Indigenous Peoples
Indigenous Peoples input into the SARD dialogue process is facilitated by the International Indian Treaty Council (IITC), one of approximately 40 Indigenous Peoples organizations and networks in the Indigenous Peoples Major Group Caucus of the UN CSD. The IITC facilitated the direct participation of Indigenous Peoples from the South, Central and North America, Asia and Africa in the multistakeholder dialogues at CSD-8.
The IITC solicits direct input and participation, and sends information on SARD and related international processes in English, Spanish and French to contacts throughout the world in person, by fax, through two international Indigenous listservers and through an e-mail group of 87 Indigenous Peoples, organizations and networks, many of whom work on or have been sustainable agriculture practitioners for millennia.
To join the process, Indigenous Peoples' and their organizations are welcome to contact the IITC at iitcny@mindspring.com.