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From youth empowerment in Canada to protection of cultural heritage in Australia; from income generating activities in Cameroon to advocating about women’s rights in Papua New Guinea and in India - watch six exceptionally inspiring indigenous women as they share their personal stories, their concerns, and their aspirations for indigenous communities around the world. Listen as they share the reasons that motivated them to dedicate their lives to advocating about the rights of indigenous peoples.
Through their organizations, collective projects and individual advocacy, Ms. Aissatou, Ms. Massar, Ms. Larivière, Ms. McPhee, Ms. Lang and Ms. Mullap have been promoting inclusive and equitable social development within and for their communities.
The interviews were conducted on behalf of the United Nations Division for Social Policy and Development of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, during the 14th session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, which took place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from April 20 to May 1, 2015.
To watch the interviews please click on the images below or access the YouTube Playlist: http://bit.ly/IndigenousWomenSocialDevelopment
The interviewees are participating at the 2015 Program on Human Rights and International Advocacy Skills of the Global Leadership School of Indigenous Women through the International Indigenous Women's Forum/Foro Internacional de Mujeres Indígenas (FIMI). FIMI’s mission is to bring together indigenous women leaders and human rights activists from different parts of the world to coordinate agendas, build capacity, and to develop leadership roles. FIMI encourages indigenous women's participation in international decision-making processes by ensuring the consistent and serious inclusion of indigenous women’s perspectives in all discussions regarding human rights.
For more information about the "For Inclusion. For Equality.
For more information on Indigenous Peoples please visit: www.un.org.indigenous
For more information on FIMI please visit: www.fimi-iiwf.org
For more UNDESA-DSPD videos on Indigenous Issues please visit: http://bit.ly/WeAreIndigenousPlaylist
Source: UNDESA-DSPD
