International Day of the World’s Indigenous People – “A Decade for Action and Dignity” 2005 – 2015

The International Day of the World’s Indigenous People (9 August) was first proclaimed by the General Assembly in December 1994, to be celebrated every year during the first International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People (1995 – 2004).
In 2004, the Assembly proclaimed a Second International Decade, from 2005 – 2015, with the theme of “A Decade for Action and Dignity.”
The focus of this year’s International Day will be Indigenous designs: celebrating stories and cultures, crafting our own future. […]

Source: International Day of the World’s Indigenous People, 9 August
Address : http://www.un.org/en/events/indigenousday/
Date Visited: Sun Apr 08 2012 12:55:30 GMT+0200 (CEST)

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