About Global Alliance of Indigenous Peoples, Gender Justice and Peace

There are an estimated 496 million indigenous peoples in the world living across 90 countries, speaking about 40 percent of the world's 6700 languages. Many indigenous ways of life are not recognized and indigenous history is not included in many historical narratives in countries around the world today. Indigenous territories are militarized and weaponized and sites of resources extraction. Conflicts, environmental and gender violence occur in indigenous territories. Movements for indigenous peoples rights are targeted and attempts made to fragment and divide many indigenous communities.