Member since: 2024
Working towards these commitments
Secure territorial rights for Indigenous Peoples
Locally-managed ecosystems
Protected land rights defenders
Mission
1. Strengthening of Indigenous People's organizations and networks and accord the position of acceptance and recognition by the state and the society.
2. Support the development of databases and information systems of indigenous group's members.
3. Strengthen Indigenous Peoples and their communities to be self-reliant.
4. Campaign and lobby to develop policy framework for the protection, promotion, and development of Indigenous People.
5. Promote and support multicultural society without discrimination and involve in agenda setting and designing developmental policies and laws for Indigenous Peoples and ensure their implementation.
6. Mobilize and Provide the budget and resources needed for its sustainable operations.
Objectives
1. To develop promote and strengthen the indigenous organizations and networks.
2.To develop an up-to-date database system for education and research in various areas related to Indigenous Peoples.
3. To promote families and communities of Indigenous Peoples to have environmentally friendly livelihoods, consistent with their own good cultural practices and be self-reliant.
4. To support Indigenous Peoples to have access to information and government services and receive protection of rights and opportunities for sustainable development at per other groups of the society.
5.To provide a platform Indigenous Peoples to freely exchange knowledge and learnings between different cultures and religious beliefs with support from the government, educational institutions, and mass communication networks.
6. To develop plans and mobilize needed resources for the NIPT and CIPT operations adequately and sustainably with appropriate support from the government, private sectors, organizations/networks of Indigenous Peoples and other organizations.
Constituencies
Network of Indigenous Peoples in Thailand (NIPT) is a net- work of people and organizations and work with 46 groups who identify themselves as Indigenous Peoples (IPs) na- tionwide, they are divided into five sub-regions in Thai- land). NIPT was formally established in 2007 to serve as a coordination and cooperation mechanism, as well as cam- paign for these issues and raise awareness amongst the general public. Following this, the Network has partnered with related organizations called Council of Indigenous Peoples in Thailand (CIPT) in drafting laws to promote in- digenous rights. The CIPT was established in2010.Since then, NIPT has been working in parallel with CIPT.