Indigenous Rights to Land Versus Extractivism: The Promise and Limits of ILO Convention No. 169 in Mexico...

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Tamara A. Wattnem (Trinity University)

Indigenous Rights to Land Versus Extractivism

The Promise and Limits of ILO Convention No. 169 in Mexico

Tamara A. Wattnem (Trinity University)

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Cambridge University Press
04 December 2025

Development studies; Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies; Indigenous peoples; Regional government; International law

Series: Elements in Indigenous Environmental Research

Indigenous and tribal communities often make claims to territory citing their longstanding ties to the land. Since 1989, they increasingly reference ILO Convention No. 169, the only legally binding international agreement on Indigenous and tribal peoples rights. This Element proposes a three-pronged analytical framework to assess the promise and limits of indigenous rights to land as influenced by international law. The framework calls for the place-specific investigation of the interrelations between: (1) indigenous identity politics, (2) citizenship regimes, and (3) land tenure regimes. Drawing on the case of Mexico, it argues that the ILO Convention has generally been a weak tool for securing rights to ancestral land and for effectively challenging the expansion of extractivism. Still, it has had numerous other significant socio-political implications, such as shaping discourses of resistance and incentivizing the use of prior consultation mechanisms in the context of territorial disputes.

By: Tamara A. Wattnem (Trinity University)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Weight: 258g
ISBN: 9781009590549
ISBN 10: 1009590545
Series: Elements in Indigenous Environmental Research
Pages: 64
Publication Date: 04 December 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction; 2. Historical overview and theoretical framework; 3. The right to land and territory in theory per ILO convention no. 169; 4. ILO convention no. 169 in practice in Mexico; 5. Conclusion: the promise and limits of ILO convention 169 in land disputes; Works cited.