Indigenous peoples - Characteristics of indigenous peoples: overview - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Indigenous Peoples: Encyclopedia - Indigenous Peoples
The term indigenous peoples has no universal, standard or fixed definition. Several widely-accepted formulations have been put forward by...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indigenous Peoples: Encyclopedia Ii - Indigenous Peoples - Indigenous Rights, Issues And Concerns
Wherever indigenous cultural identity is asserted, some particular set of societal issues and concerns may be voiced which either arise f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indigenous Peoples: Encyclopedia Ii - Indigenous Peoples - Characteristics Of Indigenous Peoples: Overview
Indigenous peoples - Population and distribution. Indigenous societies range from those who have been significantly exposed to the colo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indigenous Peoples: Encyclopedia Ii - Indigenous Peoples - Contemporary Distribution And Survey
Indigenous populations are distributed in regions throughout the globe. The numbers, condition and experience of indigenous groups may va...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indigenous Peoples: Encyclopedia Ii - Indigenous Peoples - Contemporary Distribution And Survey
Indigenous populations are distributed in regions throughout the globe. The numbers, condition and experience of indigenous groups may va...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indigenous Peoples: Encyclopedia Ii - Indigenous Peoples - Representation
The rights, claims and even identity of indigenous peoples are apprehended, acknowledged and observed quite differently from government t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indigenous Peoples: Encyclopedia Ii - Indigenous Peoples - Indigenous Knowledge And Culture
Indigenous societies possess an often unique body of cultural and environmental knowledge. The preservation and investigation of speciali...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indigenous Peoples: Encyclopedia Ii - Indigenous Peoples - Definitions
An indigene is literally someone or something that is native to or originating from a given place. Therefore, when indigenous is used pur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indigenous Peoples: Encyclopedia Ii - Indigenous Peoples - Historical Indigenous Cultures
The migration, expansion and settlement of societies throughout different territories is a universal, almost defining thread which runs t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indigenous Peoples: Encyclopedia Ii - Indigenous Peoples - Viewpoints On Indigenous Societies
A range of differing viewpoints and attitudes have arisen from the experience and history of contact between indigenous and "non-indigeno...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indigenous Peoples: Encyclopedia Ii - Indigenous Peoples - Indigenous Rights Issues And Concerns
Wherever indigenous cultural identity is asserted, some particular set of societal issues and concerns may be voiced which either arise f...   » Read the article