Indigenous groups expelled

Connected Sites: 19

WHS where, in the name of "Protection" (i.e excluding expulsions as a result of pure conquest), Governments have used (or acquiesced in) physical/legal force or "unequal" treaties to expel indigenous groups or otherwise deprive them of their historical access rights. The deprivation may have taken place many years ago at the time of original creation of a Reserve or National Park, in the immediate run up to nomination or even after inscription. A number of quotations referencing the WHS in this Connection are taken from common sources. To avoid repeating these unnecessarily they have been identified by initials as follows - a. USNP-IP "The Establishment of the US National Parks and the eviction of Indigenous People" - link. b. WHS-IPR "World Heritage Sites and Indigenous Peoples' Rights" produced by the "International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs" (IWGIA). See - this link.

Connected Sites

  • Waterton Glacier International Peace Park
    Waterton Glacier International Peace Park
    Canada, United States of America
    Inscribed: 1995
    3.90
    165
    8
    Glacier - Blackfeet. “To Garner Funds For Food And Basic Supplies, The Tribe Then Began To Sell Pieces Of Their Remaining Land To The Federal Government. In 1895, They Sold 800,000 Acres West Of The Current Reservation; Lands That Would Form The Eastern Half Of Glacier National Park In 1910… (Certain) Blackfeet Rights Were Guaranteed In The Language Of The 1895 Agreement…….. In 1932, A Us District Court Decided That These Reserved Rights Were Extinguished Upon Designation Of The National Park, Arguing That The Land In Question Ceased To Be "Public Land" Once It Had Become A National Park”
    See Www.Conservationandsociety.Org
  • Mesa Verde
    Mesa Verde
    United States of America
    Inscribed: 1978
    3.96
    247
    9
    Ute. “Surveys Found That Many Of The Highest Quality Anasazi Ruins Were On Ute Land Outside Of The Park. The Government Thus Began A Long Process Of Trying To Acquire These Lands From The Utes Through Land Trades… The Utes Had No Interest In Trading. However, Government Negotiators Eventually Pointed Out That Congress Could Simply Take Their Land For Nothing, And The Utes Reluctantly Agreed To Exchange 10,000 Acres For 19,500 Acres On Ute Mountain. When A Later Usgs Survey Found That The Park Still Excluded An Important Site, Congress Passed A Bill Unilaterally Taking 1,320 More Acres For Mesa Verde, Without Notification To The Utes”
    See Scholarship.Law.Umt.Edu
  • Sangha Trinational
    Sangha Trinational
    Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo (Republic)
    Inscribed: 2012
    3.61
    8
    2
    Baka . “This Pattern Is Similar In Car And Congo And, In All Three Countries, Large Areas Customarily Used By Pygmy Communities Have Been Included In National Parks, Where All Access Is Prohibited.” (Whs-Ipr)
  • Kahuzi-Biega National Park
    Kahuzi-Biega National Park
    Congo (Democratic Republic)
    Inscribed: 1980
    3.33
    8
    4
    Twa. “The Expulsion Of The Twa From Their Forests Had Already Begun Before The Establishment Of The National Park, At The End Of The 1960s, And Was Conducted By Staff From The Congolese Institute For Nature Conservation (Iccn) With The Support Of The Armed Forces. Starting Around 1967, The Twa Who Were Living In What Was The Kahuzi-Biega Reserve Were Forced Out Of The Area On The Orders Of The Provincial Authorities” (Whs-Ipr)
  • Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
    Inscribed: 1994
    3.96
    65
    4
    Batwa. “The Establishment In 1991 Of Bwindi And Mgahinga Forests As National Parks Resulted In The Permanent Eviction And Exclusion Of The Batwa From Their Homeland” (Whs-Ipr)
  • Serengeti
    Serengeti
    Tanzania
    Inscribed: 1981
    4.41
    150
    5
    Maasai. Anglo-Maasai Agreement 1958 – “Under This Agreement, The Maasai Were Expected To Have Moved Out Of Serengeti National Park By 31 December 1959 And In The Main They Had Moved By The Deadline. Some Force Was Used Against Those Who Remained Past The Deadline, And All Were Considered Gone By The End Of 1960”
  • Tr’ondëk-Klondike
    Inscribed: 2023
    2.83
    15
    2
    Moosehide Village Relocation "As One Of The Most Ancient Processing And Gathering Sites For The Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in, It Was Chosen For The Relocation Of The Community, After The Occupation Of Tr'ochëk, And It Became The First Permanent Village Of The Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in." - Ab Evaluation "The Serial Nomination Is Held To Attest To The Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in's Ancestors' Relationship With Their Homeland, To The Alteration Of This Relationship Due To The Encounter With Non-Indigenous People, And To The Evolution Of Their Relationship Between 1874 And 1908, From Initial Interaction To The Rapid Marginalisation, Displacement And Segregation, And Also Attempted Assimilation, Of The Indigenous People." - Ab Evaluation
  • ǂKhomani Cultural Landscape
    Inscribed: 2017
    2.38
    14
    4
    "In 1931, The Last Stronghold Of The San In South Africa Was Gazetted As The Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, And Whilst Park Management Initially Allowed The San To Continue Living In The Park, They Were Soon Evicted For Good." (See Link)
    See Www.Nationalgeographic.Co.Uk
  • Yosemite National Park
    Yosemite National Park
    United States of America
    Inscribed: 1984
    4.30
    386
    12
    Ahwahneechee. “In 1851, California Soldiers "Discovered" The Valley While Pursuing The Ahwahneechee.” The Soldiers Expelled The Ahwahneechee And Renamed Their Valley "Yosemite." But The Ahwahneechee Returned, And Worked Humiliating Jobs Entertaining Tourists As "Indian Performers" To Remain In Their Homeland. The National Park Finally Evicted The Last Of Them And Burned Down Their Remaining Homes In A Fire-Fighting Drill In 1969.” (Usnp-Ip)
  • Yellowstone
    Yellowstone
    United States of America
    Inscribed: 1978
    4.48
    294
    12
    Shoshone “When Yellowstone Became The First Official National Park In 1872, It Was Soon Clear That The Shoshone Were Not Going To Be Tolerated ….In 1879, The Tribe Was Removed From The Park Area By Dint Of A Never-Ratified Treaty From 1868” (Usnp-Ip)
  • Virunga National Park
    Virunga National Park
    Congo (Democratic Republic)
    Inscribed: 1979
    3.99
    16
    2
    The Protected Area Was Extended In 1929 By Virunga National Park, Which Encompassed The Virunga Mountains, Parts Of The Rutshuru Territory And The Plains South Of Lake Edward. Its Initial Size Of 2,920.98 Km2 (1,127.80 Sq Mi) Was Enlarged Step By Step In Subsequent Years.Indigenous People, Foremost Hutus And Tutsis Lost Their Traditional Land Rights In This Process, And Were Evicted From The Protected Area.(Wiki)
  • Tsodilo
    Tsodilo
    Botswana
    Inscribed: 2001
    3.08
    24
    11
    Khoesan/Juc’Hoansi “The Most Immediate Impact Of This Was On The Juc’Hoansi Village Because It Fell Inside The Core Zone. Negotiations To Move The Settlement Began In 1994 And, In 1997, The Juc’Hoansi Moved” (Whs-Ipr)
  • Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng
    Inscribed: 1991
    2.64
    29
    7
    Karen/Hmong. “The Lead-Up To The Nomination Had Already Seen A Considerable Amount Of Coerced Resettlement Of Communities From Both Huai Kha Khaeng And Thung Yai Naresuan. Karen Villages In Huai Kha Khaeng Had Been Removed In The 1970s When The Wildlife Sanctuary Was Established And When The Sri Nakarin Dam Was Built And Later Flooded Their Settlement Areas. During The 1980s, Most Villages Of The Hmong Ethnic Group Were Removed From The Huai Kha Khaeng And Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuaries” (Whs-Ipr)
  • Ngorongoro
    Ngorongoro
    Tanzania
    Inscribed: 1979
    4.35
    160
    4
    Maasai. “Perhaps The Most Critical Land Loss Was Experienced By The Pastoralists Living On The Floor Of The Ngorongoro Crater. As A Consequence Of The Villagization Programme Of The Mid 1970s And The Hardening Conservation Rule They Were Evicted From The Ngorongoro Crater In The Late 1970s. Grazing And Watering Of Livestock In The Crater, Covering An Area Of Some 250 Square Km, Were Prohibited -
    See Www.Diva-Portal.Se
  • Kaeng Krachan Forest
    Inscribed: 2021
    2.71
    27
    4
    "Karen Communities Who Are Asking To Be Allowed To Return To Their Traditional Homelands From Which They Were Evicted Since 1996" (Ab Ev)
  • Bagan
    Bagan
    Myanmar
    Inscribed: 2019
    4.44
    160
    6
    "Historically, Bagan Consisted Of Temples Intermingling With Housing, Work Places And Farms. Today, There Are Still Several Villages Scattered Around The Monuments. They Are Built Around And Incorporate Several Old Pagodas. However, In 1990 The Government Ordered The Population Living In The Central Village Known As Old Bagan—Over 5,000 People—To Move To New Bagan, Four Kilometres To The South"
    See Www.Academia.Edu
  • Western Ghats
    Inscribed: 2012
    3.03
    84
    5
  • Niokolo-Koba National Park
    Inscribed: 1981
    2.16
    24
    2
  • Kenya Lake System
    Inscribed: 2011
    3.18
    86
    3