Executive Summary .............................................................................5
Section First
Introduction and objectives
1. Introduction .................................................................................... 7
1.1 Objective of the Guidelines .......................................................... 7
1.2 Basic Definitions .......................................................................... 7
1.2.1 How we identify Indigenous Peoples? ...................................... 7
1.2.2 Consultation and consent .......................................................... 9
1.2.3 Collective ownership of indigenous territories ....................... 11
Second Section
Legal Framework
2. Legal Framework ......................................................................... 13
2.1 Self-determination as a foundation ............................................ 13
2.2 Community ownership by Indigenous Peoples
and the right to free, prior and informed consent ............................. 14