Table 4I.1 details the additional baseline data and context information required in respect of Indigenous Peoples.
Sites should collaborate with the Indigenous Peoples to mutually agree the scope of baseline data collected as part of the external context review and the method for collecting the data. Agreement should be documented through a jointly prepared ‘terms of reference’ (or equivalent) for data collection, which should reference any existing protocol for external research. The Community Engagement Plan should also reference the mutually agreed process for data collection and ethics considerations. The indigenous adviser should support and advise on the initial process for baseline data collection with indigenous groups.
TABLE 4I.1 Additional baseline data for Indigenous Peoples
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- The national indigenous rights framework
- Historical and legacy issues
- Relationship with local and national authorities
- Relationship with other communities in the area
- Conflict and different interest groups within the indigenous community or between the indigenous community and other stakeholders (e.g. non-indigenous communities, companies and/or the state)
- Detailed map of the traditional and customary lands, geographic location of tangible culture heritage, and a land-use map
- Intangible cultural heritage and traditional knowledge
- Customs relating to land ownership, land rights, and property rights, including legal recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ rights to certain tracts of land; any displacement that blurs ownership and land-use rights; any historical disputes between indigenous groups claiming customary land ownership
- Levels and type of use of, and dependence on, natural resources
- Social structures and hierarchies, including the status and role of women, the young and the elderly.
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