Indigenous Peoples' Right to Land

Abstract

Despite recent advances in international norms on indigenous rights, it remains largely unclear what indigenous self-determination and associated rights of communities and traditional land users actually imply. What new strategies of engagement are indigenous peoples employing to address inequalities in how decisions are made regarding land development projects? What state-led mechanisms have emerged to address indigenous demands for greater say in resources management, e.g. forms of co-management? And what is the role of private sector actors in this emerging regime of indigenous participation in the political economy of natural resources.