Investors & Indigenous Peoples Working Group

The Investors & Indigenous Peoples Working Group (IIPWG) comprises a broad coalition of investors and finance leaders who work to address challenges facing Indigenous Peoples globally and to mainstream Indigenous Peoples’ rights in responsible investment. The group also seeks to support and uplift Indigenous leaders’ participation in investment and shareholder spaces.

IIPWG priorities are to:

1) Ensure Free, Prior, and Informed Consent and uphold the self-determination of Indigenous Peoples.

2) Address the impact of extractive industries and the global energy transition on Indigenous Peoples and the environment.

3) End the use of racist images, stereotypes, and cultural appropriation.

4) Build investor and corporate support for Indigenous-led entrepreneurship and enterprise.

The Native name of the IIPWG is Yethiya wihe', meaning “We all give to them/We all invest in them” in the Oneida language.  See below for links to webinars, newsletters and engagement highlights, and read more about IIPWG's history. 

First Peoples Worldwide serves as Secretariat for IIPWG. If you would like to participate or learn more about IIPWG, please email fpw@colorado.edu or join the mailing list. 

Top photo: Palisades Tahoe where IIPWG was formed and pursued one of its first engagements; image via Palisades Tahoe.