books and more.. More information about IWGIAs publications IWGIA's publications at IWGIA's webshop List of English books published within different regions		Webshop Find and order IWGIA's publications at our webshop

New IWGIA publications Below is an overview of the latest IWGIA publications - the most recent titles are at the top.

Land Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Africa by Albert Kwokwo Barume As in many other parts of the world, the indigenous peoples of Africa are increasingly being dispossessed of their ancestral lands. Indigenous peoples have not let this happen without reacting and in some casesthey have gone to court, challenging those who threatened them — colonial authorities, governments or corporate companies. The purpose of this book has been to analyze some of the land cases filed by indigenous peoples in selected African countries, in order to see how the judiciary has dealt with this human rights thematically, and what lessons can be learned from these court cases. IWGIA 2010 Read more and order

Paraguay: The Case of the Ayoreo Unión de Nativos Ayoreo de Paraguay, Iniciativa Amotocodie, Grupo Internacional de Trabajo sobre Asuntos Indígenas This IWGIA Report documents the injustices experienced by the indigenous Ayoreo people in Paraguay, who have lost much of their ancestral lands to ranching, illegal sale of land and extractive industries - a development that threatens the physical and cultural survival of the groups of Ayoreos still living in voluntary isolation. IWGIA, UNAP & IA, 2010 Read more and download

Report of the African Commission's Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities - Research and Information Visit to the Republic of Gabon, 15-30 September 2007 The African Commission's Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities undertook a mission to the Republic of Gabon in September 2007. This report of that mission was adopted by the African Commission on Human and People's Rights at its 45th Ordinary Session, 13-27 May, 2009. ACHPR and IWGIA, 2010. Read more, download or order

Building Dignity - New Political Constitution of the State, 2007-2009, Bolivia Camera and photography: Fernando Cola, Production: Alejandro Parellada "Building dignity" is a chronicle of the Bolivian constitutional process. It offers a complete panorama of the voices that attract, repel and complement each other within Bolivia. IWGIA and ORE-Media 2010 Read more and order

Amazonia for Sale Director: Facundo López; Producer: Alejandro Parellada A new documentary by ODECOFROC and IWGIA on the Awajún and their struggle to protect their ancestral territory. IWGIA, ODECOFROC, Racimos de Ungurahui & ORE-Media 2010 Read more and order

Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples - Geneva, Switzerland Second Session 2009 Camera: Fernando Cola; Photography: Martin Ladd; Production: Alejandro Parellada, José Parra & Lola García-Alix This DVD on the Expert Mechanism aims to raise awareness among indigenous peoples, civil society, national human rights institutions, governmental institutions and the general public on the mandate of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (MRIP) and its contribution to advancing the rights of indigenous peoples. IWGIA & ORE-Media 2010 Read more and order

The Indigenous World 2010 Ed. Cæcilie Mikkelsen Featuring 64 country reports and a section on international processes relating to indigenous peoples, the book presents indigenous peoples’ voices and current concerns. It gives a unique overview of important events and developments in the indigenous world during 2009. IWGIA 2010 Read more and order

Red Spotted Ox: a Pokot life by Pat Robbins Red Spotted Ox is the fascinating autobiography of an East African pastoralist, as told to Pat Robbins in the early 1970s. IWGIA 2010 Read more and order

Peru: A Chronicle of Deception by ODECOFROC's Research Team This report documents how the Peruvian government has broken promises to establish a national park on the territory of the Awajun and Wampis peoples and has attempted to transfer land away from these indigenous peoples into the hands of politically connected mining companies. IWGIA and ODECOFROC 2010 Read more, order or download

Indigenous 3-4/09 Pastoralism Ed. Marianne Wiben Jensen This issue of Indigenous Affairs focuses on the situation of the millions of indigenous peoples who are nomadic pastoralists. Read more, order or download.

Making the Declaration Work: The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Eds: Claire Charters and Rodolfo Stavenhagen The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is a culmination of a centuries-long struggle by indigenous peoples for justice. It tells the story of the Declaration from the inside, detailing its history, negotiations, content and broader significance. Contributions come from the world over ranging from indigenous activists, to members of the Human Rights Council and its various working groups and mechanisms, as well as UN and governmental officials who engineered the process from beginning to end. IWGIA 2009 Read more, download or order

What is REDD? A Guide for Indigenous Communities Eds. Christian Erni and Helen Tugendhat This book provides information material on REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in developing countries), one of the mitigation measures now promoted for combating climate change, and its implications for indigenous peoples. AIPP, FFP, IWGIA, Tebtebba 2010 Read more and download

Report of the African Commission's Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities - Research and Information Visit to Libya, August 2005 The African Commission's Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities undertook a mission to Libya in August 2005. This report of that mission was adopted by the African Commission on Human and People's Rights at its 40th Ordinary Session, 15-29 November, 2006. IWGIA and ACHPR 2009 Read more, download or order

CD: Music of the Awajún and Wampis Recorded by Franz Treichler This anthology is devoted to the music and songs of the Awajun and Wampis communities of the Peruvian Amazon, formerly known as the Jivaro. AIMP/VDE-Gallo 2009 Read more, hear a sample, and order

IWGIA: A History By Jens Dahl IWGIA was founded in 1968 by anthropologists concerned at the atrocities being committed against Indians in South America. This book tells the history of IWGIA from an insider's perspective. It is written by Jens Dahl, a Danish anthropologist and former director and Board member of IWGIA who has followed the organisation’s development for the last 40 years. IWGIA 2009 Read more and order

Report of the African Commission's Working Group on Indigenous Populations/ Communities - Reseach and Information Visit to the Republic of Uganda, July 2006 The African Commission's Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities undertook a mission to the Republic of Uganda in July 2006. This report of that mission was adopted by the African Commission on Human and People's Rights at its 43rd Ordinary Session, 7-22 May 2008. ACHPR and IWGIA 2009 Read more, download or order

Report of the African Commission's Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities - Reseach and Information visit to the Central African Republic, January 2007 This is a report of the African Commission's Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities visit to the Central African Republic in January 2007. ACHPR and IWGIA 2009 Read more, download or order

Indigenous Affairs 1-2/09 IWGIA's regular bulletin with content concerning indigenous people in Africa, Asia, and Central America. The theme of this issue is indigenous peoples' engagement with forest conservation in the name of climate change mitigation (known as REDD programmes - short for 'Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation') Read more and order or download

Regional Sensitization Seminar: The Rights of Indigenous Populations / Communities in Central Africa The report from the regional sensitization seminar: “the Rights of Indigenous Populations / Communities in Central Africa” is published in both English and French. The seminar took place in Yaoundé, Cameroon, 13-16 September 2006 and was organised by the African Commission for human and peoples’ rights in collaboration with IWGIA. ACHPR and IWGIA 2009 Read more, download and order

Annual Report 2008 The Annual Report 2008 is a status report that describes the activities of IWGIA in 2008. You can order a copy through: iwgia@iwgia.org or download it below. Download the Annual Report 2008 (pdf)


Video: Huellas en la tierra Between the last days of November and first days of December 2007, the UN Special Rapporteur of indigenous peoples, Rodolfo Stavenhagen, visited different organizations from Bolivia to evaluate the situation of the natives in the country. A couple of months ealier, Bolivia had become the first country in the world to turn into law of the republic the UN Declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples. Read more and order (in Spanish)


Land, People and Politics: Contest over Tribal Land in Northeast India Eds. Walter Fernandes and Sanjay Barbora Land is the centre of most conflicts in Northeast India because of its importance in the life of the people of the region, particularly its tribal communities. It is also the resource most under attack, in the tribal areas in particular. This book is an attempt to understand the processes that result in tribal land alienation and the consequent conflicts in the region. The essays in this book attempt to disaggregate the received knowledge on land use systems in Northeast India, by using a mixture of ethnography and archival data. NESRCI and IWGIA 2009 Read more and order

The Indigenous World 2009

This yearbook contains a comprehensive update on the current situation of indigenous peoples and their human rights, and provides an overview of the most important developments in international and regional processes during 2008. Over 60 indigenous and non-indigenous scholars and activists provide their insight and knowledge to the book with:

- Region and country reports covering most of the indigenous world.

- Updated information on international and regional processes relating to indigenous peoples.

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El eco de las voces olvidadas: Una autoetnografía y etnohistoria de los Cavineños de la Amazonía boliviana

Eds. Mickaël Brohan and Enrique Herrera

"The echo of the forgotten voices" is a detailed ethnografic and historical study, a personal and collective story, and an ethnic autobiography of the Cavineños. The Cavineños are a particularly unknown indigenous society who speak the Tacana language and reside in the northwest of the Bolivian Amazon.

IWGIA 2008

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Tierras duras: historias, organización y lucha por el territorio en el Chaco agentino By Morita Carrasco Tierras duras (hard land) is about the fight for the land, the organization of indigenous towns and the role of the state. The book crosses twenty years of resistance of the indigenous organization Lhaka Honhat (Our Earth, in wichí language), conformed by 45 communities and 6000 people in the northeast of Salta. Far from being a theoretical narration, it is the chronicle of a punished town, that persists in claiming recognition of its territorial rights. IWGIA 2009 Read more in Spanish and order

Os direitos dos povos indígenas em Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil By José Aylwin Read more in Portuguese

Indigenous Affairs 3-4/08 - IWGIA 40 years on The theme of this issue of Indigenous Affairs is IWGIA's 40 years of work for indigenous people. It contains articles about Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Arctic. Editors: Mark Nuttall, Diana Vinding and Kathrin Wessendorf. Read more

Colombia: The Case of the Naya The violations of the fundamental rights of the black, indigenous and peasant farmer population of the Colombian Pacific, regarded by all the armed forces, both regular and irregular, as the “collateral damage” of any armed conflict, may have objectives of their own, independent of the Colombian internal armed conflict. The territorial uprooting of these peoples may be an objective in itself, and not a consequence of the conflict. This can be concluded from the links between armed actions, dispossessions of community lands and the false legalizations of these lands once seized. Read more

La gran minería y los derechos indígenas en el norte de Chile By Nancy Yáñez and Raúl Molina. This book is about mining and indigenous rights in northern Chile. LOM Ediciones / Observatoriode de Derrechos de los pueblos Indígenas / IWGIA 2008. Read more in Spanish

The Concept of Indigenous Peoples in Asia - A Resource Book Edited by Christian Erni. This book does not intend to dwell or expand on the controversy on the applicability of the concept to Asia. Its point of departure is the fact that more and more groups in Asia identify themselves as indigenous peoples, and its ultimate purpose is to provide assistance in addressing the practical question of how the concept of indigenous peoples can be applied in the particular context of Asian nations. This is done by means of a compilation of key articles, both previously published and unpublished, which directly or indirectly address the issue from historical, anthropological, legal and indigenous activists' perspectives, and at international, regional, national and local levels. Read more

United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Sponsors: Grand Council of the Crees, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, Amnesty International Canada, IWGIA, Assembly of First nations, KAIROS, Canadian Friends Service Committee, Native Women's Association of Canada, Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada, Quebec Native Women's Association, 2008 - EUR 3.00 + postage Read more, download and order

Los Aché del Paraguay: Discusión de un Genocidio Alejandro Parellada y María de lourdes Beldi de Alcántara (eds.) IWGIA 2008 EUR 19.00 + postage Read more in Spanish

La tierra como fuente de poder. Económico, Politico y Cultural By Carlos G. Romero Bonifaz. Read more in Spanish

Globalización, Derechos Humanos y Pueblos Indígenas By Álvaro Bello M. & José Aylwin O. (eds.). This book is about globalisation, human rights and indigenous people. It's published by Observatorio de Derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas in Chile and IWGIA, 2008. You can order a copy by sending an email to observatorio@observatorio.cl and you can read more in Spanish on our Spanish website. Read more in Spanish

Asuntos Indígenas 1-2/08 - El Cambio Climatico y Los Pueblos Indígenas This issue is a double issue focusing on climate change and indigenous peoples. Its content is based on the input and papers from the IWGIA held conference in February 2008. It contains tree international articles and articles from Africa, Arctic, Asia, Latin America and the Pacific. This Indigenous Affairs is edited ny Christina Nilsson and Mark Nuttall and the editorial is written by Mark Nuttall. Read more in Spanish or download

UTIMUT - Past heritage - future partnerships

Edited by Mille Gabriel and Jens Dahl. This book identifies a need to move beyond discussions of ownership, power and control in favour of exploring new kinds of partnerships between museums and the peoples or countries of origin, partnerships based on equitability and reconciliation. The authors explore a wide variety of different cooperative approaches such as knowledge sharing, capacity building, and physical as well as virtual repatriation.

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Indigenous Affairs 1-2/08 - Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples This issue is a double issue focusing on climate change and indigenous peoples. Its content is based on the input and papers from the IWGIA held conference in February 2008. It contains tree international articles and articles from Africa, Arctic, Asia, Latin America and the Pacific. This Indigenous Affairs is edited ny Christina Nilsson and Mark Nuttall and the editorial is written by Mark Nuttall. Read more

Annual Report and Accounts 2007 The Annual Report 2007 is a status report that describes the activities of IWGIA in 2007. You can order a copy through: iwgia@iwgia.org or download it below. Download the Annual Report 2007 (pdf)

Indigenous Peoples - Keepers of our past - Custodians of our future By Erica-Irene A. Daes. This book is Erica Daes’ personal record on more than twenty years of efforts to promote the cause of indigenous peoples and the recognition of their fundamental rights by the UN system. Through this account of her own experince, the author commemorates the suffering, oppression and discrimination experienced by indigenous peoples, and outline their continuing struggle for freedom and for cultural, and physical survival. Read more

Frontier Encounters. Indigenous Communities and Settlers in Asia and Latin America Edited by Danilo Geiger. Poverty and the maldistribution of land in core areas of developing countries, together with state schemes for the colonization of unruly frontiers, have forced indigenous peoples and settlers into uneasy co-existence. Presenting material from various Asian and Latin American countries, Frontier Encounters examines factors that make for conflict and accommodation, studies the role of policy frames, and looks at promising mitigation strategies. Read more

Gaz, Pétrole de l'Arctique et Peuples Autochtones This is the French version of the English Indigenous Affairs 2-3/06 about Arctic Oil and Gas Development. Read more

Report from the African Commission's Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities Mission to the Republic of Niger - February 2006 From 14 - 24 February 2006, Working Group on Indigenous Populations / Communities (WGIP) undertook a mission to the Republic of Niger. The delegation of the Working Group comprised: Ambassador Kamel Rezag Bara - Member of the African Commission and Chairperson of the Working Group, and Mr. Mohammed Khattali - Member of the Working Group. The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights adopted this report at its 40th Ordinary Session, 15 - 29 November 2006. This publication is both in French and English. Read more

Report from the African Commission's Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities Mission to the Republic of Namibia - July - August 2005 The African Commission's Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities undertook a mission to the Republic of Namibia from 26 July - 5 August 2005. The delegation of the Working Group comprised: Commissioner Andrew Ranganayi Chigovera - member of the African Commission and chairperson of the Working Group, and Dr. Naomi Kipuri - member of the Working Group. The African Commission on Human and peoples' Rights adopted this report at its 38th Ordinary Session, 21 November - 5 December 2005. This publication is both in French and English. Read more

Report from the African Commission's Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities Mission to the Republic of Botswana - June 2005 The African Commission's Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities undertook a mission to the Republic of Botswana from 15 - 23 June 2005. The delegation of the Working Group comprised: Commissioner Andrew Ranganayi Chigovera - member of the African Commission and chairperson of the Working Group, and Dr. Naomi Kipuri - member of the Working Group. The African Commission on Human and peoples' Rights adopted this report at its 38th Ordinary Session, 21 November - 5 December 2005. This publication is both in French and English. Read more

El Derecho a la Salud de los Pueblos Indígenas en aislamiento y en contacto inicial Ponencias presentadas en la reunion internacional en quito, Ecuador. 19-20 de octubre de 2007. IWGIA. IPES y Fundación Biodiversidad, 2008. Beatriz Huertas Castillo (ed.) Read more on our Spanish website

The Indigenous World 2008 The Indigenous World 2008 is out and was launched in New York Tuesday April 22 2008 at the 7th session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII). This volume includes 60 country profiles and 5 reports on international processes. The Indigenous World 2008 is edited by Kathrin Wessendorf. Order a CD-ROM or a printed version by mailing iwgia@iwgia.org or download it for free from our download section. Read more

Other recent publications Povos Indígenas em África: Povos Esquecidos? Trabalho da Comissão Africana sobre os povos indígenas em África. download Indigenous Affairs 4/07 Social Suffering La otra palabra. Mujeres y violencia en Chiapas, antes y después de Acteal Negotiating Autonomy - Case Studies on Philippine Peoples' Land Rights Asuntos Indígenas 4/07. Read more in Spanish or download Pueblos Indígenas - Derechos, etrategias económicas y desarrollo con identidad Indigenious Affairs in Hindi 2008/4 Indígenas sin derechos - Situación de los derechos humanos de los pueblos indígenas