10 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT INDIGENOUS PEOPLE

Question 1

There are 370-500 million indigenous people in the world across _______ countries.

Answer 1

90 COUNTRIES

Question 2

Indigenous people live in all geographic regions and represent ________ different cultures.

Answer 2

5,000

Question 3

Indigenous people created and spoke majority of the world’s ________.

Answer 3

7,000 LANGUAGES

Question 4

Extensive and complex system of knowledge.

Answer 4

INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE

Question 5

True or False:
Language is central to their identity.

Answer 5

TRUE :P

Question 6

What preserves the culture, worldviews, visions, and expression of determination of Indigenous people?

Answer 6

LANGUAGE

Question 7

True or False:
Many indigenous languages are under threat–it’s estimated that one dies every two weeks.

Answer 7

TRUE

Question 8

True or False:
Indigenous people are more likely to be poor and vulnerable.

Answer 8

TRUE

Question 9

True or False:
While making up less than 5% of the world’s population, indigenous people account for only 3% of the poorest.

Answer 9

FALSE (15%)

Question 10

There are 180/183 languages in Philippines, how many languages do Indigenous People have?

Answer 10

167

Question 11

What are the 8 major languages in Philippines?

Answer 11

1. Tagalog
2. Visaya - Cebuano
3. Ilonggo
4. Waray
5. Pangasinan
6. Kapampangan
7. Ilocano
8. Bikolano

Question 12

What is considered the ‘killer language’ that almost killed Pangasinan?

Answer 12

ILOCANO

Question 13

What stopped the killing of Pangasinan as a language?

Answer 13

MOTHERTONGUE SUBJECT BY CORY AQUINO

Question 14

In the 50% of Indigenous People in the Philippines, what percentage does marginalized IPs are?

Answer 14

15%

Question 15

True or False:
Indigenous People have longer lives.

Answer 15

OOPS, NOPE:3 IT’S FALSE

Question 16

True or False:
Life expectancy of Indigenous people is 20 years lower compared to non-indigenous.

Answer 16

TRUE D:

Question 17

True or False:
More than 1 in 3 Indigenous women are sexually assaulted.

Answer 17

TRUE

Question 18

There are higher rates of _______, _________, and _______ among Indigenous women.

Answer 18

• Maternal Mortality (death from pregnancy)
• Teen Pregnancy
• Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD)

Question 19

Athletes from 566 aboriginal communities all over the world took part in the first _________________, held in 2015 in Brazil.

Answer 19

WORLD GAMES OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

Question 20

What is the ‘World Games of Indigenous Peoples’ aim?

Answer 20

not just to
compete, but also to share
knowledge and cultures.

Question 21

Who are the inheritors and practitioners of unique cultures and ways of living?

Answer 21

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

Question 22

True or False:
Nearly 70 million indigenous women and men depend on forests for their livelihoods, and many more are farmers, hunter gatherers or
pastoralists.

Answer 22

TRUE

Question 23

True or False:
Where Indigenous groups have control of the land, forests and biodiversity flourishes.

Answer 23

TRUE

Question 24

Their forestlands store at least one quarter of all above-ground tropical forest carbon – about 55 trillion metric tonnes. This is equivalent to four times the total global carbon emissions in _______(what year?)

Answer 24

2014 :P

Question 25

Sustainable Development Goals cannot be achieved without _______________.

Answer 25

INDIGENOUS PEOPLE

Question 26

___________ is a milestone in solidarity with indigenous
peoples and the global community.

Answer 26

UN DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES