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156 Unit 10 | Iceberg and outback Indigenous peoples, also known as first peoples, aboriginal peoples or native peoples, are ethnic groups who are the original inhabitants of a particular region, in contrast to groups that have settled, occupied or colonised the area more recently. SPEAKING 18 Indigenous peoples people : men, women and children a people : a society, a culture, a nation Read the information about indigenous peoples around the world. There are three pieces of false information in this text. Discuss what they could be with a partner. READING 19 a M p. 62 Did you know …? There are an estimated 370 million indig- enous people in the world, living across 90 countries. Indigenous people make up more than 10 percent of the world’s population. They speak over 40 percent of the estimated 6,700 languages used around the world. And most of them are in danger of disappearing as the younger generations often do not learn their traditional language anymore. The sporting event ‘World Indigenous Games’ was held for the first two times in 2015 and 2017. Some of the disciplines include football, archery, canoeing, road bicycle racing, darts, spear throwing, log races and swimming. The competitors don’t wear sports attire but compete barefoot and wearing body paint. Indigenous communities thrive by living in harmony with the environment. Research shows that where indigenous groups have control of the land, forests and biodiversity grow and develop successfully. Their lifestyles in much of the world’s tropical rainforests are more harmful and threaten- ing to the environment than the lifestyles of industrialised countries. Look at the pictures below. They show indigenous people in different parts of the world. Discuss the following questions with a partner, then share your ideas in class. 1 Which parts of the world do these people come from? 2 What do you think the people in the pictures have in common, how do they differ? 3 What do you know about these indigenous people’s cultures, histories and societies? A B C Do some research to correct the false information in the text. Then check with your teacher. b Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv