International Day of the Indigenous People

The United Nations’ (UN) International Day of the World’s Indigenous People will be observed on August 9 across the world to promote and protect the rights of the world’s indigenous population.

 

The focus of this year’s International Day is ‘Indigenous Media, Empowering Indigenous Voices’.

 

The theme aims to highlight the importance of indigenous media in challenging stereotypes, forging indigenous peoples’ identities, communicating with the outside world,

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