Who are Indigenous Peoples?

Recently the Australian men's cricket team wore an Indigenous shirt in the T20 series against India.



Who are Indigenous Peoples?

  • The term “indigenous” has prevailed as a generic term for many years. The terms like tribes, first peoples/nations, aboriginals, ethnic groups, adivasi, janajati are also used to describe these peoples. 

    • Occupational and geographical terms like hunter-gatherers, nomads, peasants, hill people, etc., also exist and for all practical purposes can be used interchangeably with “indigenous peoples”. 

  • 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. 

  • Indigenous population: There are approximately 476 million Indigenous Peoples worldwide, in over 90 countries. Although they make up over 6 percent of the global population, they account for about 15 percent of the extreme poor.  Indigenous Peoples’ life expectancy is up to 20 years lower than the life expectancy of non-indigenous people worldwide.

    • India is home to about 700 tribal groups with a population of 104 million, as per 2011 census. These indigenous people constitute the second largest tribal population in the world after Africa.

    • 9 August is celebrated as an International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples.

  • Language: Many Indigenous peoples still maintain a language distinct from the official language or languages of the country or region in which they reside. 

    • In 2016, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution proclaiming 2019 as the International Year of Indigenous Languages, based on a recommendation by the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.

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