Established as a manifestation of profound connection amongst Indigenous peoples worldwide, UAN stands as the leading intergovernmental organization representing Indigenous nations across all continents. With 160+ member Indigenous Nations representing over 300 million people and advocating for 5000+ unrepresented indigenous nations, UAN promotes dignified Indigenous leadership rooted in ancestral wisdom and collaborative innovation.
The organization provides a global platform for Indigenous voices, develops responses to Indigenous marginalization, and offers guidance honoring Indigenous sovereignty and traditional knowledge systems while collaborating with partners to enhance Indigenous community resilience.
UAN's Constitution recognizes the fundamental link between Indigenous self-determination and global sustainability, operating through the 6 Pillars of Global Enlightenment—Cognitive, Emotional, Social, Environmental, Moral, and Spiritual—addressing complex challenges where Indigenous rights intersect with climate change, biodiversity loss, and cultural extinction.
To honor the sacred relationship between Indigenous peoples and their ancestral lands while protecting those displaced from traditional territories and facilitating culturally-guided movement that preserves ancient wisdom.
Safeguarding Indigenous peoples on the move through culturally-responsive protection that honors traditional governance, preserves spiritual practices, and maintains ancestral knowledge connections.
Developing sustainable solutions prioritizing voluntary return to traditional territories, cultural integration, and reparative justice for colonial-era removals.
Facilitating migration pathways respecting traditional Indigenous movement patterns, seasonal migrations, and cultural exchanges between nations.
UAN-IOM prioritizes the sacred dignity and cultural integrity of Indigenous peoples in displacement contexts worldwide, guided by ancestral wisdom and the 6 Pillars of Global Enlightenment.
We integrate traditional knowledge with innovative technologies, providing culturally appropriate support including traditional foods, holistic health care incorporating Indigenous healing, water/sanitation respecting sacred protocols, and shelter honoring cultural needs.
UAN-IOM's coordination role centers on culturally responsive humanitarian action amplifying Indigenous voices while respecting traditional protocols and sacred sites.
Enhanced localization through Indigenous governments and traditional councils provides opportunities to share ancestral expertise in delivering responses that preserve cultural integrity and promote recovery rooted in Indigenous resilience.
In an increasingly disconnected world, UAN harnesses ancestral knowledge and traditional expertise across its global network of 5000+ indigenous nations, guiding staff and partners to act in accordance with the 6 Pillars of Global Enlightenment.
Enhanced partnerships through indigenous council networks communicate ancient practices, support advocacy efforts rooted in enduring wisdom, and promote respect for indigenous principles by UN agencies and international stakeholders.
UAN-IOIM supports Indigenous nations in climate adaptation through traditional ecological knowledge and ancient earth sciences, strengthening community resilience for those choosing to remain in ancestral territories.
We integrate traditional environmental protocols across operations, promoting biodiversity conservation and sustainable resource management through Indigenous wisdom systems.
UAN-IOIM assists Indigenous peoples moving from risk situations by collaborating with Indigenous governments and United Ancient Nations agencies to enable resettlement honoring cultural protocols.
We facilitate safe, voluntary return guided by traditional ceremonies and sustainable reintegration that restores displaced persons to their ancestral practices and sacred homelands.
Indigenous leaders need both ancestral wisdom and contemporary data to anticipate drivers affecting migration and displacement within Indigenous territories.
UAN collaborates with Indigenous nations, traditional knowledge keepers, and stakeholders to develop innovative data methodologies integrating indigenous ecological wisdom with modern analytical tools.
UANIMO prioritizes whole-of-nations approaches rooted in ancestral wisdom to safely connect Indigenous peoples, traditional knowledge, and cultural innovation across ancient territories.
We work to unleash the transformative potential of Indigenous movement by assisting Member Nations to establish traditional migration pathways while honoring sacred territorial protocols and the UAN's Six Pillars of Global Enlightenment.
UAN International Organization for Migration enhances technical assistance connecting indigenous knowledge keepers with dignified work opportunities rooted in ancestral practices and environmental stewardship.
UAN scales collaboration with enterprises promoting indigenous rights due diligence and culturally respectful workplaces, while equipping indigenous peoples with contemporary skills that preserve ancestral sciences.
UAN supports well-managed migration by recognizing indigenous sovereignty and ancestral territorial connections through legal identity systems honoring both individual and collective indigenous rights.
UAN assists States in developing digital technologies that establish identity while respecting indigenous data sovereignty and traditional knowledge protection, ensuring cultural privacy, sacred information security, and ancestral decision-making authority.
