Ancestral Land, Food Sovereignty and the Right to Self-Determination: Indigenous Peoples' Perspectives on Agrarian Reform
January 31, 2006
The Outline of this Paper:
1. Worldview of indigenous peoples on land, territory and resources
2. Internationlly Recognized Rights of Indigenous Peoples to Land
3. Agrarian Reform and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
- Collective land rights, individual and communal ownership
- Right to self-determination and free prior informed consent
- Respect for Indigenous knowledge systems
4. Globalization and indigenous peoples' alternatives
| Jill K. Carino |
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| Cordillera Women's Education and Resource Center (CWERC) - Philippines |
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This paper asserts that the recognition of indigenous peoples' (IP) rights to land and self-determination should be essential elements of any program for agrarian reform. Because of the long history of struggle and continuuing efforts of indigenous peoples around the world, these inherent rights of indigenous peoples are increasingly being asserted on the ground and are now legally recognized through various international instruments and conventions. It is of prime importance that advocates for agrarian reform incorporate the demands of indigenous peoples for ancestral land, food soverignty and self-determination in any genuine agrarian reform program. The reason for this is not only that indenous peoples' struggles are correct, just and legal. Additionally, the continuuing sustainable practices of indigenous peoples on land and resource conservation and traditional agriculture offer a possible viable alternative to the globalization paradigm that is leading our world to poverty and destruction.
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Ancestral Land, Food Sovereignty and the Right to Self-Determination: Indigenous Peoples' Perspectives on Agrarian Reform
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