UN DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS of INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

Description

– Indigenious
definition originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native
– Indigenious peoples
definition, also known as first peoples, aboriginal peoples, native peoples, or autochthonous (inhabitant of a place) peoples, are ethnic groups who are descended from and identify with the original inhabitants of a given region.
– Prohibits discrimination against indigenous peoples, and it promotes their full and effective participation in all matters that concen them and their right to remain distinct and to pursue their own visions of economic and social development.
– The goal is to encourage countries to work alongside indigenous peoples to solve global issues, like development, muliticultural democracy and decentralization