A/75/185 responses to the pandemic. Infected indigenous persons in urban contexts are rarely considered in public records, thereby also revealing the lack of culturally specific approaches to health care in cities. 34. Data disaggregation should be structured to reflect the diversity of lifestyles of indigenous populations, for example, whether they live in an urban or a community setting. At a minimum, national health registries should include ethnic and indigenous variables, in addition to other variables such as gender, age and disabilities, to allow tailoring of COVID-19 interventions to the needs of indigenous peoples. 35. In Canada, statistical authorities have used online crowdsourcing tools to rapidly generate data and analysis on the extent to which COVID -19 is affecting the lives and well-being of indigenous peoples in that country. While such tools have accessibility and reliability limitations, they may be useful to pr ovide a snapshot of how COVID-19 is affecting those who respond. 52 Indigenous Services Canada also announced dedicated funding to improve data collection for indigenous peoples affected by COVID-19, acknowledging that previously available data were insufficient. 53 36. In Latin America, the Regional Platform of Indigenous Peoples facing COVID-19 has developed a series of information-gathering and analysis and dissemination tools at the regional level to facilitate dialogue and policy development with Governm ents and regional institutions and push for effective responses to protect indigenous peoples during the crisis. 54 Resilient communities 37. Notwithstanding higher infection risks, indigenous peoples also possess resources to face and stop the pandemic. Their lifestyle, culture and connection to their lands is a source of resilience in the face of the pandemic and State -imposed confinement. Modalities of resilience vary greatly from one community to the other; States, through their local governments, should therefore take into account these strengths as they tailor prevention and mitigation strategies jointly with indigenous organizations or authorities. 38. The Special Rapporteur observes that indigenous peoples enjoying their collective right to autonomy as part of their right to self-determination are best placed to control the virus and to cope with months of isolation. Those able to freely rely on their sustainable farming practices and the availability of food in their territories 55 and make community decisions, such as on restricting movement in and out of their communities, 56 have, in many respects, shown more resilience in the crisis. 39. Indigenous community support and strong family bonds have also helped indigenous communities to cope with the stress, sadness and financial and other hardships caused by months of State-imposed confinement, and social and physical isolation, particularly in urban contexts. In New Zealand, Maori leaders have sought to mitigate the toll on mental health in their communities by organizing the delivery of food parcels, hygiene packs and other resources to people’s doorsteps and fostering social connectivity as part of what they call mahi aroha, the essential work undertaken __________________ 52 53 54 55 56 12/27 Submission by Statistics Canada. Submission by the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs. https://observatorio.cl/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/filac_fiay_primer-informe-pi_covid19.pdf, p. 19. Submissions by the Asian Indigenous Women’s Network and the Tebtebba Foundation. Hillard S. Kaplan and others, “Voluntary collective isolation as a best re sponse to COVID-19 for indigenous populations? A case study and protocol from the Bolivian Amazon”, The Lancet, vol. 395 (30 May 2020), p. 1732. Available at https://www.thelancet.com/action/showPdf?pii= S0140-6736%2820%2931104-1. 20-09737