IHRFG and International Funders for Indigenous Peoples (IFIP)welcomed participants to discuss the "who," "what," "where," "why," and "how" to funding indigenous rights.

In this telebriefing, funders explored... 

• current critical issues and trends in promoting the rights of indigenous peoples

• important international mechanisms and tools for protecting indigenous rights 

• case studies highlighting the work of pioneering grantmakers using innovative funding strategies. 

• entry points for funders seeking to incorporate indigenous rights into their human rights portfolios.  

Guest Speakers 

• Diana Samarasan, Director, Disability Rights Fund
• Theresa Fay-Bustillos, Principal and Founder, IdealPhilanthropy LLC; Board Member, International Funders for Indigenous Peoples (IFIP)
• Armstrong Wiggins, Director, Indian Law Resource Center, Washington Office
  
  

Moderator
Evelyn Arce, Executive Director, International Funders for Indigenous Peoples (IFIP)

Resources

• IFIP's Grantmaker's Guide: Strengthening International Indigenous Philanthropy
• The Indian Law Resource Center’s booklet on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)
• Native Land Law, a background resource put out by the Indian Land Tenure Foundation
• Indigenous Philanthropy: PowerPoint presentation providing background on funding indigenous rights efforts
• Summary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) on the Australian Human Rights Commission website
• The UN Program on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (UN-REDD) Guidelines on Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC)
• Law 445: The result of the Awas Tingni case speaker Wiggins Armstrong referred to during the telebriefing. It is available in English and Spanish.
• Inter-American Commission on Human Rights report on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples' Rights Over Their Ancestral Lands and Natural Resources

(MEMBERS ONLY: If you are a member of IHRFG and do not have the password for this video, please email Zara Bohan, zbohan[at]ihrfg[dot]org)

IHRFG-IFIP Telebriefing: "Indigenous Peoples, Human Rights, and Philanthropy: A Primer" from IHRFG on Vimeo.

This telebriefing and the telebriefing series is open to grantmakers only.