World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples

The Minority Rights Group has launched an online version of the World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples. The database provides access to profiles of some 700 minority and indigenous groups by region, country, or group. Entries for individual countries provide an overview of the environment, people, history, and governance of the country, as well as a summary of the current status and treatment of minority and indigenous groups with links to more detailed profiles of individual groups. Lists of relevant organizations and additional reading materials are also provided.

The database's predecessor, the World Directory of Minorities, was formerly published in 1990 and 1997 as a print encyclopedia.

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