Indigenous resurgence and self-determination in Southeast Asia

Abstract

The UNDRIP is the most comprehensive international instrument setting out the rights of Indigenous peoples, including the right to self-determination. While it did not create new rights, the UNDRIP introduced what some theorists argue is a “relational” model of self-determination, whereby Indigenous peoples exercise their right to self-determination in relationship with states. Some Southeast Asian countries have substantive legal and constitutional recognition and protections of Indigenous rights, including self-determination. There are also examples of Indigenous-state multilevel governance arrangements that empower self-determination at the local level, particularly in land and resource m..