National Day of World Indigenous People

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http://www.un.org/en/events/indigenousday/

2014 Theme: “Bridging the gap: implementing the rights of indigenous peoples”

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).