Links to Overseas Indigenous Sites

Contains links to indigenous sites from Mexico, Central and Latin America, Australia and New Zealand, as well as international sites concerned with the environment and human rights.

United Nations

The official site of the United Nations, containing information on their programs and publications.

World Vision Australia

World Vision stands for freedom, justice, peace and opportunity for everyone in the world. World Vision Australia is part of an international partnership with offices in many countries. We're all dedicated to improving the lives of children, families and communities living in poverty.

International Indigenous Women's Forum

The International Indigenous Women's Forum (known as FIMI according to its Spanish acronym) is a network of indigenous women leaders that is joined to local, national and regional organizations in Asia, Africa and America. FIMI's mission is to bring together indigenous women activists, leaders and human rights promoters from different parts of the world for the purpose of coordinating agendas, building unity, developing leadership and advocacy skills, increasing indigenous women's participation in international decision-making procedures, and advancing women's rights.

Cultural Survival

For nearly 40 years Cultural Survival has partnered with Indigenous communities around the world to help them defend their lands, languages, and cultures.

Gitxan Chiefs' Office

The Gitxsan are a First Nations people who have 30,000 square kilometres of traditional territory in British Columbia, Canada. Info on treaty talks, Delgamuukw court decision.

International Day of the World's Indigenous People

In 1994, the General Assembly decided that the International Day of the World's Indigenous People shall be observed on 9 August every year during the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People (Resolution 49/214 of 23 December). The date marks the day of the first meeting, in 1982, of the UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations of the Subcommission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights.

Amnesty International

Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 3 million supporters, members and activists in more than 150 countries and territories who campaign to end grave abuses of human rights. Our vision is for every person to enjoy all the rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights standards.

Centre for World Indigenous Studies

The Center for World Indigenous Studies fosters better understanding between peoples through the publication and distribution of literature written and voiced by leading contributors from Fourth World Nations. An important goal of CWIS is to establish cooperation between nations and to democratize international relations between nations and between nations and states.

International Indian Treaty Council

The International Indian Treaty Council (IITC) is an organization of Indigenous Peoples from North, Central, South America and the Pacific working for the Sovereignty and Self-Determination of Indigenous Peoples and the recognition and protection of Indigenous Rights, Traditional Cultures and Sacred Lands.

First Nations

Through a three-pronged strategy of education, advocacy, and capitalization, First Nations Development Institute is working to restore Native control and culturally-compatible stewardship of the assets they own - be they land, human potential, cultural heritage, or natural resources - and to establish new assets for ensuring the long-term vitality of Native communities.

Aboriginal Connections

Aboriginal Connections is an online gateway providing authoritative and in-depth information for and about the world's Indigenous Peoples. Its' services include a searchable web directory, discussion forums, advertising, and eCommerce. Aboriginal Connections is a solely operated web site created and maintained by Rob Wesley.

Aboriginal Canada Portal

The Aboriginal Canada Portal (ACP) is your single window to First Nations, Inuit and Métis on-line resources, contacts, information, and government programs and services in Canada. The Aboriginal Canada Portal is a partnership between Government departments and the Aboriginal community that allows better quality service and information delivery and to the degree possible, ensures that the site continues to evolve with a user-friendly and useful manner.

International Court of Justice

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations (UN). It was established in June 1945 by the Charter of the United Nations and began work in April 1946. The Court's role is to settle, in accordance with international law, legal disputes submitted to it by States and to give advisory opinions on legal questions referred to it by authorized United Nations organs and specialized agencies.

Europa - The European Union On-Line

Europa is the portal site of the European Union (http://europa.eu.int/). It provides up-to-date coverage of European Union affairs and essential information on European integration. Users can also consult all legislation currently in or under discussion, access the websites of each of the EU institutions and find out about the policies administered by the European Union under the powers devolved to it by the Treaties.

European Network for Indigenous Australian Rights (ENIAR)

ENIARs aim is to promote awareness on indigenous issues and to provide information for Indigenous Australians about Europe and international organisations. ENIAR is not affiliated to any government or commercial bodies, is non profit- making and run entirely by volunteers.

Del Origen

Argentina native people web site. News, culture, interviews, etc, about Indigenous people around the world. Website is in Spanish.

Asian Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Network

The Asian Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Network (AITPN) is an alliance of indigenous and tribal peoples' organisations and individual activists across the Asian region. It seeks to promote and protect the rights of indigenous and tribal peoples in Asia.

International Indian Treaty Council (MySpace)

The International Indian Treaty Council (IITC) is an organization of Indigenous Peoples from North, Central, South America, the Caribbean and the Pacific working for the Sovereignty and Self Determination of Indigenous Peoples and the recognition and protection of Indigenous Rights, Treaties, Traditional Cultures and Sacred Lands.

Aboriginal Rights Articles

Critical writing on international Aboriginal issues.