Indigenous peoples

The term indigenous peoples has no universal, standard or fixed definition. Several widely-accepted formulations have been put forward by important internationally-recognised organizations, such as the United Nations, the International Labour Organization and the World Bank.

References

• {{fnb|1}} {{Citepaper publisher | Author=WGIP | Title=Indigenous Peoples and the United Nations System | Publisher=Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations Office at Geneva | PublishYear=2001 | URL=http://www.unhchr.ch/html/racism/indileaflet1.doc }}
• {{fnb|2}} {{Web reference | title=Indigenous issues | work=International Work Group on Indigenous Affairs | URL=http://www.iwgia.org/sw155.asp | date=September 05 | year=2005}}
• {{fnb|3}} Ibid.
• United Nations Working Group on Indigenous Populations, from Study of the Problem of Discrimination Against Indigenous Populations, J. Martinez Cobo, United Nations Special Rapporteur (1987)