16 situations, such as the cohabiting of different ethnic groups in many of the region’s countries. In this sense, the Court has previously stated that the right of indigenous peoples to a cultural identity must be assured in a multicultural, pluralistic, and democratic society.55 66. The foregoing also means that the solution to this type of problems must be handled by States in a comprehensive manner, not only as a legal matter. 67. It can be concluded from the facts of this case that the problems and conflicts regarding the right to property and use of the Community’s traditional territory are only one of the aspects of the situation that exists in the region. It seems that the underlying issue in these conflicts is an absence of public policies -or lack of their consistent and adequate implementation- in matters of registration, redistribution of lands, education, creation of spaces for the integration and dialogue between indigenous and non-indigenous communities. 68. To find solutions to these conflicts it is necessary to define comprehensive public policies and cohabiting strategies that go beyond the delimitation and demarcation of plots of land and are addressed at avoiding permanent situations of conflict. The help of different experts including, among others, sociologists and social workers, is necessary. Understanding that the rights of indigenous and tribal peoples cannot be understood as privileges over the rights of the rest of the population, the States must diffuse and implement the policies addressed at avoiding situations of inequality, thus guaranteeing the effective enjoyment of the rights of all citizens, both of indigenous and non-indigenous communities. Humberto Antonio Sierra Porto Judge Pablo Saavedra Alessandri Secretary 55 Case of the Kichwa Indigenous People of Sarayaku v. Ecuador, para. 159.