Global Action Plan
The World's Indigenous Peoples
insights
The world’s indigenous peoples are an intrinsic part of our Global Action Plan, without which deep insights and unique perspectives into the spiritual forces that helped shape the human condition and the life-cycles that preserve the natural environment, upon which we all depend, would remain unknown.
There are 476 million Indigenous people around the world and spread across more than 90 countries. They belong to more than 5,000 different Indigenous peoples and speak more than 4,000 languages. Indigenous people represent about 5% of the world’s population. The vast majority of them – 70% – live in Asia. ⎯Amnesty International: Indigenous Peoples
ancestral ties
Indigenous Peoples are distinct social and cultural groups that share collective ancestral ties to the lands and natural resources where they live, occupy or from which they have been displaced. The land and natural resources on which they depend are inextricably linked to their identities, cultures, livelihoods, as well as their physical and spiritual well-being. They often subscribe to their customary leaders and organizations for representation that are distinct or separate from those of the mainstream society or culture. Many Indigenous Peoples still maintain a language distinct from the official language or languages of the country or region in which they reside; however, many have also lost their languages or on the precipice of extinction due to eviction from their lands and/or relocation to other territories, and in. They speak more than 4,000 of the world's languages, though some estimates indicate that more than half of the world's languages are at risk of becoming extinct by 2100. ⎯World Bank Report
Characteristics
When discussing the important characteristics of indigenous peoples, perhaps the most important aspect is indigenous cosmic visions. This is the conception of creation as a living process, resulting in a living universe in which a kinship exists between all things. What is evident is the spiritual perception, the knowing, the understanding of the oneness, the unity and interrelationship of all created things. ⎯Jack D. Forbes, Daedalus
That which characterizes indigenous peoples life-cycle is, namely, spirituality.
- As standard-bearers, indigenous peoples throughout the world will arise with a great power to become an example of spirituality and culture.
- Indigenous communities have the potential to become outstanding examples of education, of culture and of civilization for the entire world.
- In a world of interdependent peoples and nations the advantage of the part is best to be reached by the advantage of the whole. No lasting result can be achieved by any of the component parts if the general interests of the entity itself are neglected.
- Cultural diversity: Indigenous peoples have suffered terrible oppression because new settlers did not tolerate diversity, but viewed their own cultures as superior and more advanced. Appreciation for diverse cultures and ethnic characteristics is a prerequisite for the elimination of discrimination against indigenous populations.
Rights of Indigenous Peoples
The rights of indigenous peoples are worldwide. Those featured here represents only a tiny fraction of the extended family of humankind.
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Indigenous Population
⎯World Bank Report
Last Updated: Apr 14, 2022
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help resolve the plight of indigenous peoples
Human rights abuses related to indigenous land rights and culture, have prompted growing numbers of Indigenous Peoples to leave their traditional lands for towns and cities. Cut off from resources and traditions vital to their welfare and survival, many Indigenous Peoples face even greater marginalization, poverty, disease and violence – and sometimes, extinction as a people.
Indigenous Learners
We adapted the above framework as a source of understanding and placed it as a perspective within our Global Action Plan. Designed originally for indigenous education, it is not meant to be a model that treats all Indigenous Peoples as the same but a model to show how the diversity of Indigenous understandings of place, language, and cultures relates to the individual and the community. An Indigenous learner who is balanced in all realms (physical, intellectual, spiritual, emotional) and empowered in terms of who they are as an Indigenous person has their cultural integrity not only valued but honoured as they go through life's journey.
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respect
- Encompasses an understanding of and practicing community protocols.
- Honours Indigenous knowledges and ways of being.
- Considers in a reflective and non-judgmental way what is being seen and heard.
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Addressing indigenous peoples' concerns
Our Global Action Plan, assisted by Burnshire Academy, engages in a consultative process with indigenous communities and others to address indigenous peoples’ concerns by seeking to change the mental handicap of the wider outside population. The aim is to foster mutual respect for indigenous culture and appreciation for its knowledge and endurance. We focus on the principle of the oneness of humanity, the innate character of the human species, its condition and commonality, and especially its inherent spiritual core, to encourage efforts to preserve the unique way of life that indigenous peoples have cultivated over untold millennia.
- ‘New thinking’ provides the bedrock for humanity to move beyond complacency and engage a proactive stance of resolve.
- We add value to initiatives that are designed to elevate human consciousness to an inclusive reality, and in this way foster a cohesive public policy to advance human endeavour in a global context.
- We stress the synergistic capability of leadership, law, and governance as a unified trilateral operative made inclusive to public policy. It is consistent in championing humanity’s moral, ethical, and spiritual values to secure sustainability goals and objectives.
- We attempt to bridge the gap between where humanity stands today in relation to where it could be at various intervals in the near future, with plans and projections to extend time-horizons far into the distant unknown. Theory is find, but proof resides in concerted action.
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The World's Indigenous Peoples
Prime Examples of Spirituality and Culture
