Portrait of Jedewanadi from the Ye'kwana indigenous community.

Universities and the academic community should support indigenous research and the promotion of indigenous traditional knowledge.

Regarding indigenous peoples, community empowerment and the strengthening of their community organizations and leaders was also important.

Indigenous women have access to both indigenous specific and mainstream programmes and services, such as Job Network, the Indigenous Employment Policy and the Community Development Employment Project.

Testing indigenous community driven education approaches against child labour in the Philippines

7.6 of the population is other Mayan , 0.4 is indigenous non Mayan, making the indigenous community in Guatemala about 40.5 of the population.

Community level radio stations were targeted in particular, with informative spots produced in indigenous languages.

Foster the training of indigenous women in order to gain leadership skills to become community advocates and defenders for indigenous women's rights to achieve gender equity.

(b) Ensure the full participation of indigenous communities in any and all policy development and decision making that relates to any particular indigenous community, land or environment.

80 indigenous men sharing their expertise, skills and knowledge, and forming networks to enhance their community work

The 2003 agreement provided AUS 4.75 billion for the provision of public, community, indigenous and crisis housing.

Indigenous peoples and individuals have the right to belong to an indigenous community or nation, in accordance with the traditions and customs of the community or nation concerned. No discrimination of any kind may arise from the exercise of such a right.

As an example, an indigenous expert provided information on a project undertaken within the Subanen community in the south of the Philippines, aimed at documenting ethno botanical indigenous traditional knowledge.

(f) Creation of a regional network of indigenous women's organizations and local governments whose aim is to strengthen indigenous community participation in the local government and advocacy through access to information

In Kenya's Masai community indigenous girls occupy a transitional position between their parents' family and that of their husbands.

Support for 84 indigenous women leaders to increase their leadership skills, confidence and level of involvement in community development

Rádio Yandê combines a strong sense of community with digital media to bring Brazil s indigenous cultures and languages to the forefront.

The project fosters community led approaches, training, capacity building, interaction of landowners and farmers, and sustainable and dryland indigenous management practices.

The Commission stated that incarcerated indigenous women suffer particularly from the disruption to their responsibilities within their family and community life.

The Forum invites indigenous peoples, States and relevant organizations of the United Nations system to share experiences on education that represent best practices at the primary or community levels, based on indigenous cultures and traditions.

One such service employs indigenous women (and includes indigenous women on its management board), while in another jurisdiction a community organization is funded to provide support, advice, referral and telephone counselling to prisoners and families.

We are aware of one community where land rights of the indigenous community are being ignored or violated by local governments while at the same time the Government has imposed a housing development that is not needed by the community.

(b) To launch special projects, through appropriate channels and in cooperation with indigenous people, to strengthen their community level initiatives and to facilitate the exchange of information and expertise among indigenous people and other relevant experts

(b) To launch special projects, through appropriate channels and in cooperation with indigenous people, to strengthen their community level initiatives and to facilitate the exchange of information and expertise among indigenous people and other relevant experts

(b) To launch special projects, through appropriate channels and in cooperation with indigenous people, to strengthen their community level initiatives and to facilitate the exchange of information and expertise among indigenous people and other relevant experts

True development consists of the creation of indigenous capacity to participate in the generation of technologies for the benefit of the broader community.

Many community organizations are funded to provide services under this programme and many services provide crisis housing to ex prisoners, including indigenous women.

Among the learning outcomes of this project was a strong indication that among indigenous peoples, the solution to community development problems can only be sustainable if it is somehow identified and pursued within the framework of the indigenous culture.

Government per capita expenditures were much higher for indigenous than non indigenous peoples (AUS 3,614 per indigenous person, compared with AUS 2,225, or 62.4 per cent more), the reason being that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples rely heavily on publicly funded health care providers, particularly public hospitals and community health centres.

Indigenous children's education and indigenous languages

In its first year of operation, the programme generated an emphasis on leadership and personal responsibility for community well being within indigenous communities across Australia.

The Committee notes that the identity document issued to indigenous persons in accordance with the Regulations under the Organization Act on the Identification of Indigenous Persons includes the name of the ethnic group, the people and community to which such persons belong.

Previous experience relating to displaced indigenous populations suggests that, if handled badly, the consequences can be disastrous both for the displaced population and the host community.

(h) Underscore that indigenous individuals shall not be denied the right, in community with each other, to enjoy their own culture and to use their own language

It was recommended that 25 per cent of national Millennium Development Goals related budgets be allocated to community based projects and indigenous people to speed up implementation.

The Australian Government recognizes that although indigenous women play significant roles in family and community development, they continue to be underrepresented in leadership and decision making positions.

Most recently there has been a demand from indigenous peoples for the establishment of indigenous universities in indigenous areas, with programmes designed specifically for indigenous peoples.

Protection for indigenous peoples' cultural heritage shall recognize the intrinsic link between indigenous cultural heritage and indigenous languages.

The campaign's indigenous component consists of targeted advertising in indigenous press, with the use of indigenous ambassadors , including well known indigenous personalities (writers, actors, sports figures) who appear under the defined slogan Violence against Indigenous Women.

(a) Establish effective arrangements for the participation of indigenous parents and community members in decision making regarding the planning, delivery and evaluation of education services for their children

The projects funded through it demonstrated a wide range of strategies, which were enthusiastically received by community members and frequently delivered with great effectiveness by indigenous service providers.

Indigenous communities are also involved in developing indigenous traditional knowledge policies.

Indigenous traditional knowledge is an essential part of indigenous health systems.

280 indigenous women participating in the first National Indigenous Women's Conference

The Indigenous Women's Projects provide specialized legal services to indigenous women.