Time for Indigenous Voices to Lead the Conversation

Over 500 million of us on the planet and yet our voices, customs and languages are becoming extinct. We are either exotic or uncivilized to the "Western gaze". It's time to change that. It is time that our stories, traditions and values get a space in the global conversation. 
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Dedicated to Forest Health and Indigenous Partnership for a Sustainable Future

Our Collaborative Networks

Research That Exposes the Truths We Can’t Ignore

Our analysis focuses on Assam’s healthcare gaps, the cultural importance of medicinal plants, and the urgent call for better representation of indigenous peoples in artificial intelligence.

Forests & Bamboo: Revolutionizing Construction

Indigenous forests' fast-growing trees make bamboo a scalable, sustainable building material.

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The Reality of Indigenous Rights on the Global Stage

Understanding Global Disparities in Indigenous Rights through Constitutional and Institutional Gaps.

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Indigenous Resilience in Electoral Politics

A Comprehensive Study of Political Participation Trends and Engagement Patterns Among Tribal Populations.

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Healthcare in assam

The state of indigenous healthcare - an analysis on access and infrastructure

Highlights private healthcare gaps in NE India, focusing on maternal and child health in Assam.

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Medicinal plants

Medicinal plants from the Amazon of the east

Explore Assam's 500+ medicinal plants used by tribes; vital to document heritage.

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Indigenous AI Representation

How biased are AI systems towards indigenous peoples?

Study reveals AI's limited diversity in representing indigenous cultures; new datasets needed.

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We’re Losing Forests, But Indigenous Knowledge Holds the Solution

We’re committed to sustainable solutions that support indigenous communities and protect the environment. By combining traditional ecological knowledge with GIS, we map and reforest areas affected by illegal mining. This approach provides sustainable income for 100,000+ indigenous people, addressing deforestation and climate change.

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What We’ve Built on

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Thanks to our contributors, we've achieved incredible milestones with no resources. Imagine what's next.

Replanting the Earth with the Forest Man of India

Axel Public School and The Indigenous partnered for a major plantation drive led by Jadav Payeng. With ₹85,000 raised through a food fest, 500 trees were planted to emphasize biodiversity and inspire responsibility for the environment through collective action.

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khiamniungan women collaborating together

Engaging the Next Generation in Forest Protection

Youth in Conservation
We conducted a workshop in collaboration with the International Forestry Students Association (IFSA), where we shared our organization's mission, methodologies, and strategies for empowering indigenous peoples. During the workshop, we engaged in constructive dialogue and information-sharing with the participants on the importance of prioritizing the perspectives and needs of indigenous communities in forest conservation and management. We also highlighted the critical role that youth can play in advocating for indigenous rights and environmental sustainability. The workshop was an excellent opportunity to raise awareness and build alliances towards our shared goals. Through this collaboration, we hope to inspire the next generation of forestry professionals and engage them in building a more equitable and sustainable future for all.

Student Research Collaborators

The Indigenous Library: Preserving Knowledge Before It’s Lost

A resource hub dedicated to preserving indigenous knowledge, offering access to digital collections of texts, art, and stories, allowing communities to share and connect through their heritage.
Public consultation

Public Consultation Reveals Lack of Action on Indigenous Sustainability

The Indegenous conducted a public consultation to gather over 1,000 ideas from diverse indigenous groups globally, addressing cultural preservation and sustainable development for future environmental goals.

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Indigenous Leaders Demand Change at Stockholm+50

At Stockholm+50 in June 2022, thousands marched alongside Indigenous leaders like Vanessa Nakate and Sumak Helena Gualinga, demanding urgent climate action and accountability from global leaders for a sustainable future.

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Standing with Indigenous Leaders:
A Call for Accountability at Stockholm +50
Stockholm +50

Indigenous Leadership Must Be Central to Environmental Progress

At Stockholm +50, The Indegenous advocated for Indigenous Peoples' role in environmental action, urging respect for cultural heritage, languages, and gender equality to shape a sustainable, inclusive future.

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Pushing for Inclusive Net Zero Policies with Indigenous Voices

The Indegenous partners with ISO to shape the Net Zero Principles draft, advocating for Indigenous rights and social justice while highlighting the necessity of free, prior, and informed consent.

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Drafting committee on Net Zero Initiative by ISOGGKP and Indigenous reflection

GGKP and Indigenous Reflections for Climate Action

Our organization partnered with the GGKP to support sustainable development. We created "Indigenous Reflections" on the Green Forum to engage indigenous voices on youth, education, and the environment. At COP 27, we highlighted elevating indigenous communities in climate action alongside global leaders.

Indigenous Communities Are Paying the Price for Fossil Fuel Expansion

Collaborative Action
The Indegenous is a signatory of the treaty for the non-proliferation of fossil fuels and collaborates with Fossil Fuel Treaty on engaging with indigenous peoples. Extraction of fossil fuels occurs on indigenous land and has a direct influence on our way of life when it comes to influencing diversity, the involvement of our community is critical, as is the indigenous community's voices being heard at the international level for change. This endorsement includes the voices of over 50 indigenous communities that is represented by us.

What we do

Advocacy
We represent indigenous peoples and our organisations at international level by bringing the voices of indigenous communities through public consultations, consensus gathering. 
Capacity Building
Indigenous peoples are invisible from the data and policy ecosystems. We are changing that, by conducting research on indigenous populations across the world. 
Knowledge Sharing
We believe that the largest voice on indigenous issues and stories should come from indigenous peoples and not from their former colonizers. Read our indigenous peoples blog. We are also developing an online library.

Join the world’s first global indigenous network

Our mission is to reduce inequalities for indigenous peoples through youth participation in access to participate in an autonomous way in the formal economy, enjoy access to justice, and participate in political processes and decision making.
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