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The living encyclopedia of the world's Indigenous Peoples

UN-style fact sheets, an interactive world map, and the first global hub dedicated to Indigenous pastoralism — built with communities, under Indigenous data sovereignty principles.

476 MIndigenous persons worldwide
~5 000Distinct peoples
8Peoples documented
12Organizations listed
Central Sahara — lands of the Kel Tamasheq, where mobility is knowledge
The Sahel — transhumance, a rational land-use system millennia old
Sápmi — the European Arctic of the reindeer herders

Illustrations. Community photographs will be added with Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC).

Featured people — July 2026
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Inuit

Canada, Greenland, Alaska (USA), Chukotka

Semi-nomadic cattle pastoralists of East Africa, at the center of major land-rights struggles including Loliondo.

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Curated news from UN mechanisms, regional bodies and Indigenous organizations.

02JUL

IYRP 2026: regional rangelands consultations continue across the Sahel

The International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists mobilizes pastoral networks around mobility rights and land tenure.

IYRP / FAO
24JUN

Green transition and pastoral lands: new research maps land-acquisition pressures

Peer-reviewed work documents how renewable-energy projects overlap customary pastoral territories.

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