Categories | Attributes | Indicator | Questions | Guidance | |
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Freedom of expression and media | |||||
Freedom of expression and media | Access to information |
Proportion of individuals using the Internet
(I98) Outcome indicator
SDG Indicator: 17.8.1
| What is the proportion of indigenous individuals using the internet? Q74(LNS)
Response options 1: Proportion of indigenous users
2: No data available | This question monitors indigenous peoples’ access to all forms of media without discrimination. This reflects the fundamental human right of freedom of expression, and the right to seek and receive information that is included in this right (UNDHR, ICCPR, CRC). | |
Access to mainstream national media such as a) radio, b) TV, c) newspaper or magazine
(I145) Outcome indicator
| Has your people/community access to any of the following mainstream media? Q78(LCS)
Response options 1: Radio
2: TV 3: Newspaper or magazine 4: None of these | Please indicate whether each of the mainstream media mentioned reach your people/community? Tick the box if the media mentioned does reach your people/community. | |||
Proportion of individuals using the Internet
(I98) Outcome indicator
SDG Indicator: 17.8.1
| Approximately, how many of your people/community have access to internet at home? Q80(LCS)
Response options 1: None
2: One out of five 3: Two out of five 4: Three out of five 5: Four out of five 6: Five out of five 7: No data available | Please assess how many people in your community / of your people can use the internet from their homes? | |||
Establishment of indigenous peoples' own media |
Recognition in national legislation of indigenous peoples’ right to establish their own media
(I58) Structural indicator
| Does national legislation recognise indigenous peoples' right to establish their own media? Q73(LNS)
Response options 1: Yes
2: No | Article 16(1) of UNDRIP states that indigenous peoples have "the right to establish their own media in their own languages". | ||
Access to indigenous media, categorized as a) radio station, b) TV station, c) internet sites, d) newspaper or magazine
(I67) Outcome indicator
| Has your people/community access to any of the following media, operated by indigenous peoples themselves (tick as many boxes as relevant)? Q77(LCS)
Response options 1: Indigenous radio broadcasting
2: Indigenous TV broadcasting 3: Indigenous internet sites 4: Indigenous newspaper or magazine 5: No indigenous media | Please indicate whether any of the media on this list reaches your community/ people in your own indigenous language, and if so, please provide the name of the media outlet, broadcast, etc. This question refers to media operated by indigenous peoples themselves - whereas question 79 below asks whether you have access to indigenous-language content from state-owned media. | |||
Reflection of indigenous peoples’ cultural diversity in State-owned media |
Broadcasting or use of indigenous languages in State-owned media, such as a) radio, b) TV, c) internet sites
(I11) Outcome indicator
| Are indigenous languages used in the following State-owned media? Q71(LNS)
Response categories Radio
TV Internet sites Response options 1: Yes
2: No | Article 16(2) of UNDRIP stipulates that "States shall take effective measures to ensure that State-owned media duly reflect indigenous cultural diversity." This includes the use of indigenous languages in public media. | ||
Has your people/community access to programmes in indigenous language(s) broadcasted by State-owned media? Q79(LCS)
Response options 1: Stateowned radio broadcasting in indigenous language(s)
2: Stateowned TV broadcasting in indigenous language(s) 3: Stateowned internet sites in indigenous language(s) 4: None of these | Please indicate whether the mentioned media reaches your community/people by ticking the boxes related to the media that do reach you. If you have additional comments (for ex. on language, content, frequency, etc.) you can include them in the box below. | ||||
Combating prejudice and discriminatory propaganda | Effective measures to combat prejudice and discrimination against indigenous peoples and to promote tolerance, understanding and good relations |
Positive reflection of indigenous peoples’ cultures, traditions and histories in national primary and school curricula
(I139) Outcome indicator
WCIP para. 11
| To what extent are the cultures, traditions and histories of your people/community positively reflected in the primary school curricula? Q109(LCS)
Response options 1: Not at all
2: To a limited extent 3: To some extent 4: To a considerable extent 5: Fully | Please indicate whether teachers include positive references to indigenous culture, traditions and histories in their teaching - are these issues included in the textbooks they use? Please discuss whether people have specific examples of such positive references, and subsequently assess the extent to which such references are reflected in the teaching. | |
Are indigenous peoples’ cultures, traditions and histories positively reflected in national primary school curricula? Q88(LNS)
Response options 1: Not at all
2: To a limited extent 3: To some extent 4: To a considerable extent 5: Fully | This question is related to Article 14 and 15 of UNDRIP, which specify what the right to education means for indigenous peoples. Specifically, the question monitors Article 15(1) of UNDRIP: "Indigenous peoples have the right to the dignity and diversity of their cultures, traditions, histories and aspirations which shall be appropriately reflected in education and public information." Similarly, Article 27 of ILO Convention No. 169 requires that education programmes and services for indigenous peoples shall incorporate their histories, their knowledge and technologies, their value systems and further their social economic and cultural aspirations. | ||||
Prevention of and redress for propaganda inciting discrimination against indigenous peoples |
Domestic law(s) prohibit advocacy of hatred constituting incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence against indigenous peoples
(I39) Structural indicator
WCIP para. 18
| Does national legislation prohibit advocacy of hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence against indigenous peoples? Q72(LNS)
Response options 1: Yes
2: No | Article 8(2)e) of UNDRIP explicitly states that states shall provide prevention of, and redress for "any form of propaganda designed to promote or incite racial or ethnic discrimination" directed against indigenous peoples. | ||