Indigenous Peoples FPIC Protocols

79     Community decision-making calendar Historical timeline Trend line analysis Community visioning actors  Multi-stakeholder role play  Forum theatre  Image theatre The boxes below contain guiding questions for discussion about internal and external decisions that affect the community. In the protocol, you may wish to include the following main types of information, among others: decision-making processes, institutions, and values; identification of key actors and relationships (existing and potential); understanding of power dynamics and influences of external actors and any related assertions; methods for dispute resolution; and visions and plans for the future. Internal Decision-making Systems  How are internal decisions made about the community’s territory or area? Who is involved and in what ways?  How long have these institutions and decision-making processes been in place?  To what extent are customary institutions currently practiced? How does this compare to 10, 20, 50, or 100 years ago? What factors have affected these changes over time?  What are the different roles and responsibilities of the customary and local authorities?  How do the decision-making systems regulate different aspects of the community’s ways of life (for example, social, cultural, spiritual, environmental, economic, political, and legal)?  What social norms, values, and beliefs underpin the systems?  For what kinds of decisions do they need to seek broader support from the community?  For what kinds of decisions do they have the mandate to act on the community's behalf?  How could they be further improved upon and strengthened? For example, if decisions would be improved by broader participation, how could this be done in culturally appropriate ways?  How are disagreements or conflicts within the community addressed?  Overall, to what degree do these systems sustain the wellbeing of the whole community? What are the gaps or shortfalls, if any?  Are there any tensions between customary and more recent decision-making processes? If so, how are they currently being or could they be addressed? Relations with External Decision-making Systems  What are the local structures of government decision-making and administration? How do they relate to customary structures?  What other actors and decision-making processes affect the community? Examples may include companies, researchers, and NGOs. How do power dynamics affect the relationship and the community’s potential to influence the process and outcome?  Discuss some past experiences of interactions with these external actors. What were the factors that led to the experiences being overall positive or negative? How could positive factors be further supported? How could negative factors be constructively addressed?  If a potential threat or opportunity arises in the future with any of these actors, how would the community respond? What decision-making process would be undertaken? F. MAPPING THE COMMUNITY’S LEGAL FOUNDATIONS KEY READING  Part I: Section III  Part II: Section II (Introduction, Box 35-36) KEY TOOLS  E-learning modules on relevant legal frameworks  Understanding relationships between key actors  Multi-stakeholder role play  Identifying appropriate forms of resource mapping  Historical timeline