
10 things to know about indigenous peoples – From The United Nations (access website here).
1 | INDIGENOUS PEOPLES ARE EVERYWHERE |
2 | INDIGENOUS PEOPLES SPEAK THE MAJORITY OF THE WORLD’S LANGUAGES |
3 | INDIGENOUS PEOPLE ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE POOR AND VULNERABLE |
4 | INDIGENOUS PEOPLE LIVE SHORTER LIVES AND RECEIVE LESS EDUCATION |
5 | INDIGENOUS WOMEN ARE MORE LIKELY TO SUFFER DISCRIMINATION AND VIOLENCE |
6 | INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OFTEN DON’T CONTROL THEIR OWN LANDS |
7 | INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES LEAD ON PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT |
8 | INDIGENOUS PEOPLES ARE FIGHTING CLIMATE CHANGE EVERY DAY |
9 | INDIGENOUS PEOPLES ARE KEY TO THE 2030 AGENDA FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT |
10 | THE UN DECLARATION WON’T SUCCEED WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF PEOPLE EVERYWHERE. |
From the website – Cultural Survival “Called Tribal Peoples, First Peoples, Native Peoples, and Indigenous Peoples, these original inhabitants call themselves by many names in their 4,000 + unique languages and constitute about 6.2 percent of the world’s population.”
