Indigenous and Local Community Experiences
Sessions of the WIPO Intergovernmental Committee have commenced with presentations by a panel of representatives of indigenous and local communities. These presentations are a rich source of information on the experiences, concerns and aspirations of indigenous and local communities concerning the protection, promotion and preservation of traditional knowledge, traditional cultural expressions and genetic resources. The table below shows the papers presented on such occasions.
| Country | Title(s) | Code | File(s) |
| Canada | Experiences from Canada Mr. J. Wilton LITTLECHILD, Littlechild Law Office |
WIPO/GRTKF/IC/8/INF/6(d) (presentation date: June 6, 2005) |
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| Ecuador | Estudio Regional en los Paises Andinos Sr Rodrigo DE LA CRUZ, Consultor Regional Indígena Países Andinos, Regional Office for South America, The World Conservation Union (IUCN) |
WIPO/GRTKF/IC/10/INF/5(a) (publication date: November 30, 2006) |
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| Kenya | Experiences from Kenya Mr. Johnson OLE KAUNGA, Honorary Project Advisor for the Maasai Cultural Heritage |
WIPO/GRTKF/IC/9/INF/7(a) (presentation date: April 24, 2006) |
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| Kenya | A Case of the Laikipia Maasai in Kenya Mr. John OLE TINGOI |
WIPO/GRTKF/IC/11/INF/5(a) (presentation date: July 3, 2007) |
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| Kenya | A Brief Account on the Work of the Elmolo Eco-Tourism Rights and Development Forum Among the Elmolo Indigenous People of Lake Turkana, Northern Kenya Mrs. Cristiana LOUWA, Elmolo Eco-Tourism, Rights and Development Forum |
WIPO/GRTKF/IC/13/INF/5(a) (presentation date: October 13, 2008) |
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| Kenya | Experiences from the WIPO Pilot Training Program on Intellectual Property and Cultural Documentation Ms. Ann SINTOYIA TOME, Maasai Cultural Heritage Foundation |
WIPO/GRTKF/IC/13/INF/5(c) (presentation date: October 13, 2008) |
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| Nigeria | Lost in Transition: Traditional Healers of South East Nigeria and the Delegitimization of Traditional Knowledge and Cultural Expressions in the age of Modernity Mr. Ikechi MGBEOJI, Associate Professor, Osgood Hall Law School |
WIPO/GRTKF/IC/10/INF/5(d) (presentation date: November 30, 2006) |
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| Papua New Guinea | A South Pacific Perspective: the Case of Bindeku/Kamaneku Tribes of the Highlands Region of Papua New Guinea Mr. Alphonse KAMBU, Director, Ishikawa International Cooperation Research Centre (IICRC) |
WIPO/GRTKF/IC/8/INF/6(a) (presentation date: June 6, 2005) |
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| Peru | Experiences from Peru Tarcila RIVERA-ZEA, Presidente, Centro de Culturas Indigenas |
WIPO/GRTKF/IC/10/INF/5(b) (presentation date: November 30, 2006) |
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| Philippines | The Experience of Indigenous Peoples in the Philippines Ms. Jeannette CANSING SERRANO, Chairperson, National Commission on Indigenous Peoples |
WIPO/GRTKF/IC/9/INF/7(c) (presentation date: April 24, 2006) |
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| Philippines | Applying Practical Lessons of Community Experience Mr. Arthuso MALO-AI, Mamacila Apo Ginopakan Higaonon Tribal Council Inc. |
WIPO/GRTKF/IC/13/INF/5(b) (presentation date: October 13, 2008) |
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| Sudan | Applying the Practical Lessons of Community Experience Mrs. Fawsia YOUSIF GLALELDIN, Sudanese Association for Archiving Knowledge (SUDAAK) |
WIPO/GRTKF/IC/12/INF/5(a) (presentation date: February 25, 2008) |
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| Ukraine | Experiences from Ukraine Mr. Nadir BEKIROV, President, Research and Support of Indigenous Peoples of Crimea Foundation |
WIPO/GRTKF/IC/8/INF/6(b) (presentation date: June 6, 2005) |
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| Vanuatu | Experiences from Vanuatu Mr. Ralph REGENVANU, Director, Vanuatu Cultural Centre |
WIPO/GRTKF/IC/9/INF/7(b) (presentation date: April 24, 2006) |
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| Zambia | Experiences from Zambia Ms. Elisabeth Mulenje Chombo NKOMESHYA, Cheftainess Mukamambo II, Traditional Chief, Food Technology Research Unit, National Institute for Scientific and Industrial Research |
WIPO/GRTKF/IC/8/INF/6(c) (presentation date: June 6, 2005) |
