Original peoples

Fourth World peoples constitute a combined population of an estimated 1.9 billion people in more than 5000 nations. Located on all continents except Antarctica, Peoples also referred to as "indigenous" are located in territories they have used since long before the formation of the global system of states. As Figure 1 illustrates these nations have populations that are concentrated in varying degrees from the arctic, to the savannas, rainforests, semi-tropical regions, mangroves, on rivers, lakes and surrounded by oceans and seas across the Earth.