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How many people are Indigenous? The oft-cited "more than 370 million" was a minimum estimate 19 years ago, and could be less than half a fair total. Here's a global look… youtu.be/cLD6JGc_EJkPermalink On twitter.com
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UNESCO estimated 350 million Indigenous people in 2005 and the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues raised this to "more than 370 million" by 2006, but this number has always had its critics. un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/documents/SOWIP/en/SOWIP_web.pdfPermalink On twitter.com
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Researcher Mirjam Hirch, Center for World Indigenous Studies, argued a year later that this estimate was far too restrictive, postulating between 750 million and 1 billion, but not giving details. cwis.org/2007/09/what-the-un-declaration-means/On twitter.com
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The International Labor Organization did their own global survey in 2019, looking for countries with official census data on Indigenous groups. They only found 58, but their work established a minimum: 476 million. ilo.org/publications/implementing-ilo-indigenous-and-tribal-peoples-convention-no-169-towardsPermalink On twitter.com
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In the video, I do a quick walk through of many world regions, multiple definitions and estimated totals. Using this partial data, I can confirm a baseline of a half-billion Indigenous people, while leaving out much of sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia, etc.Permalink On twitter.com
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Center for World Indigenous Studies circulates (since 2014) an estimate of 1.3 billion people. sandbox.cwis.org/wp-content/uploads/documents/premium/FWJ12.2.pdf I don't see persuasive evidence the number is this high, but would definitely not cite a range below 550 million.Permalink On twitter.com
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