Capacity Building and Collaboration with Indigenous Peoples

Communities

Rebecca AdamsonPresident and Founder

First Peoples Worldwidewww.firstpeoples.org

Peoples and Numbers by Country and Region

Biodiversity:Plants, Birds, Hotspots

Extractive: Oil, Gas, Coal,Minerals,

Forests & Coral Reefs

Threat Map: Extraction of Minerals, Oils, Coastal Resources and People

Chance Map: Gaining Recognition of Tenure

•Financial Assets: Stocks, bonds, savings, trust funds.

•Physical Assets: Transportation, utilities, technological systems.

•Natural Assets: Land, water, oil, gas, minerals, soils.

•Institutional Assets: Financial intermediaries, nonprofit organizations.

•Human Capital: Skills, knowledge, education, experience.

•Cultural Assets: Customs, traditions, indigenous knowledge.

•Social Capital: Social relations, networks, kinship systems.

•Political Assets: Sovereign status, tax immunity, legal rights.

ASSETS DEFINED

ASSET STRATEGIES

Manage: To increase the control of the asset through a variety of means.

Create: To originate, or bring into being, a new asset.

Retain: To create or establish internal controls or regulatory

structures within the community to retain assets.

Leverage: To use the asset in such a way as to attract/generate additional

resources.

Utilize: To strengthen the ability of the community to manage and

make use of the asset.

Increase: To expand and/or add value to an existing asset.

Elements of Development