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Indigenous Peoples/ Ethnic Minorities and Poverty Reduction - Pacific Region

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Can a better understanding of "indigenous" issues be of practical value for poverty reduction programs and approaches in the Pacific?

How do such terms as indigenous rights and indigenous identity, or indigenous institutions tend to be used in the Pacific context?

Is the indigenous paradigm a meaningful one in a region of tremendous ethnic and cultural diversity, but where the vast majority of the population can claim to be indigenous on the grounds of descent from aboriginal populations?

This report explores these conceptual and policy issues, insofar as they are potentially relevant to ADB operations in its 12 Pacific developing member countries.

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Contents

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Foreword, Acknowledgments, Abbreviations [ PDF: 115 kb | 6 pages ]

1. Introduction [ PDF: 412 kb | 3 pages ]

   Objectives and Issues

   Methodological approach

2. Indigenous Identity and Rights in the Pacific [ PDF: 503 kb | 4 pages ]

   Ethnic Diversity in the Pacific: An Overview

   Indigenous Identity: Its Meaning for the Pacific

3. Ethnicity and Poverty [ PDF: 557 kb | 2 pages ]

   The Meaning of Poverty: Conceptual Issues

   Ethnicity and Poverty in the Fiji Islands

4. Traditional Institutions of Governance, Land Tenure, and Poverty Reduction [ PDF: 631 kb | 14 pages ]

   Indigenous Institutions of Governance

   Indigenous Land Tenure and Poverty Reduction: Contemporary Dilemmas

5. Practical Concerns for the Asian Development Bank [ PDF: 647 kb | 6 pages ]

   Past Experience

   Prospects and Opportunities

   Specific Recommendations

Bibliography [ PDF: 244 kb | 5 pages ]

Annex: The Asian Development Bank’s Policy on Indigenous Peoples [ PDF: 261 kb | 11 pages ]