Indigenous Peoples Organizations

The Association of American Indian Affairs is the oldest non-profit serving Indian Country protecting sovereignty, preserving culture, educating youth and building capacity. The Association was formed in 1922 to change the...

ATINI is a non-profit organization, based in Brasília – Brazil, internationally acknowledged for its pioneering role in defending the rights of indigenous children. Atini is made up of indigenous leaders, anthropologists...

AYT are an independent, non-partisan, development and advocacy organization. Founded in 2005, AYT is registered under the Trustees (Perpetual Succession) Act. AYT was created specifically to spearhead a Youth Led Development...

It is our wish that ethnic minorities realize their right to a better quality of life, confidently participate in development processes; national cultural heritages will be preserved and handed down to descendants; with their...

Central de Pueblos Indígenas de la Paz (CPILAP) is an indigenous peoples organization aimed to help the ten indigenous communities of the La Paz territory in Bolivia.

CHIRAPAQ, Centre for Indigenous Cultures of Peru, is an indigenous association which, for the past 30 years, has been promoting the assertion of identity and the acknowledgement of indigenous rights in the exercise of...

Center for Indigenous Work - CTI is a non-profit association, founded in March 1979 by anthropologists and indigenists. It is made up of professionals with qualified training and experience in the most varied fields and...

The Cambodia Institute for Research and Rural Development (CIRD) is a non-governmental professional organization founded in 2009 by a team of qualified agriculture-based rural development specialists with the mission to...

Cabildo Indígena Universitario de Medellín (CIUM) was created with the aim of contributing to the training of indigenous students residing in Medellín through initiatives aimed at guaranteeing access, permanence and...

The Cambodia Indigenous Youth Association (CIYA) was established by a group of Cambodian Indigenous Students in Phnom Penh in 2005 and was officially recognised by the Royal Government of Cambodia (Ministry of Interior) in...

Coastal First Nations is a unique alliance of nine Nations living on British Columbia’s North and Central Coast and Haida Gwaii. Each Nation has its own distinct culture, governance and territory.

The Coordination of Indigenous Organizations of the Brazilian Amazon – COIAB, founded on April 19, 1989, is the largest regional indigenous organization in Brazil, which emerged on the initiative of leaders of existing...