Rights And Interest of Indigenous People: In Post Independent India From The Perspective Of Human Rights

Authors

  • Preethi A Nayak, Research Scholar, Alliance School of Law, Alliance University Bengaluru. Email: preethi.advocate@gmail.com image/svg+xml
  • Santhosh Kumar A Research Scholar, Alliance School of Law, Alliance University, Bengaluru and Faculty, SDM Law College affiliated to Alliance University Mangaluru. Email: santhoshprabhu17@gmail.com. image/svg+xml

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53724/lrd/v1n3.12

Keywords:

Indigenous people,, Human Rights,, Law,, Principles,, Development,

Abstract

People who inhabited a land before it was conquered by colonial societies and who consider themselves distinct from the societies currently governing those territories are called Indigenous peoples. Large areas of the earth’s surface are inhabited by substantial number of Indigenous Peoples. According to rough estimates, globally they account for about one sixth of the population; there are some 370 million indigenous people around the world, the rights of who are often ignored, yet, due to their geographical spread across continents and countries, Indigenous Peoples. They live in nearly all the countries on all the continents of the world and form a spectrum of humanity, ranging from traditional hunter gatherers and subsistence farmers to legal scholars. Despite the extensive diversity in indigenous communities throughout the world, all indigenous peoples have one thing in common- they all share a history of injustice. The nations of the world refuse to recognize that indigenous peoples have human rights. They have been denied the right to participate in governing process of the current state systems. Conquest and Colonization have attempted to steal their dignity and identity as indigenous peoples, as well as the fundamental right of selfdetermination.

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Published

30-03-2017

How to Cite

Preethi A Nayak, & Santhosh Kumar A. (2017). Rights And Interest of Indigenous People: In Post Independent India From The Perspective Of Human Rights. Legal Research Development, 1(III), 132–140. https://doi.org/10.53724/lrd/v1n3.12