RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE

AUTHORS – ARSHDEEP KAUR* & KHALEEQ AHMAD**, STUDENT & ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AT LAW COLLEGE DEHRADUN, UTTARANCHAL UNIVERSITY

BEST CITATION – ARSHDEEP KAUR & KHALEEQ AHMAD, RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, INDIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL REVIEW (IJLR), 4 (2) OF 2024, PG. 322-331, APIS – 3920 – 0001 & ISSN – 2583-2344.

ABSTRACT

This article focuses on the rights of indigenous people and on resources in India, which is a main theme which require to be understood. As a branch of anthropology, It focuses on the country’s Indigenous peoples over 70 tribes that are often referred to as Adivasis. arguably the greatest freedom enshrined in the Indian Constitution is that of Aboriginal education to uphold their rights.

However, it is very essential to emphasize that the article recognize the fact of discrimination of these communities and rather frequent violating of their rights. This research reveals a misconception whereby, industrial and development related projects which can be favorable as a mean to the growth of an economy comes at the same time with the factor which is the expulsing of the indigenous people from their original homes. It concerns itself with aspects of compensation, compensation for which is often inadequate, and lives which require reconstruction due to projects sited in those areas. There is, however, a more positive side to the article sampled, which sheds light on how the Indian constitution provides for proper resource management structures that supposedly accords with the knowledge and rights of indigenous folks. Therefore, by combining both viewpoints, a more holistic and effective approach towards the utilization of resources can be developed.

KEYWORDS: Sons, daughters, tribes, indigenous, legal representation, common properties.