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Indigenous Peoples Organizations

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VIDS Suriname (Vereniging van Inheemse Dorpshoofden) is an association of indigenous village leaders from every indigenous village in Suriname. It was established in 1992 in the aftermath of the internal armed conflict in...
Lands, forests and territories Suriname
50 years ago our community was forcibly evicted from our homeland, The Chagos Islands, by the British Government to make way for a United States military base. We were exiled to the Seychelles and Mauritius where we have...
Justice Rights & Advocacy Mauritius Seychelles
The Coordinator of the Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon Basin is an Indigenous Organization of international convergence that acts on behalf of 511 Indigenous Peoples, of which approximately 66 are Indigenous Peoples in...
Climate change Rights & Advocacy Peru Brazil Venezuela Bolivia Ecuador Guyana Colombia Suriname
VIDS as an organization has grown from a small core of dedicated individuals to a steadfast, widely supported and representative indigenous organization that has a clear voice in policy making and implementation with regard...
Culture Suriname