2025 International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
August 8th, 2025
Theme: Indigenous Peoples and AI: Defending Rights, Shaping Futures
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While AI can support cultural revitalization, youth empowerment, and even adaptation to climate change, it often reinforces bias, exclusion, and misrepresentation towards Indigenous Peoples.
Most AI systems are built without Indigenous input, risking the misuse of their data, knowledge, and identities.
Besides, massive data centers can also impact Indigenous lands, resources, and ecosystems. This is a new issue added to the barriers to accessing new technologies, especially in rural areas, excluding Indigenous from full participation in AI-related processes.
To unlock AI’s full potential, Indigenous Peoples must be respected as rights-holders, co-creators, and decision-makers. Meaningful inclusion, data sovereignty, and culturally grounded innovation are key to ensuring AI empowers their communities.
This International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples will put a spotlight on this through its theme, Indigenous Peoples and AI: Defending Rights, Shaping Futures.
Spread the word! Let’s leave no one behind.
VIRTUAL COMMEMORATION: https://social.desa.un.org/…/indigeno…/events/IDWIP-2025
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