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Territories of Life - Facilitators Guide

This booklet is for community facilitators who are using the Territories of Life Video series. The booklet covers information about each video in the series as well as tips on hosting screenings, discussions and action planning sessions with communities.

• Territories of Life - Facilitators Guide (pdf - 6 MB)

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The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples was adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2007 and is a key human rights instrument which indigenous peoples may use to ensure that their individual and collective rights are respected (United Nations 2008).

• The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (pdf - 170 KB)

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Learn and Exercise your rights: A simplified version of the UNDRIP

This booklet presents in a simple and illustrative manner, the collective rights of indigenous peoples as contained in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). It is intended as an educational tool for communities to understand indigenous peoples' rights and to know what they can do to promote and protect their rights (AIPP, IWGIA et al, 2013).

• Learn and Exercise your rights: A simplified version of the UNDRIP (pdf - 5 MB)

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Training Manual on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

This training manual is developed as a basic educational tool kit for the conduct of community trainings and seminars for raising awareness and generating advocacy of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). The manual contains an overview of the UNDRIP, modules on nine thematic areas and one module on practical advocacy skills (AIPP, 2010).

• Training Manual on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (pdf - 14 MB)

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The Community Guide to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

This guide is designed to assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to learn about the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, though much of the information it contains may be useful for other indigenous peoples. It will help you to become familiar with the Declaration and to discover how the rights outlined in it can be used in everyday life. (Australian Human Rights Commission, 2010).

• The Community Guide to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (pdf - 6 MB)

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UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples on Free, Prior and Informed Consent Poster

A simplified version on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) on Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) produced by Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP, 2012).

• FPIC-final-low3.jpg (jpg - 2 MB)

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The Right to Self-Determination and Development of Indigenous Peoples

The world is becoming crowded, and there is a scramble for resources in the name of "sustainable development”. Pressure is being put upon indigenous peoples and on their land and resources that they have inherited from their ancestors and are obliged to pass it on to the next generation for their collective survival. This comic provides a simplified overview of the problems faced by indigenous peoples, their rights and their contributions to sustainable development based on their distinct lifestyles and values (AIPP, 2014).

• The right to Self-determination and Development of Indigenous Peoples (pdf - 64 MB)

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Rights in Action: Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) for Indigenous Peoples Comic

Rights in Action: Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) for Indigenous Peoples is a comic book published by Asia Indigenous People Pact. It illustrates the importance and use of Free, Prior and Informed Consent as a mechanism and a process wherein indigenous peoples undertake their collective decision on matters that affect them, as an exercise of their right to their land, territories and resources, their right to self-determination and to cultural integrity (AIPP, 2013).

• Rights in Action: Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) for Indigenous Peoples (pdf - 3 MB)

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UN Declaration on Rights of Indigenous Peoples on Rights to Lands, Territories & Resources Poster

A poster which highlights key articles of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples on their rights to lands, territories and resources (Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact, 2012).

• UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples on Rights to Lands, Territories & Resources (pdf - 2 MB)

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Indigenous & Tribal Peoples’ Rights In Practice: A guide to ILO Convention No. 169

In 1989, the International Labour Organization adopted the Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention (ILO Convention No. 169). Since then, the Convention has been ratified by 20 countries and has guided and inspired governments and indigenous peoples all over the world in their work to promote and protect indigenous peoples’ rights. Twenty years have passed since the adoption of the Convention. This Guide presents experiences, practices and lessons learned generated so far – thus providing a practical tool for the further understanding and implementation of indigenous peoples’ rights (ILO / Pro 169, 2009).

• Indigenous & Tribal Peoples' Rights In Practice: A guide to ILO Convention No. 169 (pdf - 11 MB)

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