What is Indigenous peoples?
'''Indigenous people''' are the original people who lived in a region before [[Settler|settlers]]. Indigenous people are also called '''[[aborigines]]''', '''Native people''', '''First People''', '''[[First Nations in Canada|First Nations]]''', and '''Autochthonous'''. The [[United Nations]] prefers to use the phrase ''Indigenous people'' because other phrases may be [[pejorative]] and give a bad image.. Many indigenous people were oppressed during [[colonialism]]. They were treated very poorly. Colonial settlers often robbed the indigenous treasures and took their lands. Some indigenous people were made [[slaves]] or killed by colonial settlers. [[Colonialism]] often portays indigenous people to believe [[propaganda]] that they are of a lower [[social class]] than the new settlers. Indigenous people can grow up to believe that they are of a lower [[social class]] or less important. Indigenous people sometimes have to fight for their own land, their own history, [[human rights]] and equality. ==Related pages== * [[Human rights]] * [[Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization]] * [[Native Americans]] * [[Indigenous Australians]] ==Other websites== ===Institutions=== * [http://www.unep.org/IK/ UNEP Indigenous Knowledge Study] {{Webarchive|url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20070815155352/http://www.unep.org/ik/ |date=2007-08-15 }} * [http://www.survival-international.org/ Survival International] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090917124030/http://www.survival-international.org/ |date=2009-09-17 }} * [http://www.cs.org/ Cultural Survival] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050706083826/http://www.cs.org/ |date=2005-07-06 }} * [http://www.ruralpovertyportal.org/english/topics/indigenous/index.htm Rural poverty and indigenous peoples on Rural Poverty Portal, powered by IFAD] * [http://www.ifad.org/english/indigenous/index.htm IFAD and indigenous peoples (International Fund for Agricultural Development, IFAD)] * [http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/ UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous I