IWGIA's overall goal is to endorse and promote indigenous peoples' right to self-determination, their cultural integrity and their right to development on their own conditions. In order to fulfil this task, IWGIA works within a wide range of areas: Documentation, publication, human rights, lobbying, advocacy, research and projects.
News from the indigenous world
Mar 11 Philippines: Petition to stop mining Palawan Forest Mar 10 Aboriginal Expert Mick Dodson Joins Harvard Faculty Mar 10 USA: Uranium Mining in Black Hills Read more news and updates from IWGIA
Projects in the regions IWGIA has projects in the following regions: Africa, Asia, Latin America and Russia. You can find the strategies guiding IWGIA's work in the different regions and more.
Conferences IWGIA facilitates indigenous participation in meetings and conferences on indigenous issues both within the UN and on a more regional basis.
Political work IWGIA seeks to raise awareness among politicians and governments about indigenous peoples. This is done through dissemination of information, dialogue and political lobbying via conversations with government representatives, politicians and other influential persons.
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The board
From left: Maria Teresa Quispe, Mark Nuttall, Kathrin Wessendorf, Diana Vinding, Robert K. Hitchcock, Lola García-Alix, Thomas Skielboe and Espen Wæhle
