Deserts Learning Quest: Locate

Indigenous heritage

	Indigenous Peoples (OHCHR)
	In 1994, the United Nations General Assembly launched the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples (1995-2004) to increase the United Na...
	Indigenous Peoples (UN Cyberschoolbus)
	There are over 350 million indigenous people in the world, representing over 5,000 languages and cultures in more than 70 countries. This site contain...
	Native Planet
	Native Planet is a non-governmental organization (NGO) dedicated to the self-empowerment of indigenous peoples and the preservation of world ethnic cu...
	International Day of the World's Indigenous People
	The goal of the International Day of the World's Indigenous People is to strengthen international cooperation for the solution of problems faced by in...
	Nomads (New Internationalist No. 266)
	New Internationalist Issue 266 is dedicated to three main groups of nomads: Pastoralists, Hunter-gatherers and Traders and Craftworkers. Contents incl...

	Waru: Anangu Pitjantjatjara, Yankunytjatjara and Ngaanyatjarra peoples
	This web portal provides resources, news and community information in relation to Anangu Pitjantjatjara, Yankunytjatjara and Ngaanyatjarra peoples, co...
	Solar Power Station for the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Lands
	The Pitjantjatjara Council and the South Australian Division of State Aboriginal Affairs built solar power station for the Anangu Pitjantjatjara lands...
	Anangu Tours: Aboriginal Guided Tours of Uluru
	This site provides information on tours of Uluru (Ayers Rock) with traditional Aboriginal Guides. Aboriginal guides share their insight into the histo...
	Uluru - Kata Tjuta National Park
	The Aboriginal traditional owners of Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park have looked after, and in turn been looked after by, the land for over one thousan...

see also links for: Desertification Learning Quest on Inner Mongolia

	Mongolian Ethnic Minority
	The Mongolians, or Mongols, are one of over 50 ethnic groups that make up the population of China. They live mostly in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous R...
	China Losing War with Advancing Deserts
	Article about desertification referred to as 'the huge desert growing in Northern China' and resulting dust storms. Accompanying data tables report th...
	Mongolia - Land of Genghis Khan
	This site offers information and pictorial displays of Mongolia. From Gunther Eichhorn, a visitor to the Gobi desert....
	National Geographic - Land of Steppe and Sky
	The snowcapped Altay Mountains tower high above the Gobi. "Gobi" is a Mongol term often used to describe tough and unforgiving arid rangelandthe drama...
	Eye on Inner Mongolia
	A snapshot of Inner Mongolia, the place and its people....

	Thar Profile (Thardeep Rural Development Programme)
	This is a profile of the Thar people of the Tharparkar district in the south-eastern part of Sindh province, Pakistan. The Thardeep Rural Development ...
	People of the Thar Desert
	Rural People of Thar such as Jawan Lal Rebari, Laxmi Narayan joshi, and Maharaja Gaj Singh, are three of many featured on this site. These rural engin...
	Thar Desert Tharparkar District
	The Thar desert of District Tharparkar, Pakistan, lies in the south eastern arid zone of Sindh. This site offers information about Tharparkar, agricul...
	Thar: Desert of Living Traditions
	A site for travel information to the Thar desert in Pakistan. Includes adventure tour information, culture tour itineraries, places to visit, weather,...
	Thar Desert of Southern Asia
	Information of the Thar Desert is featured on this site, with Location and General Description, Biodiversity Features, Current Status, Threats, Ecoreg...

	Kalahari Desert
	Wikipedia article on the Kalahari Desert, Africa. Contents include: Climate, Game Reserves, Ancestral land, Kalahari minerals, Resettlements, Diamond ...
	Journey to Africa
	A curriculum unit on Africa covering desert, savanna and rainforest regions. The deserts section covers the Kalahari and Sahara deserts and links to i...
	Tribes in the Kalahari desert
	Learn more about the the original inhabitants of the Kalahari, the tribes in the Kalahari desert - the Kung San or Bushmen, who were driven out into t...
	The !Kung of the Kalahari Desert
	The !Kung population of the Kalahari Desert is featured on this site. Includes information on location and environment- shaping traditional lifestyle;...
	Desert People
	For school-aged children, this site provides information and pictorials of desert people in the Sahara and Kalahari deserts....
	Kalahari People's Fund
	The Kalahari Peoples Fund (KPF) is a non-profit organization formed for the benefit of the San (Bushmen, Basarwa) and other rural peoples of the Kalah...

	Bedouin Culture and Folklore
	A site with information on the Bedouin Culture and Folklore through Nyazi Tours....
	Bedouin Culture in Transition
	The Bedouin tribes of the Sinai, the desert-dwelling nomads of Northern Africa, are the focus of this site....
	La Bedouina Tours
	A site on the traditions of the Bedouin , the desert-dwelling nomads of Arabia, the Negev, and the Sinai....
	Desert People
	For school-aged children, this site provides information and pictorials of desert people in the Sahara and Kalahari deserts....

You can find information about indigenous desert dwellers from a variety of sources including books, magazines, videos, television programs, news reports, online databases, websites, organisations and personal contacts. Remember that for this learning quest you are particularly interested in the protection of indigenous heritage and sustainable desert life. Libraries and databases Keyword search desert* deserts bushmen nomads bedouins Mongolia Mongols Phrase search "desert peoples" "desert ecology" "indigenous peoples" "indigenous heritage" "Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) lands" "Aboriginal Lands South Australia" "Alinytjara Wilurara" "Kalahari desert" "Thar desert" Fiction Deserts - Fiction