Global Indigenous Studies Network

09/16/2026

AIPP Annual Report 2025 — Being Indigenous in Asia: Our Strategic Plan in Action

At the 9th General Assembly in June 2025, member organizations adopted a new Strategic Plan that puts Indigenous self-governance at the center of AIPP's work for the first time. This report covers the first year of putting it into practice.

AIPP and its members ran 25 projects in 14 countries. There were 39,072 instances of participation by Indigenous Peoples in AIPP activities, 58 percent of them Indigenous Women and 16 percent Indigenous Youth. AIPP distributed 29 grants, issued 48 political statements, published 19 knowledge products and joined 39 regional and international policy processes.

Thailand passed its first law acknowledging that Indigenous Peoples exist, after years of advocacy by NIPT and IMPECT with AIPP's support. The Network of Indigenous Women in Asia (NIWA) held its founding General Assembly, with leaders from 12 countries. Centers of Defenders (CoD) in Bangladesh and Nepal documented 94 human rights violations. In India, 28 Indigenous villages secured community forestland titles. A pilot Strategic Regranting Programme sent funds straight to Indigenous Communities under threat.

AIPP also convened the first Indigenous Peoples high-level dialogue at UNEP during UNEA-7, and at Mercury COP6 helped end the practice of lumping Indigenous Peoples in with local communities.

The report includes AIPP's audited financial statements for the 2025 fiscal year.

Read the full Annual Report: https://aippnet.org/2026/08/16/aipp-annual-report-2025-being-indigenous-in-asia-our-strategic-plan-in-action/



Indigenous Peoples Human Rights Defenders-IPHRDs Network, Asia Asia Indigenous Youth Platform - AIYP Indigenous Knowledge and Peoples of Asia-IKPA Network Of Indigenous Women In Asia - NIWA

09/06/2026

09/02/2026

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS
2026 CONFERENCE ON GLOBAL INDIGENOUS STUDIES

November 13–15, 2026 | Virtual

The 2026 Conference on Global Indigenous Studies is seeking volunteers to help support this international virtual conference bringing together scholars, students, artists, community members, and leaders for conversations on issues from around the world.

Volunteers will play an important role in helping conference sessions run smoothly. Opportunities may include:

Moderating virtual panels and presentations
Welcoming speakers and attendees
Introducing panelists using provided information
Monitoring the Zoom chat and helping facilitate audience questions
Keeping sessions on schedule and providing time reminders
Assisting with basic virtual conference logistics
Supporting conference organizers and presenters as needed.

This is a great opportunity for students interested in Indigenous studies, global and international studies, languages and cultures, community engagement, or event planning to meet scholars and participants from around the world while gaining experience supporting an international academic conference.

Students may volunteer for one or multiple conference sessions based on their availability.

Some Benefits of Serving as Volunteers for this Global Conference:

Deepening global understanding of Indigenous Studies.
Enhancing linguistic knowledge
Understanding issues from a global perspectives
Gain skills in event management, communication
Expand your professional and personal network

Interested in volunteering?
Email: Mengjie Lei at [email protected]

08/09/2026

Today we recognise the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples — a day to honour the strength, knowledge, cultures and self-determination of Indigenous peoples across the world.

From an Australian perspective, this day is also a reminder of the continuing cultures, rights and leadership of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and the need to listen deeply to truth-telling, lived experience and community-led solutions.
The 2026 international theme, Honouring Indigenous Midwives: Safeguarding Life and Well-being, speaks to the vital role of Indigenous knowledge holders in protecting life, connection and wellbeing across generations.

At The Healing Foundation, we honour Stolen Generations survivors, Elders, descendants, families and communities, and remain committed to survivor-led intergenerational healing. Healing is strengthened when truth is heard, culture is respected, and action is led by those with lived experience.

On this day, we stand with Indigenous peoples here and around the world in recognising the power of culture, care, knowledge and healing.

08/09/2026

One week left to apply! 🌎🗣️

There is still time to join the Incubating Data Commons for Indigenous Languages & Cultures initiative, led by The GovLab, Microsoft, and UNESCO in collaboration with a Steering Committee of Indigenous data experts.

If your Indigenous-led team has an innovative idea to strengthen community-led data governance and help shape more inclusive AI futures, we encourage you to apply.

Selected participants will receive:
✨ Expert mentorship
✨ Technical guidance
✨ Proposal development support
✨ Peer learning opportunities
✨ Capacity-building workshops and clinics

📅 Applications close on 14 August 2026. Don't miss this opportunity!

👉 Learn more and apply: http://newcommons.ai/

06/18/2026

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: INCUBATING DATA COMMONS FOR INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES & CULTURES

As AI systems increasingly rely on language and cultural data, Indigenous communities face both unprecedented opportunities and significant risks.

Indigenous languages and cultural knowledge can help shape more inclusive digital futures. Yet too often, communities have limited influence over how their data is collected, governed, used, or shared. There is tremendous opportunity if Indigenous communities are given a say in how their data is used and for what purpose.

To address this opportunity and challenge, The GovLab, Microsoft, and UNESCO, co-designed with a Steering Committee of Indigenous data experts, are launching a new initiative supporting Indigenous-led efforts to develop data commons in the AI era.

What are data commons? Data commons are shared governance frameworks that enable communities to collectively decide how their data is managed, accessed, and used, while ensuring benefits flow back to the communities themselves.

What will Incubator participants receive? Expert mentorship, technical guidance, proposal development support, peer learning opportunities, and capacity-building workshops and clinics.

We invite Indigenous-led teams to submit a concept note outlining their idea, approach, resources, and team. Applications close 14 August 2026.

Learn more and apply at https://newcommons.ai/

They can support, for instance, the responsible development of AI, climate adaptation and biodiversity conservation, public health and pandemic preparedness, sustainable agriculture, scientific research, disaster response, and the preservation, revitalization, and responsible stewardship of Indigeno...

06/15/2026

Event description: Reclaiming Voices Through Film: Indigenous Documentary and Visual Sovereignty in Taiwan
Join us for a special film screening as part of the North American Taiwan Studies Association 2026 Conference at Indiana University!

On the evening of June 26th (18:00–19:30), we will screen two short documentary works by pioneering Taiwanese Indigenous filmmakers–Mayaw Biho and Salone Ishahavut–at RTV 251, Radio & Television Building, IU Bloomington:
Children in the Heaven (1997, dir. Mayaw Biho)
The Elephants Have Walked to Taipei (2013, dir. Salone Ishahavut)

The screening will be followed by a talk and Q&A with the directors. These films offer a rare opportunity to engage with Indigenous documentary practice and visual sovereignty in Taiwan — exploring how filmmakers reclaim narrative agency over their own communities and histories.

The screening is open to the public. Audience members are also welcome to join the conference welcome reception from 16:30–17:50 at the GISB Atrium before the screening.
RSVP via https://forms.gle/Zh6ZyDNSfhVctRwz9
June 26, 2025 | 18:00–19:30
RTV 251, Indiana University, Bloomington

06/02/2026

A Universidade Federal Indígena (Unind) é uma iniciativa do Ministério da Educação (MEC) e do Ministério dos Povos Indígenas (MPI). Com sua primeira sede a ser implementada em Brasília, a universidade é voltada para a formação de indígenas, nos níveis de graduação e pós-graduação, com base em um modelo educacional que fortalece identidades e saberes tradicionais em diálogo com o conhecimento acadêmico não indígena.

Universidade Federal Indígena (Unind): iniciativa do MEC e do Ministério dos Povos Indígenas para oferecer Educação Superior a indígenas, fortalecendo identidades e saberes tradicionais em diálogo com o conhecimento acadêmico.

05/29/2026

Indigenous Studies: Indigenous Related Scholarly Journals
https://libguides.ucalgary.ca/c.php?g=255093&p=5240345