Indigenous societies often were based on __________, principles that community members had fundamentally equal rights to available resources and to social respect.

Human rights are principles or norms that tries to protect citizens of a society from adverse legal, social and political abuses. Citizens of indigenous socities have the right strengthen and maintain their diverse economic, legal, social, cultural and legal positions and still maintain their rights to participate in their society without abuses.

Some examples of fundamental human rights are: the rights to life, right to freedom of religion, right to education, right to freedom of speech, right to democracy, right to thoughts etc.

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Answer:

United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Explanation:

This is a principle, that determine the collective and individual rights of indigenous peoples which dictate that the indigenous peoples have the fundamental equal rights and access to available resources and social respect which includes employment, cultural and ceremonial activities, identity as a group or individual, language, and many other vital issues.

According to Article 31, The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) "emphasizes the rights of Indigenous peoples to maintain and strengthen their own institutions, cultures and traditions, and to pursue their development in keeping with their own needs and aspirations"

It further "prohibits discrimination against indigenous peoples, promotes their full and effective participation in all matters that concern them and their right to remain distinct and to pursue their own visions of economic and social development."

Indigenous Peoples are otherwise known as the First people or the native people of a particular region or land. They are considered as the first settlers or aboriginal people who have been living in that particular region for a very long time or prehistoric period.