Indigenous Peoples Organizations

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...

We are a Dutch international development cooperation organization with more than 50 years of experience and a global presence. We contribute to the reduction of poverty and inequality, ensuring sustainable livelihoods...

The Saami Council is a voluntary Saami organization (a non–governmental organization), with Saami member organizations in Finland, Russia, Norway and Sweden. Since it was founded in 1956 the Saami Council has actively dealt...

YATAMA emerged in the Atlantic coast of Nicaragua in 1986 as the indigenous organization Yapti Tasba Masraka Nani Asla Takanka, (Organization of the Peoples of Mother Earth). YATAMA has participated in various elections since...