Indigenous People

Groups practicing unique traditions who retain social, cultural, economic, and political characteristics that are distinct from those of the dominant societies in which they live. An estimated more than 370 million Indigenous people are spread across 70 countries worldwide.

References
  1. FAO and Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT. 2021. Indigenous Peoples’ food systems: Insights on sustainability and resilience from the front line of climate change. Rome. Link: https://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/cb5131en 
  2. Lauderdale, P., & Natividad, N.D. (2010). Global indigenous rights and responses. In Oxford Research Encyclopedia of International Studies.
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