Indigenous Peoples Organizations

OPDP’s work is centred on promoting the recognition and identity of Indigenous peoples’ culture, the participation and inclusion of the communities in all sectors of development, championing for land rights, ensuring...

The Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres (OFIFC) represents the collective interests of 29 Friendship Centres in cities and towns across the province. Friendship Centres improve the lives of urban Indigenous...

Red Nacional de Defensoras de Derechos Humanos Indígenas Lencas de La Paz (REDHILPAZ) is a group of indigenous leaders that provides support to cases of human rights violations in the department of La Paz, and now they are...

SILDAP-SE Inc. envisions a society where the indigenous peoples enjoy the abundance and bounty of their ancestral domains; stand proud, with dignity in their rich culture and traditions; live in peace and harmony with nature...

Tamaynut is an Amazigh NGO. Since its creation in 1978, it has participated in the constitution of a modern and democratic civil society in Morocco. Its purpose is to defend and promote the inherent rights of the Amazighs, in...

Tebtebba (Indigenous Peoples’ International Centre for Policy Research and Education) is an indigenous peoples’ organization born out of the need for heightened advocacy to have the rights of indigenous peoples respected...

The Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC) provides natural resource management expertise, conservation enforcement, legal and policy analysis, and public information services in support of the exercise of...

IPACC is a network of 135 indigenous peoples’ organisations in 21 African countries. This makes it the largest indigenous peoples’ network in the world. IPACC was legally founded in 1997 when a draft constitution was adopted...

The United Organisation for Batwa Development in Uganda is a Batwa-directed, community-based organisation headquartered in Kisoro, Uganda. Our sole purpose is to assist the Batwa in improving their lives so they may live on...

The Victorian Aboriginal Education Association was first established in 1976 as the Victorian Aboriginal Education Consultative Group (VAECG). The shared aim of the VAECG was to increase the presence and voice of Koorie...