Indigenous & Land Rights

Aboriginal Mapping Network


Center for World Indigenous Studies (CWIS): The Fourth World Documentation Project
The CWIS is an independent research and education organization dedicated to wider to the ideas and knowledge of indigenous peoples and the social, economic and political realities of their nations.

ECNC: Mapping for Nature Conservation
A collection of jumplists on nature conservation, including several Several subcategories e.g. GIS(Geographic Information System)-mapping.

Indigenous Environmental Network
An alliance of Indigenous Peoples empowering Indigenous Nations and communities towards sustainable livelihoods, environmental protection of land, water, air and traditions.

Indigenous Studies World Wide Web Virtual Library
Links to general indigenous studies resources, regional indigenous resources and other useful links.

Land Tenure Center (LTC)
LTC describes research and publications on the issues of natural resource tenure, agrarian reform, and related institutional aspects of rural development and natural resource management, plus many online fact-sheets.

NativeWeb: Resources for Indigenous Cultures around the World
A very extended portal-like site with more than 3000 resourcelinks searchable on a lot of subcategories.

Netherlands Centre for Indigenous Peoples
A very useful site. At the moment only in dutch and french; the english and spanish versions are under construction.

NUFFIC/CIRAN IK-Pages
This extensive site with numerous links can be searched on regions, themes, organisations and newsgroups.

Programme for Traditional Resource Rights (TRR)
Extensive collection of jumplists.

Society for Theatened Peoples
This German organisation promotes the human rights of religious and ethnic minorities and indigenous peoples. A very extensive site with excellent search-options.

Taiga Rescue Network
The international network of ngos, indigenous people and nations for the protection and sustainable use of the boreal forests.

WCSU List: Geography Internet Resources
The site of the Western Connecticut State University.