1. World Indigenous Tourism Forum
Indigenous Peoples
World Indigenous Tourism Forum
Lucerne, Switzerland
Friday, October 12, 2012

3. Indigenous Peoples Original inhabitants of a region Shared ancestry
Collective social organization
Distinct language, culture, spiritual beliefs

4. Indigenous Peoples Inhabit ancestral lands and territories
Intimate knowledge of natural world
Minority population in a colonized state (or not)
Majority population with tribal sub-groups

5. Indigenous Peoples and Diversity
More than 370 million Indigenous people
Spread across 70 countries

6. Indigenous Peoples and Diversity
Indigenous peoples are 5% of the world population
They represent 80% of the world’s cultural diversity

7. Indigenous Peoples and Diversity
Indigenous peoples occupy 20% of the world’s land surface
Their ancestral lands contain 80% of the worlds biodiversity

8. Indigenous Peoples and Diversity
Indigenous peoples are the creators and conservers of biodiversity
The world’s remaining forests or 200 global eco-regions with the highest biodiversity are linked with surviving Indigenous groups in the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Oceania Indigenous Peoples Diversity Network, 1997

9. Indigenous Peoples Are:
An integral part of Mother Earth’s web of life
As with Mother Earth, in frequent distress today
Vulnerable to external disturbances

10. Indigenous Peoples Are:
Suffering loss of language and culture
Most often marginalized and oppressed
Losing ancestral lands and territories
Assimilating into dominant cultures