Knowledge and Perception among Indigenous, Marginalized and Deprived People of Far Western Region about the Constitution of Nepal

Aims: Indigenous people in Nepal have their own culture, resources, customary law, language, land of territories, and politics from the ancient time. Different constitution and laws of Nepal were promoting the cultural diversity by enhancing the knowledge, skills, and rights of them. Still, we do have to lack proper and appropriate instructions on the right of them. The aim of the study is to identify the need and expectations of indigenous, marginalized and deprived people of the far western region of Nepal.

Study Design: The study was descriptive cross-sectional. Two-stage 30 cluster sampling technique was applied for the study purpose. 462 indigenous, disadvantage and marginalized people were selected on the proportion based random technique.

Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted on January 1st to December 31st, 2017 in the far western region of Nepal.

Methodology: Two-stage, 30 cluster sampling technique was applied for the study purpose. The quantitative data were collected through interview using the pre-tested structured and semi-structured questionnaire.

Results: 83% of the participants were interested in dealing with the issues of indigenous peoples of Nepal. Till date, almost 32% of the Nepali indigenous participants were don’t care about the voting rights. Likewise, 27% of the participants’ perceived economic situation of Nepal is worse than previous.

Conclusion: Indigenous marginalized and deprived people of far western region perceived the social exclusion and are not aware in the constituent assembly election. They are not aware and happy with the social, political and economic situation of Nepal.