The IRMA Standard relies on, and acknowledges, the importance of certain globally recognized laws, standards and norms including the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People and International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention 169 for a common definition of Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous rights, and Indigenous rightsholders. Even within these global guiding references, we recognize that navigating the complex nuances and specific rights and aspirations of Indigenous Peoples is not a simple exercise. The purpose of this guidance is to complement the existing Guidance Document for the Standard for Responsible Mining and provide more specific details on how the IRMA Standard is intended to be applied within this global context. This guidance does not change the content of the IRMA Standard for Responsible Mining; it has been prepared to address a need for further guidance that has become clear from the application of the IRMA Standard at mines in various regions of the world. IRMA acknowledges that even with this additional guidance, there might be circumstances where determining relevancy of the chapter is not clear, or where mines and auditors interpret requirements or determinations of relevancy differently. In these cases, where parties cannot reach an agreement that is consistent with IRMA, IRMA can provide supporting dialogue and/or connect parties with external global resources for further support.