International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE WORLD’S INDIGENOUS PEOPLES   9 August commemorates the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples worldwide. This date marks the day of the first meeting, in 1982, of the UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations of the Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights. 2019 Theme: Indigenous Languages This year’s observance is dedicated to Indigenous Peoples’ Languages in view of 2019 being marked as the International Year of Indigenous…

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