Indigenous Peoples Organizations

Founded in 1977 by the late Eben Hopson of Barrow, Alaska, the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) has flourished and grown into a major international non-government organization representing approximately 180,000 Inuit of Alaska...

During the past four and a half decades ITK has been adept at adapting to the shifting political realities facing our people. It is because of our versatility that ITK is an effective and powerful voice for Inuit.

Federation of Caucasus Associations is the largest Circassian association in Turkey and is a union of Circassian and other North Caucasian associations from various provinces of Turkey. The Federation describes itself as...

KAʻEHU is a nonprofit organization with the goal to restore the land and perpetuate traditional Hawaiian culture using a community-based, inclusive, family-oriented approach to environmental stewardship and sustainable...

The ‡Khomani San community seeks to be “an empowered and vibrant community that values and is grounded in its culture and tradition, deriving optimal benefit from the various resources and assets owned by and available to it...

Kenya Voluntary Development Association (KVDA) is an indigenous, non-political and membership organization which is non-sectarian and non-profit making started in 1962 as a work camp organization registered under the...

Save Lamu's aim is to engage communities and stakeholders so as to ensure participatory decision-making, achieve sustainable and responsible development, and preserve the environmental, social and cultural integrity of the...

Maasai Cultural Heritage Center is committed to foster the knowledge about Maasai cultural heritage, and inspire the community to collect, archive, preserve, and celebrate art of cultural significant and indigenous knowledge...

The Maleya Foundation is an indigenous peoples’ organization working on environment, climate change, human rights and development in Bangladesh, with focus on the rights of IPs.

The Mayan League is a Maya organization whose purpose is to promote, preserve, and transmit the cosmovision and worldview, culture, history, and contributions of our ancestors and the values of our traditional knowledge and...

Non-profit union organization that represents the Lenca People.

The Métis National Council works to support and enrich the lives of Métis people across the homeland. The Métis National Council is committed to working with its Governing Members, the Federal and Provincial governments, and...