Explores the contemporary socio-cultural, economic and political situation of indigenous peoples in the contemporary world. This course is divided into three complementary sections. Section 1 looks at definitions and parameters of "indigenous" peoples and their overlap with "ethnic minorities" and the concept of "fourth world nations". Section 2 describes the different types of indigenous peoples' struggles, for example struggles over land/marine rights, co-existence with settler/migrant communities, independence and nationhood, and reclamation of pre-colonial political boundaries and entities. Section 3 presents case studies from Australasia, South-east Asia and the Pacific.