The International Day of the World's Indigenous People is
observed on August 9 each year to promote and protect the rights of the world’s
indigenous population. This event also recognizes the achievements and
contributions that indigenous people make to improve world issues such as
environmental protection. It was first pronounced by the General Assembly of
the United Nations in December 1994, marking the day of the first meeting of
the UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations of the Sub commission on the
Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, in 1982.
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Monday, August 12, 2013
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