Abstract
Several States across different continents have recognized and established forms of both non-territorial and territorial Indigenous autonomies or self-governments at domestic level. Furthermore, there are a variety of de facto autonomy arrangements of Indigenous Peoples living in urban, rural or forest areas. However, autonomies of and for Indigenous Peoples cannot be discussed without tackling their rights to self-determination, land, and self-government – the former two broadly considered as prerequisites for the exercise of their other rights.
In this frame, this lecture aims to discuss with students the recognition and the concepts of the three above-mentioned Indigenous rights, and to evaluate the achievements and the failures of selected case studies of Indigenous forms of non-territorial and territorial autonomies or self-governments in Europe and beyond (e.g., Sami peoples’ Parliaments in Northern Europe; Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh, and Indigenous Native Peasant Autonomies in Bolivia).
In the afternoon, the students will be engaged in a role play on Indigenous Peoples’ cultural practices and access to subsistence means as a potential exercise of autonomy or self-government.