Total Madness: General Selected Writings by Various Authors.
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND GLOBALIZATION PROGRAM
See Resources on Indigenous Peoples Issues Below
Indigenous peoples are on the cusp of the crisis in sustainable development. Their communities are concrete examples of sustainable societies, historically evolved in diverse ecosystems. Today, they face the challenges of extinction or survival and renewal in a globalized world. The impact of globalization is strongest on these populations perhaps more than any other because these communities have no voice and are therefore easily swept aside by the invisible hand of the market and its proponents. Globalization is not merely a question of marginalization for indigenous peoples it is a multi-pronged attack on the very foundation of their existence and livelihoods, for example:
* Indigenous people throughout the world sit on the "frontlines" of globalization's expansion; they occupy the last pristine places on earth, where resources are still abundant: forests, minerals, water, and genetic diversity. All are ferociously sought by global corporations, trying to push traditional societies off their lands.
* New advances in technology, the reorientation toward export-led development, and the imperatives of pleasing global financial markets are all driving forces in the extermination of countless native communities which stand in their way.
* Traditional sovereignty over hunting and gathering rights has been thrown into question as national governments bind themselves to new global economic treaties.
* New trade and investment agreements, which are opening up previously inaccessible territory to industrial extraction of natural resources, has forced indigenous peoples to defend their homelands under an invasion of unprecedented rate and scale: Big dams, mines, pipelines, roads, energy developments, military intrusions all threaten native lands.
* Global rules on the patenting of genetic resources via the WTO has made possible the privatization of indigenous peoples’ genomes, the biological diversity upon which they depend, and the very knowledge of how that biodiversity might be used commercially.
* National governments making decisions on export development strategies or international trade and investment rules do not consult native communities.
The reality remains that without rapid action, these native communities may be wiped out, taking with them vast indigenous knowledge, rich culture and traditions, and any hope of preserving the natural world, and a simpler, more holistic way of life for future generations.
At the time the IFG began the Indigenous Peoples and Globalization program, there was little awareness among indigenous peoples, especially in North and South America, how globalization's tentacles could reach directly into "sovereign" societies, and require them to make drastic accommodations to large-scale corporate development and resource raiding. The impacts were especially profound in parts of the world where native peoples—who often have had little contact with outsiders—lived in areas where pristine resources such as water, oil, forests, fish, and wildlife, minerals, biodiversity and medicines—were still in great abundance.
To date, we have achieved two major steps. The first was to organize, for the first time, a large organizing meeting among globalization experts and some 25 leading native activists, including Winona LaDuke, John Mohawk, Debra Harry, Melissa Nelson, Terri-Lynn Williams-Davidson, Atossa Soltani, joined by IFG Board Member/Philippine indigenous activist Victoria Tauli-Corpuz.
At the meeting, the IFG committed to developing two very important new documents—a map and a report—to explain the impacts globalization has on indigenous communities. The map was issued in 2003 (see information below), and has been well received in indigenous and other communities. The map is a first-ever visual representation of over 250 places in the world where global corporations and bureaucracies have impacted native peoples, who continue to voice opposition.
In July 2005, IFG released Paradigm Wars - Indigenous Peoples' Resistance to Economic Globalization, a report on the impacts of globalization on indigenous peoples. Among topics discussed in the report are: the fundamental clash of world views between indigenous and westernized societies; the viability of traditional ecological knowledge systems; globalization as neo-colonization—including globalization and culture—and full reports on current goings-on including Plan Colombia, bioprospecting, industrial development in the Amazon, contamination from GMOs, oil and the Niger Delta, water privatization, ecotourism, mining, role of trade agreements and bureaucracies, and new international opportunities for action.
RESOURCES ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND GLOBALIZATION
The IFG's Indigenous Peoples and Globalization program has completed a map depicting the negative impacts of economic globalization on indigenous peoples. The map provides a striking visual image of the totality of the problem. It offers a unique visual representation of globalization across the many sectors impacting native communities: oil, dams, biopiracy, logging, militarization, and industrial agriculture, to name a handful. The map also includes text describing the various impacts.
There are examples from every continent, save Antarctica. The Bayaka in Central African Republic whose community is being destroyed by logging; the Dinka and Nuer in Sudan whose lands are being taken over for oil reserves; the Wichí in Argentina facing a major highway through their territory; gold mining on Miskito lands in Nicaragua; eco-tourism on Kuna land in Panama; mining on Australian aboriginal lands; Jharkhand tribal community dislocation due to megadam project in India; industrial plantations destroying tropical forests on which the Dayak people in Indonesia depend; export coffee plantations evicting Montangards from their homeland in Vietnam; uranium mining, and the resulting toxic waste contaminating the ecosystem on which the Dene and Cree in Canada rely; overfishing jeopardizing survival of Chukchi and Eskimo in Russia; mining on North American indian lands, including the Western Shoshone, Quechan Nation, Mohawk, and Zuni peoples.
View or Download the map as a PDF (865KB)
(To download: Mac users Cntrl + click and Download Link to Disk,
Windows users right click and Save Target As)
IFG had input on the map from many NGOs, including: Amazon Watch, Indigenous Environmental Network, International Indian Treaty Council, Project Underground, White Earth Land Recovery Project, Oilwatch, Nicaragua Network, Survival International, Cultural Survival, World Rainforest Movement, MiningWatch Canada, and the Tebtebba Foundation in the Philippines.
Please contact Suzanne York or contact us if you have any questions/comments or would like to obtain copies of the map. Cost is $10 per copy however; discounts can be made for buying in bulk.
Note: The map is now included as part of "Paradigm Wars: Indigenous Peoples' Resistance to Economic Globalization." Click here for more details. (It is currently not being sold separately)
New IFG Report!
Paradigm Wars: Indigenous Peoples Resistance to Economic Globalization."
Click here for more information.
Indigenous Peoples Declarations
* UN Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, 1993
* Baguio Declaration of the 2nd Asian Indigenous Women's Conference, Baguio City, Philippines, March 8th, 2004
* The International Cancun Declaration of Indigenous Peoples, 5th Ministerial Conference - Cancun, Mexico, September 12, 2003 (en español)
* Indigenous Peoples' Declaration on Extractive Industries, 15 April 2003, Oxford, United Kingdom
* Statement of the Indigenous Peoples Interfaith Dialogue on Globalisation and Tourism, Chiang Rai, Thailand, January 2002
* Mataatua Declaration on the Cultural and Intellectual Property Rights of Indigenous Peoples, 1993
Indigenous peoples are on the cusp of the crisis in sustainable development. Their communities are concrete examples of sustainable societies, historically evolved in diverse ecosystems. Today, they face the challenges of extinction or survival and renewal in a globalized world. The impact of globalization is strongest on these populations perhaps more than any other because these communities have no voice and are therefore easily swept aside by the invisible hand of the market and its proponents. Globalization is not merely a question of marginalization for indigenous peoples it is a multi-pronged attack on the very foundation of their existence and livelihoods, for example:
* Indigenous people throughout the world sit on the "frontlines" of globalization's expansion; they occupy the last pristine places on earth, where resources are still abundant: forests, minerals, water, and genetic diversity. All are ferociously sought by global corporations, trying to push traditional societies off their lands.
* New advances in technology, the reorientation toward export-led development, and the imperatives of pleasing global financial markets are all driving forces in the extermination of countless native communities which stand in their way.
* Traditional sovereignty over hunting and gathering rights has been thrown into question as national governments bind themselves to new global economic treaties.
* New trade and investment agreements, which are opening up previously inaccessible territory to industrial extraction of natural resources, has forced indigenous peoples to defend their homelands under an invasion of unprecedented rate and scale: Big dams, mines, pipelines, roads, energy developments, military intrusions all threaten native lands.
* Global rules on the patenting of genetic resources via the WTO has made possible the privatization of indigenous peoples’ genomes, the biological diversity upon which they depend, and the very knowledge of how that biodiversity might be used commercially.
* National governments making decisions on export development strategies or international trade and investment rules do not consult native communities.
The reality remains that without rapid action, these native communities may be wiped out, taking with them vast indigenous knowledge, rich culture and traditions, and any hope of preserving the natural world, and a simpler, more holistic way of life for future generations.
At the time the IFG began the Indigenous Peoples and Globalization program, there was little awareness among indigenous peoples, especially in North and South America, how globalization's tentacles could reach directly into "sovereign" societies, and require them to make drastic accommodations to large-scale corporate development and resource raiding. The impacts were especially profound in parts of the world where native peoples—who often have had little contact with outsiders—lived in areas where pristine resources such as water, oil, forests, fish, and wildlife, minerals, biodiversity and medicines—were still in great abundance.
To date, we have achieved two major steps. The first was to organize, for the first time, a large organizing meeting among globalization experts and some 25 leading native activists, including Winona LaDuke, John Mohawk, Debra Harry, Melissa Nelson, Terri-Lynn Williams-Davidson, Atossa Soltani, joined by IFG Board Member/Philippine indigenous activist Victoria Tauli-Corpuz.
At the meeting, the IFG committed to developing two very important new documents—a map and a report—to explain the impacts globalization has on indigenous communities. The map was issued in 2003 (see information below), and has been well received in indigenous and other communities. The map is a first-ever visual representation of over 250 places in the world where global corporations and bureaucracies have impacted native peoples, who continue to voice opposition.
In July 2005, IFG released Paradigm Wars - Indigenous Peoples' Resistance to Economic Globalization, a report on the impacts of globalization on indigenous peoples. Among topics discussed in the report are: the fundamental clash of world views between indigenous and westernized societies; the viability of traditional ecological knowledge systems; globalization as neo-colonization—including globalization and culture—and full reports on current goings-on including Plan Colombia, bioprospecting, industrial development in the Amazon, contamination from GMOs, oil and the Niger Delta, water privatization, ecotourism, mining, role of trade agreements and bureaucracies, and new international opportunities for action.
RESOURCES ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND GLOBALIZATION
The IFG's Indigenous Peoples and Globalization program has completed a map depicting the negative impacts of economic globalization on indigenous peoples. The map provides a striking visual image of the totality of the problem. It offers a unique visual representation of globalization across the many sectors impacting native communities: oil, dams, biopiracy, logging, militarization, and industrial agriculture, to name a handful. The map also includes text describing the various impacts.
There are examples from every continent, save Antarctica. The Bayaka in Central African Republic whose community is being destroyed by logging; the Dinka and Nuer in Sudan whose lands are being taken over for oil reserves; the Wichí in Argentina facing a major highway through their territory; gold mining on Miskito lands in Nicaragua; eco-tourism on Kuna land in Panama; mining on Australian aboriginal lands; Jharkhand tribal community dislocation due to megadam project in India; industrial plantations destroying tropical forests on which the Dayak people in Indonesia depend; export coffee plantations evicting Montangards from their homeland in Vietnam; uranium mining, and the resulting toxic waste contaminating the ecosystem on which the Dene and Cree in Canada rely; overfishing jeopardizing survival of Chukchi and Eskimo in Russia; mining on North American indian lands, including the Western Shoshone, Quechan Nation, Mohawk, and Zuni peoples.
View or Download the map as a PDF (865KB)
(To download: Mac users Cntrl + click and Download Link to Disk,
Windows users right click and Save Target As)
IFG had input on the map from many NGOs, including: Amazon Watch, Indigenous Environmental Network, International Indian Treaty Council, Project Underground, White Earth Land Recovery Project, Oilwatch, Nicaragua Network, Survival International, Cultural Survival, World Rainforest Movement, MiningWatch Canada, and the Tebtebba Foundation in the Philippines.
Please contact Suzanne York or contact us if you have any questions/comments or would like to obtain copies of the map. Cost is $10 per copy however; discounts can be made for buying in bulk.
Note: The map is now included as part of "Paradigm Wars: Indigenous Peoples' Resistance to Economic Globalization." Click here for more details. (It is currently not being sold separately)
New IFG Report!
Paradigm Wars: Indigenous Peoples Resistance to Economic Globalization."
Click here for more information.
Indigenous Peoples Declarations
* UN Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, 1993
* Baguio Declaration of the 2nd Asian Indigenous Women's Conference, Baguio City, Philippines, March 8th, 2004
* The International Cancun Declaration of Indigenous Peoples, 5th Ministerial Conference - Cancun, Mexico, September 12, 2003 (en español)
* Indigenous Peoples' Declaration on Extractive Industries, 15 April 2003, Oxford, United Kingdom
* Statement of the Indigenous Peoples Interfaith Dialogue on Globalisation and Tourism, Chiang Rai, Thailand, January 2002
* Mataatua Declaration on the Cultural and Intellectual Property Rights of Indigenous Peoples, 1993
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